John S Dunn Foundation

EIN 741933660

Houston, TX 77027 |(713) 626-0368

https://johnsdunnfoundation.org/
Total Given 2020–2024
$27.7M
252 grants · $5.5M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$50K
typical mid grants · $25K–$100K
grant size
53%
supporter · 62/118 multi-year
repeat
$99.8M
Assets (2024)
118
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Human Services Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person John S Dunn Foundation
Phone (713) 626-0368
Deadlines None
How to Apply A letter should be submitted stating the name of the organization, the amount requested, and the purpose for which the funds are requested.
Restrictions Generally, grants are limited to donees within the state of Texas whose primary efforts are medically related to educational and research activities.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2019 N/A $89.1M $3.8M N/A
2020 $5.1M $95.4M $5.7M 54
2021 $5.0M $107.3M $11.0M 54
2022 $6.8M $88.9M $9.3M 47
2023 $5.4M $96.9M $4.2M 49
2024 $5.5M $99.8M $11.1M 48

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 252 grants on record

Minimum
$3K
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$50K
Average
$110K
75th Pctl
$100K
Maximum
$3.0M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

97.2% of US grants · Rank #1 of 4 states $27.5M across 245 grants 9 of 254 counties

Top 9 counties

  1. 1 Harris 221 grants · $25.5M
  2. 2 Fort Bend 6 grants · $525K
  3. 3 Galveston 6 grants · $460K
  4. 4 McLennan 3 grants · $300K
  5. 5 Waller 1 grant · $253K
  6. 6 Brazos 2 grants · $250K
  7. 7 Grimes 4 grants · $185K
  8. 8 Brazoria 1 grant · $50K
  9. 9 Denton 1 grant · $25K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (252 total)

Purpose
UThealth Science Center - Faillace Dept Of Psychiatry Houston, TX $3,000,000 Matching grant to establish 14 separate permanent endowments for the use, benefit, and support of UTHealth to... 2022
The UThealth Science Center At Houston Houston, TX $2,000,000 Grant to establish 14 separate permanent endowments for the use, benefit, and support of UTHealth to advance... 2023
UThealth Science Center - John S Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center Houston, TX $2,000,000 Grant to establish 14 separate permanent endowments for the use, benefit, and support of UTHealth to advance... 2024
The UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $450,000 Radiological sciences and Imaging Lab 2020
The UT Health Psychiatry Houston, TX $350,000 Research to develop glioblastoma treatment 2020
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundati Houston, TX $300,000 Establish the John S. Dunn Foundation Distinguished Centennial Chair in Behaviroal Health to explore connection... 2020
Rice University Houston, TX $300,000 Support infectious disease research infrastructure at UTMB to be named the "John S. Dunn Laboratory" 2020
Houston Baptist University Houston, TX $300,000 Grant to provide partial scholoarships to 20 full-time undergraduate BSN students and to provide 50% scholarships to... 2021
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Houston, TX $300,000 Matching ($500,000) grant to establish the John S. Dunn Foundation distinguished centennial chair in behavioral... 2021
Rice University Houston, TX $300,000 Grant to support a fund for research seed grants with the collaborative research center explicitly designed to bring... 2021
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Houston, TX $300,000 Grant to establish the John S. Dunn Foundation Distinguished Centennial Chair in Behavioral Health to explore... 2022
Rice University Houston, TX $300,000 Grant to support a fund for research seed grants with the Collaborative Research Center explicitly designed to bring... 2022
Rice University Houston, TX $300,000 Grant to support a fund for research seed grants with the Collaborative Research Center explicitly designed to bring... 2023
Rice University Houston, TX $300,000 Grant to support a fund for research seed grants with the Collaborative Research Center explicitly designed to bring... 2024
The UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $280,000 Grant to JSD Radiological Sciences 2022
Brookwood Community Inc Brookshire, TX $253,000 Grant to be used for renovations to the John S. Dunn Health Center. 2021
Hope Biosciences Stem Cell Research Foundation Sugar Land, TX $250,000 Grant to support an FDA-authorized randamized, double-blinded, single-center phase 2 efficacy and safety study of... 2021
Memorial Hermann Foundation Houston, TX $241,400 Specialized equipment, state-of-the-art technology, and research 2020
The UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $225,000 Grant to JSD radiological sciences-2020-20 budget $280,000 and grant to JSD imaging sciences lab-2020-20 budget... 2021
The UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $225,000 Grant to JSD radiological sciences-2020-20 budget $280,000 and grant to JSD imaging sciences lab-2020-20 budget... 2021
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundati Houston, TX $214,285 Specialized equipment, state-of-the-art technology, and research 2020
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Houston, TX $214,285 Matching grant to establish The John S. "Steve" Dunn, Jr. distinguished professorship in brain tumor... 2021
Communities In Schools of Houston I Houston, TX $200,000 Establish the John S. "Steve" Dunn, Jr. Distinguished Professorship in Brain Tumor Research; Dagmar Dunn... 2020
Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX $200,000 John S. Dunn Foundation Chair in Neurosurgery 2020
The UT Health Psychiatry Houston, TX $200,000 Pediatric bipolar research 2020