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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2702676

Esping Family Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $317,500 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
See website www.espingfamilyfoundation.org
Restrictions
See website www.espingfamilyfoundation.org

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $317,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $8,907,589

  • Tax year 2024

    $375,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $9,474,823

  • Tax year 2023

    $405,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $9,519,617

  • Tax year 2022

    $595,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $9,683,377

  • Tax year 2021

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,598,795

  • Tax year 2020

    $340,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,813,031

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dwell with DignityDallas, TX

    Towards the Transforming Together Program

    $97,500
  2. Cafe MomentumDallas, TX

    Supporting Dream Beyond: Building a Cafe Momentum Flagship

    $50,000
  3. Cristo Rey Dallas High School IncDallas, TX

    Support Southeast Dallas Students To and Through College

    $50,000
  4. Ferguson Road InitiativeDallas, TX

    Supporting the White Rock Hills Recreation Center

    $40,000
  5. Family GatewayDallas, TX

    Towards the Emergency Shelter & Overflow Program for Families with Children Experiencing Homelessness

    $30,000
  6. Girls Inc of Metropolitan DallasDallas, TX

    Support Girls Inc. Experience Program

    $25,000
  7. The Family PlaceDallas, TX

    Towards children's programming at the shelter

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $122,50042% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50,00017% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $50,00017% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $40,00014% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $30,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas7 grants $317,500

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Rodney WoodsDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathryn Esping WoodsDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • William P EspingChairman Hours 1Pay $0
  • Heather H EspingPresident/Dir. Hours 25Pay $40,000
  • Julie E BlantonVP/Treas./Dir. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer E KirtlandVP/Sec./Dir. Hours 5Pay $8,333
  • Darren BlantonDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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