The Lowell S & Betty L Dunn Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation makes grants only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a charity that has not been invited to apply should not send it a proposal; the filing does not describe how organisations are preselected.
- Its typical grants fall between $5,000 and $150,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 100 grants to organisations in that band, half at $25,000 or less and a median of $25,000, so a modest request of around that size fits its usual pattern, though its largest grant was $450,000.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before: 64% of its grant dollars in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in one of its two earlier filings, so relationships appear to matter and a first approach is unlikely to be routine.
- No geographic focus is stated; its filings show grants mainly in Florida, Tennessee and Georgia, but that is only a pattern in its giving.
- Its recorded giving covers hospitals and medical research, community relief and human services, animal welfare, and children and young people, so a case in one of those areas is the closest match to its past grants.
Overview
The Lowell S & Betty L Dunn Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Hialeah Gardens, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (new.miamisprings.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation makes grants to charitable organisations, with the filings recording a broad mix of recipients rather than a stated funding programme. The records show support for hospitals and medical research organisations, community-relief and human-services charities, animal-welfare groups, and organisations serving children and young people. Its grants are recorded under the purpose general purpose, so the filings do not identify what individual grants support. An obituary describes the foundation as supporting health institutions and championing a wide range of causes. The filing states that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and does not provide a route for unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, Tennessee and Georgia.
How to apply
The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; it does not describe a way for organisations to be considered for preselection.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 64% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 100 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 64% of grant dollars went to organisations The Lowell S & Betty L Dunn Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 48 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- ST Jude Childrens Research Hospital · General purpose$300,0002024 tax year
- Um Diabetes Research Institute · General purpose$300,0002024 tax year
- Neighbors 4 Neighbors · General purpose$125,0002024 tax year
- Honor Flight South Florida · General purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Miami Rescue Mission · General purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Medical Center Foundation · General purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- No One Alone · General purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Friendship Educational Foundation · General purpose$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Lizbeth Dunn Arencibia — Treasurer
- Lowell Dunn II — Secretary
- Loretta S Dunn — Vice President
- Betty L Dunn — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,412,097 | $1,407,530 | $48,975,585 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,312,100 | $2,287,500 | $313,676,388 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,338,178 | $2,325,000 | $359,598,486 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Hialeah Gardens, FL