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Filing year 2024

DOWD FOUNDATION INC

Charlotte, North Carolina·EIN 56-6061389·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$8.9M
Total assets
$79.6M
Total expenses
$5.2M
Reported officers
6

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. DOWD FOUNDATION INC reported 6 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President/director
Vice President/director
Treasurer/secretary
Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$4.4M

Itemized grants

162

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$500k
UNC CHARLOTTE FOUNDATIONCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$500k
ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION - THE CENTER FOR ONCOLOGYCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$400k
CAROLINAS AVIATION MUSEUMCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$250k
CPCC FOUNDATION - PLUMBING & PIPE FITTING CAREERSCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$250k
CPCC FOUNDATION - PLUMBING & PIPE FITTING CAREERSCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$250k
WING HAVENCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$250k
CHRIST CHURCH CHARLOTTECHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$200k
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLIANS - HUGH MCCOLL PARKCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$125k
THE JOHN CROSLAND SCHOOLCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$125k
CAROLINA THREAD TRAILCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$100k
CROSSNORE COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDRENWINSTONSALEM, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$100k
HOPEWAY FOUNDATIONCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$83k
BROOKSTONE SCHOOLSCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$50k
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONYCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$50k
MINT MUSEUMCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$50k
UNC ALUMNI FREE SPEECH ALLIANCERICHMOND, VAASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$50k
UPLIFT - TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOLDALLAS, TXASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$50k
QUEENS UNIVERSITYCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$35k
CHARLOTTE RESCUE MISSIONCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$34k
NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUMSRALEIGH, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$34k
CRITTENTON OF NC FAMILY SERVICESCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$33k
NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUMSRALEIGH, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$33k
WINGATE UNIVERSITYWINGATE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$30k
CHARLOTTE 49ERS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONCHARLOTTE, NCASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS NEEDS AND GOALS$25k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

DOWD FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$6.3M
$4.6M
2023
$8.9M
$5.2M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in North Carolina

DOWD FOUNDATION INC reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in North Carolina earns a median of $42,970.

25th percentile
$10k
Median
$42,970
75th percentile
$100k
90th percentile
$204k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 471 organizations across 471 filings (2022 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for North Carolina
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What are DOWD FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, DOWD FOUNDATION INC reported $8.9M in total revenue and $5.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.