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The Dillon Fund: 54 grants to organizations, $2.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Dillon Fund, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 54 grants to organizations totaling $2,062,009 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 7, 2025. The largest was $560,000 to The Polg Foundation Inc in New York, NY for $500k for the benefit of its three-year global natural history study, $60k for general contribution.
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- EIN
- 136400226
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $43,439,006
- Grants paid
- $2,062,009
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202523119349101032. It reported $2,062,009 in grants paid; 54 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Polg Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $500k for the benefit of its three-year global Natural History Study, $60k for general contribution | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $560,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eaglebrook School | Deerfield, MA | Dining hall project; general contribution | $255,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy - MDDC Chapter | Bethesda, MD | Essential forests fund, barn renovation to create the truman and nellie semans center for conservation learning, baltimore harbor beneficial use, annual operational requirements | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Living Classrooms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | Endowment Fund and annual operational requirements | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Islesboro Islands Trust | Islesboro, ME | Construction of permanent iit center | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Conservation Fund | Stuart, FL | general contribution | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Turtle Key Arts Trust | UK | annual budgetary requirements | $62,509 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Depaul USA | Chicago, IL | for the benefit of MedAid International | Housing and shelter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jemicy School | Owings Mills, MD | general contribution | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | a contribution towards Governance Studies | Social science | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International | Atlanta, GA | Towards the Education Program; RWANDA COMMUNITY PROGRAMS | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Caring Alliance | Medford, OR | general contribution | Public and societal benefit | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard School of Public Health | Boston, MA | annual fund | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | FBO Criminal Justice Programs in the U.S. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John F Kennedy Library Foundation | Boston, MA | to help defray the costs of the Richard Aldous book event | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation | SZ | general operating fund | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | to support Archibald Perkins, MD, Ph.D.'s on-going research program focused on developing a cure for infant leukemia | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | general contribution | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Larger Landscape Conservation | Bozeman, MT | annual operational requirements | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| For Farmers Movement | Andes, NY | general contribution | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Getting Out and Staying Out | New York, NY | general contribution | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Islesboro Affordable Property | Islesboro, ME | general contribution | Housing and shelter | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerusalem Peacebuilders Inc | Houston, TX | annual operational needs | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spring Island Trust | Okatie, SC | general contribution | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Equus Effect | Sharon, CT | general contribution | Mental health and crisis intervention | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | to the Department of Asian Art Chairman's Discretionary Fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Groton School | Groton, MA | annual operational requirements | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut | New Haven, CT | annual operational requirements | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Columbia Univ City of Ny | New York, NY | for the benefit of Columbia Business School's Global Family Enterprise Program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carnegie Council | New York, NY | annual operating requirements | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Horsespeak Center for Personal Dev Inc | Burson, CA | general operating fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lenox Hill Neighborhood House | New York, NY | general contribution | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pripet Riding Program | Rockport, ME | general contribution | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Land Preservation Trust | Cockeysville, MD | to help defray the legal costs | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | in support of the Living Classrooms Foundation | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Iowa Center for Advancement | Iowa City, IA | Dr. Wahls Research Fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Downtown Sailing Center | Baltimore, MD | general contribution | Recreation and sports | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Blerancourt Inc | New York, NY | annual operational requirements | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa of New Jersey | East Brunswick, NJ | general contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Community Solutions | San Diego, CA | general operating budget | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council On Foreign Relations | New York, NY | contribution to Annual Fund | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Endometriosis Foundation of America Inc | New York, NY | general contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Kennedy School | Boston, MA | towards the Dean's fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitoaction | Novi, MI | annual budgetary needs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mystic Seaport Museum | Mystic, CT | Annual Fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phillips Academy | Andover, MD | in support of the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Partners | Chico, CA | general operating budget | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Diego Symphony | San Diego, CA | general contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Orange Rescue Squad | South Orange, NJ | general contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John's Church | Reisterstown, MD | annual operational requirements | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucsd Foundation - Friends of the Stuart Collection | La Jolla, CA | contribution to general operating expenses | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Tree Boating Association | Islesboro, ME | general contribution | Recreation and sports | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Society of the Cincinnati | Washington, DC | contribution to Annual Giving Campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bhutan Foundation | Washington, DC | general contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $560,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $110,000 |
| Education | $95,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $70,000 |
| Social science | $50,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $35,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $32,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $30,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $730,000 |
| Massachusetts | $335,000 |
| Maryland | $332,000 |
| Maine | $132,000 |
| Florida | $100,000 |
| District of Columbia | $53,000 |
| Illinois | $50,000 |
| Connecticut | $40,000 |
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Updated November 7, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.