Private foundation · EIN 47-2607515 · Dallas, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Addy Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Texas. The foundation accepts applications (Quarterly submission deadlines are as follows: February 1, may 1, august 1 and n) and its median grant is $56K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 88 grants paid, $23M total, median $56K. 90% of grants stayed in Texas. Stated restrictions: The addy foundation as part of the grant or distribution will require periodic written reports, not less frequently than annually, describing how the grant or distribution has been used.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
88
$23M
Median grant
$56K
Stays in TX
90%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Quarterly submission deadlines are as fo
Assets
$121M

How to apply

The instructions for a grant proposal of the addy foundation include the following: (a) name, address, and taxpayer identification number of grantee. (b) what amounts and dates of distribution are requested by the grantee. (c) an agreement by the grantee to use the grant funds only for the purposes for which the grant was made, to provide periodic written reports concerning the use of grant funds, to require a final written report and an accounting of how grant funds were used, and to acknowledge the authority of the addy foundation to withhold and/or recover grant funds in case these funds a… Contact: Ben Leal, 3232 McKinney Ave Suite 1500, Dallas, Tx, 2143034900 Deadlines: Quarterly submission deadlines are as follows: February 1, may 1, august 1 and november 1 Restrictions: The addy foundation as part of the grant or distribution will require periodic written reports, not less frequently than annually, describing how the grant or distribution has been used.

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

Top 60 of 88 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
North Texas Public Broadcasting IncDallas, TXCivic/community engagement$7.2M
SPCADallas, TXSocial services$5.0M
The Better Angels SocietyWashinton, DCSocial services$1.0M
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library FoundationBismarck, NDEducation$1.0M
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TXEducation$700K
United to LearnDallas, TXEducation$532K
Perot Museum of Nature & ScienceDallas, TXEducation$500K
The Storehouse of Collin CountyPlano, TXSocial services$500K
Crossroads Community ServicesDallas, TXSocial services$500K
Friends of Katy TrailDallas, TXCivic/community engagement$500K
Jewish Family Service of Greater DallasDallas, TXCulture$500K
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJEducation$500K
Metrocrest Services IncCarrollton, TXSocial services$300K
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County IncFort Worth, TXSocial services$300K
Barack Obama FoundationChicago, ILCivic/community engagement$200K
Housing ForwardDallas, TXSocial services$200K
Visiting Nurse Association of TexasDallas, TXHealth$200K
Volunteers of America - Home RepairFort Worth, TXCivic/community engagement$200K
Community Does ItDallas, TXHealth$165K
Teach for AmericaDallas, TXEducation$135K
NpowerBrooklyn, NYEducation$125K
Dallas Eviction ProjectDallas, TXSocial services$115K
Dallas After SchoolDallas, TXEducation$100K
Bachman Lake TogetherDallas, TXEducation$100K
Deep Vellum PublishingDallas, TXCulture$100K
Lone Star Justice AllianceAustin, TXCivic/community engagement$100K
Nexus Recovery CenterDallas, TXSocial services$100K
Texas Discovery GardensDallas, TXCivic/community engagement$100K
Young Leaders Strong CityMesquite, TXCivic/community engagement$85K
All Star ProjectsDallas, TXCivic/community engagement$80K
Audubon DallasDallas, TXCivic/community engagement$80K
For Oak CliffDallas, TXCulture$75K
Impact Ventures AcceleratorDallas, TXEducation$75K
Retina Foundation of the SouthwestDallas, TXHealth$75K
Aurora DallasDallas, TXCulture$73K
The ConcilioDallas, TXSocial services$70K
Incarnation PlaceDallas, TXCivic/community engagement$70K
Dallas Education FoundationDallas, TXEducation$69K
Youth180 IncDallas, TXSocial services$68K
Wesley-Rankin Community CenterDallas, TXSocial services$65K
Unt DallasDallas, TXEducation$65K
Baylor Scott & White Health FoundationDallas, TXHealth$60K
Dallas Furniture BankCarrollton, TXSocial services$60K
Gratitude InitiativeRed Oak, TXCivic/community engagement$60K
Heart HouseDallas, TXEducation$52K
After-School All-StarsDallas, TXEducation$50K
Dwell With DignityDallas, TXSocial services$50K
Educational FIRST StepsDallas, TXEducation$50K
Nomi NetworkNew York, NYSocial services$50K
Teco Theatrical Productions Inc Dba Bishop Arts Theatre CenterDallas, TXCulture$50K
Avance Dallas IncDallas, TXSocial services$50K
Eductionalal Oppurtunities IncDallas, TXEducation$50K
Outloud DallasDallas, TXCivic/community engagement$50K
The Dallas OperaDallas, TXCulture$50K
Dallas Free PressDallas, TXCivic/community engagement$40K
The Educator CollectiveDallas, TXEducation$40K
EquestDallas, TXCivic/community engagement$40K
ImmschoolsDallas, TXEducation$40K
Scholarshot IncDallas, TXEducation$40K
Wipe Out Kids CancerDallas, TXHealth$40K

By state: Texas 79 · District of Columbia 2 · North Dakota 1 · New Jersey 1 · Illinois 1 · New York 2

About this foundation

Addy Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Dallas, Texas, administered in care of William M Addy, tax-exempt since 2015. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Addy Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. The instructions for a grant proposal of the addy foundation include the following: (a) name, address, and taxpayer identification number of grantee. Deadlines: Quarterly submission deadlines are as follows: February 1, may 1, august 1 and november 1.

How much does Addy Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $23M across 88 grants, a median of $56K.

Where does Addy Foundation give?

Texas (79 grants), District of Columbia (2 grants), North Dakota (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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