SAM AND LAURA DAWSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.1M · expenses $944K · assets $3.5M
- EIN
- 83-1264255
- Address
- 3 CEYLON, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78230-4430
- NTEE code
- T22
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- October 2018 (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
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Dawson Weaver | TREASURER | 2018-2025 | $12,000 | $82,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel G Dawson | PRESIDENT | 2018-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 4 |
| Laura F Dawson | VICE PRESIDENT | 2018-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Taylor G Dawson | SECRETARY | 2018-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENDALL DAWSON WEAVER | TREASURER | 8 | $12,000 | - | $0 | $12,000 | 1 |
| SAMUEL G DAWSON | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| LAURA F DAWSON | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TAYLOR G DAWSON | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENDALL DAWSON WEAVER | TREASURER | 8 | $12,000 | - | $0 | $12,000 | 1 |
| SAMUEL G DAWSON | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| LAURA F DAWSON | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TAYLOR G DAWSON | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENDALL DAWSON WEAVER | TREASURER | 8 | $12,000 | - | $0 | $12,000 | 1 |
| SAMUEL G DAWSON | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| LAURA F DAWSON | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TAYLOR G DAWSON | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENDALL DAWSON WEAVER | TREASURER | 8 | $12,000 | - | $0 | $12,000 | 1 |
| SAMUEL G DAWSON | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| LAURA F DAWSON | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TAYLOR G DAWSON | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENDALL DAWSON WEAVER | TREASURER | 8 | $12,000 | - | $0 | $12,000 | 1 |
| SAMUEL G DAWSON | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| LAURA F DAWSON | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TAYLOR G DAWSON | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENDALL DAWSON WEAVER | TREASURER | 8 | $12,000 | - | $0 | $12,000 | 1 |
| SAMUEL G DAWSON | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| LAURA F DAWSON | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TAYLOR G DAWSON | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $10K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENDALL DAWSON WEAVER | TREASURER | 1 | $10,000 | - | $0 | $10,000 | 1 |
| SAMUEL G DAWSON | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| LAURA F DAWSON | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TAYLOR G DAWSON | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL G DAWSON | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| LAURA F DAWSON | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TAYLOR G DAWSON | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KENDALL DAWSON WEAVER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
State business registration
- SAM AND LAURA DAWSON FAMILY FOUNDATION TX, CN, Active franchise taxpayer (SOS status A), formed 2018-05-31
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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.
2025 · 19 grants to organizations · $908K
2024 · 20 grants to organizations · $394K
2023 · 19 grants to organizations · $1.5M
2022 · 16 grants to organizations · $346K
2021 · 12 grants to organizations · $294K
2020 · 15 grants to organizations · $350K
2019 · 14 grants to organizations · $270K
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.
2025 · 1 contributor · $1.0M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMUEL AND LAURA DAWSON | Person | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,012,890 | $741,427 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing |
2024 · 1 contributor · $208K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMUEL AND LAURA DAWSON | Person | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $208,239 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
2023 · 1 contributor · $3.3M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMUEL AND LAURA DAWSON | Person | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $3,254,473 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing |
2022 · 1 contributor · $146K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMUEL AND LAURA DAWSON | Person | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $146,240 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing |
2021 · 1 contributor · $905K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAM AND LAURA DAWSON | Organization or other | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $905,368 | $758,865 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing |
2020 · 1 contributor · $741K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAM AND LAURA DAWSON | Organization or other | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $741,233 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing |
2019 · 2 contributors · $859K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAM AND LAURA DAWSON | Organization or other | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $836,050 | $758,440 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing |
| 2 | TRIPLE DAWSON FAMILY FOUNDATION Fuzzy 1.00 | Organization or other | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $22,860 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · 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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,145,409 | $944,100 | $3,518,515 | $3,516,550 | $560,437 | - | $12,000 | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $307,158 | $428,466 | $3,320,125 | $3,319,083 | $208,239 | - | $12,000 | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $3,298,939 | $1,573,972 | $3,442,040 | $3,440,849 | $3,254,473 | - | $12,000 | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $976,309 | $379,703 | $1,716,809 | $1,715,916 | $146,240 | - | $12,000 | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $940,729 | $308,018 | $1,119,866 | $1,119,419 | $905,368 | - | $12,000 | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $863,955 | $373,784 | $760,608 | $759,859 | $741,233 | - | $12,000 | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $550,556 | $280,868 | $270,453 | $269,688 | $436,536 | - | $10,000 | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $2,430 | $2,430 | $0 | $0 | $2,430 | - | $0 | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- PAPE-DAWSON CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC San Antonio, TX · 1 person in common (Samuel G Dawson)
- TRIPLE DAWSON FAMILY FOUNDATION San Antonio, TX · 1 person in common (Samuel G Dawson)
- PAPE-DAWSON ENGINEERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION San Antonio, TX · 1 person in common (Samuel G Dawson)
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $22,860 in all, tax years 2019 to 2019. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIPLE DAWSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SAM AND LAURA DAWSON FAMILY FOUNDATION” | 2019 | 1 | $22,860 | 2019 | $22,860 | show |
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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.
2025 · Form 990PF · $944,100 spent · pay $12,000 · grants $907,612 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $907,612 | 96.1% | |
| Fees: other professional | $17,941 | 1.9% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees | $12,000 | 1.3% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,870 | 0.4% | |
| Taxes | $2,370 | 0.3% | |
| Other expenses | $307 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $944,100 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990PF · $428,466 spent · pay $12,000 · grants $394,059 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $394,059 | 92.0% | |
| Fees: other professional | $16,568 | 3.9% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees | $12,000 | 2.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,680 | 0.9% | |
| Taxes | $1,834 | 0.4% | |
| Other expenses | $320 | 0.1% | |
| Interest | $5 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $428,466 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990PF · $1,573,972 spent · pay $12,000 · grants $1,520,100 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $1,520,100 | 96.6% | |
| Taxes | $22,811 | 1.4% | |
| Fees: other professional | $15,180 | 1.0% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees | $12,000 | 0.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,520 | 0.2% | |
| Other expenses | $361 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $1,573,972 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990PF · $379,703 spent · pay $12,000 · grants $346,027 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $346,027 | 91.1% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees | $12,000 | 3.2% | |
| Fees: other professional | $10,313 | 2.7% | |
| Fees: accounting | $9,110 | 2.4% | |
| Taxes | $1,418 | 0.4% | |
| Other expenses | $835 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $379,703 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990PF · $308,018 spent · pay $12,000 · grants $294,250 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $294,250 | 95.5% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees | $12,000 | 3.9% | |
| Taxes | $1,571 | 0.5% | |
| Other expenses | $197 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $308,018 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990PF · $373,784 spent · pay $12,000 · grants $350,050 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $350,050 | 93.7% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees | $12,000 | 3.2% | |
| Taxes | $6,530 | 1.7% | |
| Fees: accounting | $5,195 | 1.4% | |
| Other expenses | $9 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $373,784 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990PF · $280,868 spent · pay $10,000 · grants $270,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $270,000 | 96.1% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees | $10,000 | 3.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $860 | 0.3% | |
| Other expenses | $8 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $280,868 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990PF · $2,430 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: accounting | $2,430 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $2,430 | 100% |
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