Dawn Laurel Foundation

CLEMSON, SC EIN: 47-3518399

The Dawn Laurel Foundation is a private, family foundation based in Clemson, South Carolina. Established in 2015, it operates as a 501(c)(3) organization designated for philanthropic, educational, and charitable purposes.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.5M

+0.7% YoY

Grant Count

42

+5.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$35K

-4.1% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's grantmaking priorities include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

The foundation maintains a general fund approach to its grantmaking activities.

Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in:

  • South Carolina
  • Colorado
  • North Carolina

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

ANDERSONBLACK MOUNTAINBOONECHARLESTONCLEMSONCOLORADO SPRINGSCOLUMBIADALLASDEARBORNEASLEYFAIR PLAYFRANKLINGREENVILLEINDIANAPOLISKANSAS CITYLEXINGTONMINNEAPOLISNEW YORKPENDLETONPURCELLVILLE

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of December 2024:

  • Total Assets: $28,371,218
  • Total Revenue: $1,883,084
  • Total Expenses: $1,658,004
  • Net Income: $225,080
  • Total Liabilities: $0

Revenue Composition (2024):

  • Investment income and dividends: $1,253,007
  • Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets: $630,077

Staffing:

  • 0 employees
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
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Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
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Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$393K$785K$1M$2M35 grants202033 grants202141 grants202240 grants202342 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NORTH GREENVILLE UNIVERS…$222KBON SECOURS-ST FRANCIS F…$100KDR JAMES DOBSON FAMILY I…$100KFOCUS ON THE FAMILY$100KTHE EDISON INST DBA THE …$100KDREAM CENTER OF PICKENS CO$75KRIPPLE OF ONE INC$75KCLEMSON COMMUNITY CHURCH$50KGREENVILLE SYMPHONY$50KSOUTH CAROLINA CITIZENS …$50K

Grant Size Distribution

191 grants across all recorded years

134<$50K32$50–100K25$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARCH C MAGUIRESEC, DIR, CO1
KRISTIN LYNN MAGUIREDIR, CO-PRES1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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