Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

EIN 364336415

Houston, TX 77027 |(512) 600-5500

https://dell.org
Total Given 2018–2023
$1.1B
2,891 grants · $176.7M avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$23K
typical small grants · $5K–$137K
grant size
55%
supporter · 672/1,230 multi-year
repeat
$5.4B
Assets (2023)
1,230
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person dellyoungleadersorg andor dellorg
Phone (512) 600-5500
Deadlines Please refer to the applicable websites
How to Apply Online application
Restrictions Please refer to dellscholars.org, dellyoungleaders.org, and/or dell.org

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2018 $186.2M $1.6B $139.8M 8
2019 $156.7M $1.8B $321.6M 8
2020 $174.7M $1.9B $224.7M 8
2021 $176.4M $2.1B $281.4M 975
2022 $197.6M $1.6B $143.2M 950
2023 $168.6M $5.4B $4.3B 942

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 2891 grants on record

Minimum
$95
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$23K
Average
$367K
75th Pctl
$137K
Maximum
$76.4M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

27.6% of US grants · Rank #1 of 50 states $754.7M across 720 grants 43 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Travis 347 grants · $722.6M
  2. 2 Dallas 51 grants · $17.6M
  3. 3 Harris 61 grants · $5.7M
  4. 4 Lubbock 15 grants · $1.9M
  5. 5 Bexar 44 grants · $1.6M
  6. 6 Brazos 32 grants · $943K
  7. 7 Smith 4 grants · $702K
  8. 8 Denton 17 grants · $627K
  9. 9 Tarrant 25 grants · $566K
  10. 10 Hidalgo 20 grants · $520K
+33 more counties · 104 grants · $2.0M

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (2,891 total)

Purpose
See Statement 30 Austin, TX $76,379,267 See Statement 30 2018
See Statement 29 Austin, TX $53,889,810 See Statement 29 2020
See Statement 29 Austin, TX $53,030,813 See Statement 29 2019
Health Initiatives Community Suppor Austin, TX $37,372,555 See Statement 26, pages 23-29 2020
Health Community Support Austin, TX $35,060,463 See Statement 27, pages 23-30 2018
Education Austin, TX $28,653,636 See Statement 26, pages 9-18 2020
Education Austin, TX $27,251,117 See Statement 27, pages 6-16 2018
Health Initiatives Community Suppor Austin, TX $25,401,741 See Statement 26, pages 17-23 2019
Data Driven EducationEd-Fi Austin, TX $23,826,549 See Statement 26, pages 1-7 2019
Data Driven EducationEd-Fi Austin, TX $23,133,250 See Statement 26, pages 1-8 2020
Education Austin, TX $22,253,852 See Statement 26, pages 8-14 2019
Data Driven EducationEd-Fi Austin, TX $14,158,320 See Statement 27, pages 1-5 2018
Dell Medical School Austin, TX $14,004,411 See Statement 27, page 31 2018
Dell Medical School Austin, TX $10,741,489 See Statement 26, pages 7-8 2019
Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc Austin, TX $9,921,839 Scaling Community First! Village to Combat Homelessness 2022
Family Economic Stability Austin, TX $9,656,429 See Statement 26, pages 19-23 2020
Dell Medical School Austin, TX $9,279,660 See Statement 26, pages 8-9 2020
Scholarship Program Austin, TX $9,164,024 See Statement 26, page 25, and Statement 27 2019
Dell Scholars Program Austin, TX $8,500,000 Dell Scholars Program Class of 2022 - my529 Scholarship Distributions 2022
University of Texas - Austin Austin, TX $8,421,792 Piloting a Mobile Healthcare Model to Address COVID-19 and Broader Health Inequities in Central Texas 2021
Scholarship Program Austin, TX $8,282,022 See Statement 27, page 31, and Statement 28 2018
Dell Children's Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas Austin, TX $7,930,000 Best in Class Health for Central Texas Children and Families 2021
Dell Scholars Program Austin, TX $7,600,000 Dell Scholars Program Class of 2023 - my529 Scholarship Distributions 2023
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $7,465,929 UT For Me Powered by Dell Scholars: 2023-2024 Academic Year 2023
Family Economic Stability Austin, TX $7,214,949 See Statement 27, pages 16-20 2018