Dickson-allen Foundation
The Dickson-Allen Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, primarily in education, healthcare, and community development. Its mission emphasizes the provision of unrestricted operating funds, student scholarships, and support for medical facilities and research. The foundation serves a diverse range of recipients, including educational institutions, medical centers, community organizations, and cultural institutions, reflecting a commitment to enhancing the quality of life in the communities it supports. While it primarily operates in Texas, its funding extends to initiatives that promote youth development, public safety, and historical preservation.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Texas-based nonprofit (especially local to Lavaca County/nearby regions) seeking support for facility improvements, equipment purchases, scholarships, medical/health projects, museum or cultural programs, or general operating support.
Good Fit
- • Organization is located in Texas or serves Texas communities (Lavaca County area is strongly represented).
- • Request aligns with facility improvements, equipment purchase, scholarships, medical or educational operating support.
- • Applicant can provide nonprofit documentation, budget and latest IRS filing as requested.
- • Willingness to follow a mailed application process and the foundation's annual funding cycle.
Geography
Observed grants are overwhelmingly directed to Texas recipients; only two other states appear in the latest year and they represent negligible shares of funding.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 110 distinct recipients in the latest year across many institutional types (schools, medical centers, museums, volunteer fire departments, scholarship funds and community organizations), showing a broad recipient set despite some larger individual awards.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows a high influx of new grantees in the latest year (56 first-time recipients) and the foundation publishes concrete application requirements and a mailed submission route, indicating unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
