San Diego Botanical Gardens
ENCINITAS, CA
$570KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Pavillion construction support
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Donald C and Elizabeth M Dickinson Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 33-0653203 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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- Contact
- Executive Director
- Phone
- (858) 280-8868
- Deadlines
- October 31
- Application materials
- Written format specifying dollar amount requested, proposed use of requested funds, and evidence of non-profit status.
- Restrictions
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
- Contact
- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Address
- 7456 LA MANTANZA SAN DIEGO, CA, 92127
- Phone
- 8582808868
- Deadlines
- OCTOBER 31
- Application materials
- WRITTEN FORMAT SPECIFYING DOLLAR AMOUNT REQUESTED, PROPOSED USE OF REQUESTED FUNDS, AND EVIDENCE OF NON-PROFIT STATUS.
- Restrictions
- NONE
Reported organization name: DONALD C AND ELIZABETH M DICKINSON FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | 18 | $2.7M |
Where Donald C and Elizabeth M Dickinson Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
National Cowboy Museum
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
$510KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Education
National Cowboy Museum
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
$500KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Education
Cygnet Theater
SAN DIEGO, CA
$375KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Education
Radys Childrens Hospital
SAN DIEGO, CA
$363KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General support
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (35 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Donald C and Elizabeth M Dickinson Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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