The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn
Lyme, NH · EIN 02-6086871. Reported 270 grants totalling $1,310,675 to 105 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $6,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Opera House | Lebanon, NH | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shaker Bridge Theater | Enfield, NH | $58,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Upper Valley Humane Society | Enfield, NH | $49,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zienzele Foundation | West Topsham, VT | $40,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Baptist Church of Lyme | Lyme, NH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Castle Preservation Society | Moultonborough, NH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shelburne Farm & Museum | Shelburne, VT | $34,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenpeace | Kailua, HI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nh Preservation Alliance | Concord, NH | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unicef | New York, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Upper Valley Music Center | Lebanon, NH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fairbanks Museum | St Johnsbury, VT | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ava Gallery | Lebanon, NH | $25,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alice Peck Day Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cover | White River Junction, VT | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lyme Baptist Church | Lyme Center, NH | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Opera North | Norwich, VT | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe Art | Chelsea, VT | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spaulding Youth Center | Tilton, NH | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Andover Historical Society | Andover, NH | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oxfam America | Boston, MA | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Upavim Community Development Foundation | Berkeley Springs, WV | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $22,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Enfield Shaker Museum | Enfield, NH | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Boston Park Rangers | Chestnut Hill, MA | $21,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Green Mountain Horse Association | South Woodstock, VT | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good Neighbor Health Clinics | White River Junction, VT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orangutan Foundation International | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vermont Institute of Natural Science (vins) | Quechee, VT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust | New London, NH | $18,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | White River Junction, VT | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Acts Honduras | Norwich, VT | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Care of Lyme | Lyme, NH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kimball Jenkins School of Art | Concord, NH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mayhew Program | Bristol, NH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | White River Junction, VT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northern Stage | White River Junction, VT | $13,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Truman Library Institute | Independence, MO | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haymarket People's Fund | Boston, MA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lyme Congregational Church | Lyme, NH | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ledyard Charter School | Lebanon, NH | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mt Ascutney Hospital | Windsor, VT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Norwich Grange Hall | Norwich, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parish Nurse Program | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Care | Altalnta, GA | $8,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Strawberry Banke | Portsmouth, NH | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Northern Rail Trail | Andover, NH | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hartford Dismas House | Hartford, VT | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nh Historical Society | Concord, NH | $6,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vermont Public Radio | Colchester, VT | $6,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Andover Community Hub | Andover, NH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Livestock Conservancy | Pittsboro, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Providence Saint Mel School | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Advance Transit | Wilder, VT | $5,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amnesty International | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ccba | Lebanon, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lyme Foundation | Lyme, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Poore Family Foundaton | Stewartstown, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York Street Meeting House | Lyndon, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Earthwatch Institute | Maynard, MA | $4,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Listen Community Serivce | Lebanon, NH | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Lyme Library | Lyme, NH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nh Public Radio | Concord, NH | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Draft Gratitude | Winchester, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Public Garden | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Good Beginnings | Lebanon, NH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| High Horses Therapeutic Riding | Sharon, VT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mt Kearsarg Indian Museum | Warner, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Fells | Newbury, NH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Utility Club of Lyme | Lyme, NH | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Visiting Nurse Alliance | White River Junction, VT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vital Communities | White River Junction, VT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| West Central Services | Lebanon, NH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Cartoon Studies | White River Junction, VT | $2,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Huntington Theater | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northern New Engalnd Repertory Theater | New London, NH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parish Players | Thetford, VT | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Nh | Lebanon, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Society of US | Jacksonfille, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Central Behavioral Health | Lebanon, NH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montshire Museum of Science | Norwich, VT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lyme Historians | Lyme, NH | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camerata of New England | Hanover, NH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Painted Wall Preservation | Portland, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Episcopal Hospital Chaplaincy | Grantham, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mascoma Valley Preservaton | Grafton, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Fields School | Thetford, VT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation | Washington, DC | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oxford Historical Society | Oxford, CT | $525 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Historic Deerfield | Deerfield, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hampshire Women's Foundation | Concord, NH | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rumney Ecological Systems | Rumney, NH | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wise | Lebanon, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Fund of New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bel Canto Chamber Singers | Hanover, NH | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Andover Beacon | Andover, NH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Center Ballet | Lebanon, NH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nantucket Historical Association | Nantucket, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New England Historic Genealogical Society | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Country Community Theater | Lebanon, NH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
81 of 105 (77%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Lyme Baptist Church
SUPPORT OF LYME CENTER LADIES AID - Women's Fund of New Hampshire
GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 114 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | $383,200 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 76 | $323,325 | $4,500 |
| 2023 | 63 | $364,850 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $239,300 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 48% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Hampshire. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Hampshire.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Barbara D Roby Trustee 7 Bliss L, Lyme, NH, 03768. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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