Dogwood Health Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Dogwood Health Trust funds work in housing, education, economic opportunity and health and wellbeing, but only where it materially serves people in its stated area of Western North Carolina: Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 15 more counties in North Carolina.
- A typical request should sit between $10,000 and $310,000, with half of its grants at $60,000 or less, so a modest ask is realistic for most applicants; programme-specific bands range from $15,000–$30,000 for Organizational Capacity Building up to $50,000–$500,000 for Collaboration & Innovation or Stronger Organizations.
- Applications are made through its online portal and the method varies by programme, so check which pathway fits before applying.
- With 70% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in the previous two filings, it appears to favour continuing relationships, so new applicants should expect that building a relationship may matter as much as the application itself.
- It will not fund direct payments to individuals, for-profit companies, or work outside its 18-county plus the Qualla Boundary service area, so organisations outside that remit should not apply.
Overview
Dogwood Health Trust is a US private foundation based in Asheville, NC.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Dogwood Health Trust invests in aligned organisations working on housing, education, economic opportunity and health and wellbeing. Their work must materially serve people in the 18 counties and Qualla Boundary of Western North Carolina. Depending on the opportunity, eligible applicants include charitable public organisations, fiscally sponsored organisations, government and non-governmental bodies, faith-based organisations, and schools, colleges and universities. The Trust encourages partnership across nonprofits and government, and seeks to elevate uncommon leadership and voices overlooked or discounted in the past. Its approach is rooted in listening, trust, openness and equity, with communities and partners helping advance a better region for all.
Themes
- Housing
- Education
- Economic opportunity
- Health and wellbeing
Geographic Focus
Western North Carolina: Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 15 more counties in North Carolina.
What They Don't Fund
- Direct payments to individuals
- For-profit companies
- Work outside of our 18-county plus the Qualla Boundary service area
How to apply
Applications for new grant opportunities are managed through Dogwood’s online portal.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 70% 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 1,830 grants to organisations were $60,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Dogwood seeks to support organisations that elevate uncommon leadership and voices that may have been overlooked or discounted in the past.
- It encourages organisations to partner with nonprofits or government agencies to broaden or deepen their impact.
- Applicants should identify the requested amount and make a case for it in their application.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 70% of grant dollars went to organisations Dogwood Health Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 20% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 835 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $37,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Appalachian Community Capital Development Foundation · Small business recovery grants and low-cost capital post-helene.$21,000,0002024 tax year
- Community Foundation of Western North Carolina · Emergency and disaster response grant funding for post-hurricane recovery across dht footprint.$10,000,0002024 tax year
- Self-Help Ventures Fund · Loan fund to support affordable housing in wnc.$8,000,0002024 tax year
- Impact Health · Emergency funding for health service organizations.$4,000,0002024 tax year
- Mountain Area Health Education Center · General operating support for mahec clinical services.$4,000,0002024 tax year
- Pisgah Legal Services · Legal and navigation services for disaster survivors.$3,000,0002024 tax year
- Blue Ridge Community Health Services · General operating support for regional safety net health services in ten wnc counties.$2,237,5002024 tax year
- Pisgah Legal Services · Regional aca enrollment and tax credit support for low-income households.$2,085,4822024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Martha C Tyner — Director
- Donna A Tipton-Rogers — Director
- Jacquelyn Y Simms — Director
- George D Renfro — Director
- Jamie L Mcmahan — Director
- Jose A Mclouglin — Director
- Samuel D Lupas — Director
- Fred H Jones — Director
- Richard R Houck — Director
- Dawna D Goode-Ledbetter — Director
- Carol Burton — Director
- Janice W Brumit — Director
- Casey M Cooper — Secretary
- Vivian A Bolanos — Treasurer
- Jackie L Godlock — Vice Chair
- John Fav Cecil — Chair
- Mark Constantine — SVP Of Community Investment
- Gregory W Byers — VP Of Finance
- Rachel Ryan — General Counsel
- Susan R Mims — CEO
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $90,019,128 | $73,872,572 | $1,721,270,672 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $106,185,084 | $79,361,927 | $1,896,083,073 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $180,012,693 | $147,684,786 | $2,009,884,772 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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