Once Upon a Time Foundation
EIN 752765224Total Given 2020–2024
$38.2M
1,800 grants · $7.6M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$500
typical micro grants · $150–$3K
grant size
14%
transactional · 119/850 multi-year
repeat
$276.7M
Assets (2024)
850
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
AARON BATISTA
Phone
(817) 332-5572
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.4M | $193.2M | $885K | 123 |
| 2022 | $7.5M | $226.2M | $-12.2M | 303 |
| 2023 | $17.7M | $269.8M | $139K | 335 |
| 2024 | $10.7M | $276.7M | $2.4M | 1039 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 1800 grants on record
Minimum
$3
25th Pctl
$150
Median
$500
Average
$21K
75th Pctl
$3K
Maximum
$10.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
59.7% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 39 states
$22.2M across
1,058 grants
24 of 254 counties
Top 10 counties
- 1 Dallas
- 2 Tarrant
- 3 Travis
- 4 Brazos
- 5 Harris
- 6 McLennan
- 7 Denton
- 8 Jones
- 9 Rockwall
- 10 Somervell
+14 more
counties
· 22 grants
· $26K
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (1,800 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $10,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $2,500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Zoo | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Fort Worth Zoo | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Nyc Health Hospitals Bellevue | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Vanguard Charitable | Warwick, RI | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Fort Worth Zoo | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Genox Solution Chile Spa | San Pedro De La Paz, None | $657,486 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $552,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| University of Colorado | Boulder, CO | $410,949 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Children'S National Research Institute | Washington, DC | $366,667 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| University of Western Ontario Foundation Inc | Jericho, NY | $333,333 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $320,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| The Trustees of University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $285,800 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $284,528 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Texas Health Resources (Harris Methodist Foundation) | Arlington, TX | $275,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $250,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $250,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $242,355 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $225,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Harris Methodist Foundation | Arlington, TX | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |