The Paulos Foundation

EIN 752353196 Private Foundation

Dallas, TX 75201 |(214) 692-6122

Total Given 2016–2024
$5.6M
214 grants · $626K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $2K–$20K
grant size
53%
supporter · 51/97 multi-year
repeat
$1.1M
Assets (2024)
97
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Religion International

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (214) 692-6122
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $616K $6.8M $486K 40
2017 $484K $6.8M $428K 37
2018 $872K $5.6M $336K 44
2019 N/A $5.7M $511K N/A
2020 $992K $4.6M $743K 39
2022 $1.2M $2.7M $859K 37
2023 $307K $2.3M $458K 16
2024 $1.2M $1.1M $527K 1

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 214 grants on record

Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$5K
Average
$26K
75th Pctl
$20K
Maximum
$1.2M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

86.9% of US grants · Rank #1 of 6 states $5.6M across 186 grants 8 of 254 counties

Top 8 counties

  1. 1 Tarrant 43 grants · $3.4M
  2. 2 Dallas 97 grants · $1.3M
  3. 3 Travis 38 grants · $733K
  4. 4 Denton 2 grants · $26K
  5. 5 Harris 2 grants · $10K
  6. 6 McLennan 1 grant · $5K
  7. 7 Hunt 2 grants · $4K
  8. 8 Grayson 1 grant · $500

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (214 total)

Purpose
Samaritan House Fort Worth, TX $1,168,882 WELFARE 2024
New Leaf Community Services - Housing PROJ Fort Worth, TX $520,000 WELFARE 2020
North Texas Community Foundation Fort Worth, TX $500,000 COMMUNITY 2022
New Leaf Community Services - Housing PROJ Fort Worth, TX $300,000 WELFARE 2022
Shelton School Dallas, TX $206,250 EDUCATION 2018
Austin Symphony Austin, TX $152,500 ARTS 2018
Shelton School Dallas, TX $115,000 EDUCATION 2017
Parish Episcopal School Dallas, TX $114,000 EDUCATION 2018
Austin Symphony Austin, TX $102,500 ARTS 2016
Center for Transforming Lives Fort Worth, TX $70,000 WELFARE 2020
Parish Episcopal School Dallas, TX $60,000 EDUCATION 2016
Westlake United Methodist Church Austin, TX $51,000 CHURCH 2020
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Dallas, TX $47,500 CHURCH 2016
Recovery Resource Council on Drug and Alcohol Fort Worth, TX $45,000 WELFARE 2020
DRC Solutions Fort Worth, TX $40,000 WELFARE 2018
Recovery Resource Council on Drug and Alcohol Fort Worth, TX $40,000 WELFARE 2018
DRC Solutions Fort Worth, TX $40,000 WELFARE 2020
Helping Restore Ability Arlington, TX $40,000 WELFARE 2020
Children's Women's Auxiliary Dallas, TX $40,000 HEALTH 2022
DRC Solutions Fort Worth, TX $40,000 WELFARE 2022
Recovery Resource Council on Drug and Alcohol Fort Worth, TX $40,000 WELFARE 2022
DRC Solutions Fort Worth, TX $40,000 WELFARE 2023
Recovery Resource Council on Drug and Alcohol Fort Worth, TX $40,000 WELFARE 2023
Day Resource Center for the Homeless Fort Worth, TX $40,000 WELFARE 2016
Recovery Resource Council on Drug and Alcohol Fort Worth, TX $40,000 WELFARE 2016

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