Funding search · EIN 756563143 · Dallas, TX

The Gayden Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

165
grants reported
$13.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • The Stewpot2 grants · $1.4M
  • Highland Park Presbyterian Church2 grants · $900,000
  • North Texas Food Bank2 grants · $500,000
  • Salvation Army4 grants · $500,000
  • Children'S Medical Center Foudation3 grants · $400,000
  • Tunnel To Towers Foundation2 grants · $400,000
  • Austin Street Center2 grants · $400,000
  • Visiting Nurses Association2 grants · $400,000
  • Trinity Christian Academy2 grants · $375,000
  • North Texas Food Bank1 grant · $300,000

Giving over time

$3.9M
2022
$4.0M
2023
$5.4M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 165 grants.

  • $1.2M

    The Stewpot · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $500,000

    Highland Park Presbyterian Church · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $400,000

    Highland Park Presbyterian Church · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General funding

  • $350,000

    Trinity Christian Academy · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $300,000

    North Texas Food Bank · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $300,000

    Highland Park Presbyterian Church · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $300,000

    North Texas Food Bank · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $250,000

    Grace Church Lake Highlands · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $200,000

    Austin Street Center · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General funding

  • $200,000

    North Texas Food Bank · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $200,000

    Salvation Army · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $200,000

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024

    General Funding

  • $200,000

    Visiting Nurses Association · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Meals on Wheels

  • $200,000

    Austin Street Center · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $200,000

    Children'S Medical Center Foudation · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $200,000

    Citysquare · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $200,000

    Salvation Army · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $200,000

    The Stewpot · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $200,000

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    General Funding

  • $200,000

    Visiting Nurses Association · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Meals on Wheels

  • $200,000

    Austin Street Center · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $200,000

    City Square · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $200,000

    Salvation Army · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $200,000

    The Stewpot · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $200,000

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022

    General funding

  • $200,000

    Visiting Nurses Association · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Meals on wheels

  • $150,000

    Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024

    St. Phillip's community care clinic

  • $150,000

    Operation Kindness · Carrollton, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $150,000

    Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $100,000

    Children'S Medical Center Foudation · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General funding

  • $100,000

    Children'S Medical Center Foudation · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Food Allergy Research

  • $100,000

    Dallas Casa · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General funding

  • $100,000

    First Presbyterian Church of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2024

    General funding

  • $100,000

    Forefront Living Foundation the T Boone Pickens Hospice Center · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General funding

  • $100,000

    Intouch Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General Funding

  • $100,000

    Ourcalling · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $100,000

    Perot Museum of Nature & Science · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $100,000

    The Bridge · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General funding

  • $100,000

    Dallas Casa · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $100,000

    First Presbyterian Church of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $100,000

    Intouch Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General Funding

  • $100,000

    Operation Kindness · Carrollton, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $100,000

    The Bridge · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $100,000

    Children'S Medical Center Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Food allergy research

  • $100,000

    Dallas Casa · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $100,000

    Episcopal High School · Bellaire, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $100,000

    Operation Kindness · Carrollton, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $100,000

    The Bridge · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $75,000

    Heros · Richardson, TX · 2024

    General funding

  • $75,000

    Straydog · Gun Barrel City, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $75,000

    Intouch Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Alzheimer'S Association Greater Dallas Chapter · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General funding

  • $50,000

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network · McLean, VA · 2024

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Genesis Woman'S Shelter · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Humane Society of North Texas · Fort Worth, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    Meals on Wheels

  • $50,000

    Kid'S Meals · Houston, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Main Street Ministries · Houston, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Make a Wish Foundation of North Texas · Addison, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    National Eczema Association · San Rafael, CA · 2024

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Salvation Army · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Disaster Relief

  • $50,000

    Second Chance Farms · Granbury, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Southwestern Medical Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Trinity River Audubon Center · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network · McLean, VA · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Forefront Living Foundation the T Boone Pickens Hospice Center · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Genesis Woman'S Shelter · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Heros · Richardson, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Humane Society of North Texas · Fort Worth, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston Meals On Wheels · Houston, TX · 2023

    Meals on Wheels

  • $50,000

    Kid'S Meals · Houston, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Main Street Ministries · Houston, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    National Eczema Association · San Rafael, CA · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Perot Museum of Nature & Science · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Salvation Army · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Disaster Relief

  • $50,000

    Second Chance Farms · Granbury, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Straydog · Gun Barrel City, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Trinity River Audubon Center · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Funding

  • $50,000

    Alzheimer'S Association Greater Dallas Chapter · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network · McLean, VA · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Forefront Living Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Genesis Woman'S Shelter · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Humane Society of North Texas · Fort Worth, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Meals on wheels

  • $50,000

    Kid'S Meals · Houston, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Main Street Ministries · Houston, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Nactional Eczema Association · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Perot Museum of Nature & Science · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Salvation Army · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Disaster relief fund

  • $50,000

    Straydog · Gun Barrel City, TX · 2022

    Capital campaign

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.