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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 74-6443176

The Dotson Family Foundation

A private foundation in Tulsa, OK. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 6 grants and $100,308 paid in grants.

Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2021

    $100,308

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,294,791
  • Tax year 2019

    $41,401

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,295,574
  • Tax year 2018

    $180,295

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,346,441

Grants paid in 2021

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Gilcrease MuseumTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $45,000
  2. Saint Johns Episcopal ChurchTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $37,808
  3. Children's Organ Transplant AssociationBloomington, IN

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    $5,000
  4. Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  5. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  6. Arts Alliance TulsaTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,00067% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma3 grants $85,308
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $10,000
  3. Indiana1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • George S DotsonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Phyllis N DotsonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sarah MathewsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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