Funding search · EIN 366059767 · Rockville, MD

Horace Dawson Foundation

Name: Horace Dawson 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.

199
grants reported: $398,129
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
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.

What they fund

designated memory dawson horace relief frances disaster international

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

Chautauqua Institution4 grants · $40,000
Simpson College4 grants · $40,000
Presbyterian Church (USA)3 grants · $30,000
Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes3 grants · $30,000
Maryville College2 grants · $20,000
Maryville College2 grants · $20,000
King'S Chapel1 grant · $14,417
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano4 grants · $12,200
Presbyterian Church USA2 grants · $11,400
Geneva Foundation1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$102,043

2022

$100,831

2023

$87,711

2024

$107,544

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 199 grants.

$14,417
King'S Chapel · Boston, MA · 2023
designated for the memorial project
$10,000
Chautauqua Institution · Chautauqua, NY · 2025
In Memory of Richard W. Kahlenberg
$10,000
Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes · Evanston, IL · 2025
Designated for the employee education project in memory of frances l dawson and horace dawson
$10,000
Maryville College · Maryville, TN · 2025
designated for the DawsonFund in memory of William R. and Horace Dawson
$10,000
Presbyterian Church (USA) · Louisville, KY · 2025
In memory of james l alkire, disaster relief, international relief programs, ukrainian relief
$10,000
Simpson College · Indianola, IA · 2025
designated for theFrances L. Dawson Scholarship Fund
$10,000
Chautauqua Institution · Chautauqua, NY · 2024
In Memory of Richard W. Kahlenberg
$10,000
Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes · Evanston, IL · 2024
Designated for the Employee Education Project in memory of FRANCES L DAWSON AND HORACE DAWSON
$10,000
Maryville College · Maryville, TN · 2024
Designated for the dawson fund in memory of william r and horace dawson
$10,000
Presbyterian Church (USA) · Louisville, KY · 2024
In memory of james l alkire, disaster relief, international relief programs, ukrainian relief
$10,000
Simpson College · Indianola, IA · 2024
designated for theFrances L. Dawson Scholarship Fund
$10,000
Chautauqua Institution · Chautauqua, NY · 2023
In Memory of Richard W Kahlenberg
$10,000
Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes · Evanston, IL · 2023
designated for the Employee Education PROJECT in memory of Frances L Dawson and Horace Dawson
$10,000
Maryville College · Maryville, TN · 2023
designated for the Dawson Fund in memory of William R and Horace Dawson
$10,000
Presbyterian Church (USA) · Louisville, KY · 2023
in memory of James L Alkire, Disaster Relief, international relief programs, Ukrainian relief
$10,000
Simpson College · Indianola, IA · 2023
Designated for the Frances L Dawson Scholarship Fund
$10,000
Chautauqua Institution · Chautauqua, NY · 2022
designated for the Richard W Kahlenberg and Jeannette D Kahlenberg Lectureship Fund in Memory of Richard W Kahlenberg
$10,000
Geneva Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
designated for the Employee Education Fund in memory of Frances L Dawson and Horace Dawson
$10,000
Maryville College · Maryville, TN · 2022
designated for the Dawson Fund in memory of William R and Horace Dawson
$10,000
Presbyterian Church USA · Louisville, KY · 2022
in memory of James L Alkire, Disaster Relief, international relief programs, Ukrainian relief
$10,000
Simpson College · Indianola, IA · 2022
Designated for the Frances L Dawson Scholarship Fund
$6,200
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano · Concord, CA · 2025
General operating support
$5,300
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2025
General operating support
$4,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2022
General operating support
$3,200
Kings Chapel Memorial Project · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support
$3,090
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2023
General operating support
$3,050
Muscular Distrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Ywca Seattle King Snohomish · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$2,114
Ymca of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2025
General operating support
$2,090
Howard Brown Health · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$2,060
Bay Area Crisis Nursey · Concord, CA · 2022
General operating support
$2,046
Givedirectly · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$2,030
Sky Island Alliance · Tucson, AZ · 2025
General operating support
$2,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$2,000
Ymca of the East Bay - Irving Deutscher · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2025
General operating support
$2,000
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano · Concord, CA · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
American Red Cross of Hawaii · Newark, DE · 2023
designated for relief efforts for the maui wildfires via kaiser permanente through american online giving foundation, inc.
$2,000
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano · Concord, CA · 2023
General operating support
$2,000
Ucsf Beinoff Children'S Hospital Oakland · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Designated for the Oakland Hospital
$2,000
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano · Concord, CA · 2022
General operating support
$2,000
Muscular Distrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$1,974
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$1,955
Bay Area Crisis Nursery · Concord, CA · 2023
General operating support
$1,660
Planned Parenthood of America · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$1,600
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating support
$1,600
Givewell Donation · Oakland, CA · 2022
General operating support
$1,560
University District Food Bank · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$1,500
Bay Area Crisis Nursery · Concord, CA · 2025
General operating support
$1,500
Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$1,500
Winter Nights Family Shelter · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2025
General operating support
$1,500
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$1,400
Presbyterian Church USA · Louisville, KY · 2022
Disaster Relief, international relief programs, Ukrainian relief
$1,400
Ucsf Beinoff Children'S Hospital Oakland · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Designated for the Oakland Hospital
$1,300
National Parks Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
$1,300
Ronald McDonald House Greater Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
$1,300
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General operating support
$1,280
Humane Borders · Tucson, AZ · 2022
General operating support
$1,280
Michael J Fox Foundation · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
General operating support
$1,280
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$1,250
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operating support
$1,250
Give Well Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating support
$1,250
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General operating support
$1,236
Contrcosta Humane Society · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2022
General operating support
$1,200
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$1,074
Vibrant Emotional Health · New York, NY · 2022
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
$1,062
Heterodox Academy · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,060
Arizona Public Media · Tucson, AZ · 2025
General operating support
$1,050
Humane Borders · Tucson, AZ · 2024
General operating support
$1,050
Planned Parenthood of America · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,050
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$1,050
Seattle Public Library Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$1,046
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,046
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$1,045
Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
$1,040
University District Food Bank · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$1,033
Louis D Brown Peace Institute · Dorchester, MA · 2025
General operating support
$1,033
Louis D Brown Peace Institute · Dorchester, MA · 2024
General operating support
$1,030
Ecclesia Ministriescommon Cathedral · Boston, MA · 2025
General operating support
$1,030
University Congregational Church · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$1,021
Ecclesia Ministriescommon Cathedral · Boston, MA · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Dharma Rain Zen Center · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2025
Designated for Maeve McKean Global Health Award
$1,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Planned Parenthood of America · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Port Angeles Food Bank · Port Angeles, WA · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church · Carlisle, IA · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
University District Food Bank · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Washpirg Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Bay Area Crisis Nursery · Concord, CA · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Planned Parenthood of America · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church · Carlisle, IA · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Seattle Public Library Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
University District Food Bank · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support

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