Dobson Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Lancaster, PA · EIN 13-6168259 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Dobson Foundation Inc
105grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$727Ktotal paid
18states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
55 N School LN
Lancaster, PA 17603-2508
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Museum of Racing TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Saratoga Springs, NY | $35,000 |
| Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Damariscotta, ME | $30,000 |
| Yale University TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Boothbay, ME | $22,700 |
| National Audubon Society Inc TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $20,650 |
| Cornell Lab of Orinthology TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of NYC TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Cornell Lab of Orinthology TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| The Peregrine Fund TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Bremen, ME | $20,000 |
| Seabird Institute TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Rockland, ME | $20,000 |
| Lancaster County Historical Society TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Lancaster, PA | $15,350 |
| Cornell Lab of Orinthology TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Ithaca, NY | $15,000 |
| Friends of Hog Island TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Bremen, ME | $15,000 |
| National Museaum of Racing TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Saratoga Springs, NY | $14,970 |
| National Museum of Dance TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Saratoga Springs, NY | $12,000 |
| Yale University TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New Haven, CT | $11,500 |
| Lancaster County Historical Society TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Lancaster, PA | $11,000 |
| National Audubon Society TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 |
| Earthjustice TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of NYC TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Lancaster Conservancy TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 |
| The Peregrine Fund TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Bremen, ME | $10,000 |
| Seabird Institute TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Rockland, ME | $10,000 |
| Enviornmental Advocates of NY TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| Freiends of Susquehana River Art TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | York, PA | $10,000 |
| Bigelow Laboratory 4 Ocean Sciences TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | East Boothbay, ME | $10,000 |
| The Nature Studies Conservatory TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Boothbay, ME | $10,000 |
| Friends of Bird Life TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Peregrine Fund TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Boise, ID | $10,000 |
| Audubon Society New York TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Bigelow Laboratory 4 Ocean Sciences TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | East Boothbay, ME | $10,000 |
| Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Damariscotta, ME | $10,000 |
| Earthjustice TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of NYC TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Nature Studies Conservatory TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Arlington, VA | $10,000 |
| Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Yale University TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Boothbay, ME | $10,000 |
| Birdlife International TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Ithaca, NY | $10,000 |
| Friends of Hog Island TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Middlebury, CT | $10,000 |
| Lancaster History TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 |
| NYC Bird Alliance TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Founda TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Elkton, MD | $10,000 |
| Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Damariscotta, ME | $5,000 |
| Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| St Lukes School TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Friends of Hog Island TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Middlebury, CT | $5,000 |
| Amazon Conservation Association TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Friends of Lopez Island Pool TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Lopez Island, WA | $5,000 |
| The Adriondack Council Inc TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Elizabethtown, NY | $5,000 |
| Audubon Society Maine TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Falmouth, ME | $5,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Lancaster, PA | $5,000 |
| Earthjustice TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Avenues for Justice TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Lancaster Conservancy TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Lancaster, PA | $5,000 |
| Friends of Lopez Island and Pool TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Lopez Island, WA | $5,000 |
| NYC Audubon TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Westover School Middlebury CT TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Middlebury, CT | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen TO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
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