Horace Dawson Foundation

ROCKVILLE, MD EIN: 36-6059767

The Horace Dawson Foundation is a private foundation based in Rockville, Maryland. The foundation operates as a grantmaking organization supporting charitable causes.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$88K

-12.8% YoY

Grant Count

50

+11.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-21.5% YoY

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

22states
+14 more states

Cities

AtlantaAuburndaleBALTIMOREBOSTONBostonCARLISLECHARLOTTESVILLECHAUTAUQUACHICAGOCONCORDCambridgeCarlisleCharlottesvilleChautauquaChicagoConcordDALLASDENVERDorchesterELKHART

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Based on the most recent IRS Form 990 filing (2023):

  • Total Assets: $1,013,576
  • Total Giving: $100,831
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
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$26K$51K$77K$102K47 grants202047 grants202155 grants202245 grants202350 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Chautauqua Institution$10KGeneva Foundation of Pre…$10KMaryville College$10KPresbyterian Church (USA)$10KSimpson College$10KFood Bank of Contra Cost…$2KMuscular Dystrophy Assoc…$2KAmerican Cancer Society$1KGive Well Foundation$1KUnitarian Universalist S…$1K

Grant Size Distribution

239 grants across all recorded years

239<$50K$50–100K$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

No officer/director data available.

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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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