Private foundation · EIN 81-2017055 · San Antonio, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Don Looney Charitable Trust

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Texas. The foundation accepts applications (There are no formal deadlines for submitting requests.) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 12 grants paid, $68K total, median $5,000. 100% of grants stayed in Texas. Stated restrictions: Funds must be used for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes within the meaning of irc 501(c)(3).

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
12
$68K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in TX
100%
of grants
Deadline
See below
There are no formal deadlines for submit
Assets
$1.3M

How to apply

The grant request should be sent on the organization's letterhead and signed by a member of the board of directors or an officer of the organization. Contact: Chris Massey Frost Bank, 4200 S Hulen Ste 220, Fort Worth, Tx, 8174205052 Deadlines: There are no formal deadlines for submitting requests. Restrictions: Funds must be used for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes within the meaning of irc 501(c)(3).

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

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Tarrant CoFort Worth, TXUnrestricted grant$25K
All Saints Health FoundationForth Worth, TXRestricted grant$10K
Spotlight Cast & CrewFort Worth, TXUnrestricted grant$8,500
Academy 4 Attn Terrance ButlerForth Worth, TXUnrestricted grant$5,000
W I Cook FoundationFort Worth, TXUnrestricted grant$5,000
James L West Alzheimer CenterFort Worth, TXUnrestricted grant$5,000
Hill School FoundationFort Worth, TXUnrestricted grant$5,000
The Hill SchoolFort Worth, TXUnrestricted charitable$3,000
Fort Worth Teen ChallengeFort Worth, TXUnrestricted grant$2,500
The Fort Worth Public Library FoundationFort Worth, TXUnrestricted grant$2,500
Imagination Fort WorthFort Worth, TXUnrestricted grant$1,000
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort WorthDallas, TXUnrestricted grant

About this foundation

Don Looney Charitable Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in San Antonio, Texas, tax-exempt since 2016. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Don Looney Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. The grant request should be sent on the organization's letterhead and signed by a member of the board of directors or an officer of the organization. Deadlines: There are no formal deadlines for submitting requests..

How much does Don Looney Charitable Trust give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $68K across 12 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Don Looney Charitable Trust give?

Texas (12 grants), per its latest filing.

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