Funding search · EIN 750964565 · Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas

Name: Communities Foundation of Texas grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

8,896
grants reported: $653.7M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $18,817
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

designated scholarships alumni center construction dallas park social

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Higher education institutional foundations across Texas (Texas Tech, SMU, Texas A&M)
Dallas hospital and medical research foundations, including UT Southwestern and brain health
K-12 education reform and literacy nonprofits in Dallas County
Parks and public space capital projects (Kaleidoscope, Southern Gateway, Woodall Rodgers)
Churches, ministries, and religious private schools in Dallas-Fort Worth
Homelessness, food banks, recovery, and family services in North Texas

Typical grant

Half of everything falls between $10,000 and $47,240, with a median just under $19,000, so the ordinary check is small. The seven-and-eight-figure checks go to institutional foundations and capital campaigns: Texas Tech Foundation at $15.9M, TD Jakes Foundation at $14.7M, Kaleidoscope Park at $9.4M, UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth at $7.6M. With 8,896 grants to 3,961 recipients over four years, the average organization comes back roughly twice, and Dallas anchor institutions appear every year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT”
“GENERAL SUPPORT”
“DESIGNATED FOR”

Positioning adjacent work

Ask $15,000 to $50,000 first; treat anything above $500,000 as reserved for Dallas anchor institutions.
Route through a Texas university or hospital foundation as fiscal home; those entities absorb the largest checks.
Connect brain health, osteosarcoma, or child poverty research to their UT Dallas, UTSW, and Child Poverty Action Lab lines.
Frame the ask as unrestricted general support for a named organization, matching how every grant is described.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation and nearly all giving is donor-advised, so 990 descriptions are uniform boilerplate and decisions follow individual fundholders rather than a published program; 7,417 of 8,896 grants stay in Texas and most of those in Dallas County. Practical access comes from cultivating donors and advisors inside the foundation's network, not from a single program officer, and out-of-state grants (California, New York, Colorado) usually trace back to a specific donor's ties.

13 grants matching “turtle” · $347,802

$53,855
Turtle Creek Conservancy · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$10,000
Sea Turtle · South Padre Island, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$6,172
Turtle Creek Chorale · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$56,575
Turtle Creek Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$31,200
Sea Turtle · South Padre Island, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$28,316
Turtle Creek Conservancy · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$11,108
Turtle Creek Chorale · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$79,324
Turtle Creek Conservancy · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$18,375
Turtle Creek Chorale · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$31,000
Sea Turtles · South Padre Island, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$10,297
Turtle Creek Chorale · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$6,216
Turtle Creek Association · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$5,364
Turtle Creek Conservancy · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Texas Tech Foundation4 grants · $16.4M
TD Jakes Foundation2 grants · $16.2M
The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brainhealth4 grants · $13.8M
Kaleidoscope Park Foundation2 grants · $9.5M
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas4 grants · $9.4M
Forest Forward4 grants · $9.3M
Children'S Medical Center Foundation4 grants · $8.2M
North Texas Food Bank4 grants · $8.1M
The Salvation Army4 grants · $7.4M
Southern Methodist University4 grants · $7.1M

Giving over time

$165.6M

2021

$135.3M

2022

$143.6M

2023

$209.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 8,896 grants.

$15.9M
Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$14.7M
TD Jakes Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$9.4M
Kaleidoscope Park Foundation · Frisco, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$7.6M
The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brainhealth · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$6.0M
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$6.0M
Forest Forward · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$5.2M
Methodist Health System Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$5.0M
Spirit of America Worldwide · Arlington, VA · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$4.9M
Dallas Foundation a Tx Nonprofit Corporation · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for southern gateway public green foundation for southern gateway park and for general support
$4.4M
Children'S Medical Center Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$3.8M
The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brainhealth · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$3.5M
Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$3.3M
Osteosarcoma Institute · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$3.2M
Commit · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$3.2M
Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$3.1M
The Salvation Army · Austin, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for the construction of a chapel in the dallas social service center plaza and for general support
$3.1M
Midland College Foundation · Midland, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for the prek academy and center for teaching excellence, scholarships and general support.
$3.0M
Forest Forward · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$3.0M
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for basic research in molecular cardiology, the distinguished chair in ophthalmology and general support.
$3.0M
The Catholic Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.9M
Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.8M
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.7M
North Texas Food Bank · Plano, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.6M
Dallas County Mental Health & Mental Retardation Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.5M
Permian Basin Area Foundation · Midland, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for the midland downtown park conservancy endowment fund. No benefits to be received from this grant.
$2.3M
The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brainhealth · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.3M
The Salvation Army · Sherman, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.2M
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.2M
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.1M
Dallas Baptist University · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.1M
Commit · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.0M
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.0M
The Cooper Institute · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.0M
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2021
This grant is designated for scholarships, athletics and the alumni gift fund.
$2.0M
Per Scholas · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated to support per scholas dallas in providing informational technology trainings/certifications as well as wrap around employment and alumni upskilling services.
$2.0M
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$2.0M
Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.9M
Texas Health Resources Foundation · Arlington, TX · 2021
This grant is designated to support texas health to address social determinants of health and increase health equity across the north texas region and general support.
$1.9M
North Texas Food Bank · Plano, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.9M
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for support of the univeristy.
$1.8M
Dallas Methodist Hospitals Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.8M
North Texas Food Bank · Plano, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.8M
The Cooper Institute · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.8M
Dallas Holocaust Museum · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.7M
The Dallas Morning News Charities · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.7M
North Texas Food Bank · Plano, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.7M
Jewish Family Service of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.5M
Our Calling · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.5M
At Last · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.5M
Hockaday School · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for the athletic and wellness project and for general support.
$1.5M
TD Jakes Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.5M
Child Poverty Action Lab · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.5M
Jackie Robinson Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.5M
Dallas Methodist Hospitals Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.5M
Year Up · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for year up dfw general support.
$1.4M
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.4M
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.4M
Year Up · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.4M
City of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.4M
The University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.4M
Africa University · Nashville, TN · 2021
This grant is designated for student scholarships.
$1.4M
Nexus Recovery Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.4M
Resource Center of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.3M
The Salvation Army · Sherman, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.3M
Children'S Medical Center Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.3M
Homefree USA · Landover, MD · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.2M
Children'S Medical Center Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for the capital campagn and general support.
$1.2M
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2021
This grant is designated for for the crisis in ukraine and general support.
$1.2M
Dallas Truth Racial Healing and Transformation · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.2M
Children'S Medical Center Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.2M
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.2M
Esperanza Ministries · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.2M
Good Reason Houston · Houston, TX · 2021
This grant is designated to support the activities of the project support for district analysis for strategic planning, technical assistance and related activities.
$1.2M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
Spirit of America Worldwide · Arlington, VA · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
Methodist Health System Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
Montessori Training and Research Center of Dallas · Addison, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
St Philips School and Community Center · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
Fort Worth Cradle To Career · Fort Worth, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
Housing Forward · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
Lumin Education · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
Texas 2036 · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.1M
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Pk, NC · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.0M
Crossroads Community Services · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.0M
Highland Park Presbyterian Church · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.0M
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.0M
Ann and Nate Levine Academy · Dallas, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.0M
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.0M
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.0M
Dallas Firefighters Museum Incorporated · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.0M
Enterprise Community Partners · Baltimore, MD · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.0M
Ranching Heritage Association · Lubbock, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.0M
The Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$1.0M
Citybuild Community Development Corporation · Dallas, TX · 2021
This grant is designated for the project gamechanger and for construction.
$1.0M
Third Option Foundation · Reston, VA · 2021
This grant is designated for general support.
$987,717
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
This grant is designated for general support.
$972,039
Waco Foundation · Waco, TX · 2024
This grant is designated for general support.

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.