Dowling Foundation
Dowling Foundation is a private foundation, based in Beaufort, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $154K in total assets.
Dowling Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $153,659
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $38
- -93.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $458
- -9.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Dowling Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Dowling Foundation gives
- In 2021 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 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $5K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UNC Asheville Asheville, NC | Support of Their Educational Activities | $4,888 |
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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 | $153,659 | $38 | $458 | — | — | — | — | $41 |
| 2024 | $154,117 | $550 | $505 | — | — | — | — | $55 |
| 2023 | $154,072 | $485 | $523 | — | — | — | — | $55 |
| 2022 | $153,000 | $775 | $496 | — | — | — | — | $44 |
| 2021 | $153,831 | $1 | $5,293 | $4,888 | 1 | $4,888 | $1 | $281 |
| 2020 | $159,123 | $4 | $4,464 | $2,000 | 5 | — | $4 | $412 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dowling Foundation reported a distributable amount of $41 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dowling Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
G. Geddes Dowling
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
May Dowling Peach
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Dowling Foundation
How large is Dowling Foundation?
Dowling Foundation reported $154K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $38.
Where does Dowling Foundation operate?
Dowling Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina, South Carolina.
How much is Dowling Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Dowling Foundation reported a distributable amount of $41 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Dowling Foundation's EIN?
Dowling Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-6026390. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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