Alexander Dawson Foundation

THE FOUNDATION, A NEVADA CHARITABLE TRUST, WAS ORGANIZED AND IS OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, ITS MISSION IS TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION.

THE ALEXANDER DAWSON SCHOOL IN BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO, A $64 MILLION FACILITY BUILT BY THE ALEXANDER DAWSON FOUNDATION IN 1970, PROVIDES CHALLENGING AND RELEVANT LEARNING TO 536 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 TO BECOME CREATIVE, RESILIENT PROBLEM-SOLVERS WHO BRING THEIR BEST TO THE WORLD.DURING THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SCHOOL PROVIDED $1,858,736 IN FINANCIAL AID TO 81 DESERVING AND TALENTED STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD A DAWSON EDUCATION. IN JUNE 2023, THE SCHOOL AWARDED DIPLOMAS TO 58 GRADUATES, WHO WERE ACCEPTED TO SUCH COLLEGES AS ELON UNIVERSITY, EMERSON UNIVERSITY, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, AND WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY AND WERE OFFERED $6,188,800 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL OWNED AND OPERATED A SUMMER CAMP, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, IN 2022-2023 THAT OFFERED INSTRUCTION IN SPORTS, ARTS, TECHNOLOGY, SPECIALTY CAMPS AND MORE FOR 1,903 BOYS AND GIRLS.

THE ALEXANDER DAWSON SCHOOL AT RAINBOW MOUNTAIN IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, A $45 MILLION FACILITY BUILT BY THE ALEXANDER DAWSON FOUNDATION IN 2000, PROVIDES A NURTURING LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR 590 STUDENTS IN PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH GRADE EIGHT THAT CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN MIND, BODY AND CHARACTER. DURING THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SCHOOL PROVIDED $1,532,731 IN FINANCIAL AID TO 81 DESERVING AND TALENTED STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD A DAWSON EDUCATION. IN JUNE 2023, THE SCHOOL GRADUATED 52 EIGHTH GRADERS, WHO HAVE GONE ON TO ATTEND LOCAL PUBLIC AND INDEPENDENT HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS, SUCH BOARDING SCHOOLS AS THE CATE SCHOOL AND THE THACHER SCHOOL.

THE ALEXANDER DAWSON FOUNDATION SUPPORTS DAWSON SUMMER INITIATIVE (COLORADO), A SUMMER PROGRAM AND A YEAR-ROUND MENTORING PROGRAM CONDUCTED ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ENRICHING, INTELLECTUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH-ACHIEVING PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT NO COST TO THE PARTICIPANTS. TRANSPORTATION AND MEALS ARE ALSO PROVIDED AT NO COST.DAWSON SUMMER INITIATIVE IS AN ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR HIGH-ACHIEVING PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN GRADES 6 AND 7. 156 STUDENTS FROM OVER 25 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN BOULDER COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS ATTENDED 2-5 WEEKS OF INTENSIVELY COLLABORATIVE, HANDS-ON STUDY OF A PARTICULAR THEME. THE PROGRAM IS HELD AT THE LAFAYETTE CAMPUS AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INQUISITIVE STUDENTS TO MEET OTHER STUDENTS FROM MANY DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, DELVE INTO ONE OF THE MOST TALKED ABOUT TOPICS IN THE NEWS, AND IDENTIFY REAL-WORLD SOLUTIONS.