Funding search · EIN 851073773 · Dallas, TX
Thornton 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.
- 51
- grants reported
- $480,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
What they fund
expenseshumanserviceschildrenyoutheducationhealthcarewellness
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Feed My Starving Children3 grants · $40,000
- Bonton Farms3 grants · $35,000
- The Neely School for Business at Tcu3 grants · $30,000
- Greater Europe Mission2 grants · $25,000
- Family Legacy2 grants · $25,000
- Heal Food Alliance1 grant · $20,000
- Decision Point1 grant · $20,000
- Samaritan'S Purse2 grants · $20,000
- Matthew 10 International2 grants · $20,000
- The Day School at Highland Park Presbyterian3 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 51 reported grants, largest first.
- $20,000
Family Legacy · Dallas, TX · 2024
Children and youth
- $20,000
Heal Food Alliance · Oakland, CA · 2024
Healthcare/wellness
- $20,000
Decision Point · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Operational expenses
- $20,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2023
Operational expenses
- $15,000
Bonton Farms · Dallas, TX · 2022
Operational expenses
- $15,000
Cool Earth · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Operational expenses
- $15,000
Greater Europe Mission · Monument, CO · 2022
Operational expenses
- $13,750
Buckner International · Dallas, TX · 2022
Operational expenses
- $13,750
The Family Place · Dallas, TX · 2022
Operational expenses
- $13,750
The Land Institute · Salina, KS · 2022
Operational expenses
- $10,000
Behind Every Door · Dallas, TX · 2024
Faith/spiritual
- $10,000
Bonton Farms · Dallas, TX · 2024
Human services
- $10,000
Exile International · Dnashville, TN · 2024
Children and youth
- $10,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2024
Children and youth
- $10,000
Food for the Soul · Keller, TX · 2024
Human services
- $10,000
Matthew 10 International · Knoxville, TN · 2024
International relief
- $10,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Human services
- $10,000
Texans On Mission · Dallas, TX · 2024
Human services
- $10,000
The Neely School for Business at Tcu · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Tim Tebow Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Domestic violence/sex trafficking
- $10,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
Operational expenses
- $10,000
Bonton Farms · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $10,000
Connecting Point of Park Cities · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $10,000
Council for Life · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $10,000
Matthew 10 International · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Operational expenses
- $10,000
The Neely School for Business at Tcu · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $10,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2022
Operational expenses
- $10,000
Greater Europe Mission · Monument, CO · 2022
Operational expenses
- $10,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
Operational expenses
- $10,000
Save the Children · Washington, DC · 2022
Operational expenses
- $10,000
The Neely School for Business at Tcu · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Operational expenses
- $10,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Operational expenses
- $7,500
Touchdown Club of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $5,000
Council for Life · Dallas, TX · 2024
Healthcare/wellness
- $5,000
North Carolina Community Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Human services
- $5,000
North Texas Food Bank · Plano, TX · 2024
Human services
- $5,000
The Day School at Highland Park Presbyterian · Dallas, TX · 2024
Education
- $5,000
Clayton Dabney for Kids With Cancer · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $5,000
Daily Hope Ministries · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · 2023
Operational expenses
- $5,000
Elizabeth Toon Charities · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $5,000
Family Gateway · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $5,000
Family Legacy · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $5,000
Food for the Soul · Keller, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $5,000
Proverbs 31 Ministries · Matthews, NC · 2023
Operational expenses
- $5,000
The Day School at Highland Park Presbyterian · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $5,000
The Human Impact · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $5,000
To Be Like Me · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operational expenses
- $5,000
Center for Brainhealth · Dallas, TX · 2022
Operational expenses
- $5,000
The Day School at Highland Park Presbyterian · Dallas, TX · 2022
Operational expenses
- $3,750
The Village Church Denton · Denton, TX · 2022
Operational expenses
- $2,500
Cool Earth Action USA · Chester, NJ · 2023
Operational expenses
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