Private foundation · EIN 56-6022339 · Charlotte, NC · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The Dickson Foundation's grants went

It reported $3.42M in grants paid across 167 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 72.1% of those dollars to 101 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORM OF A LETTER.
Deadlines
THERE ARE NO APPLICATION DEADLINES.
Restrictions
THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT PROVIDE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON LOCAL GIVING.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 163 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Coalition for Liberty
Charlotte, NC · EIN 88-2759129
$625,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Ctr Foundation
Charlotte, NC · no confident EIN match
$301,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Davidson College
Davidson, NC · EIN 56-0529961
$182,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Hospice & Palliative CARE Charlotte Region
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-1219017
$126,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Sullenberger Aviation Museum
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-1769105
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Central Piedmont Community College Foundation
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-0890420
$103,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Nc State University
Raleigh, NC · no confident EIN match
$102,500GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Crossnore Communities for Children
Crossnore, NC · EIN 56-0567980
$102,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC · EIN 56-0529990
$101,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Dilworth Center
Charlotte, NC · no confident EIN match
$101,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation
Boone, NC · EIN 20-4625618
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation
Charlotte, NC · EIN 46-1172548
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Wing Haven Foundation Inc Dba Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-1014180
$61,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Southminster
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-1443222
$55,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Charlotte Country Day School
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-0623935
$52,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Charlotte Rescue Mission
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-0571223
$51,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Charlotte Neuroscience Foundation Dba Memory and Movement Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · EIN 46-4329944
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.70
Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy
Raleigh, NC · EIN 20-8421281
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Hopeway Foundation
Charlotte, NC · EIN 46-4510365
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Trinity Episcopal School
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-2059568
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Turning Point USA
Indianapolis, IN · EIN 80-0835023
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-1045299
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Crittenton
Charlotte, NC · no confident EIN match
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Nc Zoo Society
Asheboro, NC · no confident EIN match
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
United Way of Greater Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-0529948
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
The Umbrella Center
Charlotte, NC · no confident EIN match
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Gaston County Family YMCA
Gastonia, NC · EIN 56-0655420
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.82
The Generals Redoubt
Lexington, VA · EIN 84-1863901
$27,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
The Symphony of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-1582352
$26,200GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 0.99
UNC Health Foundation
Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 56-6057494
$26,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
The Dereck Whittenburg Foundation
Raleigh, NC · EIN 47-3311760
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Heart Math Tutoring
Charlotte, NC · EIN 46-4366030
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC · EIN 58-1437002
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Brookstone Schools
Charlotte, NC · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Fftc - Carolina Thread Trail
Charlotte, NC · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
YMCA - Williams YMCA of Avery County
Newland, NC · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Nc Coastal Federation
Newport, NC · no confident EIN match
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Nc State University
Raleigh, NC · no confident EIN match
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Make-A-Wish Central & Western Nc
Charlotte, NC · no confident EIN match
$16,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Habitat for Humanity Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · no confident EIN match
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Ducks Unlimited
Memphis, TN · EIN 13-5643799
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORTKnown alias 1.00
Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC · EIN 56-0657294
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Pardee Memorial Hospital Foundation
Hendersonvlle, NC · EIN 56-1930028
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.89
Allegro Foundation
Charlotte, NC · no confident EIN match
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
The Jesse Helms Center
Wingate, NC · no confident EIN match
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Philanthropy Southeast
Atlanta, GA · EIN 56-0995114
$9,930GENERAL SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Baseball for Life Nc
Charlotte, NC · EIN 46-1852170
$6,500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.75
Arts for Life
Asheville, NC · EIN 56-2250962
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
The Childrens Theatre of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-1028031
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Linville Foundation
Linville, NC · EIN 82-1682102
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00

2 more lines ($22K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    82 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    55 recipients in common
  3. Verizon Foundation Basking Ridge, NJ
    22 recipients in common
  4. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    20 recipients in common
  5. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO
    19 recipients in common
  6. Dowd Foundation Charlotte, NC
    16 recipients in common
  7. Albemarle Foundation Charlotte, NC
    16 recipients in common
  8. C D Spangler Foundation Charlotte, NC
    15 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.