San Antonio Zoo
SAN ANTONIO, TX
$200KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Support programs
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Sam and Laura Dawson Family Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 83-1264255 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Sam and Laura Dawson Family Foundat
- Phone
- (210) 375-9000
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- Public charities qualifying as 501(c)(3) organizations that wish to request a grant should submit such request to the foundation board of directors, including a detailed description as to the purpose and use of such grant in the event it is made, along with a copy of the organization's favorable determination letter issued by the internal revenue service recognizing such organization as a 501(c)(3) organization.
- Restrictions
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
- Contact
- SAM AND LAURA DAWSON FAMILY FOUNDAT
- Address
- 3 CEYLON SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78230
- Phone
- 2103759000
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Application materials
- PUBLIC CHARITIES QUALIFYING AS 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THAT WISH TO REQUEST A GRANT SHOULD SUBMIT SUCH REQUEST TO THE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING A DETAILED DESCRIPTION AS TO THE PURPOSE AND USE OF SUCH GRANT IN THE EVENT IT IS MADE, ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FAVORABLE DETERMINATION LETTER ISSUED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE RECOGNIZING SUCH ORGANIZATION AS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.
- Restrictions
- N/A
Reported organization name: SAM AND LAURA DAWSON FAMILY 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 | 19 | $907.6K |
| 2024 | 20 | $394.1K |
Where Sam and Laura Dawson Family 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.
Trinity Baptist Church
SAN ANTONIO, TX
$154.6KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Support programs
Trinity Baptist Church
SAN ANTONIO, TX
$151.5KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Support programs
The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio Inc
SAN ANTONIO, TX
$139KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Support programs
The University of Texas at San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, TX
$100KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Support programs
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (39 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Sam and Laura Dawson Family 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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