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The Dover Foundation

Preselected recipients only Downers Grove, Illinois · EIN 453137541

The Dover Foundation is a private foundation in Downers Grove, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $2.8 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $2.8 million and the largest $2.8 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $1.1 million the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$150,0001$24,729
2024$1.1 million1$2.8 million
2025$2.8 million1$52,771

How to apply

The Dover Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$2.8 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
CMS Foundation Inc
Naperville, IL
Operating assistance$2.8 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Dover Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Dover Foundation give?

$2.8 million in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $2.8 million.

Who runs The Dover Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Ivonne McAbrera (Director), Adrian Sakowicz (President), Amy E Ward (Secretary) and Sejal Patel (Treasurer).

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