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 $49 MILLION FACILITY BUILT BY THE ALEXANDER DAWSON FOUNDATION IN 1970, PROVIDES A RIGOROUS, COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT CHALLENGES 520 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN MIND, BODY AND CHARACTER.DURING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SCHOOL PROVIDED $1,630,588 IN FINANCIAL AID TO 84 DESERVING AND TALENTED STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD A DAWSON EDUCATION. IN JUNE 2020, THE SCHOOL AWARDED DIPLOMAS TO 58 GRADUATES, WHO WERE ACCEPTED TO SUCH COLLEGES AS BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, EMORY UNIVERSITY, SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, AND VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY AND WERE OFFERED $5,200,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE SCHOOL OWNED AND OPERATED SUMMER CAMPS WERE NOT OFFERED.

THE ALEXANDER DAWSON SCHOOL AT RAINBOW MOUNTAIN IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, A $42 MILLION FACILITY BUILT BY THE ALEXANDER DAWSON FOUNDATION IN 2000, PROVIDES A NURTURING LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR 524 STUDENTS IN PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH GRADE EIGHT THAT CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN MIND, BODY AND CHARACTER. DURING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SCHOOL PROVIDED $1,392,985 IN FINANCIAL AID TO 99 DESERVING AND TALENTED STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD A DAWSON EDUCATION. IN JUNE 2020, THE SCHOOL GRADUATED 42 EIGHTH GRADERS, WHO HAVE GONE ON TO ATTEND LOCAL PUBLIC AND INDEPENDENT HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS, SUCH BOARDING SCHOOLS AS BERKSHIRE ACADEMY, BLAIR ACADEMY AND HOTCHKISS SCHOOL.

THE ALEXANDER DAWSON FOUNDATION SUPPORTS DAWSON SUMMER INITIATIVE (COLORADO) AND DAWSON COLLEGE BOUND (NEVADA). EACH CONSISTS OF A SUMMER PROGRAM AND A YEAR-ROUND MENTORING PROGRAM CONDUCTED ON EACH SCHOOL CAMPUS. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE 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. 121 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. DAWSON COLLEGE BOUND IS AN INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES LONG-TERM ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT AND MENTORSHIP TO HIGH-ACHIEVING, LAS VEGAS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL YOUTH AS A BRIDGE TO COLLEGE. PUBLIC SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS BEGIN THEIR PARTICIPATION FOLLOWING 6TH GRADE AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE PROGRAM DURING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YEARS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED A MONTH-LONG SUMMER PROGRAM, WEEKEND WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL FAIRS, SOCIAL EVENTS AND ACADEMIC ADVISING. DURING 2019-2020, 142 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED.