DICKSON FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $8.4M · expenses $4.7M · assets $65.4M

EIN
56-6022339
Address
200 S COLLEGE ST STE 1800, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202-2020
NTEE code
T20 Private Grantmaking Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.70; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 1952 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
R Stuart Dickson Deceased 0524 DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rush S Dickson Iii DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Thomas W Dickson DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Susan W Patterson OFFICER,SEC & TREASURER2019-2024 32 $0 reported 1
Jane W Marley DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Alison M Scott DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Christian O Avery DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chase A Wood DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Harrison H Williamson Jr DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
John A Dickson DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
R Stuart Dickson (former) DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
R STUART DICKSON DECEASED 0524 DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUSH S DICKSON III DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS W DICKSON DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN W PATTERSON OFFICER,SEC & TREASURER32 $0-$0 $01
JANE W MARLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ALISON M SCOTT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTIAN O AVERY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHASE A WOOD DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
HARRISON H WILLIAMSON JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN A DICKSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
R STUART DICKSON DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUSH S DICKSON III DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS W DICKSON DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN W PATTERSON OFFICER,SEC & TREASURER32 $0-$0 $01
JANE W MARLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ALISON M SCOTT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTIAN O AVERY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHASE A WOOD DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
HARRISON H WILLIAMSON JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN A DICKSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
R STUART DICKSON DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUSH S DICKSON III DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS W DICKSON DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN W PATTERSON OFFICER,SEC & TREASURER32 $0-$0 $01
JANE W MARLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ALISON M SCOTT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTIAN O AVERY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHASE A WOOD DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
HARRISON H WILLIAMSON JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN A DICKSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
R STUART DICKSON DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUSH S DICKSON III DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS W DICKSON DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN W PATTERSON OFFICER,SEC & TREASURER32 $0-$0 $01
JANE W MARLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ALISON M SCOTT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTIAN O AVERY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHASE A WOOD DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
HARRISON H WILLIAMSON JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN A DICKSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
R STUART DICKSON DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUSH S DICKSON III DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS W DICKSON DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN W PATTERSON OFFICER,SEC & TREASURER32 $0-$0 $01
JANE W MARLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ALISON M SCOTT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTIAN O AVERY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHASE A WOOD DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
HARRISON H WILLIAMSON JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN A DICKSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
R STUART DICKSON DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUSH S DICKSON III DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS W DICKSON DIRECTOR,VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN W PATTERSON OFFICER,SEC & TREASURER32 $0-$0 $01
JANE W MARLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ALISON M SCOTT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTIAN O AVERY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHASE A WOOD DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
HARRISON H WILLIAMSON JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN A DICKSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 4 contractors · $680K
NameLocationServicePaid
RDK MANAGEMENT LLCCHARLOTTE, NCADMIN SERVICES$341,080
US TRUST COMPANYCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$122,399
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMANCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$118,762
MORGAN STANLEYRALEIGH, NCINVESTMENT MGT$98,166
2023 · 5 contractors · $642K
NameLocationServicePaid
RDK MANAGEMENT LLCCHARLOTTE, NCADMIN SERVICES$265,639
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMANCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$116,121
US TRUST COMPANYCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$114,006
MORGAN STANLEYRALEIGH, NCINVESTMENT MGT$89,676
GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLCCHARLOTTE, NCACCOUNTING SERVICES$56,175
2022 · 4 contractors · $572K
NameLocationServicePaid
RDK MANAGEMENT LLCCHARLOTTE, NCADMIN SERVICES$228,220
US TRUST COMPANYCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$128,579
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMANCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$122,690
MORGAN STANLEYRALEIGH, NCINVESTMENT MGT$92,205
2021 · 4 contractors · $589K
NameLocationServicePaid
RDK MANAGEMENT LLCCHARLOTTE, NCADMIN SERVICES$217,867
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMANCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$151,250
US TRUST COMPANYCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$130,517
MORGAN STANLEYRALEIGH, NCINVESTMENT MGT$89,819
2020 · 4 contractors · $527K
NameLocationServicePaid
RDK MANAGEMENT LLCCHARLOTTE, NCADMIN SERVICES$203,905
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMANCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$140,327
US TRUST COMPANYCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$107,775
MORGAN STANLEYRALEIGH, NCINVESTMENT MGT$75,188
2019 · 4 contractors · $510K
NameLocationServicePaid
RDK MANAGEMENT LLCCHARLOTTE, NCADMIN SERVICES$191,466
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMANCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$137,177
US TRUST COMPANYCHARLOTTE, NCINVESTMENT MGT$103,499
MORGAN STANLEYRALEIGH, NCINVESTMENT MGT$77,541

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 165 grants to organizations · $3.8M
2023 · 167 grants to organizations · $3.4M
2022 · 187 grants to organizations · $3.6M
2021 · 217 grants to organizations · $4.1M
2020 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 1 summary line · $3.3M

This return lists 1 summary line (program totals pointing to a separate statement) instead of each grant. The itemized list was filed as an attachment that isn't in the IRS's public e-file data, so the recipients can't be shown.

2019 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 1 summary line · $3.3M

This return lists 1 summary line (program totals pointing to a separate statement) instead of each grant. The itemized list was filed as an attachment that isn't in the IRS's public e-file data, so the recipients can't be shown.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $2.3M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ESTATE OF R STUART DICKSON Person CHARLOTTE, NC $2,293,200- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,362,549$4,693,302 $65,381,354$65,381,354 $2,294,378- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,587,400$4,174,242 $61,712,107$61,712,107 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,208,156$4,481,332 $62,298,949$62,298,949 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,096,445$4,909,934 $61,574,126$61,574,126 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,876,349$3,984,529 $60,387,836$60,387,836 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,695,571$3,946,253 $61,496,300$61,496,300 $0- $0--

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $41,000 in all, tax years 2016 to 2017. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2016-2017 2$41,000 2017$0
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $4,693,302 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,756,830 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,756,830 80.0%
Fees: other professional $690,103 14.7%
Occupancy $112,900 2.4%
Taxes $71,000 1.5%
Fees: accounting $39,215 0.8%
Other expenses $23,254 0.5%
Total$4,693,302100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $4,174,242 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,416,530 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,416,530 81.8%
Fees: other professional $585,442 14.0%
Occupancy $68,222 1.6%
Fees: accounting $56,175 1.3%
Other expenses $22,656 0.5%
Taxes $20,000 0.5%
Fees: legal $5,217 0.1%
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2022 · Form 990PF · $4,481,332 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,640,050 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,640,050 81.2%
Fees: other professional $572,825 12.8%
Occupancy $108,956 2.4%
Taxes $103,288 2.3%
Fees: accounting $31,913 0.7%
Other expenses $23,625 0.5%
Fees: legal $675 0.0%
Total$4,481,332100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $4,909,934 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,079,093 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,079,093 83.1%
Fees: other professional $589,453 12.0%
Occupancy $100,847 2.1%
Taxes $94,037 1.9%
Fees: accounting $24,963 0.5%
Other expenses $21,541 0.4%
Total$4,909,934100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $3,984,529 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,261,790 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,261,790 81.9%
Fees: other professional $527,195 13.2%
Occupancy $101,296 2.5%
Taxes $45,000 1.1%
Other expenses $25,173 0.6%
Fees: accounting $24,075 0.6%
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2019 · Form 990PF · $3,946,253 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,270,032 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,270,032 82.9%
Fees: other professional $509,683 12.9%
Occupancy $97,748 2.5%
Fees: accounting $32,255 0.8%
Other expenses $19,535 0.5%
Taxes $17,000 0.4%
Total$3,946,253100%

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