Private foundation · Rockville, MD

Horace Dawson Foundation

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Typical grant size
$532 – $1K – $2K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
57
Repeat grantees
28
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Jeannette D Kahlenberg
SECRETARY & TREASURER (End 06/24)
$2K
Richard D Kahlenberg
DIRECTOR & TREASURER (Start 07/24)
$2K
Joy K Fallon
DIRECTOR
Elizabeth a Chabin
SECRETARY (Start 07/24)
H Andrew Alkire
PRESIDENT (Start 07/24)
Trudi K Picciano
DIRECTOR
Margaret Alkire
PRESIDENT (End 06/24)
Margaret D Alkire
PRESIDENT
Robert L Alkire
DIRECTOR
Joy Kahlenberg Fallon
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
8.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
244
Total grants awarded
$469K
Total amount
$2K
Average grant
$14K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$88K
50 grants
2023
$101K
45 grants
2022
$102K
55 grants
2021
$90K
47 grants
2020
$89K
47 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$50K
5 grants · IA · ✓ Exact match
$50K
4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$40K
5 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$40K
4 grants · KY · ✓ Exact match
$31K
5 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$17K
Wounded Warrior Project
4 grants · KS
$17K
King's Chapel
1 grant · MA
$14K
Geneva Foundation
1 grant · IL
$10K
4 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$7K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Simpson College
designated for theFrances L. Dawson Scholarship Fund
IA · TY 2024
$10K
Maryville College
DESIGNATED FOR THE DAWSON FUND IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM R AND HORACE DAWSON
TN · TY 2024
$10K
Presbyterian Church (USA)
IN MEMORY OF JAMES L ALKIRE, DISASTER RELIEF, INTERNATIONAL RELIEF PROGRAMS, UKRAINIAN RELIEF
KY · TY 2024
$10K
Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes
Designated for the Employee Education Project in memory of FRANCES L DAWSON AND HORACE DAWSON
IL · TY 2024
$10K
Chautauqua Institution
In Memory of Richard W. Kahlenberg
NY · TY 2024
$10K
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
General operating support
CA · TY 2024
$2K
Muscular Dystrophy Association
General operating support
IL · TY 2024
$2K
American Cancer Society
General operating support
GA · TY 2024
$1K
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
General operating support
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Give Well Foundation
General operating support
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Heterodox Academy
General operating support
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Humane Borders
General operating support
AZ · TY 2024
$1K
Planned Parenthood of America
General operating support
NY · TY 2024
$1K
World Wildlife Fund
General operating support
DC · TY 2024
$1K
Unicef USA
General operating support
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Louis D Brown Peace Institute
General operating support
MA · TY 2024
$1K
University Congregational Church
General operating support
WA · TY 2024
$1K
Washpirg Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WA · TY 2024
$1K
YMCA of the East Bay - Irving Deutscher
General operating support
CA · TY 2024
$1K
YWCA Seattle King Snohomish
General operating support
WA · TY 2024
$1K
Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church
General operating support
IA · TY 2024
$1K
Anti-defamation League
General operating support
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Doctors Without Borders
General operating support
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Bay Area Crisis Nursery
General operating support
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Howard Brown Health Center
General operating support
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Natural Resources Defense Council
General operating support
NY · TY 2024
$1K
University District Food Bank
General operating support
WA · TY 2024
$1K
Winter Nights Family Shelter
General operating support
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Planned Parenthood of America
General operating support
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Seattle Public Library Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WA · TY 2024
$1K
Doctors Without Borders
General operating support
NY · TY 2024
$970
Ronald Mcdonald House Greater Washington DC
General operating support
DC · TY 2024
$800
Planned Parenthood of America
General operating support
NY · TY 2024
$800
Friends of Charlottesville Downtown
General operating support
VA · TY 2024
$800
St Lukes Community House
General operating support
TN · TY 2024
$625
Nashville Food Project
General operating support
TN · TY 2024
$625
Universalist Unitarian Urban Ministry
General operating support
MA · TY 2024
$610
Dharma Rain Zen Center
General operating support
OR · TY 2024
$550
Arizona Public Media
KUAT TV GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AZ · TY 2024
$550
Nalandabodhi International One Heart Mandela Fund Tucson Buddhist Meditat
DESIGNATED FOR THE ONE HEART MANDELA FUND, TUCSON BUDDHIST MEDITATION CENTER
AZ · TY 2024
$500
Reid Park Zoological Society
General operating support
AZ · TY 2024
$500
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital
General operating support
TN · TY 2024
$400
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund
General operating support
NY · TY 2024
$400
Habitat for Humanity
General operating support
GA · TY 2024
$260
Back on My Feet
General operating support
PA · TY 2024
$250
Front and Centered
General operating support
WA · TY 2024
$250
Northwest Abortion Action Fund
General operating support
OR · TY 2024
$250
Mission Graduates
General operating support
CA · TY 2024
$250
Mission Graduates
General operating support
CA · TY 2024
$250
Port Angeles Food Bank
General operating support
WA · TY 2024
$250

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.