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Private foundation (trust)EIN 861011524Est. 2001-01

JOHN DAWSON FOUNDATION

SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85253

Total Assets

$28.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

18

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$67K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$10K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.9M

Total Expenses

$1.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.3M

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

Undistributed Income

$1.2M

Payout rate 98%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.98%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $50K to maximum $250K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2023. Peak $1.2M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

28 grants

MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION ARIZONA CHAPTER
$275K
2 grants
GOLDWATER INSTITUTE
$200K
2 grants
JAZZ IN ARIZONA INC DBA THE NASH
$190K
2 grants
HILLSDALE COLLEGE
$160K
2 grants
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE VALLEY INC
$125K
1 grant
ARIZONA FREEDOM FOUNDATION
$125K
2 grants
PHOENIX CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
$100K
2 grants
CATO INSTITUTE
$100K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants

<$10K
4
grants
$10–50K
14
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Arizona
$1.3M
77% of total
Michigan
$160K
9% of total
District of Columbia
$100K
6% of total
Kansas
$75K
4% of total
Florida
$50K
3% of total

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