Dodson Foundation Inc

INVERNESS, IL EIN: 39-1694304

Dodson Foundation Inc is a private family foundation established in 1991 and located in Inverness, Illinois. The foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with a staff of two employees.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$2.7M

+28.4% YoY

Grant Count

82

+12.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$33K

+14.3% YoY

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding interests include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in:

  • Florida
  • Texas
  • Washington

Grant Distribution by State

24states
+16 more states

Cities

APTOSBALTIMOREBELLEVUEBOLINGBROOKBONITA SPRINGSBRISTOLCAPE CORALCASA GRANDECENTER CITYCHICAGOCODYCOLORADO SPRINGSCOLUMBUSCONCORDDALLASDECATURESTERO FLFARNERSVILLEFORT MYERSFT MEYERS

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Assets & Giving (2023):

  • Total assets: $29,215,834
  • Total revenues: $847,418
  • Total expenses: $2,350,085
  • Investment income and dividends: $655,342

Assets (2024):

  • Total assets: $27,303,467
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$678K$1M$2M$3M78 grants201973 grants202072 grants202177 grants202273 grants202382 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

LOUIS-DODSON SCHOLARSHIP…$163KHAZELDON BETTY FORD FOUN…$75KINDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUND…$75KARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE L…$60KBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GR…$50KCATHOLIC HOUSING SERVICE…$50KCENTRAL ARIZONA SHELTER …$50KCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDA…$50KEVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION$50KFOCUS MISSION FOUNDATION$50K

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

203<$50K43$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The foundation's trustees include:

  • Mark R Dodson
  • J Michael Dodson
  • Cynthia L Gardner

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

MARK R DODSONDIRECTOR, TREASURER$100KJ MICHAEL DODSONDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT$50KMARY MOLOFSKYDIRECTOR, SECRETARY, VP$15K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
J MICHAEL DODSONDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT3$50,000
CYNTHIA L GARDNERDIRECTOR1
MARK R DODSONDIRECTOR, TREASURER3$100,000
MARY MOLOFSKYDIRECTOR, SECRETARY, VP3$15,000
SUSAN DODSON WOLLWERTDIRECTOR1
ROBERT DODSONDIRECTOR1

Contact Information

Address: 347 Plymouth Dr, Inverness, IL 60067-4627

Phone: 312-307-2326

EIN: 39-1694304

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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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