The Dollywood Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$38.3M
Foundation funders
46
Grants recorded
91
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds The Dollywood Foundation?
The Dollywood Foundation is funded by 46 grantmakers, led by North Carolina Partnership for ($33.7M), United Ways of the Pacific ($1.6M), CS Foundation Inc ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $38.3M in grants to The Dollywood Foundation between 2020–2025.
Show all 46 funders
| Pmc Cares Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Wing 2 Wing Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bound To Stay Bound Books Foundation | $9,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Clallam County | $8,930 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Annette Urso Rickel Foundation | $6,250 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Health Plan of West Virginia Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Weiler Foundation | $5,140 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Samuel Ernest Douglass Jr Foundation Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 2024 |
| PROG Holdings Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Watson Stone Family Foundation Inc | $1,500 | 5 | 2021–2025 |
| Mcadams Foundation | $1,100 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Mary C Henry and Rajpal Sandhu | $500 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Benevolent Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dennis Ming-hong Chen Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2020 |
| Edwin P and Marie H Gray | $250 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ensign-bickford Foundation Inc | $180 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lyerly Foundation | $125 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Fidelity Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duke Energy Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2020 |
| Verizon Foundation | $50 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baird Foundation Inc | $25 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has The Dollywood Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc | Restricted | $145,000 |
| 2025 | Watson Stone Family Foundation Inc | FUND ORGANIZED CHARITIES PLANNED PURPOSE CHILDREN EDUCATION | $300 |
| 2024 | North Carolina Partnership for | EARLY LITERACY | $7,465,464 |
| 2024 | United Ways of the Pacific | BOOKS | $1,625,179 |
| 2024 | CS Foundation Inc | Charitable | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | The Rapides Foundation | DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY | $120,336 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation of the | MULTIPLE SUPPORT | $76,208 |
| 2024 | United Way Blackhawk Region Inc | EARLY READING AGE 0-5 | $68,080 |
| 2024 | United Way of Lackawanna | TO PROVIDE FREE BOOKS FROM THE DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM | $50,161 |
| 2024 | Swenson Family Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT IMAGINATION LIBRARY | $41,666 |
| 2024 | Porter County Community Foundation Inc | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN FURTHERING ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE | $37,391 |
| 2024 | Gig Harbor Rotary Charitable Fund | BOOKS TO CHILDREN 0-5 | $33,457 |
| 2024 | The Luzerne Foundation | EDUCATIONAL | $32,000 |
| 2024 | Valley Children's Hospital | DONATION | $30,000 |
| 2024 | United Way of Staunton Augusta County & | CHILDREN'S LITERACY | $26,527 |
| 2024 | United Way of Staunton Augusta County & | CHILDREN'S LITERACY | $26,527 |
| 2024 | The Rotary Foundation of Rotary | BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY-HUMANITARIAN-DAF | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Park City Community Foundation | EDUCATION | $25,000 |
| 2024 | United Way of the Flint Hills Inc | — | $24,098 |
| 2024 | Otec Member Foundation Inc | PROMOTE LITERACY WITHIN OTEC'S TERRITORY | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Moody Family Foundation | SUPPORT THE GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Bound To Stay Bound Books Foundation | Donation | $9,000 |
| 2024 | United Way of Clallam County | Youth Opportunity | $8,930 |
| 2024 | The Samuel Ernest Douglass Jr Foundation Inc | General Support | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Medwed Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $2,299 |
| 2024 | Merlin Foundation Inc | SUPPORT THE DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY GIFTING BOOKS FREE OF CHARGE TO CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD | $2,000 |
| 2024 | PROG Holdings Foundation Inc | Imagination Library | $2,000 |
| 2024 | Merlin Foundation Inc | SUPPORT THE DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY GIFTING BOOKS FREE OF CHARGE TO CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD | $2,000 |
| 2024 | Mcadams Foundation | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | $1,100 |
| 2024 | The Mary C Henry and Rajpal Sandhu | TO SUPPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS, DISASTER RELIEF, AND OTHER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. | $500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 91 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds The Dollywood Foundation?
The Dollywood Foundation is funded by 46 grantmakers, led by North Carolina Partnership for ($33.7M), United Ways of the Pacific ($1.6M), CS Foundation Inc ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $38.3M in grants to The Dollywood Foundation between 2020–2025.
Who is The Dollywood Foundation's largest funder?
North Carolina Partnership for is the largest recorded funder of The Dollywood Foundation, with $33.7M across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has The Dollywood Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $38.3M in grants to The Dollywood Foundation across 91 grants from 46 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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