The John and Bonnie Strauss Foundation
EIN 272530561 Private FoundationTotal Given 2020–2024
$4.3M
255 grants · $858K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$12K
typical small grants · $2K–$25K
grant size
47%
supporter · 63/134 multi-year
repeat
$15.9M
Assets (2024)
134
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
ACT for American Education Inc
Phone
(214) 368-9009
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $766K | $20.6M | $2.6M | 44 |
| 2021 | $939K | $20.0M | $1.3M | 62 |
| 2022 | $816K | $14.4M | $409K | 52 |
| 2023 | $881K | $15.3M | $384K | 44 |
| 2024 | $886K | $15.9M | $1.5M | 53 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 255 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$12K
Average
$17K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$100K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
63.1% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 17 states
$3.0M across
161 grants
10 of 254 counties
Top 10 counties
- 1 Dallas
- 2 Collin
- 3 Denton
- 4 Travis
- 5 Wood
- 6 Rains
- 7 Tarrant
- 8 Smith
- 9 McLennan
- 10 Cherokee
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (255 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNT Foundation | Denton, TX | $100,000 | Towards the Commercial Music Excellence Fund | 2024 |
| Birth Choice of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | Towards the Strategic Restructuring Initiative | 2020 |
| Birth Choice | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | General operating support | 2023 |
| Dallas Leadership Foundation | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | Towards the Workforce Development Program ($25,000) and general operations ($50,000) | 2024 |
| PSC Patriots | Yantis, TX | $52,500 | Folds of Honor ($35,000), Heroes Ranch ($15,000), and general support ($2,500) | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | Towards the COVID-19 Response | 2020 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | Towards the Food Panty | 2020 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospita | Memphis, TN | $50,000 | Multi-year funding towards Major Surgical Procedures | 2020 |
| Univ of N. Texas Foundation | Denton, TX | $50,000 | Towards the NYC trip for One O'Clock Band and The Strauss Foundation Jass Make A Difference Endowment Scholarship | 2020 |
| Birth Choice | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | Towards Women's Services | 2021 |
| Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $50,000 | Towards Resources for Educators and Parents | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospita | Memphis, TN | $50,000 | Towards Major Surgical Procedures | 2021 |
| St John The Evangelist Catholic Chu | Emory, TX | $50,000 | Towards the Sound System ($35,000) and the stained glass window ($15,000) | 2021 |
| Birth Choice | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | Towards Strategic Restructuring | 2022 |
| The Catholic Foundation | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | Project for the Institute of Homiletics Preaching for Encounter | 2022 |
| Prince of Peace Catholic Church | Plano, TX | $50,000 | Towards the Capital Campaign for a new organ | 2023 |
| PSC Patriots | Yantis, TX | $50,000 | Towards the Lake Fork Challenge | 2023 |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic Chu | Emory, TX | $50,000 | Towards new Sanctuary constuction | 2023 |
| The Catholic Foundation | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | Project for the Institute of Homiletics Preaching for Encounter | 2023 |
| Prince of Peace Catholic Church | Plano, TX | $50,000 | Towards the capital campaign for the organ | 2024 |
| PSC Patriots | Yantis, TX | $50,000 | Towards the Lake Fork Challenge | 2024 |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic Chu | Emory, TX | $50,000 | Towards construction of a new sanctuary | 2024 |
| UNT Foundation | Denton, TX | $45,000 | Towards The Strauss Foundation Jazz Make a Difference Endowment Scholarship | 2021 |
| UNT Foundation | Denton, TX | $45,000 | Towards The Strauss Foundation Jazz Make a Difference Endowment Scholarship | 2022 |
| UNT Foundation | Denton, TX | $45,000 | Towards The Strauss Foundation Jazz Make a Difference Endowment Scholarship | 2023 |
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