Dow Company Foundation
Midland, MI · EIN 38-2314603. Reported 872 grants totalling $79.4M to 419 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$79.4Mgranted, 2021-2024
419organizations funded
67%of grantees funded again the next year
$250.1Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Dow Company Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $3,225,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 419 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Midland Community | Midland, MI | $10.8M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charities Aid Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $8,346,163 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Midland Center for the Arts | Midland, MI | $7,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Institute of Techno | Pasadena, CA | $6,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regent of the University of | Ann Arbor, MI | $4,066,666 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $3,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Midland Area Community | Midland, MI | $2,920,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mymichigan Health Foundation | Midland, MI | $2,670,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Midland County | Midland, MI | $2,665,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,633,334 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| For Inspiration and Recognitio | Manchester, NH | $1,504,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oneten Coalition Inc | Montclair, NJ | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Manufacturing Institute | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Midmichigan Health Foundation | Midland, MI | $1,330,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Iron Belle Trail Fund | Lansing, MI | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Brazoria County | Angleton, TX | $880,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Congressional Black Caucus | Washington, DC | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of St Charles | Luling, LA | $780,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Templearts | Saginaw, MI | $775,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teach for All Inc | New York, NY | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michigan Health Improvement | Freeland, MI | $685,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Bay Foundation | Freeland, MI | $655,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Foundation for | Baton Rouge, LA | $654,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capital Area United Way | Baton Rouge, LA | $630,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Community Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $610,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catalyst Inc | New York, NY | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Midland Business Alliance | Midland, MI | $560,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $518,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Saginaw County | Saginaw, MI | $455,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical | Tallahassee, FL | $450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $440,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prairie View A&m Foundation | Houston, TX | $440,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Conservation Fund | Bay City, MI | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Bay County | Bay City, MI | $395,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brazosport Cares Inc | Freeport, TX | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brazosport Independent School | Clute, TX | $293,416 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Charles Parish | Luling, LA | $292,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Victoria College | Victoria, TX | $265,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Valley State | University Center, MI | $255,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Orange County | Orange, TX | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern University System | Baton Rouge, LA | $241,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parish of St Charles | Hahnville, LA | $222,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nc A&t Real Estate Foundation | Greensboro, NC | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Foundation for | Greensboro, NC | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Museum | Saginaw, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The St Bernard Project Inc | New Orleans, LA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jefferson Community & Techn | Louisville, KY | $173,716 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Orange County Economic | Orange, TX | $158,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Lead the Way Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brazosport Isd | Freeport, TX | $145,315 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First of the Great Lakes Bay | Midland, MI | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater | Knoxville, TN | $141,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Orange | Orange, TX | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Bucks County | Fairless Hills, PA | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Agenda for Children Inc | New Orleans, LA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay Area Community Foundation | Bay City, MI | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Donorschoose Org | New York, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of Hispanic | City of Industry, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central West | Charleston, WV | $114,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Knock Knock Childrens | Baton Rouge, LA | $109,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Baseball Foundation | Midland, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Restore the Earth Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy | Bay City, MI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| US India Friendship Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parish of West Baton Rouge | Port Allen, LA | $92,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Baton Rouge School Board | Port Allen, LA | $87,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Michigan Council of Women in | Southfield, MI | $82,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baton Rouge Green Association | Baton Rouge, LA | $79,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chemical Educational | Arlington, VA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Labi Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Calhoun County | Port Lavaca, TX | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hardin County Schools | Elizabethtown, KY | $68,223 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brazosport College Foundation | Lake Jackson, TX | $66,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chippewa Nature Center Inc | Midland, MI | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Midland Public Schools | Midland, MI | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ohio Valley United Charities | Carrollton, KY | $62,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Perkiomen Watershed | Schwenkville, PA | $61,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delaware Valley Science Fairs | Exton, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Iberville Parish School Board | Plaquemine, LA | $57,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Access | Dearborn, MI | $56,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of | Angleton, TX | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $51,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ccmh Corporation | Carrollton, KY | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Angleton Isd Education | Angleton, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cglr Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Manor Inc | Midland, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midland Rotary Foundation | Midland, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pack Shack Northwest Arkansas | Cave Springs, AR | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Future Inc | Saginaw, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for Thomas | South Charleston, WV | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $49,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the | Knoxville, TN | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Midland | Midland, MI | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ascend Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City of Freeport | Freeport, TX | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| River Parishes Community | Gonzales, LA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Integrate for Good Inc | Creamery, PA | $43,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Kentucky Community | Elizabethtown, KY | $43,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nelda C and H J Lutcher | Orange, TX | $43,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City of South Charleston | South Charleston, WV | $42,960 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baton Rouge Youth | Baton Rouge, LA | $42,462 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Louisiana-Mississippi | Metairie, LA | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lasalle University | Philadelphia, PA | $41,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Manners of the Heart | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,697 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 211 Northeast Michigan | Midland, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Assumption Parish | Pierre Part, LA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bay City in Bloom | Kawkawlin, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bristol Borough School | Bristol, PA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heritage Conservancy Hc | Doylestown, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| LSU Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutcher Theater Inc | Orange, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mitzvah Circle Foundation | Lansdale, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Spirit Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stephen F Austin Community Health | Alvin, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Organization for the | Austell, GA | $38,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gallatin County Food Pantry | Warsaw, KY | $38,594 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christmas Gala | Bristol, PA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Iberville Parishcouncil | Plaquemine, LA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Se Texas | Houston, TX | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Orange County Disaster | Orange, TX | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Newton, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of San Jacinto | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| GOOD360 | Alexandria, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospice of South Texas Inc | Victoria, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of North | Midland, MI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mann on Main Street | Lansdale, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Norristown Zoological Society | Norristown, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pontchartrain Conservancy | Metairie, LA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saginaw S T E M | Saginaw, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Variety the Childrens Charity of | Worcester, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Village of Ringwood | Ringwood, IL | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scotlandville Magnet High | Baton Rouge, LA | $28,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denham Springs High School | Deham Springs, LA | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kanawha County Public Schools | Charleston, WV | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Inventors Hall of | North Canton, OH | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of the Capital Area | Baton Rouge, LA | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Angleton Independent School | Angleton, TX | $25,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brazoria County | Angleton, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Brazoria County | Angleton, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Danbury Isd Euducation | Danbury, TX | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of | Norristown, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hidden Harvest | Saginaw, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund | Gardena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Jackson Historical Association | Lake Jackson, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Association of Asian | Lawrenceville, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Coalition to Restore | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Orange County Clerk | Orange, TX | $24,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Webster, TX | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Bucks | Chalfont, PA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Knoxville Botanical Gardens and | Knoxville, TN | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region | Bay City, MI | $23,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of | Louisville, KY | $23,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helping Hand of Hope Inc | Elizabethtown, KY | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Bay Partnership | Victoria, TX | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dare to Care Inc | Louisville, KY | $22,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Resources Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas City Foundation for the | Texas City, TX | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spring Haven Inc | Elizabethtown, KY | $22,406 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elizabethtown Independent | Elizabethtown, KY | $21,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Chemical Society | Midland, MI | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Crossroads Inc | Victoria, TX | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Victoria County United Way Inc | Victoria, TX | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Accion Comunal Latinoamerican | Norristown, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Attic Youth Center | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Daily Bread Community | Schwenkville, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| District 2S4 Lions Charities | Manvel, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Bay City State | Bay City, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Helping on Purpose | Orange, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Houston Independent School | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jonah Group Outreach Community | Metairie, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Porte Education Foundation | La Porte, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leadership West Virginia Inc | Charleston, WV | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marine Toys for Tots | Triangle, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County Food | Conroe, TX | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Society of Asian Scientists | Lakewood, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Louisiana Inc | Hammond, LA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Education Alliance Bus | Charleston, WV | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Extension Inc | Marietta, GA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The National World | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Safety Place | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way Galveston County | Texas City, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Mchenry | Mchenry, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Affairs Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City of Midland | Midland, MI | $19,976 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assumption Parish Sheriffs Office | Napoleonville, LA | $18,899 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One House at a Time | Ambler, PA | $18,450 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA Tri-County Area | Pottstown, PA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clay Center for the Arts & | Charleston, WV | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Conscious Kid | La Jolla, CA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Ohio River | Cincinnati, OH | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orange Community Action Association | Orange, TX | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Must Ministries Inc | Marietta, GA | $16,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Tennessee Childrens | Knoxville, TN | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ijams Nature Center Inc | Knoxville, TN | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Little Forks Conservancy | Midland, MI | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stroman Middle | Victoria, TX | $15,660 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay Veterans Foundation | Bay City, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Bay | Bay City, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| C-STEM Teacher & Student | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Lake Jackson | Lake Jackson, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Seadrift | Seadrift, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College Possible | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Great Minds in STEM | Montebello, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Multi-Cultural Festival of Wv Inc | Charleston, WV | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pa Cleanways | Greensburg, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Charles Borromeo School | Destrehan, LA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Warriors Weekend | Victoria, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Womens Christian | Charleston, WV | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kentucky Community & Technical | Versailles, KY | $14,735 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Deer Park Education | Deer Park, TX | $14,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Educational Excellence Foundation | Warsaw, KY | $13,975 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Rainbow Inc | Schwenksville, PA | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lide White Memorial Boys | Madison, IN | $13,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Switzerland County High School | Vevay, IN | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carroll County Public Library | Carrollton, KY | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Greater Baton Rouge Economic | Baton Rouge, LA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| West Orange-Cove Consolidated | Orange, TX | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Virginia Land Trust | Charleston, WV | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Crossroads Business and | Victoria, TX | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Johns Church | Plaquemine, LA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wreaths Across America | Columbia, ME | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Cypress Mauriceville | Orange, TX | $11,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southwestern Jefferson Co Con | Hanover, IN | $11,610 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Inc | Louisville, KY | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lamar University | Beaumont, TX | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| AARP Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amateur Athletic Union | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Girls Do Engineer | Webster, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blodgett Urban Gardens | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridge City Isd | Bridge City, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bristol Township Sd | Levittown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brstem Institute | Zachary, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bullock Creek Schools | Midland, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Burlington City Public | Burlington, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caring for Friends | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
220 of 419 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 410 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 219 | $17.3M | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 224 | $21.4M | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 208 | $21.0M | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 221 | $19.6M | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 51% of this one's giving went to organizations in Michigan. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Dow Company Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2211 Hh Dow Way, Midland, MI, 48674. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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