Chrest Foundation Inc
EIN 752840026 Private FoundationTotal Given 2021–2024
$7.5M
111 grants · $1.9M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$60K
typical mid grants · $45K–$100K
grant size
31%
supporter · 20/65 multi-year
repeat
$37.8M
Assets (2024)
65
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(972) 999-4518
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.0M | $40.8M | $4.7M | 27 |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $33.9M | $1.8M | 33 |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $36.2M | $2.3M | 27 |
| 2024 | $1.7M | $37.8M | $1.6M | 24 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 111 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$45K
Median
$60K
Average
$67K
75th Pctl
$100K
Maximum
$150K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
35.8% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 9 states
$2.3M across
29 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Travis
- 2 Dallas
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (111 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recidiviz Inc | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | Use data to help more people safely transition back into their communities. | 2023 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | $150,000 | Promote accountability and rehabilitation in the criminal justice system. | 2023 |
| Recidiviz Inc | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | Use data to help more people safely transition back into their communities. | 2023 |
| Recidiviz Inc | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | Support for data platforms to help more justice-involved people safely transition back into their communities. | 2024 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | Conduct research on an intervention to reduce unnecessary pretrial detention. | 2022 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | $125,000 | Promote accountability and rehabilitation in the criminal justice system. | 2022 |
| Colorado Fourteeners Initiative | Golden, CO | $125,000 | General support to protect Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks through stewardship and public education. | 2021 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | Conduct research on an intervention to reduce unnecessary pretrial detention. | 2021 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | $125,000 | Promote accountability and rehabilitation in the criminal justice system. | 2021 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | Conduct research on an intervention to reduce unnecessary pretrial detention. | 2021 |
| Lone Star Justice Alliance | Austin, TX | $125,000 | General support to redirect youth and young adults out of the Texas justice system and into community-based... | 2023 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | Denver, CO | $100,000 | Advance progress towards protecting at least 30% of Colorado's land and water by 2030. | 2022 |
| Lone Star Justice Alliance | Austin, TX | $100,000 | General support to redirect adjudicated youth into community-based programs. | 2022 |
| Recidiviz Inc | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | Identify bottlenecks and failures in the prison system and build data-driven cases for policy reform. | 2022 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | Renovate and develop two community parks in Northern Colorado. | 2022 |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | $100,000 | Support to accelerate the transition to clean energy in the West. | 2022 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | Denver, CO | $100,000 | Support towards protecting at least 30% of Colorado's land and water by 2030. | 2021 |
| Lone Star Justice Alliance | Austin, TX | $100,000 | General support to redirect adjudicated youth into community-based programs. | 2021 |
| Middle East Institute | Washington, DC | $100,000 | Support for scholarly research and public events on Turkey. | 2021 |
| Recidiviz Inc | Middletown, DE | $100,000 | Assist states in analyzing the effectiveness of criminal justice related COVID-era policies. | 2021 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | Develop the Five Mile Creek Urban Greenbelt in Dallas, TX. | 2021 |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | $100,000 | Support to accelerate the transition to clean energy in the West. | 2021 |
| Lone Star Justice Alliance | Austin, TX | $100,000 | General support to redirect adjudicated youth into community-based programs. | 2021 |
| Colorado Fourteeners Initiative | Golden, CO | $100,000 | General support to protect Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks through stewardship and public education. | 2023 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | Denver, CO | $100,000 | Conserve and protect Colorado's public lands and open spaces. | 2023 |
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