Alexander Dawson Foundation

The alexander dawson school at rainbow mountain in las vegas, nevada, a $46 million facility built by the alexander dawson foundation in 2000, provides a nurturing learning community for 582 students in pre-school through grade eight that challenges students to achieve excellence in mind, body, and character. During the 2023-2024 school year, the school provided $1,523,805 in financial aid to 99 deserving and talented students who otherwise would not have been able to afford a dawson education. In june 2024, the school graduated 55 eighth graders, who have gone on to attend local public and independent high schools, as well as, such boarding schools as the webb schools and the thacher school.

The alexander dawson foundation supports dawson summer initiative (colorado) and dawson college bound (nevada). Each consists of a summer and a year-round mentoring program. The program provides enriching, intellectual opportunities for high-achieving public middle school and high schools students at no cost to the participants.dawson summer initiative is an enrichment program for high-achieving public school students currently in grades 6 and 7. 154 students from over 35 public schools in boulder county and surrounding areas attended 2-5 weeks of intensively collaborative, hands-on study of a particular theme. The program is held at the colorado campus and provides opportunities for inquisitive students to meet other students from many different schools, delve into one of the most talked about topics in the news, and identify real-world solutions.