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Doak Finch Foundation

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 566042823

Doak Finch Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $171,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $45,000. 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 $150,000 the year before.

15% 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$165,00013$1.8 million
2023$150,00014$2.1 million
2024$171,00013$2.2 million

How to apply

ContactDavid R Williams MD
705 Salem St, Thomasville, NC 27360-2810
Phone or email(336) 475-2348
What to submitNo form

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Doak Finch Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina10$134,000
Oklahoma1$20,000
Kentucky1$10,000
Virginia1$7,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cooperative Community Ministries
Thomasville, NC
Unrestricted general$45,000
Tom A Finch Community YMCA
Thomasville, NC
Unrestricted general$30,000
Community in Schools of Thomasville
Thomasville, NC
Unrestricted general$20,000
Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Ardmore, OK
Unrestricted general$20,000
United Way of Davidson County
Lexington, KY
Unrestricted general$10,000
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Ctr
Thomasville, NC
Unrestricted general$10,000
Memorial United Methodist Church
Thomasville, NC
Unrestricted general$8,000
Thomasville Rotary Club Charitable Fdn
Thomasville, NC
Unrestricted general$8,000
Salvation Army
Alexandria, VA
Unrestricted general$7,000
Davidson Medical Ministries
Lexington, NC
Unrestricted general$5,000
Meals on Wheels
Thomasville, NC
Unrestricted general$5,000
Davidson County Community College
Thomasville, NC
Scholarships$2,000
Habitat for Humanity
Thomasville, NC
Unrestricted general$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Doak Finch Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Doak Finch Foundation give?

$171,000 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs Doak Finch Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee).

What does Doak Finch Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and human services.

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