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Grants paid by The Dobson Foundation Inc

EIN 13-6168259 · Lancaster, PA · Form 990-PF, Part XV

The Dobson Foundation Inc of Lancaster, PA (EIN 13-6168259) reported 111 grants paid totaling $716,005 to 60 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$716,005

111 grants

Recipients

60

distinct organizations

Tax years

2020–2025

5 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
202022$168,000
202231$151,005
202324$137,150
202420$122,300
202514$137,550

Top recipients

The 60 recipients receiving the most from The Dobson Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 60 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
National Audubon Society IncUNew York, NY4$101,1552025
National Museum of Racing 14-1421321BSaratoga Springs, NY3$70,5002025
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust 23-7303162BDamariscotta, ME5$60,0002025
Seabird InstituteUBremen, ME3$50,0002025
Lancaster Historical Society Inc 04-3155121BLancaster, MA1$36,0002020
Yale UniversityUBoothbay, ME2$32,7002025
Yale UniversityUNew Haven, CT2$31,5002023
Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster 23-1352044BLancaster, PA5$31,0002025
The Peregrine FundUBremen, ME2$30,0002025
Lancaster County Historical SocietyULancaster, PA2$26,3502025
The Peregrine Fund Inc 23-1969973BBoise, ID3$16,0002023
Audubon Society MaineUFalmouth, ME3$15,0002023
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens IncUNew York, NY2$15,0002025
The Adriondack Council Inc 14-1594386CElizabethtown, NY3$15,0002023
National Museum of Dance 22-2683076BSaratoga Springs, NY1$12,0002023
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc 01-0476545BBoothbay, ME2$11,0002023
World Central Kitchen 27-3521132CWashington, DC2$10,0002023
Cornell University 52-1538580BIthaca, NY1$10,0002020
NYC Bird AllianceUNew York, NY1$10,0002024
Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Founda 52-1918953CElkton, MD1$10,0002024
National Steeplechase Association 52-1966554BElkton, MD1$10,0002022
Audubon Society New York 14-1698061DNew York, NY1$10,0002024
Lancaster Farmland Trust 20-4233446BStrasburg, PA2$10,0002023
Westover School Inc 06-0646961BMiddlebury, CT3$9,0002023
Green City Force Inc 80-0428040BBrooklyn, NY3$8,0002023
Amazon Conservation Association 52-2211305CWashington, DC4$8,0002025
St Lukes School 45-5288724CNew York, NY2$6,0002025
Unity CollegeUUnity, ME1$5,0002020
National Resources Defense CouncilUAlbany, NY1$5,0002022
Rachels Network 31-1644905BWashington, DC1$5,0002022
Natural Resources Defense Council 13-2654926BNew York, NY1$5,0002020
The Wilderness Society 53-0167933CWashington, DC3$3,0002023
International Crane Foundation Ince 39-1187711CBaraboo, WI3$3,0002023
Chesapeake Bay FoundationUNew Haven, CT2$2,5002025
Saratoga Historical SocietyUSaratoga Springs, NY1$2,5002023
Jalopy TheatreUBrooklyn, NY1$2,5002024
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra 23-6299058BLancaster, PA3$2,0002024
American School of Classical Studie 37-1579124DPrinceton, NJ1$2,0002025
Island Press-Center for Resource EcUWashington, DC2$2,0002022
Lancaster Farmland TrustUWashington, DC2$2,0002025
Adirondack Land Trust Inc 22-2559576BKeene, NY2$2,0002022
Humane SocietyUWashington, DC2$2,0002023
Jalopy Theatre and School of MusicUBrooklyn, NY2$1,5002022
St Lukes SchoolUBarrington, RI1$1,0002023
Chesapeake Bay Foundation 52-6065757BAnnapolis, MD1$1,0002023
New York Law School 13-5645885BNew York, NY1$1,0002023
Saratoga Plan Inc 14-1706013CSaratoga Springs, NY1$1,0002020
Water Street MissionUBoothbay Harbor, ME1$1,0002024
St Pauls Church 95-6208208CVentura, CA1$1,0002022
Water Street Mission 23-6004676DLancaster, PA2$1,0002023
Alliance for the Chesapeake BayUCambridge, CAMBRIDGE1$1,0002024
American Birding Association Inc 23-7110058DDelaware City, DE1$1,0002020
Lenfest Institute for JournalismUPhiladelphia, PA1$1,0002022
Saratoga County History Center 14-1543968BBallston Spa, NY1$1,0002022
Northeast Wilderness Trust 01-0729039BMontpelier, VT2$1,0002023
Boothbay Region Land Trust 01-0371869BBoothbay Harbor, ME1$1,0002024
Saratoga Historical SocietyUMontpelier, VT1$5002024
Will Seed ProjectUPortland, ME1$5002020
Allegro Orchestra LancasterULancaster, PA1$5002022
Buffalo Bill CenterUCody, WY1$3002024

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 111 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by The Dobson Foundation Inc
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025National Museum of Racing Saratoga Springs, NYB$35,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025Yale University Boothbay, MEU$22,700paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025Lancaster County Historical Society Lancaster, PAU$15,350paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025National Audubon Society New York, NYU$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025The Peregrine Fund Bremen, MEU$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025Seabird Institute Rockland, MEU$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster Lancaster, PAB$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc New York, NYU$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025St Lukes School New York, NYC$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025Amazon Conservation Association Washington, DCB$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust Damariscotta, MEB$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025American School of Classical Studie Princeton, NJD$2,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025Chesapeake Bay Foundation New Haven, CTU$1,500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2025Lancaster Farmland Trust Washington, DCU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202640859349100804
2024Seabird Institute Rockland, MEU$20,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024The Peregrine Fund Bremen, MEU$20,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Lancaster County Historical Society Lancaster, PAU$11,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Founda Elkton, MDC$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Yale University Boothbay, MEU$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc New York, NYU$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024NYC Bird Alliance New York, NYU$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Audubon Society New York New York, NYD$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust Damariscotta, MEB$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Jalopy Theatre Brooklyn, NYU$2,500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024St Lukes School New York, NYC$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Cambridge, CAMBRIDGEU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Water Street Mission Boothbay Harbor, MEU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Chesapeake Bay Foundation New Haven, CTU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Lancaster Symphony Orchestra Lancaster, PAB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Boothbay Region Land Trust Boothbay Harbor, MEB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Lancaster Farmland Trust Washington, DCU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster Lancaster, PAB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Saratoga Historical Society Montpelier, VTU$500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2024Buffalo Bill Center Cody, WYU$300paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202542339349100104
2023Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust Damariscotta, MEB$30,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023National Audubon Society Inc New York, NYU$20,650paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023National Museum of Dance Saratoga Springs, NYB$12,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Yale University New Haven, CTU$11,500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc Boothbay, MEB$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023The Peregrine Fund Boise, IDB$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023World Central Kitchen Washington, DCC$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Lancaster Farmland Trust Strasburg, PAB$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster Lancaster, PAB$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Westover School Middlebury Ct Middlebury, CTD$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Audubon Society Maine Falmouth, MEU$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023The Adriondack Council Inc Elizabethtown, NYC$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Saratoga Historical Society Saratoga Springs, NYU$2,500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Green City Force Brooklyn, NYB$2,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023The Wilderness Society Washington, DCB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023New York Law School New York, NYB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Chesapeake Bay Foundation Annapolis, MDB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023The Humane Society Washington, DCU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023St Lukes School Barrington, RIU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023International Crane Foundation Inc Baraboo, WIB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Amazon Conservation Association Washington, DCC$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Water Street Mission Lancaster, PAD$500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Lancaster Symphony Orchestra Lancaster, PAB$500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2023Northeast Wilderness Trust Montpelier, VTB$500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202403209349100520
2022National Audubon Society Inc New York, NYU$20,505paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022National Museum of Racing Saratoga Springs, NYB$20,500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Yale University New Haven, CTU$20,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Seabird Institute Bremen, MEU$20,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022National Steeplechase Association Elkton, MDB$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022World Central Kitchen Washington, DCC$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022National Resources Defense Council Albany, NYU$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Audubon Society Maine Falmouth, MEU$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022The Peregrine Fund Boise, IDB$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Rachels Network Washington, DCB$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust Damariscotta, MEB$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022The Adriondack Council Inc Elizabethtown, NYC$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster Lancaster, PAB$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Lancaster Farmland Trust Strasburg, PAB$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022The Wilderness Society Washington, DCB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Jalopy Theatre and School of Music Brooklyn, NYU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022St Pauls Church Ventura, CAC$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Amazon Conservation Association Washington, DCC$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Green City Force Brooklyn, NYB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Humane Society Washington, DCU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022International Crane Foundation Inc Baraboo, WIB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Adirondack Land Trust Keene, NYB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Lenfest Institute for Journalism Philadelphia, PAU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Westover School Middlebury Ct Middlebury, CTD$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Saratoga County History Center Ballston Spa, NYB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Island Press-Center for Resource Ec Washington, DCU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc Boothbay, MEB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Lancaster Symphony Orchestra Lancaster, PAB$500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Northeast Wilderness Trust Montpelier, VTB$500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Allegro Orchestra Lancaster Lancaster, PAU$500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2022Water Street Mission Lancaster, PAD$500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202343189349100709
2020National Audubon Society Inc New York, NYU$50,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Lancaster Historical Society Inc Lancaster, MAB$36,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020National Museum of Racing Saratoga Springs, NYB$15,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501202240119349100809
2020Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster Lancaster, PAB$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust Damariscotta, MEB$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Cornell University Ithaca, NYB$10,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NYB$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Unity College Unity, MEU$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020The Adriondack Council Inc Elizabethtown, NYC$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Green City Force Inc Brooklyn, NYB$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Audubon Society Maine Falmouth, MEU$5,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Westover School Inc Middlebury, CTB$3,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020The Peregrine Fund Inc Boise, IDB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Island Press-Center for Resource Ec Washington, DCU$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Saratoga Plan Inc Saratoga Springs, NYC$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Amazon Conservation Association Washington, DCC$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Adirondack Land Trust Inc Keene, NYB$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020American Birding Association Inc Delaware City, DED$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020The Wilderness Society Washington, DCC$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020International Crane Foundation Ince Baraboo, WIC$1,000paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Jalopy Theatre and School of Music Brooklyn, NYU$500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809
2020Will Seed Project Portland, MEU$500paidTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE202240119349100809

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-12-31not stated2025v4.0202640859349100804
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.2202542339349100104
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.1202403209349100520
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202343189349100709
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202240119349100809

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/136168259.json.

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