The Dyson Foundation
Accepts applications
The Dyson Foundation is a private foundation in Millbrook, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $13.6 million in 317 grants; the typical grant was $16,500 and the largest $1.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$13.6 million
- Number of grants317
- Typical grant$16,500
- Largest grant$1.0 million
- Assets$247 million
- New grantees21%
Giving in 2024 was down from $18.7 million the year before.
21% 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $18.7 million | 291 | $239 million |
| 2024 | $13.6 million | 317 | $247 million |
How to apply
| Contact | The Dyson Foundation 25 Halcyon Road, Millbrook, NY 12545 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (845) 677-0644 |
| What to submit, deadlines, restrictions | See grant application submission information in federal footnote statements. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What The Dyson Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to New York.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 284 | $12.4 million |
| California | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Indiana | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Virginia | 2 | $660,000 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $500,000 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $141,000 |
| Connecticut | 5 | $101,000 |
| Ohio | 1 | $100,000 |
| Florida | 2 | $50,000 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | $26,850 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Laguna Seca | Towards capital improvements at laguna seca raceway and recreation area. | $1.0 million |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation | Towards renovation of the museum, creation of a new restoration shop, and an endowment. | $1.0 million |
| Family Services | Towards a capital campaign to improve the family partnership center in poughkeepsie. | $750,000 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center Foundation | Multi-year support for construction of a new patient pavilion. | $750,000 |
| Washington and Lee University | Towards the delaney center director endowment, to support the leader of the center to manage curricular and co-curricular programs and initiatives, and to recruit and mentor center faculty. | $600,000 |
| Hudson River Housing | Towards a revolving fund for affordable housing pre-development expenses. | $500,000 |
| Rupco | Towards a revolving fund for affordable housing pre-development expenses. | $500,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | A multi-year grant for general operating support. | $300,000 |
| High Mowing School | For general operating support. | $250,000 |
| Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York | Towards the hudson valley distribution facility. | $250,000 |
| Winners Circle Project | Towards high school project-based learning and career readiness (s.t.e.a.m.) through the prism of auto racing. | $250,000 |
| Dutchess County Agricultural Society | Towards a new museum building to showcase antique fire apparatus from dutchess county. | $200,000 |
| Dutchess Day School | Towards the installation of a new playground, the construction of an outdoor classroom, and potentially the installation of high ropes type challenge. | $200,000 |
| Family Services | A multi-year grant for general operating support. | $200,000 |
| Millbrook Community Partnership | Multi-year support to revitalize two millbrook properties to enhance the civic and cultural life in central dutchess county. | $200,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Towards the public policy, litigation and law program and to patient direct assistance and navigation services. | $200,000 |
| Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York | A multi-year grant for expanded programming and operations in the mid-hudson valley. | $200,000 |
| Family Services | For general operating support. | $150,000 |
| High Mowing School | Towards kitchen equipment. | $150,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Newburgh | A multi-year grant for general operating support. | $125,000 |
| Lewis County Hospital Foundation | Towards a comprehensive modernization of lewis county general hospital, including a new surgical pavilion, modernized private patient rooms, and an expanded critical care unit. | $125,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York | Multi-year support for programming and services in dutchess, orange, and ulster counties. | $125,000 |
| Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum | A multi-year grant for general operating support. | $120,000 |
| Hudson River Housing | A multi-year grant for general operating support. | $115,000 |
| Skidmore College | Multi-year support for scholarships for economically-disadvantaged students from the mid-hudson valley, and student stipends for the see-beyond summer learning program. | $115,000 |
| Dutchess Outreach | A multi-year grant for general operating support. | $110,000 |
| Legal Services of the Hudson Valley | Multi-year support of legal services of the hudson valley's four mid-hudson valley offices, located in dutchess (poughkeepsie), orange (new windsor and goshen), and ulster (kingston) counties. | $110,000 |
| Mental Health America of Dutchess County | A multi-year grant for general operating support. | $110,000 |
| North Country Prenatal-Perinatal Council | Multi-year support for a comprehensive adolescent pregnancy prevention program. | $110,000 |
| High Mowing School | For general operating support. | $100,000 |
| Marietta College | For general operating support. | $100,000 |
| Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum | Towards an outdoor steam-focused play and learning park. | $100,000 |
| People USA | A multi-year grant for general support of people USA's services in the mid-hudson valley. | $100,000 |
| Mass Design Group | Multi-year support for the hudson valley design lab, a community design center that uses inclusive, collaborative, context-specific practices to develop innovative architectural solutions to address systemic regional challenges. | $90,000 |
| New York Council of Nonprofits | A multi-year grant for support of new yorkcons work in the mid-hudson valley, including support of its poughkeepsie satellite office. | $90,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Newburgh | Multi-year support for summer youth programming in poughkeepsie and newburgh. | $85,000 |
| Rural & Migrant Ministry | A multi-year grant for general operating support. | $85,000 |
| The Art Effect | A multi-year grant for general operating support. | $85,000 |
| Bardavon 1869 Opera House | A multi-year grant for general operating support. | $80,000 |
| Center for Creative Education | A multi-year grant for general operating support. | $80,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Robert R Dyson
- Christopher C Dyson
- Steve Lee
- Molly Dyson-Schwery
- Raymond A Lamontagne
- Timmian C Massie
- Jode Millman
- Andrea L Reynolds
Questions people ask
Does The Dyson Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See grant application submission information in federal footnote statements..
How much does The Dyson Foundation give?
$13.6 million in tax year 2024, across 317 grants, with a typical grant of $16,500.
Who runs The Dyson Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Robert R Dyson (Chairman & Director), Christopher C Dyson (Treasurer & Director), Steve Lee (Asst Treasurer/Asst Secretary) and Molly Dyson-Schwery (Vice Chair & Director) among 8 officers and trustees.
What does The Dyson Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and youth programs.