Arizona · Private foundation
John Dawson Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 22
- Grants FY2024
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 53%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 17
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 8
- Total assets, FY2024
- $30M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 53% of the organizations John Dawson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 21 | $1.2M | 38% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $1.1M | 53% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $400k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research | $300,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Inc | $275,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arizona Freedom Foundation | $175,000 | 3 | 19% |
| Cato Institute | $150,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission | $135,000 | 3 | 16% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Mindfulness First | $100,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Build Our Little Theater Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 95% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research | $300,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Inc | $275,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arizona Freedom Foundation | $175,000 | 3 | 19% |
| Cato Institute | $150,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission | $135,000 | 3 | 16% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Mindfulness First | $100,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Build Our Little Theater Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 95% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Executive Council Charities | $60,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Center for Arizona Policy Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Fiesta Events Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Institute for Justice | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Beyond Autism Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Libertas Network | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Autism Life and Living Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Arizona Council on Economic Educat | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Celebrate Life International Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| US Amateur Weightlifting Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($875k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
John Dawson Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 21 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: Arizona Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About John Dawson Foundation
- How much does John Dawson Foundation give?
- John Dawson Foundation reported 22 grants totaling $1,215,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 17 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does John Dawson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (21%), Human Services (19%), Arts & Culture (13%).
- Who are John Dawson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research ($300k), Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Inc ($275k), Arizona Freedom Foundation ($175k).
- Does John Dawson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does John Dawson 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 John Dawson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arizona Community Foundation, American Endowment Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
- Where is John Dawson Foundation based?
- John Dawson Foundation is based in AZ.
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