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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1626857

Virginia Clay Foundation

A private foundation in Fort Worth, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Virginia Clay
6716 West Dover Terrace
Fort Worth, TX 76132
(817) 423-1981
Form and materials
Grant application should include 1)date, 2)name of organization, 3)date organization began, 4)street address, 5)mailing address (if other than street address), 6)city, state, zip, 7)executive director, 8) name & title of contact person, 9)telephone number, 10)fax number, 11)email address, 12)amount of current request, 13)brief description of request, 14)total project costs, 15)most recent funding received date and amount, 16)probable date project ends, 17)tax exempt number. Please include: 1)on one page or less a description of your organization's mission statement; may also include purpose, goals and major accomplishments, 2)on one page or less a description and need for the proposed program/project including number of people it will benefit, 3)a copy of the organization's IRS exempt letter, 4)list of major contributors and matching grants, 5)list of trustees or board of directors, 6)the most recent audit or financial statement, and 7)signature of executive director on form.
Deadlines
January 1 - september 30
Restrictions
N/A inquiries should be directed to [email protected]. Please state name, organization, telephone number and your question.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,200,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $15,837,251

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,300,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $16,109,263

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,750,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $16,025,837

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,250,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $17,412,410

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $16,953,466

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $16,513,408

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $16,762,727

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southwest Christian SchoolFort Worth, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $200,000
  2. Cook Children's Health FoundationFort Worth, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $150,000
  3. Texas Health Resources FoundationArlington, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $150,000
  4. University of Texas at Arlington College of BusinessArlington, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $150,000
  5. Tcu Harris College of Nursing & Health SciencesFort Worth, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $100,000
  6. Tcu Neeley School of BusinessFort Worth, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $100,000
  7. Day Resource CenterFort Worth, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $50,000
  8. Kimbell Art MuseumFort Worth, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $50,000
  9. Lighthouse for the BlindFort Worth, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $50,000
  10. Modern Art MuseumFort Worth, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $50,000
  11. Ronald McDonald House of FWFort Worth, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $50,000
  12. Tarrant Area Food BankFort Worth, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $50,000
  13. Union Gospel Missions of Tarrant CityFort Worth, TX

    Further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $50,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health2 grants $300,00060% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $200,00040% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas13 grants $1,200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Virginia ClayDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Karen Patterson VargasDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $3,000
  • Michael Alan PattersonDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $3,000

The return

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