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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-1970273

Disosway Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Westerly, RI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $2.8 million paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,845,440

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $74,701,418
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,735,970

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $68,120,975
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,780,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $53,930,261
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,205,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $60,165,670
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,219,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $53,582,238
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,200,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $51,391,026

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Old Rhinebeck AerodromeRed Hook, NY

    Charitable

    $1,100,000
  2. Partners for Sacred PlacesPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $500,000
  3. New England Science & Sailing Foundation IncStonington, CT

    Charitable

    $253,440
  4. St Edmund's Retreat IncMystic, CT

    Charitable

    $250,000
  5. The Atlanta Opera CenterAtlanta, GA

    Charitable

    $200,000
  6. Sail Newport IncNewport, RI

    Charitable

    $125,000
  7. Glimmerglass FestivalCooperstown, NY

    Charitable

    $117,000
  8. Stonington Community Rowing Center IncStonington, CT

    Charitable

    $100,000
  9. Watershed Public Charter School IncLutherville, MD

    Charitable

    $100,000
  10. Watch Hill Lighthouse Keepers AssociationWesterly, RI

    Charitable

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation3 grants $478,44060% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $217,00027% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $100,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $1,217,000
  2. Connecticut3 grants $603,440
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $500,000
  4. Rhode Island2 grants $225,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $200,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Dudley D JohnsonDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & TREA Hours 2Pay $0
  • Thomas E KrugerDIRECTOR, ASST. SECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Carole H JohnsonDIRECTOR, SECRETARY & VP Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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