TX 501(c)(3)

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

DALLAS, TX Founded 1933 EIN 750800689
B430: Education $903,667,627 budget Filed 2023 Verified profile

The Primary mission of the university is education through research and teaching by creating and imparting knowledge that will shape citizens who contribute to their communities and lead professions in a global society.

Total received from foundations
$539.0M
1,363 grants from 494 funders · 2016–2025
Annual revenue
$1,041,264,917
Annual expenses
$903,667,627
Total assets
$4,211,825,864
Months of operating reserves
55.9
assets / monthly burn
Funding history · IRS 990-PF public records

Who funds SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

$539.0M
Total received
494
Distinct funders
1,363
Grants on record
2016–2025
Span of records

Top funders by cumulative giving

  1. 1
    Houston, TX · 5 grants · last 2024
    $140.00M
    cumulative
  2. 2
    Dallas, TX · 4 grants · last 2024
    $60.00M
    cumulative
  3. 3
    Irving, TX · 8 grants · last 2023
    $46.80M
    cumulative
  4. 4
    Dallas, TX · 3 grants · last 2023
    $34.00M
    cumulative
  5. 5
    San Francisco, CA · 6 grants · last 2023
    $24.87M
    cumulative
  6. 6
    Jenkintown, PA · 6 grants · last 2023
    $20.74M
    cumulative
  7. 7
    Dallas, TX · 8 grants · last 2024
    $14.82M
    cumulative
  8. 8
    Sugar Land, TX · 4 grants · last 2024
    $14.52M
    cumulative
  9. 9
    Dallas, TX · 6 grants · last 2023
    $10.93M
    cumulative
  10. 10
    Boston, MA · 7 grants · last 2023
    $10.63M
    cumulative
  11. 11
    Tampa, FL · 8 grants · last 2023
    $9.60M
    cumulative
  12. 12
    Abilene, TX · 5 grants · last 2023
    $8.66M
    cumulative

Where the money came from (United States)

Texas counties the money came from

10 TX counties with funders on record
  1. 1 Dallas 383 grants · $213.5M
  2. 2 Harris 61 grants · $143.8M
  3. 3 Fort Bend 4 grants · $14.5M
  4. 4 Taylor 9 grants · $9.9M
  5. 5 Tarrant 30 grants · $6.8M
  6. 6 Wichita 25 grants · $5.3M
  7. 7 Travis 9 grants · $2.2M
  8. 8 Smith 13 grants · $1.2M
  9. 9 Collin 7 grants · $1.1M
  10. 10 Bexar 13 grants · $274K
For grant reviewers

Filing and contact details Data quality: 80%

Officer
Robert G Turner
President/Trustee
Contact email
Last 990 filed
2023
most recent IRS filing
Year founded
1933
IRS ruling year
EIN
750800689
NTEE classification
B430
Education
From Form 990

Programs and activities

Student Services : This category includes athletic expenditures and services that support educational activities. Services includes the offices of admissions and registrar. It encompasses student activities, organizations, athletics, counseling and guidance and admissions and records.
Sponsored Research: Sponsored research includes expenditures for all activities that are part of the University's research program, including activities specifically organized to produce research outcomes, whether commissioned by an agency external to the institution or separately budgeted by an organizational unit within the institution.
Organized Activities: Organized activities make available to the public various resources that exist within the University such as seminars, conferences and camps. It also includes auxiliiary activities that support educational activities such as bookstore, student housing, vending and food administration and independent operations.
Data provenance

About this profile

Built from the IRS Business Master File, Form 990 and 990-EZ filings, and public website enrichment. Funding history is derived from IRS Form 990-PF Schedule I grant records for private foundations. Data accuracy depends on how recently the organization filed. The data-quality score reflects how many fields are populated.

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