The Norfolk & Dedham Foundation concentrates its funding on local education and neighborhood social services in the Dedham/Boston area, with a clear preference for Catholic and faith-based secondary schools as well as a single-community support organization. Its grants support both institutional school operations and community-centered programming, indicating a focus on sustaining local educational institutions and the Dedham community hub.
Highly concentrated giving: very few, relatively large grants to a small set of institutions. Funding is geographically focused on Dedham/Boston-area organizations and prioritized toward education and one local community-serving organization rather than a broad portfolio of small grants.
Norfolk & Dedham Foundation Inc. shows a clear pattern of core support for Dedham-based community institutions and Catholic secondary education in Greater Boston. Among its largest recent grants are $100,000 to Dedham Community House and $100,000 to Catholic Memorial, both listed as general support, alongside $72,000 to Cristo Rey Boston High School. Those awards point to a funder that backs operating needs rather than short-term projects, especially for organizations serving students, families, and neighborhood life. The foundation’s recent giving also includes repeat support for Dedham Square Circle and Dedham Community House across multiple years, which suggests an ongoing relationship with local organizations rather than one-time awards. In the education stream, Catholic Memorial and Cristo Rey Boston High School appear as recurring recipients, indicating sustained attention to secondary schools with distinct missions. Community-serving groups such as the Dedham Food Pantry, Dedham Museum and Archive, and Town of Dedham also appear in the recent grant list, reinforcing the foundation’s interest in place-based institutions that shape daily life in and around Dedham. Its profile is built around flexible grants that help familiar local recipients maintain operations and programming.
Education is a major thread in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $100,000 to Catholic Memorial for general support and $72,000 to Cristo Rey Boston High School for general support, with another $38,000 to Cristo Rey Boston High School in 2025. Those awards show sustained backing for secondary education in Greater Boston. Neighborhood and civic life are another clear focus. The foundation provided $100,000 to Dedham Community House and repeated general-support grants of $25,000 in both 2023 and 2025. It also awarded $27,500 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 to Dedham Square Circle, indicating a multi-year relationship with a local place-based organization. Community services and public-serving organizations also appear in the list. Grants of $10,000 went to Dedham Food Pantry, Dedham Museum and Archive, YMCA of Greater Boston, Pine Street Inn, and Town of Dedham, all as general support.
Typical grant size sits at $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $2,000 at the median, and $5,500 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent list also includes much larger general-support awards. The pattern is recurring: Dedham Community House, Dedham Square Circle, Cristo Rey Boston High School, Dedham Food Pantry, and Clear Path for Veterans Ne all appear in more than one year. That suggests ongoing relationships rather than a one-time-only approach. Norfolk & Dedham Foundation Inc. is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent grants are all listed as general support, pointing to flexible, non-project-specific giving.
$279K
$3.3M
$896K
$315K
Most grants fall between $1K and $6K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$6K
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Notable grantees: Catholic Memorial, Cristo Rey Boston High School, Dedham Community House
Grantmaking is regional and heavily concentrated in Massachusetts, with 77% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. The recent list includes repeated support for Dedham, Boston, West Roxbury, and other Massachusetts communities such as Duxbury, Devens, Quincy, Southborough, and Cambridge. Outside Massachusetts, recent grants also reached Boone, Iowa, and Burlington, Vermont. In the recipient-country data, all grants went to U.S.-based organizations.
The recent grants point to Catholic secondary schools, local community institutions, and neighborhood service organizations. Examples include Catholic Memorial and Cristo Rey Boston High School in education, along with Dedham Community House, Dedham Square Circle, Dedham Food Pantry, and Town of Dedham in community-serving roles.
Yes. Every recent grant in the list is marked general support, including $100,000 to Dedham Community House, $100,000 to Catholic Memorial, and $72,000 to Cristo Rey Boston High School. The pattern suggests flexible, non-project-specific funding.
Its typical grant size is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $2,000 at the median, and $5,500 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger general-support grants such as $100,000, $72,000, and $38,000.
Massachusetts receives 77% of the foundation’s grants, but the top state by grant count is Maine. Recent recipients in the data are primarily in Massachusetts, with additional grants to organizations in Iowa and Vermont.
Yes. Dedham Community House, Dedham Square Circle, Cristo Rey Boston High School, Dedham Food Pantry, and Clear Path for Veterans Ne each appear in more than one year, showing an ongoing pattern of support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRISTO REY BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $38,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEDHAM SQUARE CIRCLE | DEDHAM, MA | $27,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEDHAM COMMUNITY HOUSE | DEDHAM, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CROSSROADS | DUXBURY, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS NE | DEVENS, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEDHAM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE | DEDHAM, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEDHAM FOOD PANTRY | DEDHAM, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KELLY BRUSH FOUNDATION | BURLINGTON, VT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEXT STEP FUND INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AUTISM SPEAKS | BOONE, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RIPPLES OF HOPE | DEDHAM, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WALTHAM BOYS & GIRLS CLUB | WALTHAM, MA | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JULIES FAMILY LEARNING PROGRAM | SOUTH BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST FRANCIS HOUSE | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 3POINT FOUNDATION | BRIGHTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR METROWEST | NATICK, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PINE STREET INN | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAHA | DORCHESTER, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF VETERANS | WHITE RIVER JUCTION, MA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SARGENT FAMILY COMMUNITY FUND | RANGELEY, ME | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOUTH ENRICHMENT SERVICES | BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEAGUE SCHOOL FOR AUTISM | WALPOLE, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REYNOLDS CENTER TLC | DEDHAM, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITY TO SADDLE | RUTLAND, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WALKER SCHOOL | NEEDHAM, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUSSON UNIVERSITY | BANGOR, ME | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUSSON UNIVERSITY | BANGOR, ME | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHINMAYA MISSION BOSTON | ANDOVER, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEWBRIDGES IMMIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER | HARRISONBURG, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS | TAUNTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHESHIRE HEALTH FOUNDATION | KEENE, NH | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHOCORUA LAKE CONSERVANCY | CHOCORUA, NH | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOTEL FOR HOMELESS DOGS | CUMBERLAND, RI | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASTHMA AND ALLERGY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EASTERSEALS PORT HEALTH | RALEIGH, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON | DEDHAM, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS ALZHEIMERS DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SANDY HOOK PROMISE | NEWTOWN, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HINGHAM SPORTS PARTNERSHIP | HINGHAM, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEDICAL MISSIONS FOR CHILDREN | BEVERLY, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OLD COLONY YMCA- PLYMOUTH BRANCH | PLYMOUTH, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TOMMYS PLACE FOUNDATION INC | QUINCY, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOVELANE SPECIAL NEEDS HORSEBACK RIDING PROGRAM | LINCOLN, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MATT BROWN FOUNDATION INC | NORWOOD, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
CRISTO REY BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL
$38,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DEDHAM SQUARE CIRCLE
$27,500GENERAL SUPPORT
DEDHAM COMMUNITY HOUSE
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DEDHAM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DEDHAM FOOD PANTRY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEXT STEP FUND INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AUTISM SPEAKS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RIPPLES OF HOPE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3POINT FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF VETERANS
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SARGENT FAMILY COMMUNITY FUND
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LEAGUE SCHOOL FOR AUTISM
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
REYNOLDS CENTER TLC
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CITY TO SADDLE
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
WALKER SCHOOL
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HUSSON UNIVERSITY
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT
HUSSON UNIVERSITY
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CHINMAYA MISSION BOSTON
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEWBRIDGES IMMIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHESHIRE HEALTH FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHOCORUA LAKE CONSERVANCY
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOTEL FOR HOMELESS DOGS
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ASTHMA AND ALLERGY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EASTERSEALS PORT HEALTH
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS ALZHEIMERS DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HINGHAM SPORTS PARTNERSHIP
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MEDICAL MISSIONS FOR CHILDREN
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OLD COLONY YMCA- PLYMOUTH BRANCH
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TOMMYS PLACE FOUNDATION INC
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOVELANE SPECIAL NEEDS HORSEBACK RIDING PROGRAM
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MATT BROWN FOUNDATION INC
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT