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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-1041534

The Dobson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Stevensville, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $14,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $212,218

  • Tax year 2024

    $23,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $186,897

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,440

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $152,789

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $109,255

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $88,372

  • Tax year 2020

    $14,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $72,493

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sisters Academy of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    Education

    $6,000
  2. Veteran and Military Support AllianceRockville, MD

    Veteran support

    $5,000
  3. Haven MinistriesQueenstown, MD

    Food kitchen

    $1,000
  4. Well Spring Life MinistryAnnapolis, MD

    Pregnancy support

    $1,000
  5. Church Hill TheatreChurch Hill, MD

    Community arts

    $1,000

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 $1,00050% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland5 grants $14,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sharon DobsonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sharon DobsonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sharon DobsonTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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