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William Orr Dingwall Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 521877552

William Orr Dingwall Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Washington, District of Columbia. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 102 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $22,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $963,750 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$963,750101$2.7 million
2024$1.1 million102$1.1 million

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2024 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactWilliam Orr Dingwall Foundation
PO Box 57088, Washington, DC 20037
Phone or email(202) 223-3730, kag@dingwallfoundation.org
What to submitApplications must be submitted online during the application period at www.dingwallfoundation.org
DeadlinesMarch 15- all korean ancestry grant applications april 1 - all dissertation fellowship applications
RestrictionsKorean ancestry grant - limited to undergraduate study at a four-year college or university and to students of asian ancestry. Dissertation felllowship in the foundations of languages - limited to graduate students in the areas of cognitive, clinical and neural foundation of language who have completed all but their doctoral dissertation.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What William Orr Dingwall Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 32 states, the most to California. It also paid $11,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
California19$203,000
Texas8$108,000
Massachusetts8$83,000
Pennsylvania6$69,000
Maryland6$65,500
New York4$49,000
New Jersey5$44,000
Connecticut4$40,500
Minnesota3$36,000
Oregon4$34,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 102 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$22,500
Individual
CA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$22,500
Individual
IN
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$22,500
Individual
TX
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$22,500
Individual
CA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$22,500
Individual
MN
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$20,000
Individual
PA
To defray educational expenses incureed by the recipient$20,000
Individual
AL
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$20,000
Individual
TX
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$20,000
Individual
NY
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$20,000
Individual
MD
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$20,000
Individual
TX
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$20,000
Individual
IL
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$20,000
Individual
NC
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
OH
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
RI
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
PA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
OR
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
CA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
NM
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
KY
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
MN
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
CA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
NJ
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
NY
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
GA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
PA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
TX
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
CA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
CO
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
MA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
MD
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
MD
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
CA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
MA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
AZ
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
CA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
CA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
CT
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000
Individual
MA
To defray educational expenses incurred by the recipient$12,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William Orr Dingwall Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 15- all korean ancestry grant applications april 1 - all dissertation fellowship applications.

How much does William Orr Dingwall Foundation Inc give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 102 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs William Orr Dingwall Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists John D Ward Esq (President/Director), Sheldon Steinbach Esq (Treasurer/Director), Dr Brenda Rapp (Board of Director) and Dr Mimi Ghim (Board of Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does William Orr Dingwall Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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