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The Dillon Fund Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-6400226 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $2.1M
- Grants reported
- 54
- Median grant
- $15K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54 | $2.1M |
Where The Dillon Fund gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The POLG Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $500k for the benefit of its three-year global Natural History Study, $60k for general contribution | 2024 | $560K |
| Eaglebrook School | Deerfield, MA | DINING HALL PROJECT; GENERAL CONTRIBUTION | 2024 | $255K |
| The Nature Conservancy - MDDC Chapter | Bethesda, MD | ESSENTIAL FORESTS FUND, BARN RENOVATION TO CREATE THE TRUMAN AND NELLIE SEMANS CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEARNING, BALTIMORE HARBOR BENEFICIAL USE, ANNUAL OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS | 2024 | $135K |
| Living Classrooms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | Endowment Fund and annual operational requirements | 2024 | $110K |
| Islesboro Islands Trust | Islesboro, ME | CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT IIT CENTER | 2024 | $100K |
| The Conservation Fund | Stuart, FL | general contribution | 2024 | $100K |
| Turtle Key Arts Trust | LONDON | annual budgetary requirements | 2024 | $62.5K |
| Jemicy School | Owings Mills, MD | general contribution | 2024 | $50K |
| The Brookings Institution | WASHINGTON, DC | a contribution towards Governance Studies | 2024 | $50K |
| Depaul USA | Chicago, IL | for the benefit of MedAid International | 2024 | $50K |
| Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation | MONTREUX | general operating fund | 2024 | $30K |
| John F Kennedy Library Foundation | Boston, MA | to help defray the costs of the Richard Aldous book event | 2024 | $30K |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | FBO Criminal Justice Programs in the U.S. | 2024 | $30K |
| Global Caring Alliance | Medford, OR | general contribution | 2024 | $30K |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | to support Archibald Perkins, MD, Ph.D.'s on-going research program focused on developing a cure for infant leukemia | 2024 | $30K |
| Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International | Atlanta, GA | Towards the Education Program; RWANDA COMMUNITY PROGRAMS | 2024 | $30K |
| Harvard School of Public Health | BOSTON, MA | annual fund | 2024 | $30K |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | general contribution | 2024 | $25K |
| Getting Out and Staying Out | New York, NY | general contribution | 2024 | $20K |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | to the Department of Asian Art Chairman's Discretionary Fund | 2024 | $20K |
| For Farmers Movement | Andes, NY | general contribution | 2024 | $20K |
| Jerusalem Peacebuilders Inc | Houston, TX | annual operational needs | 2024 | $20K |
| Center for Larger Landscape Conservation | Bozeman, MT | annual operational requirements | 2024 | $20K |
| Spring Island Trust | Okatie, SC | general contribution | 2024 | $20K |
| Islesboro Affordable Property | ISLESBORO, ME | general contribution | 2024 | $20K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Dillon Fund's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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 e-file archive.