The Dana Home

What The Dana Home does

The Dana Home Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) foundation headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts that provides annual grants to charitable organizations and governmental entities delivering services to seniors in Lexington and surrounding communities. The foundation is the legal successor to the Lexington Home for the Aged, founded in 1905 at 2027 Massachusetts Avenue, which operated as a senior living residence for 94 years before closing in October 2010 due to declining enrollment. The property was sold and the proceeds were reorganized into the Dana Home Foundation, which began grant-making operations in 2012 and has since disbursed over $2.6 million in cumulative grants to more than two dozen recipient organizations.

The foundation runs a single annual grant cycle that opens in January, with applications due by March 1 and an Awards Ceremony held in May or June. Grants typically range from $3,000 to $25,000, with occasional awards up to $75,000 and a minimum consideration threshold of $1,000. Funded programs span home-bound senior support, music appreciation, adult education, pickleball and outdoor fitness, hearing assistance, memory care, transportation, food access, and housing accessibility modifications. Notable named grants include the Kevin McGuire Family Grant and the Jim Wong Memorial Grant.

The organization is governed by an all-volunteer 10-member board of Lexington residents with no disclosed paid staff. It has no proprietary technology platform, no AI capabilities, no API or SDK, and no digital product beyond an informational website with downloadable application and reporting forms. The funding model is endowment-based, originating from the 2010 property sale, augmented by donations to a P.O. Box in Lexington. Revenue mechanics, headcount, and product strategy are all oriented toward a narrow, hyper-local mission rather than scale or growth.

Name

The Dana Home

Legal name

The Dana Home Foundation Inc.

Website

https://danahomefoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Dana Home Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) foundation in Lexington, Massachusetts that awards annual grants—typically $3,000 to $25,000—to organizations delivering senior services in Lexington and surrounding communities, having disbursed over $2.6 million since 2012.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation Grants

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Senior services grants
• Nonprofit grantmaking
• Community foundation funding
• Elder care support
• Charitable grant programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Disbursement: The Dana Home Foundation operates as a private foundation providing annual grants to charitable organizations and governmental entities serving seniors in Lexington, Massachusetts. The foundation was funded from the sale of the original Dana Home property in 2010 and distributes grant awards annually from its endowment. Grants typically range from $3,000 to $25,000, with some programs receiving up to $75,000.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Dana Home Foundation provides annual grants to charitable organizations and governmental entities that deliver care, comfort, and well-being services to seniors in Lexington, Massachusetts and surrounding communities. Grants typically range from $3,000 to $25,000, with some programs receiving up to $75,000 and requests as low as $1,000 considered. The foundation has awarded over $2,600,000 since beginning its work in 2012 and typically disburses $200,000 to $300,000 per year.

Product overview

The Dana Home Foundation operates as a single, unified grant-making program rather than a platform with modular products. The core offering is the annual grant program that distributes funds to organizations serving seniors in Lexington, Massachusetts. The foundation has awarded over $2,600,000 since 2012, typically disbursing $200,000 to $300,000 annually. Additional offerings include specialized named memorial/honorary grants and an online grant application and reporting system. The foundation does not offer technology products, APIs, or SaaS platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grant Programs for Senior Services Annual grant funding awarded to charitable organizations and governmental entities providing care, comfort, and well-being services to seniors in Lexington, Massachusetts and surrounding communities. Grants typically range from $3,000 to $25,000, with some programs receiving up to $75,000.
• Named Memorial and Honorary Grants Special named grants established to honor former board members (such as the Kevin McGuire Family Grant) or memorialize board members (such as the Jim Wong Grant) for their distinguished service to the foundation.
• Grant Application and Reporting Services Online application process and reporting system including downloadable grant application forms, interim reports (due January 31), and final reports (due July 15) for grant recipients, accessible via the foundation website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $2,600,000 awarded in grants since 2012
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Lexington Community CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2026The Dana Home Foundation hosts its annual grant information sessions at the Lexington Community Center, using the facility's Dining Room. This partnership enables the foundation to connect with potential grant applicants and provide information about the grant cycle.
• 25+ Lexington OrganizationscoreOthersThe foundation maintains ongoing relationships with over two dozen organizations that receive grants annually, including Boston Area Gleaners, Cary Memorial Library, Brookhaven at Lexington, Lexington Symphony, Minuteman Senior Services, Visiting Nurse and Community Care, Supportive Living Inc., Power of Flowers Project, LexHAB, Daoyin Health Society, and many others serving Lexington seniors.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• The Boston Foundation: Largest community foundation in New England, making grants across Greater Boston including senior services; comparable to The Dana Home Foundation as a regional grantmaking body but operating at materially greater scale and broader scope.
• United Way of Massachusetts Bay: Major regional funder in Eastern Massachusetts supporting health, aging, and human-services nonprofits; comparable to The Dana Home Foundation as a grantor to senior-service organizations but at much larger scale.
• The John A. Hartford Foundation: National foundation focused on improving care for older adults; comparable senior-services mission to The Dana Home Foundation, but operating at substantially larger scale and national scope.

Regional players

• Greater Worcester Community Foundation: Central Massachusetts community foundation distributing grants to local nonprofits; comparable endowment-funded grantmaking model but serving a different region than Lexington.
• Tufts Health Plan Foundation: Massachusetts/New England foundation funding programs that improve health and quality of life for older adults; comparable senior-focused grantmaking in overlapping geography, though with broader regional scope.

Direct peers

• Cambridge Community Foundation: Community foundation serving Cambridge, MA and surrounding communities, making annual grants to local nonprofits including aging-services organizations; highly comparable in local-grantmaking focus and Massachusetts geography.
• RRF Foundation for Aging: National private foundation dedicated exclusively to improving the well-being of older adults through grants; directly comparable to The Dana Home Foundation in its senior-focused grantmaking mission.
• Essex County Community Foundation: Massachusetts community foundation that pools charitable capital and distributes grants to local nonprofits in a defined service area; structurally analogous to The Dana Home Foundation's endowment-funded annual grant model.
• Foundation for MetroWest: Community foundation serving MetroWest Massachusetts, awarding grants to local nonprofits; directly comparable to The Dana Home Foundation in mission, geographic-restriction model, and community-based grant cycle.

Others

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Boston: Massachusetts-focused funder supporting community development including senior housing and accessibility projects (overlapping with LexHAB grants); adjacent to The Dana Home Foundation as a complementary regional funder to the same nonprofit ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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