The Ddora Foundation
Official website for The Ddora Foundation (EIN 42-1753807), a foundation supporting fine and applied arts, cultural preservation, and education. The site includes mission, directors, projects, and detailed grants & proposals guidance and submission instructions.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-midsize nonprofit in the applied arts, cultural preservation, or vocational arts education with an established program or institutional credibility and a clear, project-focused budget for internships, scholarships, or teaching support.
Good Fit
- • Project is directly in applied or fine arts, cultural preservation, apprenticeships, or hands-on vocational training.
- • Asks in the $20k–$30k range or for program-specific support like internships, scholarships, or teaching assistantships.
- • Organization has an institutional profile (school, museum, guild, or arts training program) rather than an unaffiliated individual.
- • Regional relevance or prior relationship to the foundation’s recurring grantees or directors.
Geography
Giving in the latest year reached four different states (including MA, NY, PA, WA) with a clear concentration in Massachusetts (about 38% of 2024 dollars); the pattern is multi-state but regionally weighted rather than nationally broad.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded five distinct recipients in 2024 (and eight in 2023), covering schools, museums, and craft training organizations; recipients appear independent and mission-aligned but the annual grant counts are modest and many grantees recur.
New Applicants
The website publishes guidelines and a submission route, but it explicitly says only preselected applicants are considered; the foundation funded new grantees in 2023 but had no new recipients in 2024, so direct evidence of regular entry for unfamiliar applicants is mixed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
