Horace Dawson Foundation
EIN 366059767Total Given 2020–2024
$469K
244 grants · $94K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $533–$2K
grant size
37%
supporter · 49/133 multi-year
repeat
$2.6M
Assets (2024)
133
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(206) 922-2641
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $89K | $2.2M | $58K | 47 |
| 2021 | $90K | $2.5M | $52K | 47 |
| 2022 | $102K | $2.1M | $85K | 55 |
| 2023 | $101K | $2.3M | $61K | 45 |
| 2024 | $88K | $2.6M | $50K | 50 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 244 grants on record
Minimum
$25
25th Pctl
$533
Median
$1K
Average
$2K
75th Pctl
$2K
Maximum
$14K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
MA
MARGARET Alkire
President
Leadership
HA
H Andrew Alkire
President
Leadership
RK
Richard D Kahlenberg
Director & Treasurer
Leadership
JK
Jeannette D Kahlenberg
Secretary & Treasurer
Leadership
EC
Elizabeth a Chabin
Secretary
Leadership
TP
Trudi K Picciano
Director
JF
Joy K Fallon
Director
MA
Margaret D Alkire
President
Leadership
JK
Jeannette D Kahlenberg
Secretary & Treasurer
Leadership
TP
Trudi K Picciano
Director
EC
Elizabeth a Chabin
Director
RA
Robert L Alkire
Director
RK
Richard D Kahlenberg
Director
JF
Joy K Fallon
Director
HA
H Andrew Alkire
Director
MA
Margaret D Alkire
President
Leadership
JK
Jeannette D Kahlenberg
Secretary & Treasurer
Leadership
JF
Joy K Fallon
Director
TP
Trudi K Picciano
Director
HA
H Andrew Alkire
Director
RK
Richard D Kahlenberg
Director
EC
Elizabeth a Chabin
Director
RA
Robert L Alkire
Director
MA
Margaret D Alkire
President
Leadership
JK
Jeannette D Kahlenberg
Sec./Treasurer
Leadership
EC
Elizabeth a Chabin
Director
RA
Robert L Alkire
Director
RK
Richard D Kahlenberg
Director
TP
Trudi K Picciano
Director
JF
Joy Kahlenberg Fallon
Director
HA
H Andrew Alkire
Director
MA
Margaret D Alkire
President
Leadership
JK
Jeannette D Kahlenberg
Sec./Treasurer
Leadership
EC
Elizabeth a Chabin
Director
RA
Robert L Alkire
Director
RK
Richard D Kahlenberg
Director
TP
Trudi K Picciano
Director
JF
Joy Kahlenberg Fallon
Director
HA
H Andrew Alkire
Director
Grants Awarded (244 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Chapel | Boston, MA | $14,417 | designated for the memorial project | 2023 |
| Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes | Evanston, IL | $10,288 | DESIGNATED FOR THE Employee Education Fund IN MEMORY OF FRANCES L DAWSON | 2021 |
| Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes | Evanston, IL | $10,000 | Employee Education Fund | 2020 |
| Maryville College | Maryville, TN | $10,000 | Dawson Fund in memory of William R. and Horace | 2020 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $10,000 | Frances L. Dawson Scholarship Fund | 2020 |
| Maryville College | Maryville, TN | $10,000 | Designated for the Dawson Fund in memory of William R. and Horace Dawson | 2021 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $10,000 | Designated for the Frances L. Dawson Scholarship Fund | 2021 |
| Chautauqua Institution | Chautauqua, NY | $10,000 | In Memory of Richard W Kahlenberg | 2023 |
| Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes | Evanston, IL | $10,000 | designated for the Employee Education PROJECT in memory of Frances L Dawson and Horace Dawson | 2023 |
| Maryville College | Maryville, TN | $10,000 | designated for the Dawson Fund in memory of William R and Horace Dawson | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | in memory of James L Alkire, Disaster Relief, international relief programs, Ukrainian relief | 2023 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $10,000 | Designated for the Frances L Dawson Scholarship Fund | 2023 |
| Chautauqua Institution | Chautauqua, NY | $10,000 | In Memory of Richard W. Kahlenberg | 2024 |
| Geneva Foundation of Presbyterian Homes | Evanston, IL | $10,000 | Designated for the Employee Education Project in memory of FRANCES L DAWSON AND HORACE DAWSON | 2024 |
| Maryville College | Maryville, TN | $10,000 | DESIGNATED FOR THE DAWSON FUND IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM R AND HORACE DAWSON | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | IN MEMORY OF JAMES L ALKIRE, DISASTER RELIEF, INTERNATIONAL RELIEF PROGRAMS, UKRAINIAN RELIEF | 2024 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $10,000 | designated for theFrances L. Dawson Scholarship Fund | 2024 |
| Chautauqua Institution | Chautauqua, NY | $10,000 | designated for the Richard W Kahlenberg and Jeannette D Kahlenberg Lectureship Fund in Memory of Richard W Kahlenberg | 2022 |
| Geneva Foundation | Evanston, IL | $10,000 | designated for the Employee Education Fund in memory of Frances L Dawson and Horace Dawson | 2022 |
| Maryville College | Maryville, TN | $10,000 | designated for the Dawson Fund in memory of William R and Horace Dawson | 2022 |
| Presbyterian Church USA | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | in memory of James L Alkire, Disaster Relief, international relief programs, Ukrainian relief | 2022 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $10,000 | Designated for the Frances L Dawson Scholarship Fund | 2022 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Concord, CA | $7,210 | SUPPORT PROGRAM SERVICE AND IN MEMORY OF JAMES ALKIRE | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $5,700 | SUPPORT PROGRAM SERVICE | 2021 |
| Chautauqua Institution | Chautauqua, NY | $5,144 | CHAUTAUQUA FUND IN MEMORY OF RICHARD W. KAHLENBERG | 2021 |