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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366059767Est. 1960-02

Horace Dawson Foundation

ROCKVILLE, MD 20850

Total Assets

$2.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$88K

FY 2024

Grants Made

50

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$50K

Total Expenses

$100K

Qualifying Distributions

$100K

Distributable Amount

$121K

Min. Investment Return

$121K

Undistributed Income

$121K

Payout rate 83%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.83%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

50 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $1K to maximum $10K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $102K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

244 grants

Maryville College
$50K
5 grants
Simpson College
$50K
5 grants
Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes
$40K
4 grants
Chautauqua Institution
$40K
5 grants
Presbyterian Church (USA)
$20K
2 grants
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
$17K
5 grants
Wounded Warrior Project
$17K
4 grants
King's Chapel
$14K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

244 grants

<$10K
242
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

22 states

New York
$79K
17% of total
Illinois
$76K
16% of total
Tennessee
$55K
12% of total
Iowa
$55K
12% of total
California
$44K
9% of total
Kentucky
$31K
7% of total
Massachusetts
$31K
7% of total
Washington
$27K
6% of total
Arizona
$21K
4% of total
Kansas
$17K
4% of total

+12 more states

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