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Russell and Willene Dobson Foundation

Accepts applications Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · EIN 463885187

Russell and Willene Dobson Foundation is a private foundation in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In tax year 2024 it gave $36,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $18,000 and the largest $31,000. 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 $11,000 the year before.

50% of its 2024 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$11,0003$871,711
2024$36,0002$882,869

How to apply

ContactPhillip Giachino
14101 Wireless Way, Oklahoma City, OK 73013
Phone or email(405) 242-0335, phil@dobsonpartnership.net
What to submitWritten applications for grants should be submitted by mail or email to the Foundation.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Russell and Willene Dobson Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona1$31,000
Colorado1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Southern Baptist Church of Scottsdale
Scottsdale, AZ
General Fund$31,000
Ute Pass Historical Society
Woddland Park, CO
General Fund$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Russell and Willene Dobson Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Russell and Willene Dobson Foundation give?

$36,000 in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $18,000.

Who runs Russell and Willene Dobson Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Everett R Dobson (President) and Stephen Dobson (Vice President).

What does Russell and Willene Dobson Foundation fund?

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

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