Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 65-0953590

Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $184K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $20K.

Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation gave $10K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,390
+2.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,463
-31.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$250
Total assets
$184,082
+5.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oregon (96% 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 Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

National Psoriasis Foundation: $10KNational Psoriasis Foundation$10KOur Big Kitchen LA: $250Our Big Kitchen LA$250The Transition Network: $140The Transition Network$140

The largest 2025 recipient was National Psoriasis Foundation ($10K). Together the top 3 received $10K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

PortlandDurhamLos AngelesDelray BeachLas VegasNew YorkOrlandoRaleighSan PedroStockbridge

How Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 123% of 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

$0$10K$20K$30K4 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $26K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Psoriasis Foundation Portland, ORGeneral Charitable Purpose$10,000
Our Big Kitchen LA Los Angeles, CAGeneral Charitable Purpose$250
The Transition Network New York, NYGeneral Charitable Purpose$140
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$184,082$23,346$15,824$10,3903$12,250$19,987$9,981
2024$174,861$17,791$14,008$10,0952$11,523$15,448$9,516
2023$171,510$12,382$32,451$26,0002$29,089$10,183$8,405
2022$190,647$14,094$18,537$14,0003$14,946$11,744$10,027
2021$196,090$19,937$10,407$7,0003$7,737$17,372$11,201
2020$185,560$9,565$13,416$9,5004—$7,568$9,409

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation is led by Carol Dickman, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carol Dickman

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    $1K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Robert Schwartz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Hoffman

    Director

    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.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Carol Dickman — President/Director: $1KCarol DickmanPresident/Director$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $1K, to Carol Dickman (President/Director).

Frequently asked questions about Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation

How much does Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation give each year?

Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation gave $10K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 2 grants.

What is Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $250, and its average grant was $3,463, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation give grants?

Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Oregon: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation?

Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation reported $184K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Louis L Dickman Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0953590. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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