Foundations that fund organizations in Dallas, Texas
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Dallas nonprofits
4,154 private foundations gave $1.0B to Dallas organizations in their latest filings; 37 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
12,815 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Dallas around $116K. 76 of these funders are based in Texas; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 4,154
- Accept applications
- 37
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Dallas
- $1.0B
- latest filings
- Grants
- 12,815
- Typical median grant
- $116K
- Based in TX
- 76%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Dallas organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Donnell Foundation | Dallas, TX | 27 | $166M | $1.0M | Yes | Operations |
| The Rees-Jones Foundation | Dallas, TX | 88 | $64M | $50K | Yes | Funding to provide Christmas gifts for children in need.; Funding to support general operations to continue offering…; Funding to support access to internships and professional s… |
| The Eugene McDermott Foundation | Dallas, TX | 117 | $51M | $100K | Yes | For Operations; For Programs; For General Support |
| The Moody Foundation | Galveston, TX | 63 | $25M | $100K | Yes | General support; Assistance with Expanding the Easy Access Clinic in South D…; Aid growth of after-school programs at Spence Middle to rai… |
| The Addy Foundation | Dallas, TX | 69 | $19M | $50K | Yes | Education; Civic/community engagement; Social services |
| Richard and Mary Templeton Foundation | Albany, NY | 11 | $16M | $210K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Rose Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 12 | $16M | $113K | Preselected only | General purpose grant; Grant to the loop; Postsecondary investment |
| Meadows Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 69 | $15M | $51K | Yes | Membership for 2024; For honorarium for participation at our June Board Meeting; Meadows Matching Grants Program - encourage community suppo… |
| The Pogue Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $15M | $15M | Preselected only | Support research programs and operations of children's medi… |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 7 | $14M | $958K | Preselected only | Post-acute stroke care implementing quality standards in mo…; Heartcorps aha's rural public health workforce development…; American heart association center for telehealth |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $13M | $345K | Preselected only | In support of the creation of good food fellows training fe…; Toward the costs of generating evidence to help the health…; Application of ai to analyze biolmolecular composition of f… |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 565 | $12M | $1,105 | Yes | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations…; Educational institutions-operation funds, building funds, a…; Miscellaneous charitable, educational-related, scientific,… |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 14 | $12M | $366K | Yes | K-12 education; postsecondary education; Postsecondary education; K-12 education |
| The Marilyn and Sonny Oates Foundation | Dallas, TX | 7 | $11M | $100K | Preselected only | Operations; Operations and transfer of assets to donor advised fund at… |
| The Nasher Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $11M | $11M | Preselected only | Various expense payments |
| Shraman Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $11M | $11M | Preselected only | See Attachment |
| Hamon Charitable Foundation | Dallas, TX | 29 | $9.9M | $50K | Yes | To provide college preparatory services to students in unde…; To enrich the lives of people with disabilities; Feed, clothe and shelter individuals in need |
| Sam Roosth Foundation | Tyler, TX | 5 | $8.7M | $15K | Preselected only | Increase the east texas initiative museum experience fund e…; Food pantry program; Assistance to modify and update group home for safety and c… |
| Oberndorf Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $7.5M | $7.5M | Preselected only | General charity |
| Musk Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $7.2M | $7.2M | Preselected only | Support health initiatives |
| Hoblitzelle Foundation | Dallas, TX | 47 | $7.1M | $100K | Yes | For updated technology.; Lydia novakov - board directed grant upon retirement; To support renovations ahead of fifa fan fest and the mande… |
| The David B Miller Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 5 | $6.8M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Unrestricted Use ByGoodwill Industries; Unrestricted Highland Park United Methodist Church; Unrestricted Use ByMake a Wish Foundation |
| Hillcrest Foundation C/O Bank of America Na | Dallas, TX | 67 | $6.6M | $60K | Yes | Honorarium grant - alan perkins; Capital improvement needs for our campus; Sisterhood building refresh |
| The Robert a Welch Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $6.3M | $100K | Yes | Basic research in chemistry and related fields |
| E Dick Slaughter Trust | Dallas, TX | 3 | $6.3M | $2.1M | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Harry Bass Foundation | Dallas, TX | 27 | $6.3M | $30K | Yes | Program; Gos |
| Wa Criswell Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 5 | $6.2M | $144K | Preselected only | Support college operations and scholarships; Support ministry to the homeless; Support christian school operations & scholarships |
| Garry Weber Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $6.1M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General purpose; Garry weber end zone complex; Special museum exhibit and related programming for sports d… |
| The Suder Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $6.1M | $6.1M | Preselected only | Funding for The Suder Foundation donor advised fund |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 20 | $5.4M | $50K | Preselected only | American Heart Association EmPowered to Serve Business Acce…; Ascend Dallas: Economic Advancement Program; Building Stability: Housing and Financial Resilience in the… |
| Edward & Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation | Dallas, TX | 26 | $5.2M | $3,144 | Preselected only | Education; Food |
| Hirsch Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 46 | $5.1M | $50K | Preselected only | 2024 contribution; General operating support; 5th installment of 5-year pledge |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 50 | $5.0M | $1,150 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; Technology & equipment; New construction |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $4.9M | $4.9M | Preselected only | To support career and technical education |
| The Armstrong Foundation | Denver, CO | 7 | $4.8M | $25K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Rowling Foundation | Dallas, TX | 33 | $4.7M | $50K | Preselected only | Equip brave men and women in communities to fight crime on…; Run community centers to help people discover their gifts a…; To help generation of men achieve the goal of becoming bett… |
| The Rory and Howard Meyers Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $4.4M | $2.2M | Preselected only | Education; Medical |
| Leland Fikes Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 38 | $4.3M | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support; Capital campaign; "building a house of hope" capital campaign |
| Hca Healthcare Foundation | Nashville, TN | 5 | $4.2M | $1.0M | Yes | Program funding request; Operational funding request |
| Rainwater Charitable Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 28 | $4.2M | $66K | Preselected only | Operations support; Program support - tarrant county; Program support - morningside middle school |
| Delta Dental Community Care Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $4.1M | $15K | Preselected only | Community giving- general; Community giving- health |
| The Gayden Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 29 | $4.0M | $100K | Preselected only | General Funding; General funding; St. phillip's community care clinic |
| The Sarah and Ross Perot Jr Foundation | Dallas, TX | 26 | $3.8M | $13K | Yes | Humanitarian; Educational Support; Religious Support |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 215 | $3.8M | $600 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways; In support of neighborhood revitalization |
| Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc | Midland, TX | 6 | $3.7M | $369K | Preselected only | Community outreach; Education |
| Carl B & Florence E King Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $3.7M | $3.7M | Yes | Various-Multiple grants awarded |
| Moody Medical Research Institute | Galveston, TX | 2 | $3.7M | $1.8M | Preselected only | General support; General Support |
| The Halperin Foundation | Dallas, TX | 41 | $3.7M | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Jacobs Engineering Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $3.6M | $3.6M | Yes | See attached list |
| Pritzker Family Foundation C/O Pritzker Group | Chicago, IL | 2 | $3.5M | $1.8M | Preselected only | Building awareness and education on importance of early chi…; Research and education on family economic stability |
| George & Fay Young Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 25 | $3.5M | $135K | Yes | General |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 4 | $3.5M | $766K | Yes | 81499 establishing the health equity research network to de…; 79656 strengthening voices for healthy kids financially as…; 80495 continuing to support the american heart association… |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 5 | $3.3M | $2,290 | Yes | Employee matching gift(s); Religion & cultural inst initiative; Youth on faith & service initiative |
| Doswell Foundation | Dallas, TX | 10 | $3.2M | $144K | Yes | Operations |
| Canaday Family Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $3.2M | $3.2M | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Jhm Charitable Foundation | Manhattan Beach, CA | 2 | $3.1M | $1.5M | Preselected only | Public support of organization mission |
| Once Upon a Time Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 17 | $3.1M | $1,667 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Nation Foundation Formerly Known As James and Sally Nation Foundation | Dallas, TX | 14 | $3.1M | $10K | Yes | Civic; Education |
| The Constantin Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 18 | $3.0M | $125K | Yes | To support the Community Garden capital project; To support the Pathways to Purpose Program; To support Bonton Farms Seedtime to Harvest Apprenticeship… |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 3 | $3.0M | $250K | Preselected only | Strategic collaboration to address cpr readiness; Workforce development; Preserve the cooper institute mission and legacy |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Austin, TX | 5 | $3.0M | $116K | Yes | November 2024 Athletes United Inc.; Scaling Education to College and Career Pathways in Texas; Strengthening Mental Health in Foster Care |
| The Zierk Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 8 | $2.9M | $38K | Preselected only | To support the church.; To support the children education.; To support the resident and business of texans. |
| Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 72 | $2.8M | $25K | Yes | General operating; Clinical trial matching program; Nurse family partnership program |
| John Henry Dean III and Shirley Lawson Dean Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $2.5M | $2.5M | Preselected only | General support |
| Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 6 | $2.4M | $13K | Yes | General operating support; To combat the causes and effects of systemic inequities thr… |
| Henrietta B and Frederick H Bugher Fdn | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $2.3M | $2.3M | Preselected only | Centers of excellence in |
| Ranger Title Education Fund Inc | Forney, TX | 1 | $2.3M | $2.3M | Yes | Scholarship Fund Support |
| Sealark Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Boston, MA | 10 | $2.2M | $75K | Preselected only | Program support |
| B B Owen Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $2.2M | $2.2M | Preselected only | Operations |
| Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 8 | $2.1M | $153K | Yes | General Support |
| March Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 25 | $2.0M | $7,500 | Preselected only | To inspire young people to creative and productive lives th…; To inspire and encourage people experiencing homelessness a…; To produce challenging, provocative, and innovative theater… |
| Merriman Foundation | Washington, DC | 3 | $2.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Charitable; Charitable - Athletics; Charitable - Education |
| The Blackrock Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | Develop best-in-class career and college advising entity fo… |
| Alan R Bennett Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | Care for the community |
| Morning Star Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 31 | $2.0M | $20K | Preselected only | General operating; Youth programs |
| Craig & Carrie Levering Charitable Foundation | Dallas, TX | 7 | $2.0M | $147K | Preselected only | Education; Educations community outreach; Religious - general fund |
| Lisa and Clay Cooley Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 22 | $2.0M | $10K | Preselected only | General support; Support numerous ministries while sharing the news of jesus…; The sweetheart ball fund |
| Posey Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 7 | $1.9M | $200K | Preselected only | Young strings and young musicians program; General fund; Community partnership summer experience programming. commun… |
| Presbyterian Village North Foundation | Dallas, TX | 5 | $1.9M | $250K | Preselected only | For improved facilities, improved care, the continued resid…; For the Dallas Fire-Rescue Adopt A Station Program to suppo…; Towards the Arise and Build Campaign |
| Lupe Murchison Foundation | Dallas, TX | 18 | $1.9M | $50K | Yes | Wherever it is needed most.; Wherever it is needed most; $100,000.00 Restricted to "Building Futures" Expansion Proj… |
| Katherine C Carmody Charitable Tuw | Dallas, TX | 66 | $1.9M | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Frank L Palmer Fd Tr UW | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1.9M | $1.9M | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| M R and Evelyn Hudson Foundation | Keller, TX | 38 | $1.9M | $35K | Preselected only | Funds will support general operating expenses.; Funds will provide support for the building of the 29 Piece…; Funds will provide support for general operating to allow f… |
| McKesson Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 15 | $1.9M | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Santander Consumer USA Inc Foundation | Dallas, TX | 17 | $1.9M | $90K | Preselected only | Funding will support growth of staff and program cost for b…; Funding will support growth of staff and program cost for t…; Funding to offer justice-involved youth a 12-month restaura… |
| Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 40 | $1.9M | $30K | Yes | Unrestricted general; Support free first; Assisting in continuing |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $1.8M | $900K | Yes | To continue to support capacity building; To support renovation of the forest theaters historical lob… |
| Good Start Foundation | Plano, TX | 3 | $1.8M | $775K | Preselected only | Contribution for "meals on wheels" program.; Contribution for dental clinic operational support.; Contribution for dental clinic operational support / initia… |
| The Lyda Hill Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $1.8M | $500K | Preselected only | Support of a healthier community; Support hillside project capital; Support the mission to create and sustain public schools |
| Byrne Family Foundation Trust | Dallas, TX | 51 | $1.7M | $10K | Preselected only | Education/youth development; Poverty; Animals |
| Thomas & Lillian Sowell Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 4 | $1.7M | $461K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Bright Family Foundation | Lewisville, TX | 7 | $1.6M | $15K | Preselected only | To further the mission of the donee |
| The Hws Charitable Foundation Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | 6 | $1.6M | $175K | Preselected only | General operating; Donna family hope center; Penitas family hope center - family coaching program |
| Kozmetsky Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 13 | $1.6M | $125K | Preselected only | Support for a research study on the use of glp1 inhibitors…; General operating support to fund front line program staff…; Support for housing programming to ensure that all children… |
| The Jeanne R Johnson Foundation | Dallas, TX | 14 | $1.5M | $25K | Preselected only | General Operating; General Operating/other |
| Greater Texas Foundation | Bryan, TX | 8 | $1.5M | $194K | Preselected only | Continued support of rgv focus.; To support txcan as it moves from coalition building to col…; To support the 2024 texas philanthropy leadership circle, h… |
| Wal-Dot Foundation | Allen, TX | 15 | $1.4M | $4,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Rhines Foundation | Dallas, TX | 4 | $1.4M | $85K | Preselected only | Support dallas summer musicals; Medical research; Support hospital programs for children and endowed fellowsh… |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Houston, TX | 9 | $1.4M | $100K | Yes | Project Support for District Analysis to Inform Strategic P…; Program Support for Philanthropy Advocates; Project Support to Inform State Agency Guidance for Teacher… |
| Cindy and Tony Weber Foundation | Dallas, TX | 8 | $1.4M | $63K | Yes | Unrestricted |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Dallas, Texas?
O'Donnell Foundation, The Rees-Jones Foundation, The Eugene McDermott Foundation, The Moody Foundation, The Addy Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Dallas organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Dallas. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.