Funding search · EIN 831264255 · San Antonio, TX

Sam and Laura Dawson Family Foundation

Name: Sam and Laura Dawson Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

74
grants reported: $3.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $13,750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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5 grants matching “dawson” · $172,500

$7,500
Pape-Dawson Charitable Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$7,500
Pape-Dawson Charitable Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$72,500
Triple Dawson Family Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$7,500
Pape-Dawson Charitable Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$77,500
Triple Dawson Family Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Trinity Baptist Church4 grants · $1.5M
The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio4 grants · $210,949
San Antonio Zoo1 grant · $200,000
Triple Dawson Family Foundation2 grants · $150,000
Cru4 grants · $115,291
The University of Texas at San Antonio1 grant · $100,000
The University of Texas at Austin - Cockrell School of Engineering1 grant · $100,000
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts4 grants · $77,500
United Way of San Antonio2 grants · $75,000
Haven for Hope3 grants · $75,000

Giving over time

$346,027

2022

$1.5M

2023

$394,059

2024

$907,612

2025

Grant history

All 74 reported grants, largest first.

$1.1M
Trinity Baptist Church · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$200,000
San Antonio Zoo · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$154,631
Trinity Baptist Church · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$151,500
Trinity Baptist Church · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$139,049
The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$101,000
Trinity Baptist Church · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$100,000
The University of Texas at Austin - Cockrell School of Engineering · Austin, TX · 2025
Support programs
$100,000
The University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$77,500
Triple Dawson Family Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$72,500
Triple Dawson Family Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$50,000
United Way of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$50,000
Onward Campus Ministries · Auburn, AL · 2023
Support programs
$45,000
Haven for Hope · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$43,232
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2025
Support programs
$37,500
Jewish Federation of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$37,000
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2023
Support programs
$32,500
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$27,000
Clift of the Rock Christian Community Church · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$26,900
The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$26,500
The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$25,059
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2024
Support programs
$25,000
Remember the Alamo Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$25,000
Arboretum San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$25,000
Scouting America · Irving, TX · 2024
Support programs
$25,000
United Way of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$25,000
Texas Biomed · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$20,000
Arboretum San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$20,000
Haven for Hope · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$20,000
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$20,000
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Support programs
$20,000
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Support programs
$18,500
The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$18,000
Clift of the Rock Christian Community Church · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$15,700
San Antonio Youth for Christ · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$15,000
San Antonio Youth for Christ · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$15,000
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$15,000
San Antonio Youth for Christ · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$12,500
Cleft of the Rock Church · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$12,500
Remember the Alamo Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$10,000
Cenikor Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025
Support programs
$10,000
Cleft of the Rock Church · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$10,000
Opera San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$10,000
Special Reach · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$10,000
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$10,000
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$10,000
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2022
Support programs
$10,000
Haven for Hope · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$10,000
Opera San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$10,000
The Hidalgo Foundation of Bexar County · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$9,792
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support programs
$7,500
Pape-Dawson Charitable Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$7,500
Pape-Dawson Charitable Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$7,500
San Pedro Playhouse · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$7,500
Pape-Dawson Charitable Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$5,000
Jewish Federation of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$5,000
San Antonio Area Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$5,000
Classical Music Institute · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$5,000
Opera San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$5,000
Witte Museum · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$5,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support programs
$5,000
Las Misiones · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$5,000
Lift Fund · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Support programs
$5,000
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Support programs
$5,000
Klrn · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$5,000
Rotary Club of San Antonio Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$4,435
The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Support programs
$4,300
San Antonio Youth for Christ · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Support programs
$3,200
Opera San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$2,500
Ballet San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$2,500
The World Affairs Council of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Support programs
$2,500
Klrn · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$2,000
Leija Family Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$1,000
Youth Center of Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs
$500
San Antonio Livestock Exposition · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support programs

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.