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Dawn Mountain

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 76-0507052 Website

Dawn Mountain modernizes Tibetan Buddhist foundational training on love, trust, connectedness, and joyful appreciation of life and teaches them to people of all ages. We seek to inspire all we engage with to develop these skills, particularly mindfulness and compassion.

Dawn Mountain at a glance

In short: Dawn Mountain reported $1K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$1,250 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-96.3% vs 2023
Total assets
$558,994
+32.6% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$286,701
-22.6% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$6,169
+1185.2% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$150,593
-18.1% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Dawn Mountain funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Houston

How Dawn Mountain gives

  • Giving fell 68% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $351K (2021). In 2024 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
DM Tibetan Buddhist Temple Houston, TXTemple renovations$33,771
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$558,994$286,701$150,593$1,250Total only$6,169
2023$421,526$370,442$183,794$33,7711$480
2022$233,556$288,121$242,894$104,2011$491
2021$195,153$342,657$505,000$351,3641$553
2020$383,761$567,309$294,282$107,0171$45

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Dawn Mountain

Based on IRS filings

Dawn Mountain is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $559K in total assets. In 2024, it reported $1K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $6K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dawn Mountain is led by Anne C Klein, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Anne C Klein

    President

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Yurewicz

    Director

    Director to → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheryl McCordy

    Director

    Director Since → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathaniel Rich

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harvey B Aronson

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Cox

    Treasurer

    Treasurer Since → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Simone Woodage (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bill Prentice (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Wendy Fillmore (2021–2023) — Interim Executive Director to
  • Former: Carolyn McKnight (2020–2022) — Director to
  • Former: Joanne Schneider (2020–2022) — Treasurer to
  • Former: Charles Wood (2020–2021) — Director to
  • Former: Robert Meyer (2020–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Sharon Jackson (2020–2021) — Secretary to
  • Former: John Cape (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Dawn Mountain

How much does Dawn Mountain give each year?

Dawn Mountain reported $1K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it gave $34K across 1 grant.

How large is Dawn Mountain?

Dawn Mountain reported $559K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $287K.

What is Dawn Mountain?

Dawn Mountain is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Houston, TX. It holds $559K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Dawn Mountain operate?

Dawn Mountain has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Dawn Mountain's EIN?

Dawn Mountain's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0507052. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 5, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 4, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 11, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 6, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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