Funding search · EIN 263739768 · Dallas, TX

The Lunsford Foundation

Name: The Lunsford Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

73
grants reported: $7.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,500
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.

What they fund

religious community education scholarships

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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.

Top recipients

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

National Philanthropic Trust1 grant · $2.0M
The Signatry Daf1 grant · $1.8M
First Liberty2 grants · $700,000
Prestonwood Baptist Church2 grants · $500,000
Dallas Baptist University1 grant · $305,000
The Urban Alternative1 grant · $250,000
Rwanda Children3 grants · $235,000
Denison Forum On Truth and Culture1 grant · $200,000
Ceoc2 grants · $200,000
Abilene Christian University3 grants · $136,555

Giving over time

$4.3M

2022

$1.1M

2023

$2.3M

2024

Grant history

All 73 reported grants, largest first.

$2.0M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2022
Community
$1.8M
The Signatry Daf · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Various
$500,000
First Liberty · Plano, TX · 2022
Religious
$350,000
Prestonwood Baptist Church · Dallas, TX · 2022
Religious
$305,000
Dallas Baptist University · Dallas, TX · 2022
Education
$250,000
The Urban Alternative · Desoto, TX · 2023
Community
$200,000
First Liberty · Plano, TX · 2024
Religious
$200,000
Denison Forum On Truth and Culture · Dallas, TX · 2022
Religious
$175,000
Rwanda Children · Abilene, TX · 2023
Community
$150,000
Prestonwood Baptist Church · Dallas, TX · 2023
Religious
$100,000
Ceoc · Plano, TX · 2024
Education
$100,000
Ceoc · Plano, TX · 2023
Education
$100,000
Family Legacy · Irving, TX · 2023
Religious
$100,000
Rreach · Plano, TX · 2023
Religious
$100,000
The Vail Church · Avon, CO · 2022
Religious
$75,000
Christian Works for Children · Dallas, TX · 2022
Religious
$65,000
East-West Ministries International · Plano, TX · 2022
Religious
$62,550
Evantell · Dallas, TX · 2024
Religious
$56,555
Abilene Christian University · Abilene, TX · 2023
Education - scholarships
$50,225
Voice of Hope Ministries · Dallas, TX · 2022
Religious
$50,000
Abilene Christian University · Abilene, TX · 2024
Education - scholarships
$50,000
Lionheart Children'S Academy · Bedford, TX · 2024
Education
$50,000
Betterman · Dallas, TX · 2023
Religious
$50,000
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Religious
$50,000
Evantell · Dallas, TX · 2022
Religious
$50,000
Men of Nehemiah · Dallas, TX · 2022
Community
$50,000
Rwanda Children · Abilene, TX · 2022
Community
$45,225
Joni & Friends · Agoura Hills, CA · 2022
Community
$32,500
Excellence in Giving Llc · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Community
$30,000
Abilene Christian University · Abilene, TX · 2022
Education - scholarships
$26,500
Dallas Leadership Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
Community
$25,250
The Gatehouse · Southlake, TX · 2022
Community
$25,000
Abiding Fathers · Dallas, TX · 2023
Religious
$25,000
The Gatehouse · Southlake, TX · 2023
Community
$25,000
Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
Community
$25,000
Coaches Outreach · Dallas, TX · 2022
Community
$20,500
Ami Fort Worth · Unknown, TX · 2022
Community
$20,000
Abiding Fathers · Dallas, TX · 2022
Religious
$20,000
Arms of Hope · Medina, TX · 2022
Religious
$20,000
The Notre Dame School of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2022
Education
$15,000
Ami Fort Worth · Unknown, TX · 2024
Community
$15,000
Dallas Leadership Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
Community
$15,000
Impact Houston Church of Christ · Houston, TX · 2022
Religious
$15,000
Northwest Bible Church · Spring, TX · 2022
Religious
$15,000
The Cambridge School of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2022
Education
$14,667
Pine Cove · Tyler, TX · 2024
Community
$12,000
Pecan Grove Church of Christ · Greenville, TX · 2022
Religious
$10,132
Pine Cove · Tyler, TX · 2023
Community
$10,000
Camp John Marc Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
Religious
$10,000
Livestrong Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
Community
$10,000
Rwanda Children · Abilene, TX · 2024
Community
$10,000
Nph USA · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
$10,000
Prestonwood Christian Academy · Plano, TX · 2022
Education
$10,000
Texas a&M Foundation · College Station, TX · 2022
Education
$5,100
Dallas Leadership Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
Community
$5,000
Mesa Global · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Religious
$5,000
Robert Reid · Plano, TX · 2023
Religious
$5,000
Medialliance International · Arlington, TX · 2022
Religious
$2,000
Semones Family Ymca · Dallas, TX · 2023
Community
$1,000
Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep · Dallas, TX · 2024
Education
$1,000
Chandler Speaks · Bedford, TX · 2022
Community
$1,000
Vail Christian Academy · Edwards, CO · 2022
Education
$500
Riverpoint Church · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Religious
$300
Village of Hope Ministries · Dallas, TX · 2022
Religious
$170
American Heritage Girls · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Religious
$150
Allies in Youth Development · Mansfield, TX · 2022
Community
$150
First Baptist Church Crowley · Crowley, TX · 2022
Religious
$150
His Bridgebuilders · Dallas, TX · 2022
Religious
$150
King'S Trail Cowboy Church · Whitewright, TX · 2022
Religious
$150
Methodist Children'S Home · Waco, TX · 2022
Religious
$100
Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church · Dallas, TX · 2022
Religious
$100
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Community
$50
Melt My Heart Rescue and Sanctuary · Seabeck, WA · 2022
Community

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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.