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Arthur D Dana Foundation Inc Co Lee and

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 136160860

Arthur D Dana Foundation Inc Co Lee and is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $354,583 in 24 grants; the typical grant was $2,750 and the largest $120,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $152,250 the year before.

25% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$268,95420$21,044
2023$152,25020$20,805
2024$354,58324$10,762

How to apply

Arthur D Dana Foundation Inc Co Lee and 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.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Arthur D Dana Foundation Inc Co Lee and funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut3$160,833
New Jersey2$60,000
Virginia2$51,000
Vermont8$23,750
Tennessee2$23,000
Illinois1$20,000
South Carolina2$6,000
Michigan1$5,000
Arkansas1$3,000
New York2$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Salisbury School
Salisbury, CT
General support grant$120,000
Randolph Macon College
Ashland, VA
General support grant$50,000
Princeton Cannon Dial Elm Fdn
Princeton, NJ
General support purposes$50,000
The Hotchkiss School
Lakeville, CT
General support grant$34,333
Sewanee University of the South
Sewanee, TN
General support grant$22,000
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
General support grant$20,000
Shelburne Musuem
Shelburne, VT
General support grant$13,750
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
General support purposes$10,000
Yale University
New Haven, CT
General support grant$6,500
Ashley Hall Foundation
Charleston, SC
General support purposes$5,000
All Saints Catholic Academy
Ironwood, MI
General support purposes$5,000
Uca Foundation
Conway, AR
General support purposes$3,000
Vermont Humanities Council
Montpelier, VT
General support grant$2,500
Stowe Community Church
Stowe, VT
General support grant$2,000
Stowe Historical Society
Stowe, VT
General support grant$2,000
Bhuvana Foundation Tennessee
Nashville, TN
General support grant$1,000
Stowe Land Trust
Stowe, VT
General support grant$1,000
North Country Animal League
Morrisville, VT
General support grant$1,000
Ashoka Innovators for the Public
Arlington, VA
General support grant$1,000
The Buckley School
New York, NY
General support grant$1,000
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York, NY
General support grant$1,000
The Current
Stowe, VT
General operations$1,000
Connie Maxwell Children's Ministries
Greenwood, SC
General support grant$1,000
Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum
Stowe, VT
General support grant$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Arthur D Dana Foundation Inc Co Lee and accept grant applications?

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

How much does Arthur D Dana Foundation Inc Co Lee and give?

$354,583 in tax year 2024, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $2,750.

Who runs Arthur D Dana Foundation Inc Co Lee and?

Its 2024 filing lists Alice Dana Spencer (President, Director), Lee B Spencer (Secretary, Treasurer, Director) and Georgiana J Slade Esq (Director).

What does Arthur D Dana Foundation Inc Co Lee and fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and arts and culture.

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