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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6400226

The Dillon Fund

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 54 grants and $2.1 million 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,062,009

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $31,445,861

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,841,907

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $31,131,898

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,199,853

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $32,142,708

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,260,915

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $32,483,994

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,610,805

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $32,293,213

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,784,482

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $31,668,809

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,981,063

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $31,282,334

Grants paid in 2024

54 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The POLG Foundation IncNew York, NY

    $500k for the benefit of its three-year global Natural History Study, $60k for general contribution

    $560,000
  2. Eaglebrook SchoolDeerfield, MA

    Dining hall project; general contribution

    $255,000
  3. The Nature Conservancy - MDDC ChapterBethesda, MD

    Essential forests fund, barn renovation to create the truman and nellie semans center for conservation learning, baltimore harbor beneficial use, annual operational requirements

    $135,000
  4. Living Classrooms FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Endowment Fund and annual operational requirements

    $110,000
  5. Islesboro Islands TrustIslesboro, ME

    Construction of permanent iit center

    $100,000
  6. The Conservation FundStuart, FL

    general contribution

    $100,000
  7. Turtle Key Arts TrustUnited Kingdom

    annual budgetary requirements

    $62,509
  8. Depaul USAChicago, IL

    for the benefit of MedAid International

    $50,000
  9. Jemicy SchoolOwings Mills, MD

    general contribution

    $50,000
  10. The Brookings InstitutionWashington, DC

    a contribution towards Governance Studies

    $50,000
  11. Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund InternationalAtlanta, GA

    Towards the Education Program; RWANDA COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

    $30,000
  12. Global Caring AllianceMedford, OR

    general contribution

    $30,000
  13. Harvard School of Public HealthBoston, MA

    annual fund

    $30,000
  14. Human Rights WatchNew York, NY

    FBO Criminal Justice Programs in the U.S.

    $30,000
  15. John F Kennedy Library FoundationBoston, MA

    to help defray the costs of the Richard Aldous book event

    $30,000
  16. Montreux Jazz Artists FoundationSwitzerland

    general operating fund

    $30,000
  17. University of RochesterRochester, NY

    to support Archibald Perkins, MD, Ph.D.'s on-going research program focused on developing a cure for infant leukemia

    $30,000
  18. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT

    general contribution

    $25,000
  19. Center for Larger Landscape ConservationBozeman, MT

    annual operational requirements

    $20,000
  20. For Farmers MovementAndes, NY

    general contribution

    $20,000
  21. Getting Out and Staying OutNew York, NY

    general contribution

    $20,000
  22. Islesboro Affordable PropertyIslesboro, ME

    general contribution

    $20,000
  23. Jerusalem Peacebuilders IncBrattleboro, VT

    annual operational needs

    $20,000
  24. Spring Island TrustOkatie, SC

    general contribution

    $20,000
  25. The Equus EffectSharon, CT

    general contribution

    $20,000
  26. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    to the Department of Asian Art Chairman's Discretionary Fund

    $20,000
  27. Groton SchoolGroton, MA

    annual operational requirements

    $15,000
  28. The Nature Conservancy In ConnecticutNew Haven, CT

    annual operational requirements

    $15,000
  29. Trustees Of Columbia Univ City Of NYNew York, NY

    for the benefit of Columbia Business School's Global Family Enterprise Program

    $15,000
  30. Carnegie CouncilNew York, NY

    annual operating requirements

    $10,000
  31. Horsespeak Center for Personal Dev IncBurson, CA

    general operating fund

    $10,000
  32. Lenox Hill Neighborhood HouseNew York, NY

    general contribution

    $10,000
  33. Pripet Riding ProgramRockport, ME

    general contribution

    $10,000
  34. The Land Preservation TrustCockeysville, MD

    to help defray the legal costs

    $10,000
  35. United Way of Central MarylandBaltimore, MD

    in support of the Living Classrooms Foundation

    $10,000
  36. University of Iowa Center for AdvancementIowa City, IA

    Dr. Wahls Research Fund

    $10,000
  37. Downtown Sailing CenterBaltimore, MD

    general contribution

    $7,000
  38. American Friends Of Blerancourt IncNew York, NY

    annual operational requirements

    $5,000
  39. Casa of New JerseyEast Brunswick, NJ

    general contribution

    $5,000
  40. Center for Community SolutionsSan Diego, CA

    general operating budget

    $5,000
  41. Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY

    contribution to Annual Fund

    $5,000
  42. Endometriosis Foundation of America IncNew York, NY

    general contribution

    $5,000
  43. Harvard Kennedy Schoolboston, MA

    towards the Dean's fund

    $5,000
  44. MitoactionBoston, MA

    annual budgetary needs

    $5,000
  45. Mystic Seaport MuseumMystic, CT

    Annual Fund

    $5,000
  46. Phillips AcademyAndover, MD

    in support of the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers

    $5,000
  47. River PartnersChico, CA

    general operating budget

    $5,000
  48. San Diego SymphonySan Diego, CA

    general contribution

    $5,000
  49. South Orange Rescue SquadSouth Orange, NJ

    general contribution

    $5,000
  50. St John's ChurchReisterstown, MD

    annual operational requirements

    $5,000
  51. UCSD Foundation - Friends of the Stuart CollectionLa Jolla, CA

    contribution to general operating expenses

    $2,500
  52. Big Tree Boating AssociationIslesboro, ME

    general contribution

    $2,000
  53. The Society of The CincinnatiWashington, DC

    contribution to Annual Giving Campaign

    $2,000
  54. The Bhutan FoundationWashington, DC

    general contribution

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $565,00039% of the total
  2. Education6 grants $390,00027% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $115,0008% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter2 grants $70,0005% of the total
  5. International aid3 grants $55,0004% of the total
  6. Social science1 grant $50,0003% of the total
  7. 8 other causes16 grants $191,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York12 grants $730,000
  2. Massachusetts5 grants $335,000
  3. Maryland8 grants $332,000
  4. Maine4 grants $132,000
  5. Florida1 grant $100,000
  6. District of Columbia3 grants $53,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $50,000
  8. Connecticut3 grants $40,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $30,000
  10. Oregon1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

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

  • Douglas Dillon BryanDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Sophie W BryanDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Douglas D CollinsDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Katherine WolovskyDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Mark M Collins JrDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Phyllis D CollinsDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Charlotte CunninghamPRESIDENT Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Robert de LuxembourgDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Joan M FrostDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Frances CollinsDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Marcus SiezingVICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Eileen B KaneSECRETARY Hours 0.2Pay $0

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