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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 61-1514182

The Pinkston Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $22,100 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $22,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $152,754
  • Tax year 2023

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $170,526
  • Tax year 2022

    $12,815

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $181,088
  • Tax year 2021

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $194,226
  • Tax year 2020

    $38,200

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $213,384
  • Tax year 2019

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $245,317
  • Tax year 2018

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $257,216

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Highland Park Presbyterian ChurchDallas, TX

    Religious

    $3,000
  2. Dallas FoundationDallas, TX

    Community Enrichment

    $2,900
  3. UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX

    Medical

    $2,900
  4. American Red CrossDallas, TX

    Disaster Relief Donation

    $2,900
  5. Salvation ArmyDallas, TX

    Disaster Relief

    $2,900
  6. Individual

    Injured vets and first responders

    $2,900
  7. Shriners Hospital for ChildrenTampa, FL

    Support for Hospital for Children

    $2,700
  8. The University of Texas At AustinSan Antonio, TX

    Educational

    $1,500
  9. Individual

    [individual] Department

    $400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $3,00035% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,90034% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $2,70031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $16,100
  2. Florida1 grant $2,700

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Sidney E PinkstonPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Barbara N PinkstonTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Scott P PinkstonTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Steven D PinkstonTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Linda P YatesTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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