Mississippi · Private foundation
Dowdle Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $101k
- Granted FY2018
- 15
- Grants FY2018
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
95% of Dowdle Foundation’s FY2019 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2019 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Dowdle Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 8 organizations, $101k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 15
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 4
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 13% of the organizations Dowdle Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 50% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 15 | $101k | 13% |
| FY2017 | 13 | $70k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Watchman International Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Teen Challenge of Mississippi Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Palmer Home for Children | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Last House on the Block Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American Family Association Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Camp Rising Sun Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 4% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($110k), not named here.
About Dowdle Foundation
- How much does Dowdle Foundation give?
- Dowdle Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $101,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 15 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Dowdle Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (81%), Religion (7%), Human Services (6%).
- Who are Dowdle Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: The Watchman International Inc ($50k), St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc ($15k), Teen Challenge of Mississippi Inc ($15k).
- Does Dowdle Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Dowdle Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Where is Dowdle Foundation based?
- Dowdle Foundation is based in MS.
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