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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-6829649

Dawson Heritage Foundation 30535007936

A private foundation in Pine Bluff, AR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $811,368 paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
James Dawson
700 Colonial Dr
Webb City, MO 64870
(417) 673-1064
Form and materials
Letter of inquiry
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Preferences to charity in webb city mo and surrounding area

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $811,368

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,407,554
  • Tax year 2024

    $662,369

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,042,959
  • Tax year 2023

    $220,899

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,105,742
  • Tax year 2022

    $201,135

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,253,483
  • Tax year 2021

    $249,657

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,282,753
  • Tax year 2020

    $223,883

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,297,817
  • Tax year 2019

    $202,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,035,226
  • Tax year 2018

    $212,700

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,983,808

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Webb City Park & RecWebb City, MO

    General support

    $570,202
  2. New Heights Christian AcademySpringfield, MO

    General support

    $100,000
  3. Joplin Regional Medical School AllianceSpringfield, MO

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Quarles Enterprises LLCWebb City, MO

    General support

    $48,046
  5. Freedom EncounterSpringfield, MO

    General support

    $20,000
  6. Airport Community ChurchSpringfield, MO

    General support

    $10,000
  7. The Flight of BataanSpringfield, MO

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Heartland Canines for VeteransSpringfield, MO

    General support

    $5,000
  9. North Main Street Baptist ChurchSpringfield, MO

    General support

    $1,800
  10. Southwest Missouri Special OlympicsSpringfield, MO

    General support

    $1,000
  11. The Nra FoundationColumbia, MO

    General support

    $320

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $320100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri11 grants $811,368

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Simmons BankTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $20,085
  • James DawsonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jonathan DawsonSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nathan DawsonASSISTANT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jay LogalDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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