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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6168259

The Dobson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Lancaster, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 29 grants and $241,750 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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 2025

    $241,750

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $4,982,914

  • Tax year 2024

    $234,770

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $3,529,091

  • Tax year 2023

    $250,650

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $4,167,771

  • Tax year 2022

    $237,505

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $4,591,967

  • Tax year 2021

    $477,525

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,693,315

  • Tax year 2020

    $238,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $5,060,981

  • Tax year 2019

    $349,450

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $5,292,107

  • Tax year 2018

    $244,380

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,444,373

Grants paid in 2025

29 grants, largest first

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

  1. National Museum of RacingSaratoga SPGS, NY

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $35,000
  2. Yale UniversityBoothbay, ME

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $22,700
  3. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $20,000
  4. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $20,000
  5. Lancaster County Historical SocietyLancaster, PA

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $15,350
  6. National Audubon SocietyNew York, NY

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $10,000
  7. Boys and Girls Club of LancasterLancaster, PA

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $10,000
  9. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $10,000
  10. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $10,000
  11. The Peregrine FundBoise, ID

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $10,000
  12. Seabird InstituteRockland, ME

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $10,000
  13. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $10,000
  14. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $10,000
  15. Coastal Rivers Conservation TrustDamariscotta, ME

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $5,000
  16. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens IncBoothbay, ME

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $5,000
  17. St Lukes SchoolNew York, NY

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $5,000
  18. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $5,000
  19. Amazon Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $5,000
  20. Friends of Lopez Island PoolLopez Island, WA

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $5,000
  21. American School of Classical StudiePrinceton, NJ

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $2,000
  22. Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $1,500
  23. Lancaster Farmland TrustWashington, DC

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $1,000
  24. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $1,000
  25. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $1,000
  26. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $1,000
  27. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $500
  28. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $500
  29. Individual

    To accomplish 501c3 purpose

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $35,00057% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $16,50027% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5,0008% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $55,000
  2. Maine4 grants $47,700
  3. Pennsylvania2 grants $25,350
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $6,000
  5. Washington1 grant $5,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $2,000
  7. Connecticut1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sarah Jeffords EsqPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kenneth TotiloTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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