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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3318226

The Dillard Foundation

A private foundation in Boulder, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $527,200 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Christopher Dillard
44 Cocoanut Row Apt B118
Palm Beach, FL 33480
(561) 703-6144
Form and materials
Letter of application on the organization's letterhead stating the purpose of the grant and amount requested. A copy of the internal revenue service letter of acceptance as a 501(c)(3) organization must be included.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $527,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,527,478

  • Tax year 2023

    $541,125

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,818,343

  • Tax year 2022

    $483,700

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,227,392

  • Tax year 2021

    $431,160

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,440,993

  • Tax year 2020

    $565,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,824,569

  • Tax year 2019

    $301,356

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,111,940

  • Tax year 2018

    $308,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,935,720

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $250,000
  2. The Santa Fe OperaSanta Fe, NM

    Unrestricted

    $150,000
  3. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  4. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $11,100
  5. Opera OmahaOmaha, NE

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. Wisconsin Medical ProjectMadison, WI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Museum of New Mexico FoundationSanta Fe, NM

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $250,00060% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $161,00039% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana1 grant $250,000
  2. New Mexico2 grants $151,000
  3. Nebraska1 grant $10,000
  4. Wisconsin1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • David B DillardPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Annakarin DillardVP/S/T Hours 5Pay $0
  • James DillardBOARD MBR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Christopher DillardBOARD MBR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth LewisBOARD MBR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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