Private foundation · EIN 26-3498086 · Richardson, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Hearts Linked Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 15 grants paid, $920K total, median $75K. 73% of grants stayed in Texas. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
15
$920K
Median grant
$75K
Stays in TX
73%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$1.3M

How to apply

General description of request in informal letter; no specific format. Contact: Sherry Dumois, 1112 Piedmont Ln, Richardson, Tx, 8172914466 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Youth Believing in Change IncDallas, TXDonation$120K
Sojourn ChurchCarrollton, TXDonation$100K
Training4changesCarrollton, TXDonation$100K
Camp of the HillsMarble Falls, TXDonation$100K
Hope InternationalLancaster, PADonation$100K
Acts OngoingThe Colony, TXDonation$75K
Taste ProjectArlington, TXDonation$75K
Asha PartnersDallas, TXDonation$75K
Awana Club InternationalSt Charles, ILDonation$50K
American Diabetes AssocArlington, VADonation$50K
Stronghold MinistryDallas, TXDonation$15K
Southern MethodistDallas, TXDonation$15K
Baylor UniversityWaco, TXDonation$15K
University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALDonation$15K
Dallas College Foundation IncDallas, TXDonation$15K

By state: Texas 11 · Pennsylvania 1 · Illinois 1 · Virginia 1 · Alabama 1

About this foundation

Hearts Linked Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Richardson, Texas, administered in care of Sherry Lynn Dumois, tax-exempt since 2009. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Hearts Linked Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Hearts Linked Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $920K across 15 grants, a median of $75K.

Where does Hearts Linked Inc give?

Texas (11 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants), Illinois (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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