R4 Foundation
Fort Worth, TX · EIN 46-5434359. Reported 262 grants totalling $3,908,806 to 105 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. R4 Foundation 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $206 and the largest $250,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of North Texas | Fort Worth, TX | $266,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Key School | Fort Worth, TX | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Texas Community Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $135,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Transforming Lives | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Warm Place | Fort Worth, TX | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Theatre | Fort Worth, TX | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University Christian Church | Fort Worth, TX | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA Manana | Fort Worth, TX | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation | Woodcliff, NJ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lena Pope | Fort Worth, TX | $70,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jdrf | Fort Worth, TX | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ach Child and Family Services | Fort Worth, TX | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools | Fort Worth, TX | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Art Station | Fort Worth, TX | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth, TX | $62,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire First Texas | Fort Worth, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cuisine for Healing | Fort Worth, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Dallas, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rutledge Cancer Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinity Habitat for Humanity | Fort Worth, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA of Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Child Care Associates | Fort Worth, TX | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First 3 Years | Coppell, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Fort Worth, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sinaca Studios | Dallas, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Ballet Theater | Fort Worth, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Cliburn | Fort Worth, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jazz at Aspen Snowmass | Aspen, CO | $52,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Academy 4 | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cancer Care Services | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clayton Youth Enrichment | Fort Worth, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of the Chisolm Trail | Fort Worth, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Newday Services for Children & Families | Fort Worth, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Teach for America | Fort Worth, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ace Scholarships | Greenwood Village, CO | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Children | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Ladder Alliance | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Women's Center | Fort Worth, TX | $36,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Public Library Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tarrant to and Through | Fort Worth, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unbound North Texas | Fort Worth, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Community Centers | Fort Worth, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arlington Heights Booster Club | Fort Worth, TX | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gladney Center for Adoption | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lvt Rise | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fortress | Norman, OK | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Imagination Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shine Therapy | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tarrant to & Through | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The First Tee of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unbound Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| One Safe Place | Fort Worth, TX | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Como Lion's Heart | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Police Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Momentous Institute | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uplift Education | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cowtown Marathon Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Idea Public Schools | Benbrook, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Read Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity Collaborative | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Roots | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susan G Komen | Dallas, TX | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Funkyyown Food Project | Crowley, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| HS2 | Carbondale, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pathfinders | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Net | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Museum of Science & History | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tolar Volunteer Fire Department | Tolar, TX | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oldfields School | Sparks Glenco, MD | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Wish With Wings | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Live Thankfully | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rev Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Welman Project | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lily B Clayton PTA | Fort Worth, TX | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Monnig PTA | Fort Worth, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ben Hogan Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Presbyterian Night Shelter | Fort Worth, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Baptist Men | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toys for Tots | Fort Worth, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yogi Squad | Fort Worth, TX | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Younglife - Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Funky Town Food Projects | Crowley, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Sids Institute | Naples, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bike the Blue | Southlake, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Be the Match Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| James L West | Fort Worth, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amon Carter Museum of American Art | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arlington Heights PTA | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace & Grit | Fishers, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas FFA Foundation | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Richard Martinez Cancer Fund | Weatherford, TX | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morning PTA | Fort Worth, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mhmr Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $206 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
68 of 105 (65%) 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 77%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Breakthrough T1D
ASSIST IN MEETING THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 150 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | $1,091,706 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 61 | $894,500 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 63 | $1,001,100 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 67 | $921,500 | $10,000 |
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. R4 Foundation has 3 of them, worth $15,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ace Scholarships | Greenwood Village, CO | $10,000 |
| Toys for Tots | Triangle, VA | $2,500 |
| American Red Cross of Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | $2,500 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 87% 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
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. 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 R4 Foundation'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: 5804 Edwards Ranch Road, Fort Worth, TX, 76109. 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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