Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation
Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Prattville, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $132K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $275K. Net investment income was $8K.
Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation gave $275K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $92K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $275,000
- -8.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $91,667
- -38.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $131,624
- -56.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (82% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was World Bible School ($125K). Together the top 3 received $275K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 10 grants of 14 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving fell 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $110K (2020) to $408K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $275K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| World Bible School Cedar Park, TX | To Support Religious Work | $125,000 |
| Sunset International Bible Institute Lubbock, TX | International Preacher Training | $100,000 |
| Tuttle Church of Christ Tulsa, OK | To Support Mission Work | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $131,624 | $107,622 | $276,417 | $275,000 | 3 | $275,000 | $7,622 | $9,119 |
| 2024 | $300,419 | $21,039 | $301,355 | $300,000 | 2 | $300,000 | $21,039 | $20,436 |
| 2023 | $580,735 | $21,925 | $406,072 | $405,000 | 3 | $405,000 | $21,925 | $33,481 |
| 2022 | $964,882 | $5,185 | $409,039 | $407,900 | 3 | $407,900 | $5,185 | $55,748 |
| 2021 | $1,368,736 | $902,818 | $371,101 | $370,000 | 3 | $370,000 | $2,818 | $33,861 |
| 2020 | $837,019 | $303,657 | $111,054 | $110,000 | 2 | — | $3,657 | $28,040 |
| 2019 | $644,416 | $155,378 | $169,953 | $169,000 | 5 | — | $5,378 | $26,240 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation is led by Hoyle Kent Dobbs, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Hoyle Kent Dobbs
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Constance B. Dobbs
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation gave $275K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $300K across 2 grants.
What is Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $91,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation give grants?
Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 82% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Oklahoma (18%).
Does Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation?
Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation reported $132K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $275K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation?
Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Prattville, AL. It holds $132K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1699337. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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