The Dooley Family Foundation focuses almost exclusively on supporting a single regional healthcare system, providing unrestricted/general operating support to Northwell Health Foundation in New York. Their funding is concentrated and pragmatic, aimed at sustaining health services and institutional capacity rather than many small projects or diverse causes. The foundation appears to prioritize local impact within the NYC/Long Island healthcare ecosystem.
Highly concentrated giving: few large grants exclusively to one repeat grantee, focused on general/unrestricted support rather than program-specific funding.
Dooley Family Foundation’s grantmaking is dominated by one relationship: multi-year general-purpose support for Northwell Health Foundation in Westbury, New York. The largest recent award in the data was $660,000 in 2025, following two $610,000 grants in 2023 and 2024, showing a steady commitment to the same regional healthcare system. That pattern makes the foundation unusually concentrated compared with many family funders: most of its giving is directed to one institution, with flexibility built in through unrestricted support. Beyond Northwell, the foundation has backed a small set of New York-area organizations tied to education, community life, land conservation, and health-related nonprofits. Examples from the recent-gift list include Friends Academy Annual Fund in Locust Valley, Dart in New York City, and North Shore Land Alliance in Mill Neck. The picture that emerges is of a local foundation using a limited number of grants to sustain institutions it appears to know well, rather than spreading dollars across many sectors or geographies. Its work is pragmatic and institution-focused, with general operating support as the dominant form.
Healthcare is the clearest throughline. The foundation gave $660,000 to Northwell Health Foundation in 2025 for general purpose support, and the same organization received $610,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Those recurring awards point to an emphasis on institutional stability within a regional health system. Outside healthcare, education appears in the record through Friends Academy Annual Fund in Locust Valley, which received $50,000 in both 2023 and 2024 and another $10,000 in 2025. Community and civic organizations also show up: Uja - Federation of New York received $50,000 in 2025, while The Greenvale School received $25,000 in 2024 and 2025. The foundation also supported land and conservation work through Planting Fields Foundation and North Shore Land Alliance, each with multiple grants in the list.
Typical grant size is modest relative to the largest awards, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $12,750, and a p75 of $30,000. The distribution is polarized: a few very large health-system grants sit alongside a longer tail of smaller general-purpose gifts. The recipient list also shows repeat giving across multiple years, especially to Northwell Health Foundation, Friends Academy Annual Fund, Dart, Nyufaces, and North Shore Land Alliance. The foundation is a family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. No application process is described in the provided data.
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$9.1M
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$857K
Most grants fall between $5K and $30K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Notable grantees: Northwell Health Foundation
Giving is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in New York. The top state by grant count is NY, and 85% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Named New York recipients include Westbury, New York; Locust Valley; New York City; Mill Neck; Oyster Bay; Old Brookville; Uniondale; and Glen Cove. A smaller number of grants went outside New York, including Greenwich, Connecticut; Washington, DC; and West Palm Beach, Florida. All recorded grants in the recent list are to US recipients.
Its giving is centered on general-purpose support for Northwell Health Foundation in Westbury, New York. The same grantee received $660,000 in 2025 and $610,000 in both 2023 and 2024, making healthcare the foundation’s defining area of support in the record.
The typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $12,750 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes much larger awards, led by a $660,000 grant in 2025.
No. New York receives the vast majority of grants, with 85% going to recipients in the HQ state and NY as the top state by grant count. The recent list also includes recipients in Connecticut, Washington, DC, and Florida.
The recent list includes education, civic, and conservation groups. Examples include Friends Academy Annual Fund in Locust Valley, Uja - Federation of New York in New York City, The Greenvale School in Old Brookville, and North Shore Land Alliance in Mill Neck.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION | WESTBURY, NY | $660,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| UJA - FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| DART | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE GREENVALE SCHOOL | OLD BROOKVILLE, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE | MILL NECK, NY | $18,040 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NYUFACES | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS ACADEMY ANNUAL FUND | LOCUST VALLEY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PALM BEACH 200 CONSERVATION SOCIETY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION | OYSTER BAY, NY | $7,084 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE WATERFRONT CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| GLEN COVE GIRLS & BOYS CLUB AT LINCOLN HOUSE INC | GLEN COVE, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF OYSTER BAY INC | OYSTER BAY, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MILL NECK FOUNDATION INC | MILL NECK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PRESERVATION LONG ISLAND | COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION | WESTBURY, NY | $610,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS ACADEMY ANNUAL FUND | LOCUST VALLEY, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| DART | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE GREENVALE SCHOOL | OLD BROOKVILLE, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION | OYSTER BAY, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE | MILL NECK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NYUFACES | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE WATERFRONT CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TOMORROW'S HOPE FOUNDATION | UNIONDALE, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BONE MARROW & CANCER FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION | WESTBURY, NY | $610,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS ACADEMY ANNUAL FUND | LOCUST VALLEY, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| DANA'S ANGELS RESEARCH TRUST | GREENWICH, CT | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE | MILL NECK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE WATERFRONT CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,500 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MILL NECK FOUNDATION | MILL NECK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NYUFACES | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE SOCIETY OF MSK | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF RAYNHAM HALL | OYSTER BAY, NY | $3,200 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION | OYSTER BAY, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
DART
$30,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NYUFACES
GENERAL PURPOSE
PALM BEACH 200 CONSERVATION SOCIETY
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE WATERFRONT CENTER
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
GLEN COVE GIRLS & BOYS CLUB AT LINCOLN HOUSE INC
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF OYSTER BAY INC
$2,000GENERAL PURPOSE
MILL NECK FOUNDATION INC
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE
PRESERVATION LONG ISLAND
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE
DART
$30,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NYUFACES
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE WATERFRONT CENTER
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
BONE MARROW & CANCER FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSE
DANA'S ANGELS RESEARCH TRUST
$30,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE WATERFRONT CENTER
$10,500GENERAL PURPOSE
MILL NECK FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NYUFACES
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE SOCIETY OF MSK
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
FRIENDS OF RAYNHAM HALL
$3,200GENERAL PURPOSE