William B Dickinson Educational Trust
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About William B Dickinson Educational Trust
The William B. Dickinson Educational Trust concentrates its philanthropy on supporting academic fellowships at major research universities, repeatedly funding endowed or programmatic fellowships. Most grants are directed to higher-education institutions rather than community nonprofits, indicating a clear preference for advancing scholarship through university-based awards.
Focus Areas
University fellowship awards at major research institutionsGraduate and postdoctoral scholarship fundingEndowed or named fellowship support within U.S. universities
Who They Fund
individual fellowsearly-career professionals/emerging leadersresearchers or practitioners (individual-level)
Giving Approach
Concentrated and repeat-focused: a small number of relatively large grants directed primarily to a few university recipients (multiple grants to the same institutions), favoring targeted fellowship awards over broad, distributed giving.
Funding Style
About William B Dickinson Educational Trust
William B Dickinson Educational Trust repeatedly backs fellowship awards at major universities, with recent grants showing a steady stream of support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Emory University. The pattern points to a funder focused on academic fellowships rather than broad institutional operating support or community grants. In the most recent year on file, the trust gave $83,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a fellowship award, following $78,000 in 2024 and $73,000 in 2023. Emory University also appears as a recurring recipient, with fellowship awards of $52,000 in 2025, $50,000 in 2024, and $49,000 in 2023. The trust’s giving is concentrated in university-based awards that support scholarship and advanced study. Its grantmaking profile is highly consistent across years, and the recent record shows only U.S. recipients. William B Dickinson Educational Trust is led by Michael C. Reid and reports annual grants of $385,000 against total assets of $4,465,618.
What William B Dickinson Educational Trust Funds
The trust’s main pattern is fellowship funding at research universities. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, it awarded $83,000 in 2025 for a fellowship award, alongside prior-year fellowship awards of $78,000 in 2024 and $73,000 in 2023. Emory University received similar support, including $52,000 in 2025 for a fellowship award. The recurring purpose text suggests a sustained preference for named or programmatic fellowship support rather than short-term project grants. The grant record also shows that the trust works through universities rather than individual applicants or community organizations. In the recent grants list, all six awards were described simply as fellowship awards, reinforcing a narrow grantmaking approach centered on graduate or postdoctoral support within higher education.
How William B Dickinson Educational Trust Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster in a relatively tight band, with p25 at $50,500, a median of $62,500, and p75 of $76,750. Recent awards sit within that range, including several fellowship grants in the $49,000 to $83,000 span. The trust’s recent record also shows repeated support to the same universities across multiple years, indicating ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. It is a private trust led by Michael C. Reid and does not fund individuals directly, even though its grants support fellowship awards for people through universities. The available record does not show an application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$143K
Total Assets
$4.8M
Total Revenue
$194K
Total Expenses
$176K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $51K and $77K, with a median of $63K.
25th Percentile
$51K
Median
$63K
75th Percentile
$77K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in GA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MICHAEL C REID
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