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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3721096

The Black Dog Foundation

A private foundation in The Plains, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $124,250 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $124,250

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,720,182

  • Tax year 2023

    $141,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,690,815

  • Tax year 2022

    $107,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,758,897

  • Tax year 2021

    $126,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,765,471

  • Tax year 2020

    $152,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,584,527

  • Tax year 2019

    $107,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,488,310

  • Tax year 2018

    $101,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,534,407

  • Tax year 2017

    $102,250

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,545,746

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Doctors Without Borders (medicnes Sans Frontiers)Hagerstown, MD

    General use

    $19,250
  2. World Resources InstituteWashington, DC

    General use

    $13,000
  3. Nature Conservancy of VirginiaArlington, VA

    General use

    $12,000
  4. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General use

    $10,000
  5. Halo TrustThornhill, United Kingdom

    General use

    $9,000
  6. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General use

    $7,500
  7. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General use

    $7,000
  8. WamuWashington, DC

    General use

    $6,500
  9. ACLU of VirginiaRichmond, VA

    General use

    $6,000
  10. NAACP Legal Defense & Education FundNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,500
  11. Blue Ridge Abortion FundCharlottesvle, VA

    General use

    $5,000
  12. Finley's Green Leap Forward FundBroad Run, VA

    General use

    $5,000
  13. Bald Head Island ConservancyBald Head Isl, NC

    General use

    $3,000
  14. Piedmont Environmental CouncilWarrenton, VA

    General use

    $3,000
  15. Fauquier Free ClinicWarrenton, VA

    General use

    $2,500
  16. Reserva Youth Land TrustWashington, DC

    General use

    $2,500
  17. African American Historical AssociationThe Plains, VA

    General use

    $2,000
  18. Literacy Volunteers of Fauquier CountyWarrenton, VA

    General use

    $2,000
  19. AyudaWashington, DC

    General use

    $2,000
  20. Mara Elephant ProjectCarmel, IN

    General use

    $1,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid2 grants $20,00035% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $18,50033% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $12,50022% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $2,0004% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $2,0004% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia6 grants $41,000
  2. Virginia8 grants $37,500
  3. Maryland1 grant $19,250
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $7,500
  5. New York1 grant $5,500
  6. North Carolina1 grant $3,000
  7. Indiana1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Timothy P DunnTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ellen R StofanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ryan DunnTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Emily C DunnTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah CG DunnTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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