The John and Bonnie Strauss Foundation
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$20.6M
Total Assets (2020)
$766K
Total Giving (2020)
141
Grants on File (2020–2024)
$17K
Avg Grant Size
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
Birth Choice of Dallas
Phone
2143689009
Financial Trends 2022 data appears limited (dashed line) because the IRS transitioned its e-filing system that year and only published 2 months of XML archives.
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
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| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $766K | $20.6M | $2.6M | 44 |
| 2023 | $881K | $15.3M | $384K | 44 |
| 2024 | $886K | $15.9M | $1.5M | 53 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 141 grants on record
Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$15K
Average
$18K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$100K
Geographic Distribution
Key Personnel
| Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Chris P Stanton | Treas/Exec Dir | $160K |
| John L Strauss | President | — |
| Bonnie P Strauss | V.P./Secretary | — |
Grants Awarded (141 total)
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNT Foundation | Denton, TX | $100,000 | Towards the Commercial Music Excellence Fund | 2024 |
| Birth Choice | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | General operating support | 2023 |
| Birth Choice of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | Towards the Strategic Restructuring Initiative | 2020 |
| Dallas Leadership Foundation | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | Towards the Workforce Development Program ($25,000) and general operations ($50,000) | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospita | Memphis, TN | $50,000 | Multi-year funding towards Major Surgical Procedures | 2020 |
| PSC Patriots | Yantis, TX | $50,000 | Towards the Lake Fork Challenge | 2024 |
| Prince of Peace Catholic Church | Plano, TX | $50,000 | Towards the Capital Campaign for a new organ | 2023 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | Towards the Food Panty | 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 |
| PSC Patriots | Yantis, TX | $50,000 | Towards the Lake Fork Challenge | 2023 |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic Chu | Emory, TX | $50,000 | Towards construction of a new sanctuary | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | Towards the COVID-19 Response | 2020 |
| 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 |
| UNT Foundation | Denton, TX | $45,000 | Towards The Strauss Foundation Jazz Make a Difference Endowment Scholarship | 2023 |
| Camp Agape | Buffalo, NY | $40,000 | Towards Camp in a Box | 2024 |
| Center for Urban Renewal and Educat | Washington, DC | $35,000 | Towards clergy education | 2023 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | $35,000 | Towards People First - Effectively Responding to the Homeless Crisis | 2020 |
| Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra | Dallas, TX | $32,000 | Jazz Scholarships & Jass Community Engagement ($25,000) and general support ($7,000) | 2023 |
| Canisius College | Buffalo, NY | $30,000 | Towards the Luke J '30 and John L Strauss '61 Scholarship Fund | 2023 |
| Canisius College | Buffalo, NY | $30,000 | Towards the Luke J '30 and John L Strauss '61 Scholarship Fund | 2024 |
| Canisius College | Buffalo, NY | $30,000 | Towards the Strauss Scholarship Funds | 2020 |
| Notre Dame School of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $28,000 | Towards Financial Aid | 2020 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | $27,500 | Towards People First Effectively Responding to the Homeless Crisis ($25,000) and general operations ($2,500) | 2023 |