Horace Dawson Foundation
Private foundation · Rockville, MD · EIN 36-6059767 · reported 2023–2025
146grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$297Ktotal paid
20states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 16 of its 146 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $83K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
132 S Adams St
Rockville, MD 20850-2324
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 |
|---|---|---|
| King's Chapel Designated for the memorial project | Boston, MA | $14,417 |
| Chautauqua Institution In Memory of Richard W. Kahlenberg | Chautauqua, NY | $10,000 |
| Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes DESIGNATED FOR THE EMPLOYEE EDUCATION PROJECT IN MEMORY OF FRANCES L DAWSON AND HORACE DAWSON | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Maryville College Designated for the DawsonFund in memory of William R. and Horace Dawson | Maryville, TN | $10,000 |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) IN MEMORY OF JAMES L ALKIRE, DISASTER RELIEF, INTERNATIONAL RELIEF PROGRAMS, UKRAINIAN RELIEF | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Simpson College Designated for theFrances L. Dawson Scholarship Fund | Indianola, IA | $10,000 |
| Chautauqua Institution In Memory of Richard W Kahlenberg | Chautauqua, NY | $10,000 |
| Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes Designated for the Employee Education PROJECT in memory of Frances L Dawson and Horace Dawson | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Maryville College Designated for the Dawson Fund in memory of William R and Horace Dawson | Maryville, TN | $10,000 |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) In memory of James L Alkire, Disaster Relief, international relief programs, Ukrainian relief | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Simpson College Designated for the Frances L Dawson Scholarship Fund | Indianola, IA | $10,000 |
| Chautauqua Institution In Memory of Richard W. Kahlenberg | Chautauqua, NY | $10,000 |
| Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes Designated for the Employee Education Project in memory of FRANCES L DAWSON AND HORACE DAWSON | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Maryville College DESIGNATED FOR THE DAWSON FUND IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM R AND HORACE DAWSON | Maryville, TN | $10,000 |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) IN MEMORY OF JAMES L ALKIRE, DISASTER RELIEF, INTERNATIONAL RELIEF PROGRAMS, UKRAINIAN RELIEF | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Simpson College Designated for theFrances L. Dawson Scholarship Fund | Indianola, IA | $10,000 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Concord, CA | $6,200 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | $5,300 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $3,090 |
| Muscular Distrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $3,050 |
| YWCA Seattle King Snohomish | Seattle, WA | $3,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $2,114 |
| Givedirectly | New York, NY | $2,046 |
| Sky Island Alliance | Tucson, AZ | $2,030 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| YMCA of the East Bay - Irving Deutscher | Pleasant Hill, CA | $2,000 |
| American Red Cross of Hawaii Designated for relief efforts for the maui wildfires via kaiser permanente through american online g | Newark, DE | $2,000 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Concord, CA | $2,000 |
| Ucsf Beinoff Children's Hospital Oakland Designated for the Oakland Hospital | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Concord, CA | $2,000 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $1,974 |
| Bay Area Crisis Nursery | Concord, CA | $1,955 |
| Planned Parenthood of America | New York, NY | $1,660 |
| Bay Area Crisis Nursery | Concord, CA | $1,500 |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Winter Nights Family Shelter | Pleasant Hill, CA | $1,500 |
| National Parks Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,300 |
| Ronald McDonald House Greater Washington DC | Washington, DC | $1,300 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,300 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $1,250 |
| Give Well Foundation | Oakland, CA | $1,250 |
| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee | Cambridge, MA | $1,250 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation | New York, NY | $1,200 |
| Heterodox Academy | New York, NY | $1,062 |
| Arizona Public Media | Tucson, AZ | $1,060 |
| Seattle Public Library Foundation | Seattle, WA | $1,050 |
| Humane Borders | Tucson, AZ | $1,050 |
| Planned Parenthood of America | New York, NY | $1,050 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $1,050 |
| UNICEF USA | New York, NY | $1,046 |
| UNICEF USA | New York, NY | $1,046 |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | $1,045 |
| University District Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $1,040 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | Dorchester, MA | $1,033 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | Dorchester, MA | $1,033 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | Dorchester, MA | $1,033 |
| Ecclesia Ministriescommon Cathedral | Boston, MA | $1,030 |
| University Congregational Church | Seattle, WA | $1,030 |
| Ecclesia Ministriescommon Cathedral | Boston, MA | $1,021 |
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