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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $11,676,370 | $12,620,159 | $7,965,162 | $135,684,279 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 49% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING (KERA)DALLAS, TX | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW FACILITIES, INVESTMENT IN CONTENT, AND ENDOWMENT. | $250,000 | 2025 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn H Robbins | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 40.00 | $280,563 |
| Chris T Baker | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | 40.00 | $19,921 |
| Amie Karnes | OPERATIONS MANAGER | 40.00 | $62,500 |
| Jere W Thompson Jr | CHAIRMAN |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $126,687,440 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $13,251,251 | $7,979,399 | $7,738,614 | $132,939,156 | $127,576,790 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,965,913 | $7,209,619 | $7,608,428 | $128,406,207 | $122,266,238 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $12,987,577 | $9,919,162 | $7,210,651 | $135,054,358 | $127,590,535 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $9,323,539 | $5,533,473 | $6,956,894 | $130,386,109 | $124,484,942 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $7,303,759 | $5,905,219 | $6,563,505 | $129,128,368 | $120,878,454 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $12,163,974 | $8,556,871 | $7,784,511 | $141,717,944 | $131,901,197 |
| FOREST FORWARDDALLAS, TX |
| TOWARD ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TOWARD THE RESTORATION OF THE FOREST THEATER. |
| $250,000 |
| 2025 |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER DALLASDALLAS, TX | TO ESTABLISHED A NEW FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC). | $250,000 | 2024 |
| SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION KARL AND ESTHER HOBLITZELLE FUNDDALLAS, TX | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE BRAIN RESEARCH TOWER FOR THE PETER O'DONNELL JR. BRAIN INSTITUTE. | $250,000 | 2024 |
| TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITALMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DALLAS, TX | TO SUPPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THE DALLAS HOSPITAL, AS PART OF THE BOUNDLESS CAMPAIGN | $250,000 | 2019 |
| DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYDALLAS, TX | TOWARD THE "WILD HORIZONS" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. | $250,000 | 2025 |
| FOREST FORWARDDALLAS, TX | TOWARD ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TOWARD THE RESTORATION OF THE FOREST THEATER. | $250,000 | 2024 |
| DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYDALLAS, TX | TOWARD THE "WILD HORIZONS" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. | $250,000 | 2024 |
| PARKS FOR DOWNTOWN DALLASMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DALLAS, TX | TOWARD PACIFIC PLAZA PARK, TO INCLUDE ASTON PARK AS ASTON GROVE | $225,000 | 2022 |
| PARKS FOR DOWNTOWN DALLASMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DALLAS, TX | TOWARD PACIFIC PLAZA PARK, TO INCLUDE ASTON PARK AS ASTON GROVE | $225,000 | 2019 |
| PARKS FOR DOWNTOWN DALLASMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DALLAS, TX | TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF PACIFIC PLAZA PARK | $225,000 | 2020 |
| PARKS FOR DOWNTOWN DALLASMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DALLAS, TX | TOWARD PACIFIC PLAZA PARK, TO INCLUDE ASTON PARK AS ASTON GROVE | $225,000 | 2021 |
| SHARING LIFEMESQUITE, TX | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES | $200,000 | 2024 |
| ST MARK'S SCHOOL OF TEXASDALLAS, TX | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE ATHLETIC FACILITIES DAMAGED DURING THE 2019 TORNADO. | $200,000 | 2024 |
| BONTON FARMSDALLAS, TX | TOWARD CAPITAL ASPECTS OF THE "PROJECT GAMECHANGER" CAMPAIGN. | $200,000 | 2022 |
| METROCARE SERVICESMatched to this organization because 12 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DALLAS, TX | ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF THE "CHANGING MINDS" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $200,000 | 2023 |
| METROCARE SERVICESMatched to this organization because 12 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DALLAS, TX | TOWARD THE "CHANGING MINDS" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. | $200,000 | 2021 |
| FOREST FORWARDDALLAS, TX | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO REVITALIZE THE FOREST THEATER. | $200,000 | 2021 |
| THE DALLAS OPERAMatched to this organization because 11 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DALLAS, TX | TO SUPPORT THE COMMISSIONING OF A NEW OPERA, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY. | $200,000 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - RANSOM CENTERAUSTIN, TX | TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF THE ETHEL WATERS COLLECTION. | $200,000 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL COMMISSIONAUSTIN, TX | TOWARD A VISITOR CENTER AT THE SAN FELIPE DE AUSTIN SITE | $200,000 | 2019 |
| ST PHILIP'S SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTERMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DALLAS, TX | TO UPDATE THE HVAC ACROSS CAMPUS | $200,000 | 2023 |
| DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRADALLAS, TX | TOWARD UPDATES TO THE LAY FAMILY ORGAN AND A NEW CONCERT GRAND HARP | $160,000 | 2019 |
| ATLAST (CHALLENGE)DALLAS, TX | CONSTRUCTION | $150,000 | 2019 |
| CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB (CPAL)DALLAS, TX | TO DEVELOP OPEN-SOURCE DATA TOOLS TO BETTER INFORM AND INFLUENCE HOW PUBLIC RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED. | $150,000 | 2023 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Michael S Rawlings | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1.00 | $0 |
| Holland P Gary | TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Rafael M Anchia | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Daniel Podolsky Md | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Catherine M Rose | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lizzie Routman | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lydia H Novakov | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Apr 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202402539349100505
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Apr 30, 2023
Filing id 202342359349100304
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Apr 30, 2022
Filing id 202242299349100524
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Apr 30, 2021
Filing id 202142319349100314
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Apr 30, 2020
Filing id 202002449349100600
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Apr 30, 2019
Filing id 201902529349100205
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.