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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136168259Est. 1964-12

THE DOBSON FOUNDATION INC

LANCASTER, PA 17603

Total Assets

$3.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$235K

FY 2024

Grants Made

33

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$300–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

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Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$187K

Total Expenses

$265K

Qualifying Distributions

$235K

Distributable Amount

$191K

Min. Investment Return

$193K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

33 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $300 through median $10K to maximum $20K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $251K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

159 grants

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
$91K
3 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NYC
$60K
4 grants
COASTAL RIVERS CONSERVATION TRUST
$55K
4 grants
CORNELL LAB OF ORINTHOLOGY
$45K
3 grants
FRIENDS OF HOG ISLAND
$45K
4 grants
YALE UNIVERSITY
$42K
3 grants
SEABIRD INSTITUTE
$40K
2 grants
LANCASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
$36K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

159 grants

<$10K
138
grants
$10–50K
21
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

17 states

New York
$404K
42% of total
Maine
$227K
24% of total
Pennsylvania
$95K
10% of total
Connecticut
$52K
5% of total
California
$41K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$37K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$33K
3% of total
Maryland
$22K
2% of total
Idaho
$16K
2% of total
Virginia
$10K
1% of total

+7 more states

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