Sam and Laura Dawson Family Foundation
Private foundation · San Antonio, TX · EIN 83-1264255 · reported 2023–2025
58grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$2.8Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 58 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.6M 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
3 Ceylon
San Antonio, TX 78230-4430
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Baptist Church SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $1,106,000 |
| San Antonio Zoo SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $200,000 |
| Trinity Baptist Church SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $154,631 |
| Trinity Baptist Church SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $151,500 |
| The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio Inc SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $139,049 |
| The University of Texas at Austin - Cockrell School of Engineering SUPPORT PROGRAMS | Austin, TX | $100,000 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $100,000 |
| Triple Dawson Family Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $72,500 |
| United Way of San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 |
| Onward Campus Ministries SUPPORT PROGRAMS | Auburn, AL | $50,000 |
| Haven for Hope SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $45,000 |
| CRU SUPPORT PROGRAMS | Orlando, FL | $43,232 |
| Jewish Federation of San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $37,500 |
| CRU SUPPORT PROGRAMS | Orlando, FL | $37,000 |
| Clift of the Rock Christian Community Church Inc SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $27,000 |
| The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio Inc SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $26,900 |
| The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio Inc SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $26,500 |
| CRU SUPPORT PROGRAMS | Orlando, FL | $25,059 |
| Remember the Alamo Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 |
| Texas Biomed SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 |
| United Way of San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 |
| Scouting America SUPPORT PROGRAMS | Irving, TX | $25,000 |
| Arboretum San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 |
| Arboretum San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin SUPPORT PROGRAMS | Austin, TX | $20,000 |
| Haven for Hope SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 |
| Tobin Center for the Performing Arts SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 |
| San Antonio Youth for Christ SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $15,700 |
| San Antonio Youth for Christ SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 |
| Tobin Center for the Performing Arts SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 |
| San Antonio Youth for Christ SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 |
| Remember the Alamo Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $12,500 |
| Cleft of the Rock Church SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $12,500 |
| Cleft of the Rock Church SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 |
| Cenikor Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Opera San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 |
| Tobin Center for the Performing Arts SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 |
| Special Reach Inc SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 |
| Pape-Dawson Charitable Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $7,500 |
| Pape-Dawson Charitable Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $7,500 |
| Pape-Dawson Charitable Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $7,500 |
| San Pedro Playhouse SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $7,500 |
| Jewish Federation of San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 |
| San Antonio Area Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes SUPPORT PROGRAMS | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| United Negro College Fund SUPPORT PROGRAMS | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Las Misiones SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 |
| Lift Fund SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 |
| Opera San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 |
| Classical Music Institute SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 |
| Witte Museum SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 |
| Opera San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $3,200 |
| The World Affairs Council of San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $2,500 |
| Ballet San Antonio SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $2,500 |
| Klrn SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $2,500 |
| Leija Family Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $2,000 |
| Youth Center of Texas SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $1,000 |
| San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc SUPPORT PROGRAMS | San Antonio, TX | $500 |
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