Meadows Foundation Inc
Dallas, TX · EIN 75-6015322. Reported 636 grants totalling $96.8M to 453 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$75,000median grant
$96.8Mgranted, 2021-2024
453organizations funded
22%of grantees funded again the next year
$718.0Massets, latest filing
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. Meadows Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $75,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $50,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $4,929,120. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 453 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $18.0M | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas | Dallas, TX | $9,750,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cafe Momentum | Dallas, TX | $3,650,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas for Educate Texas | Dallas, TX | $2,680,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | Dallas, TX | $2,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| COMMIT2DALLAS and Child Poverty Action Lab for Opportunity 2040 | Dallas, TX | $1,400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Water Foundation | Austin, TX | $1,102,050 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas 2036 | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward Foundation | Uvalde, TX | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Tribune | Austin, TX | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teach for America | Dallas, TX | $850,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meadows Foundation Matching Grant Program | Dallas, TX | $760,162 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | San Antonio, TX | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| COMMIT2DALLAS | Dallas, TX | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Forest Forward | Dallas, TX | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $550,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Housing Forward | Dallas, TX | $500,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas for the Meadows Foundation Partnership Fund | Dallas, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connected Nation | Bowling Green, KY | $500,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center Dba Metrocare | Dallas, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance | Dallas, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Friends New Life | Dallas, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Remember the Alamo Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation | Dallas, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas A&m San Antonio Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Water Trade | Austin, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parks for Downtown Dallas | Dallas, TX | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Human Rights Initiative of North Texas | Dallas, TX | $445,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Water Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley | San Juan, TX | $375,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas | Austin, TX | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texprotects | Dallas, TX | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texans Care for Children | Austin, TX | $365,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dallas Foundation for Bonton Farms | Dallas, TX | $364,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Dallas, TX | $357,816 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mental Health America of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas Center for Child and Family Studies | Austin, TX | $349,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Feeding Texas | Austin, TX | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas College Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | $300,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Encore Park Dallas | Dallas, TX | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heart of Texas Region Mental Health Mental Retardation Center 110 S 12TH S | Waco, TX | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Austin, TX | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance Education Fund | Austin, TX | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Austin College of Education | Austin, TX | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Dallas for Read Up | Dallas, TX | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Urban Teachers | Dallas, TX | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Texas College | Mcallen, TX | $289,388 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catchafire Foundation | New York, NY | $280,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Matching Grant Program - Various 501(C)3 Organizations | Dallas, TX | $277,420 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement | Mercedes, TX | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Solar Energy Society | Bastrop, TX | $270,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cen-Tex Certified Development Corporation Dba Bcl of Texas | Austin, TX | $264,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Medical Center Foundation | Dallas, TX | $260,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stages | Houston, TX | $251,300 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Austin Pets Alive | Austin, TX | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Thought | Dallas, TX | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas for North Texas Cares | Dallas, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas for Transition Resource Action Center | Dallas, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| FIRST3YEARS | Addison, TX | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Houston Community Fndn for Texas Equitable Vaccine Uptake Fund | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gulf Bend Mhmr Dba Gulf Bend Center | Victoria, TX | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family Service of Dallas Incorporated | Dallas, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Just Community Inc | Austin, TX | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kids Inc of Amarillo Texas | Amarillo, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metrocrest Social Services Incorporated | Farmers Branch, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mommies in Need | Dallas, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parkland Foundation | Dallas, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Row Houses | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust | San Antonio, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Baptist Men Inc | Dallas, TX | $250,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trust for Public Land | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Texas Food Bank | Odessa, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United to Learn | Dallas, TX | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star | Dallas, TX | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Frontiers of Flight Museum Inc | Dallas, TX | $217,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of North Texas at Dallas for the Principal Impact Collaborative | Dallas, TX | $215,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bonton Enterprises | Dallas, TX | $214,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Bereavement Center of South Texas | San Antonio, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City Year | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coastal Prairie Conservancy | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools Dallas Region | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas Social Venture Partners for Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Inc | Glen Rose, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation Communities | Austin, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Wilderness | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lufkin Neighborhood Strong | Lufkin, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Social Service of the South Inc Aka Upbring | Austin, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Powerhouse Texas | Austin, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sustained Leaders | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Coastal Exchange | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Dallas Foundation for Advance Together | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army of North Texas | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Transformative Education for Adults Inc | Austin, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities | Greenville, SC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Collegiate Edu-Nation | Roscoe, TX | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Education Opens Doors | Dallas, TX | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute | Austin, TX | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wgu Corporation | Salt Lake City, UT | $172,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Gateway Inc | Dallas, TX | $170,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Land Conservancy | Austin, TX | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $164,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catch the Next | San Antonio, TX | $158,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dallas CASA | Dallas, TX | $155,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Smith County Champions for Children | Tyler, TX | $155,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Age (austin Groups for the Elderly) of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA of Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Child Poverty Action Lab | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Advocacy Center of Smith County | Tyler, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Health Development | Uvalde, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dallas County Mental Health & Mental Retardation Center | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dallas Foundation for Dallas Spay Neuter Project | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denton Assistance Center Dba Serve Denton | Denton, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Empower Schools Inc | Brighton, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Brain Health Advances | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great Springs Project Inc | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green Dot Public Schools Southeast Texas | Beaumont, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Dot Public Schools Southeast Texas Co Ml King Middle School | Beaumont, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Groundwork Dallas Dba Greenspace Dallas | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthy Futures of Texas | San Antonio, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heart of Texas Community Health Center | Waco, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iea Inspire Encourage Achieve | Beaumont, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lone Star Justice Alliance | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Momentous Institute | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mosaic Family Services Inc | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| SPCA of East Texas | Tyler, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Dallas Fair Park Innercity Development Corporation | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teachorg | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Talkingpoints | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teach Plus | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Teach-Org Inc | San Fransisco, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas CASA Inc | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Freedom Network Education Fund | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Twelfth Step Ministry Inc | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native Prairies Association of Texas | Manchaca, TX | $146,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas Rural Funders | Austin, TX | $143,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Foundation Fiscal Sponsor of Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter | Oakland, CA | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children | Dallas, TX | $136,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nomi Network | Dallas, TX | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Covenant With Christ International Inc Dba Trinity River Food Bank | Cleveland, TX | $134,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mhmr Visions | Fort Worth, TX | $134,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Park Conservancy for the Josephine Torres Cultural and Community Ce | Dallas, TX | $132,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridge Steps Dba the Bridge Homeless Recovery Center | Dallas, TX | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frazier Revitalization Inc | Dallas, TX | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas A&m Foundation | College Station, TX | $129,704 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | $125,850 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas for Dallas Morning News Edlab Arts Access | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Texas Veterans Community Council | Tyler, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Headstrong Project | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Impact Ventures Accelerator | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Dallas Foundation for for Oak Cliff | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foundation | Mcallen, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waco Foundation for Texas Census Institute | Waco, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Austin Street Center | Dallas, TX | $120,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Comp-U-Dopt | Dallas, TX | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley Inc | Pharr, TX | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jolt Initiative | Austin, TX | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Operation Finally Home | New Braunfels, TX | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Frazier Revitalization for Restorative Farms | Dallas, TX | $113,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation | Austin, TX | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Recoverywerks | New Braunfels, TX | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Refugee Services of Texas | Dallas, TX | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Volunteernow | Dallas, TX | $102,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $102,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Avance Inc | San Antonio, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ability Connection Texas | Irving, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| All Kind Animal Initiative | Abilene, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Austin Classical Guitar Society | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Behind Every Door Ministries | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA Esperanza - Hope House | Liberty Hill, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Applied Science & Technology Network Dba Cast Schools Network | San Antonio, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Transforming Lives | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Advocacy Center for North Texas | Lewisville, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas Dba Dell Children's F | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christus Health Foundation | Irving, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Teaching Alliance | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Comanche County Hospital District | Comanche, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas for Sustained Leaders | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dallas Leadership Foundation | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas Museum of Art | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dallas Summer Musicals | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Don Harrington Discovery Center Foundation | Amarillo, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Donorschoose | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ecorise Youth Innovations | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Paso Child Guidance Center | El Paso, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin | Odessa, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Promise Inc | Summit, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Support Services of Amarillo Inc | Amarillo, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Headwaters at the Comal | New Braunfels, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Housing Crisis Center | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Johnson County Children's Advocacy Center | Cleburne, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Join Freeworld Inc | San Jose, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Park & Community Center | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keep America Beautiful Inc | Stamford, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manegait | Mckinney, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mission Granbury | Granbury, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Out Teach | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resource Center of Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Texas Inc | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated | District of Columbia, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safehaven of Tarrant County 1010 North Center Street Arlington Texas 76011 | Arlington, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sea Turtle | S Padre Isle, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Solar United Neighbors | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Philips School & Community Center | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Taste Project | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Association of Community Health Centers | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Conservation Alliance | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas Health Resources Foundation | Arlington, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy Authority | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Child and Family Guidance Center of Texoma | Sherman, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Field's Edge | Midland, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Food Bank of the Golden Crescent | Victoria, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Holdsworth Center | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nest Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tyler Street Resource Center Dba Guyon Saunders Resource Center | Amarillo, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of North Texas at Dallas | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Water Finance Exchange Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilkinson Center | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Invincibles | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Half Helen | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Deliverfund | Whitefish, MT | $98,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Legal Services Center | Austin, TX | $97,340 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vecina | Austin, TX | $93,785 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hugs Cafe Inc | Mckinney, TX | $93,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Airpower Heritage Museum | Dallas, TX | $93,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clean Energy Buyers Institute | Washington, DC | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texans for the Arts Foundation | Austin, TX | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Safe Alliance | Austin, TX | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Advocacy Project | Austin, TX | $88,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 29 Acres Inc | Cross Roads, TX | $85,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas for Latino Cultural Center | Dallas, TX | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hill Country Alliance | Austin, TX | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tree Folks Inc | Austin, TX | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Restorative Farms LLC | Dallas, TX | $83,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stages Repertory Theatre | Houston, TX | $80,477 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childsafe | San Antonio, TX | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Texas | Hurst, TX | $79,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
110 of 453 (24%) 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 22%, 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Southern Methodist University
To sustain and build the Meadows School of the Arts and the Meadows Museum to standards of excellence - The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas
Toward continued support of a statewide mental health policy institute designed to improve the mental health system of Texas - Cafe Momentum
Donation of land to Cafe Momentum to build a new flagship location in the Wilson Historic District to house a restaurant and community services center. - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Toward continued support for integrating a depression screening platform and technical assistance into hospital systems - COMMIT2DALLAS and Child Poverty Action Lab for Opportunity 2040
Toward launching an initiative to accelerate economic mobility for Dallas County students and young adults and continuing support for Commit and the Child Poverty Action Lab - Communities Foundation of Texas for Educate Texas
Toward improving postsecondary completion rates in Texas
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 452 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 156 | $20.8M | $75,000 |
| 2022 | 149 | $24.8M | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 170 | $27.1M | $75,400 |
| 2024 | 161 | $24.1M | $75,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Meadows Foundation Inc has 14 of them, worth $7,806,050. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas | Dallas, TX | $6,000,000 |
| Dallas County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center Dba Metrocare | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| Dallas Foundation for Bonton Farms | Dallas, TX | $300,000 |
| Encore Park Dallas | Dallas, TX | $300,000 |
| Trinity Park Conservancy for Josephine Torres Cultural & Community Center | Dallas, TX | $132,800 |
| Volunteer Now | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| Catch the Next | San Antonio, TX | $83,000 |
| Texana Arts Council | Edna, TX | $75,000 |
| Dwell With Dignity | Dallas, TX | $75,000 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| Operation Finally Home | New Braunfels, TX | $58,000 |
| Buildingcommunity Workshop | Dallas, TX | $57,250 |
| Texans for the Arts Foundation | Austin, TX | $30,000 |
| City House | Plano, TX | $20,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 93% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $75,000. 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 Meadows Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3003 Swiss Ave, Dallas, TX, 75204. 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.
EIN 75-6015322 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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