J Frank Dobie Library Charitable Trust
Chicago, IL · EIN 74-6245335. Reported 24 grants totalling $194,063 to 23 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. J Frank Dobie Library Charitable Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $8,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,153 and $9,053; the smallest was $3,610 and the largest $13,803. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Public Library | Linden, TX | $13,803 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jennie Trent Dew Library | Goldthwaite, TX | $12,653 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mitchell County Public Library | Colorado City, TX | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alpine Public Library | Alpine, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lakehills Area Library | Lakehills, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sterling County Library | Sterling City, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chandler Public Library | Chandler, TX | $9,053 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Penitas Public Library | Penitas, TX | $9,053 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laguna Vista Public Library | Laguna Vista, TX | $9,053 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Martindale Community Library | Martindale, TX | $9,053 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robertson County Carnegie Library | Franklin, TX | $9,053 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Maud Public Library | Martindale, TX | $9,053 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dublin Public Library | Dublin, TX | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bicentennial City County Library | Paducah, TX | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gunter Library and Museum | Gunter, TX | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Motley County Library | Matador, TX | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coleman Public Library | Coleman, TX | $7,153 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Round Top Family Library | Round Top, TX | $7,153 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Schulenburg Public Library | Schulenburg, TX | $7,153 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meridian Public Library | Meridian, TX | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Honey Grove Library & Learning Center | Honey Grove, TX | $3,610 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jones Public Library | Dayton, TX | $3,610 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leon Valley Public Library | Leon Valley, TX | $3,610 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
1 of 23 (4%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 0%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 7 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | $43,803 | $10,500 |
| 2021 | 6 | $48,612 | $7,153 |
| 2022 | 6 | $54,318 | $9,053 |
| 2023 | 8 | $47,330 | $5,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $8,750. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from J Frank Dobie Library Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 10 S Dearborn IL1-0111, Chicago, IL, 60603. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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