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Brian G Dyson Foundation

Accepts applications Atlanta, Georgia · EIN 582047343

Brian G Dyson Foundation is a private foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $41,100 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $5,150. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $66,250 the year before.

82% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$65,0002$1.2 million
2024$66,2504$1.3 million
2025$41,10017$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactBrian Dyson
3060 Peachtree Rd NW Ste 1465, Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone or email(404) 364-2940
What to submitWritten

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Brian G Dyson Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia9$23,900
Colorado3$5,200
Massachusetts1$4,750
Illinois1$3,000
District of Columbia1$2,000
Tennessee1$2,000
Minnesota1$250

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Atlanta, GA
General operations$5,150
Felix Neck Wildlfe Sanctuary
Edgartown, MA
General operations$4,750
Atlanta Urban Squash Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$4,250
Telluride Medical Ctr
Telluride, CO
General operations$4,000
Samaritan Ministries
Peoria, IL
General operations$3,000
Atlanta Mission
Atlanta, GA
General operations$2,500
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Atlanta, GA
General operations$2,500
Lifeline Animal Project
Atlanta, GA
General operations$2,500
Meals on Wheels Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
General operations$2,500
Habitat for Humanity
Americus, GA
General operations$2,000
St Judes Children's Research
Memphis, TN
General operations$2,000
The Atlanta Humane Society
Atlanta, GA
General operations$2,000
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
General operations$2,000
Telluride Foundation
Telluride, CO
General operations$1,000
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
General operations$500
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
General operations$250
Telluride Volunteer Fire Dept
Telluride, CO
General operations$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Brian G Dyson Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Brian G Dyson Foundation give?

$41,100 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Brian G Dyson Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Brian G Dyson (Director).

What does Brian G Dyson Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, faith communities and animals.

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