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Private foundation (trust)EIN 760690889Est. 2001-10

Mary Louise Dobson Foundation

Wharton, TX 77488

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$17.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$736K

FY 2024

Grants Made

22

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$33K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$349K

Typical

Deadlines

continous

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.7M

Total Expenses

$1.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$826K

Distributable Amount

$756K

Min. Investment Return

$776K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

22 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $15K to maximum $349K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $760K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

110 grants

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston
$692K
2 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER HOUSTO
$675K
2 grants
OakBend Medical Center
$422K
5 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GH
$368K
2 grants
Boys & Girls Club-Greater Houston
$349K
1 grant
Wharton High School
$178K
6 grants
WHARTON ISD
$122K
3 grants
Just Do It Now Inc
$64K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

108 grants

<$10K
46
grants
$10–50K
50
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
6
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Texas
$3.9M
100% of total
District of Columbia
$7K
0% of total

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