The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dubois, PA EIN: 25-1563520

The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey is a private foundation, based in Dubois, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $749K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $41K. Net investment income was $83K.

The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey at a glance

In short: The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey gave $41K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,618
+12.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,539
+12.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$748,630
+11.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (63% 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 The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

First Presbyterian Church: $20KFirst Presbyterian Church$20KDavidson College: $15KDavidson College$15KChester County Food Bank: $6KChester County Food Bank$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was First Presbyterian Church ($20K). Together the top 3 received $41K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

DavidsonExtonWest ChesterCoatesvilleMedia

How The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 88% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K4 grants2019 3 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2019) to $41K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $41K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
First Presbyterian Church West Chester, PAOperations$20,000
Davidson College Davidson, NCScholarship; Annual Gift; and Reunion Gift$15,000
Chester County Food Bank Exton, PAOperations$5,618
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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$748,630$123,602$47,024$40,6183$41,710$82,546$47,130
2024$672,052$48,461$42,682$36,0423$37,012$59,404$41,588
2023$666,273$55,515$41,960$37,3492$38,217$66,181$36,910
2022$652,718$11,039$40,648$34,2483$35,040$22,807$38,141
2021$682,327$274,400$30,966$26,6444$27,395$66,869$34,999
2020$438,893$39,032$30,463$26,4933—$35,978$27,360
2019$430,324$31,223$28,875$23,9514—$27,880$27,168

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey reported a distributable amount of $47K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ann G. Dickey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David W. Dickey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • R. Steven Griffith

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey

How much does The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey give each year?

The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey gave $41K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $36K across 3 grants.

What is The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey's typical grant size?

The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $13,539, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey give grants?

The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (37%).

Does The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey?

The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey reported $749K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $42K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $47K (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.

What is The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey's EIN?

The Clarence E & Marie W Dickey's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1563520. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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