Funding search · EIN 752890371 · Dallas, TX

The Dallas Foundation

Name: The Dallas Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

2,262
grants reported: $217.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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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

Dallas parks, trails and public green space capital projects
K-12 education, charter and independent schools, district foundations
Homelessness, housing and basic needs in Dallas County
Churches, faith-based ministries and religious service organizations
Dallas arts, museums, zoo, library and public broadcasting
Health systems and medical research centers, mostly Texas

Typical grant

Median grant is $25,000, with the middle half between $10,000 and $65,000. The seven-figure checks go to donor-driven vehicles and major Dallas civic capital campaigns like Southern Gateway Public Green and Trinity Park Conservancy, while the bulk of the 2,262 grants are small operating gifts. With 1,381 recipients across 2,262 grants, repeat giving is common but usually at modest, steady amounts rather than escalating commitments.

Their words

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

“GENERAL SUPPORT”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie work to a named Dallas civic asset: Trinity Park, Southern Gateway, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Public Library.
Ask $25,000 to $65,000 for a first approach; seven-figure asks track long-standing donor relationships.
Frame research as serving Dallas County residents directly, echoing Child Poverty Action Lab and Commit Partnership.
Request unrestricted general support rather than restricted project funding; nearly every grant is coded that way.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation, so most giving is donor-advised and follows individual donors' relationships rather than a central strategy; 1,551 of 2,262 grants stay in Texas and Dallas addresses dominate. Out-of-state grants to New York, DC and California are almost always a specific donor's alma mater, church network or intermediary fund, not an open geographic interest.

Top recipients

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

Naspa3 grants · $13.8M
Trinity Park Conservancy2 grants · $9.9M
Players Philanthropy Fund1 grant · $7.9M
Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation2 grants · $5.7M
Loyola University of Chicago3 grants · $5.1M
Dallas Leadership Foundation3 grants · $4.7M
University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center2 grants · $4.5M
Saint Michael and All Angels Church3 grants · $4.1M
Red Raider Club1 grant · $3.7M
Bonton Enterprises1 grant · $3.2M

Giving over time

$66.6M

2022

$64.0M

2023

$87.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 2,262 grants.

$7.9M
Players Philanthropy Fund · Townson, MD · 2024
General support
$6.8M
Trinity Park Conservancy · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$6.1M
Naspa · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$5.6M
Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$4.9M
Naspa · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$3.7M
Red Raider Club · Lubbock, TX · 2022
General support
$3.3M
University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$3.2M
Bonton Enterprises · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$3.2M
Trinity Park Conservancy · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$3.0M
Loyola University of Chicago · Carol Stream, IL · 2024
General support
$2.8M
Naspa · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$2.6M
Saint Michael and All Angels Church · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$2.6M
Dallas Leadership Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$2.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$2.0M
Educational First Steps · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$1.8M
Dallas Leadership Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$1.6M
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$1.6M
The Commit Partnership (Commit) · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$1.6M
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
General support
$1.6M
For Oak Cliff · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$1.5M
Baylor Health Care System Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$1.3M
Southern Methodist University-Cox School of Business · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$1.2M
University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$1.2M
Praxis Housing Initiatives · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1.2M
M D Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$1.1M
Saint Michael and All Angels Church · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$1.1M
American Endowment Foundation · Milkwaukee, WI · 2022
General support
$1.1M
Ourcalling · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$1.1M
Loyola University of Chicago · Carol Stream, IL · 2023
General support
$1.1M
Loyola University of Chicago · Carol Stream, IL · 2022
General support
$1.0M
Dallas Theater Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
General support
$1.0M
Educational First Steps · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$1.0M
National Christian Charitable Foundation · Alpharetta, GA · 2022
General support
$1.0M
Momentous Institute · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$1.0M
Momentous Institute · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Plano Isd Education Foundation · Plano, TX · 2024
General support
$950,000
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$916,829
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2023
General support
$900,000
For Oak Cliff · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$847,980
Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2024
General support
$834,782
Dallas Museum of Art · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$825,000
Commit2dallas (Commit Partnership) · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$808,000
Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2023
General support
$800,056
Foundation To Empower Students Worldwide · Menomonee Falls, WI · 2024
General support
$787,320
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$767,250
Momentous Institute · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$757,397
The 1065 Institute Dba the Laffer Center · Nashville, TN · 2022
General support
$750,000
The 1065 Institute Dba the Laffer Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
General support
$693,333
Good Shepherd Episcopal School · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$686,000
National Philanthropic Trust · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$636,000
Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church · Allen, TX · 2023
General support
$617,500
Trinity Christian Academy · Addison, TX · 2022
General support
$606,192
Spca of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$600,000
Edward Charles Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022
General support
$592,588
Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$551,000
Parkland Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$541,500
Citysquare · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$513,000
First Liberty Institute · Plano, TX · 2022
General support
$510,000
The Goodness Web Foundation · Wayland, MA · 2022
General support
$505,000
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
$502,500
Boy Scouts of America - Circle Ten Council · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$495,000
Covenant Knights School · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$490,001
Big Thought · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$473,500
University of Texas at Austin (Ut) · Austin, TX · 2023
General support
$472,000
Child Poverty Action Lab · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$451,500
University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business · Austin, TX · 2022
General support
$441,000
Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church · Allen, TX · 2024
General support
$439,139
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$437,500
The Play Equity Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
$424,000
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$416,833
Big Thought · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$408,277
Art Experience · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$406,000
Genesis Women'S Shelter · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$404,154
St Philip'S School and Community Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$402,250
Friends of the Dallas Public Library · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$400,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
$395,000
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$387,500
The Play Equity Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
$385,718
Dallas Country Club Employee Scholarship Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$383,150
Interfaith Family Services · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$380,464
Grace Bible Fellowship Church · Hico, TX · 2024
General support
$380,000
At Last · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$376,800
Texas Women'S Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$356,840
Dallas Zoological Society (Dallas Zoo) · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$354,369
Education Is Freedom Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$353,300
Episcopal School of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$350,000
White Rhino Coffee Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$350,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
$346,043
Commit2dallas (Commit Partnership) · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$345,950
St Philip'S School and Community Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$341,000
Greenhill School · Addison, TX · 2022
General support
$339,525
United To Learn · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$326,000
Inspire Spaces Inspire Students · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$323,745
Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$323,289
Perot Museum of Nature and Science · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$320,250
Foundation for Brain Healthadvances (Center for Brainhealth at Ut Dallas) · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$318,250
Saint Michael and All Angels Church · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$303,421
Big Thought · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$300,000
Stand Together Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
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.