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Disosway Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Westerly, Rhode Island · EIN 821970273

Disosway Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Westerly, Rhode Island. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.8 million in 10 grants; the typical grant was $162,500 and the largest $1.1 million. 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 $2.7 million 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$2.7 million7$68.1 million
2024$2.8 million10$74.7 million

How to apply

Disosway Foundation Inc 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York2$1.2 million
Connecticut3$603,440
Pennsylvania1$500,000
Rhode Island2$225,000
Georgia1$200,000
Maryland1$100,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Red Hook, NY
Charitable$1.1 million
Partners for Sacred Places
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable$500,000
New England Science & Sailing Foundation Inc
Stonington, CT
Charitable$253,440
St Edmund's Retreat Inc
Mystic, CT
Charitable$250,000
The Atlanta Opera Center
Atlanta, GA
Charitable$200,000
Sail Newport Inc
Newport, RI
Charitable$125,000
Glimmerglass Festival
Cooperstown, NY
Charitable$117,000
Stonington Community Rowing Center Inc
Stonington, CT
Charitable$100,000
Watershed Public Charter School Inc
Windsor Mill, MD
Charitable$100,000
Watch Hill Lighthouse Keepers Association
Westerly, RI
Charitable$100,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Disosway Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Disosway Foundation Inc give?

$2.8 million in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $162,500.

Who runs Disosway Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Dudley D Johnson (Director, President & Trea), Thomas E Kruger (Director, Asst. Secretary) and Carole H Johnson (Director, Secretary & VP).

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