Tennessee · Private foundation
Dobbs Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- Median grant, FY2025
- $250,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,505,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $9.9M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hutchison School | $1,505,000 | 1 | 4% |
| St George's Independent Schools Foundation | $450,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Memphis University School | $250,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Heights Community Development Corporation | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Life | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Carnival Educational Fund Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Downline Ministries | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Dobbs Foundation
- How much does Dobbs Foundation give?
- Dobbs Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $2,230,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Dobbs Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (95%), Health (4%), Youth Development (0%).
- Who are Dobbs Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: The Hutchison School ($1.5M), St George's Independent Schools Foundation ($450k), Memphis University School ($250k).
- Does Dobbs Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Dobbs Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation of Memphis, Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Dobbs Foundation based?
- Dobbs Foundation is based in TN.
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