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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$1,860,000
- Grants listed
- 22
- Assets, end of year
- $25,522,579
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Tax year 2024
$1,410,500
- Grants listed
- 30
- Assets, end of year
- $23,081,338
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Tax year 2023
$1,126,000
- Grants listed
- 34
- Assets, end of year
- $19,336,508
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Tax year 2022
$1,218,400
- Grants listed
- 36
- Assets, end of year
- $20,112,313
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Tax year 2021
$1,073,750
- Grants listed
- 30
- Assets, end of year
- $21,346,053
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Tax year 2020
$970,000
- Grants listed
- 30
- Assets, end of year
- $19,635,957
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Individual
Support for The Bob Arnold Fund
$500,000 -
Trinity Park ConservancyDallas, TX
Towards construction of the Harold Simmons Park
$500,000 -
Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, TX
Towards The Museum Redesign Capital Project ($200,000) and The Frida Khalo Exhibit ($50,000)
$250,000 -
Resource CenterDallas, TX
Towards the new medical and dental clinic
$125,000 -
Individual
General operating support
$50,000 -
Smithsonian National Postal MuseumWachington, DC
Towards Artist in Residence Program
$50,000 -
Individual
Towards Soup's On matching grant
$50,000 -
Transform 1012 N Main StreetFort Worth, TX
Towards capacity building for hiring development and finance staff
$50,000 -
Visiting Nurse Association of TexasDallas, TX
Meals on Wheels general operating support
$50,000 -
Collaborative Alliance Parents TeachersAgoura Hills, CA
Las Virgenes Unified School District
$30,000 -
The Bridge Homeless Recovery CenterDallas, TX
General operating support
$25,000 -
Every Five MinutesOld Greenwich, CT
General operating support
$25,000 -
KIPP Public Schools Northern CalifoOakland, CA
General operating support
$25,000 -
Millbrook SchoolMillbrook, NY
2025 Annual Fund
$25,000 -
Torres FoundationMesquite, TX
Organizational expenses, scholarships and financial assistance for fees, uniforms and baseball equipment for families in need
$25,000 -
Individual
General operating support
$25,000 -
Suffield AcademySuffield, CT
Towards the General Scholarship Fund
$15,000 -
Compass Family ServicesSan Francisco, CA
General operating support
$10,000 -
Perot Museum of Nature and ScienceDallas, TX
Towards the TECH Truck-STEM
$10,000 -
Individual
General operating support
$10,000 -
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA
Scholarship support
$5,000 -
Son of a SaintNew Orleans, LA
General operating support
$5,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Community development2 grants $550,00060% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $260,00028% of the total
- Education3 grants $45,0005% of the total
- Health1 grant $25,0003% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,0003% of the total
- Human services1 grant $10,0001% of the total
- 1 other causes1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Texas8 grants $1,035,000
- California3 grants $65,000
- District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
- Connecticut2 grants $40,000
- New York1 grant $25,000
- Louisiana1 grant $5,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Molly L ByrnePres/Director Hours 2Pay $0
- Robert ByrneTreas/Director Hours 1Pay $0
- Trevor ColhounSec/Director Hours 1Pay $0
- Ian ColhounDirector Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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