Doll Family Foundation C/O Robert C Doll Jr
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About Doll Family Foundation C/O Robert C Doll Jr
The Doll Family Foundation concentrates large, strategic gifts to faith-based organizations and leadership-development nonprofits, with a strong emphasis on Christian causes (both evangelical and Orthodox) and institutional leadership in education/civic sectors. Grants are high-dollar and targeted—often repeated to the same organizations—suggesting the foundation prefers a small portfolio of mission-aligned partners rather than many one-off donations.
Focus Areas
Evangelical Christian philanthropy and donor-advised distribution (via National Christian Foundation)Orthodox Christian networks and theological initiatives (Lausanne Orthodox Initiative)Local congregational support and church operations (Stone Hill Church of Princeton)Leadership development for urban education and nonprofit leaders (New York City Leadership Center)Faith-based movement building and digital/organizational capacity for Christian networks (Movement.org)
Who They Fund
unspecified/any beneficiaryno targeted population indicated
About Doll Family Foundation C/O Robert C Doll Jr
A $2,228,000 grant to National Christian Foundation anchors the Doll Family Foundation C/o Robert C Doll Jr’s recent giving and signals the scale of its faith-centered philanthropy. The foundation’s largest reported awards go to Christian institutions, church-related organizations, and leadership-development groups, often as unrestricted support. That pattern appears in repeat grants to New York City Leadership Center, Stone Hill Church of Princeton, Movementorg, and Lausanne Orthodox Initiative, with multiple six- and seven-figure awards over the recent grant period. Beyond those larger commitments, the foundation also supports smaller, targeted grants within the same network of priorities. Its recent recipients include Christianity Today, Word of Life Fellowship Inc, Gordon-conwell Theological Seminary, Ligonier Ministries, and several Princeton-area institutions. The grant record suggests a concentrated portfolio rather than broad dispersal, with recurring relationships that recur across years and several grants directed to the same organizations more than once. The foundation’s giving also includes nonreligious institutional support, but the overall pattern is dominated by Christian philanthropy, theological education, and leadership-oriented nonprofit work.
What Doll Family Foundation C/O Robert C Doll Jr Funds
Faith-based institutions appear throughout the Doll Family Foundation C/o Robert C Doll Jr’s recent grants. In Christian philanthropy and movement support, it gave $2,228,000 to National Christian Foundation and $770,000 to Movementorg, both unrestricted. For theological and religious education, the foundation awarded $200,000 to Gordon-conwell Theological Seminary and $101,000 to Cairn University. Church and congregational support is another visible strand. Stone Hill Church of Princeton received $1,202,825 in 2023, then $237,000 in 2024 and $454,200 in 2025, all unrestricted. The foundation also backed Lausanne Orthodox Initiative with $1,150,000 in 2024 and funded Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization Dba Lausanne Movement with $200,000 in 2025. Leadership development appears in the grants to New York City Leadership Center, which received $1,225,000 in 2023 and $525,000 in 2024.
How Doll Family Foundation C/O Robert C Doll Jr Gives
Typical grants are modest relative to the largest awards: p25 is $1,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $15,000. The recent grant list shows a split between many smaller gifts and a smaller number of very large unrestricted grants. Recurrence is common: multiple organizations appear in more than one year, including National Christian Foundation, New York City Leadership Center, Stone Hill Church of Princeton, Movementorg, and Illuminations. The foundation is classified as a Regular Funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Invitation-only annual grantmaking is also stated in the active program descriptions.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.4M
Total Assets
$123M
Total Revenue
$29.5M
Total Expenses
$8.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $15K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
National31 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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