Private foundation · EIN 04-3721096 · The Plains, Virginia · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Black Dog Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 20 grants paid, $124K total, median $5,250. 40% of grants stayed in Virginia.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
20
$124K
Median grant
$5,250
Stays in VA
40%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.7M

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Doctors Without Borders (medicnes Sans Frontiers)Hagerstown, MDGeneral use$19K
World Resources InstituteWashington, DCGeneral use$13K
Nature Conservancy of VirginiaArlington, VAGeneral use$12K
Environmental Defense FundWashington, DCGeneral use$10K
Halo TrustThornhill, UKGeneral use$9,000
Partners in HealthBoston, MAGeneral use$7,500
World Central KitchenWashington, DCGeneral use$7,000
WamuWashington, DCGeneral use$6,500
ACLU of VirginiaRichmond, VAGeneral use$6,000
NAACP Legal Defense & Education FundNew York, NYGeneral use$5,500
Blue Ridge Abortion FundCharlottesville, VAGeneral use$5,000
Finley's Green Leap Forward FundBroad Run, VAGeneral use$5,000
Bald Head Island ConservancyBald Head Island, NCGeneral use$3,000
Piedmont Environmental CouncilWarrenton, VAGeneral use$3,000
Fauquier Free ClinicWarrenton, VAGeneral use$2,500
Reserva Youth Land TrustWashington, DCGeneral use$2,500
African American Historical AssociationThe Plains, VAGeneral use$2,000
Literacy Volunteers of Fauquier CountyWarrenton, VAGeneral use$2,000
AyudaWashington, DCGeneral use$2,000
Mara Elephant ProjectCarmel, INGeneral use$1,500

By state: District of Columbia 6 · Virginia 8 · Maryland 1 · INTL 1 · Massachusetts 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

Black Dog Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in The Plains, Virginia, administered in care of Timothy P Dunn & Ellen R Stofan, tax-exempt since 2003. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Black Dog Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Black Dog Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $124K across 20 grants, a median of $5,250.

Where does Black Dog Foundation give?

District of Columbia (6 grants), Virginia (8 grants), Maryland (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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