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A private foundation based in Greensboro, NC. It reported about $269K in revenue for 2025. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $269K in revenue, $267K in expenses, and $694K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Private foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Greensboro, NC
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$269KFY2025
Expenses
$267K
Net assets
$694K
People
2
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  81-2276144 Private foundation / grantmaker Greensboro, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
A private foundation based in Greensboro, NC. It reported about $269K in revenue for 2025.
Leadership
Dawn S Chaney · President
Money in and out
$269K revenue, $267K expenses
Bottom line
—
Grants paid & assets · FY2025
Total revenue
$269K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$267K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$694K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2K
Total assets
694K
deployed as grants and operations
Grants paid
253K
in FY2025
Grants made
28grants
total in period
Payout rate
37%
of assets (5% rule)

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 28 grants · $253K · 2025–2025
Texas Women's UniversityFY2025$135,000
Habitat for Humanity of GreensboroFY2025$20,000
Greensboro Downtown ParksFY2025$15,000
Active Girls Healthy GirlsFY2025$10,000
Downtown GreensboroFY2025$10,000
Nc Folk Festival LLCFY2025$10,000
Women's Resource CenterFY2025$7,500
Greensboro Parks FoundationFY2025$6,000
Sanctuary HouseFY2025$6,000
Historic Magnolia HouseFY2025$5,000
Junior AchievementFY2025$5,000
Arts GreensboroFY2025$5,000
Carolina TheatreFY2025$5,000
Alley Cat AlliesFY2025$3,500
Happy Cat INCFY2025$3,000
Children's Home SocietyFY2025$1,700
Lillians List FoundationFY2025$1,000
Bennett CollegeFY2025$1,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$9K
Median grantPart XV$4K
Largest grantPart XV$135K

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990-PF
Revenue
$269K
FY2025▲ +442%
Expenses
$267K
FY2025▲ +125%
Total assets
$694K
FY2025+0.3%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$269K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$267K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$694K
Pt X · Ln 32
Total assetsPt II$694K

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDawn S Chaney Foundation
EINHdr · item D81-2276144
Principal addressHdr · item CGreensboro, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a—
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13—
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14—
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a—
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2—

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Dawn S Chaney
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income100%$269K
Total revenueLn 12$269K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Grants & contributions paid $0.95 Operating & administrative $0.05
Grants & contributions paid95%$253K
Operating & administrative5%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$267K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$60K
Total assetsLn 16$694K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$694K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Payout rate
Grants paid $0 · Total assets $694K
0%
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants — · Total revenue $269K
—
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
not reported
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $269K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
not reported
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $269K · Prior year $50K
+442%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $308K · FY2025 $269K
-3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $694K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $269K · Expenses $267K
+0.7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $694K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $694K · Total assets $694K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dawn S Chaney · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $267K
0%
Personnel share
not reported
Peer comparison

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MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth 442%——

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$269K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$50K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$386K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$148K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$161K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$308K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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