The Francis J Dixon Foundation
Lebanon, PA · EIN 25-1600852. Reported 108 grants totalling $4,072,886 to 63 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. The Francis J Dixon 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $37,700; the smallest was $100 and the largest $738,350. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteers in Medicine | Lebanon, PA | $1,398,188 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wellspan Gsh Health Services Foundation | Lebanon, PA | $332,466 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Enhancing Communities | Harrisburg, PA | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Endowment Foundation | Hudson, OH | $262,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union Community Care | Lebanon, PA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lebanon YMCA | Lebanon, PA | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Lebanon County | Lebanon, PA | $133,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wepa Empowerment Center | Lebanon, PA | $119,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technolgy | Lancaster, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susquehanna Service Dogs | Grantville, PA | $93,186 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lebanon Foundation | Lebanon, PA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg, PA | $81,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army Lebanon | Lebanon, PA | $70,950 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lebanon County Firefighters Association | Lebanon, PA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Area Fair | Lebanon, PA | $58,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Power Packs Project | Lancaster, PA | $55,248 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anville Free Library | Annville, PA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sarcc | Lebanon, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Caring Cupboard | Palmyra, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lebanon County Library System | Lebanon, PA | $25,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lebanon County Firemans Association | Lebanon, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Lebanon Fire and Emergency Services | Jonestown, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run of Lancaster and Lebanon | Lancaster, PA | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Developmental & Disability Services of Lebanon Valley | Lebanon, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neversink Fire Company | Lebanon, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lebanon County Cristian Ministries | Lebanon, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elco Emt Training Institute | Myerstown, PA | $15,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA of Lancaster and Lebanon County | Lancaster, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Halcyon Activity Center | Lebanon, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Making a Difference of Lebanon Pa | Lebanon, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Family Health Services | Lebanon, PA | $13,640 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Lebanon, PA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| William D Lebo Memorial Foundation | Lebanon, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St James Players Community Theatre | Lebanon, PA | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Compeer of Lebanon County | Lebanon, PA | $10,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lebanon County Community Concert Association | Lebanon, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Luthercare | Lebanon, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mentor a Mother Community Health Councel of Lebanon County | Lebanon, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Coummunity Theater | Lebanon, PA | $9,658 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Domestic Violence Intervention of Lebanon County | Lebanon, PA | $6,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cadence Music and Arts Programs | Jonestown, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic | Lancaster, PA | $5,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of America | Tampa, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cedar Closet | Lebanon, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornwall Community Cats | Cornwall, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of Lebanon | Myerstown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jonestown Food Bank | Jonestown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lebanon 4-H Friends | Lebanon, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lebanon City Fire Department | Lebanon, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Raider Youth Football | Lebanon, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Valley College Lvep | Annville, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Council of Lancaster Lebanon | Lebanon, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nl Ministries | Jonestown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Probe Lebanon | Lebanon, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Caring Cupboard - Palmyra Food Bank | Palmyra, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zion Lutheran Church Lebanon Pa | Lebanon, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $1,550 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Palmyra-Hershey Sertoma Club | Palmyra, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cedar Foundation | Lebanon, PA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Ministries | Lebanon, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lhs Alumni Scholarship Fund | Lebanon, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palmyra Sertoma Club | Palmyra, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mt Gretna School of Art | Mt Gretna, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
28 of 63 (44%) 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 59%, 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Volunteers in Medicine
LEBANON COUNTY HEALTHQUALIFIED ACTIVITIES - Lebanon Foundation
LEB CO EMERGENCY SERVICE UNIT - Anville Free Library
CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMS - Lebanon County Firemans Association
COMMUNITY FIRE SERVICES SUPPORT - Halcyon Activity Center
MENTAL ILLNESS SUPPORT SERVICES - Harrisburg Area Community College
QUALIFIED ACTIVITIESCHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 43 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | $721,300 | $1,100 |
| 2022 | 22 | $770,643 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 29 | $1,460,991 | $13,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $1,119,952 | $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. 93% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Francis J Dixon 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: P O Box 333, Lebanon, PA, 17042. 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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