The Dallas Foundation

EIN 752890371 Community Foundation

Dallas, TX 75219

https://www.dallasfoundation.org
Annual Giving
$311.5M
3,393 grants · avg $62.3M/yr
community foundation (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $10K–$65K
grant size
48%
supporter · 755/1,582 multi-year
repeat
1,582
Distinct Recipients

About

The Dallas Foundation, founded in 1929, is the oldest community foundation in Texas. It serves Dallas County and beyond through donor-advised funds, scholarships, and community impact grants focused on education, health, economic mobility, and the arts.

Focus Areas

Education Economic mobility Arts and culture Scholarships Donor-advised funds

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Yes
How to Apply Grantmaking primarily donor-advised. Competitive cycles run through Community Impact Fund and named funds. Dallas-area nonprofits prioritized. Review dallasfoundation.org for current opportunities.

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 3393 grants on record

Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$25K
Average
$92K
75th Pctl
$65K
Maximum
$11.4M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

67.7% of US grants · Rank #1 of 48 states $235.4M across 2,298 grants 58 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 1563 grants · $170.5M
  2. 2 Lubbock 21 grants · $14.5M
  3. 3 Travis 115 grants · $8.6M
  4. 4 Collin 128 grants · $8.3M
  5. 5 Kaufman 5 grants · $5.7M
  6. 6 Ector 5 grants · $4.3M
  7. 7 Tarrant 123 grants · $4.2M
  8. 8 Hidalgo 6 grants · $2.5M
  9. 9 Harris 48 grants · $2.5M
  10. 10 Denton 49 grants · $2.2M
+48 more counties · 235 grants · $12.0M

Grants Awarded (3,393 total)

Purpose
Texas Women'S Foundation Dallas, TX $11,387,516 GENERAL SUPPORT 2019
Texas Tech Foundation Inc Lubbock, TX $5,595,096 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Hobbs Municipal Schools Hobbs, NM $5,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Odessa College Foundation Odessa, TX $4,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Red Raider Club Lubbock, TX $3,741,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Bonton Enterprises Dallas, TX $3,177,624 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Texas Tech Alumni Association Lubbock, TX $3,148,080 GENERAL SUPPORT 2019
Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep Dallas, TX $2,885,100 GENERAL SUPPORT 2019
Circuit Trail Conservancy Dallas, TX $2,880,977 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Naspa Washington, DC $2,810,567 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Educational First Steps Dallas, TX $2,643,985 GENERAL SUPPORT 2019
Spay Neuter Network Kaufman, TX $2,551,235 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Idea Public Schools Weslaco, TX $2,500,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Educational First Steps Dallas, TX $2,440,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Spay Neuter Network Kaufman, TX $2,200,377 GENERAL SUPPORT 2019
Spca of Texas Dallas, TX $2,024,486 GENERAL SUPPORT 2019
Educational First Steps Dallas, TX $2,015,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
West Texas Counseling & Guidance San Angelo, TX $1,973,392 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX $1,906,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Naspa Washington, DC $1,884,243 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Spca of Texas Dallas, TX $1,783,652 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC $1,600,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Baylor Health Care System Foundation Dallas, TX $1,530,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Texas 2036 Dallas, TX $1,505,601 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Educational First Steps Dallas, TX $1,327,990 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020

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