Searl & Margaret W Dove
Searl & Margaret W Dove is a private foundation, based in Vestavia Hills, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $374K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $10K.
Searl & Margaret W Dove at a glance
In short: Searl & Margaret W Dove gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $6,000
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $374,014
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (100% 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 Searl & Margaret W Dove funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hope Here International ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Searl & Margaret W Dove gives
- Giving fell 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 29% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $84K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Here International Dothan, AL | Charitable | $6,000 |
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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 | $374,014 | $16,129 | $7,572 | $6,000 | 1 | $6,000 | $9,701 | $20,526 |
| 2024 | $365,457 | $21,410 | $1,472 | — | — | — | $10,052 | $18,652 |
| 2023 | $345,519 | $29,218 | $26,455 | $25,100 | 4 | $25,100 | $7,914 | $23,814 |
| 2022 | $342,756 | $3,577 | $78,835 | $77,500 | 7 | $77,500 | $3,431 | $18,817 |
| 2021 | $418,014 | $25,354 | $86,734 | $83,600 | 7 | $83,600 | — | $22,407 |
| 2020 | $479,394 | $23,606 | $46,772 | $45,500 | 4 | — | — | $24,369 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Searl & Margaret W Dove reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Searl & Margaret W Dove is led by S. Earl Dove, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
S. Earl Dove
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Margaret W. Dove (2020–2024) — Vice President
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 Searl & Margaret W Dove
How much does Searl & Margaret W Dove give each year?
Searl & Margaret W Dove gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Searl & Margaret W Dove?
Searl & Margaret W Dove reported $374K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $21K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Searl & Margaret W Dove operate?
Searl & Margaret W Dove has awarded grants in Alabama, Vermont.
What is Searl & Margaret W Dove's EIN?
Searl & Margaret W Dove's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-0836252. 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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