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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-0852076

Make It Count Family Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 31 grants and $360,000 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

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $5,097,949
  • Tax year 2023

    $379,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $5,379,437
  • Tax year 2022

    $444,500

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $5,704,031
  • Tax year 2021

    $310,250

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $6,297,813
  • Tax year 2020

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $5,080,061
  • Tax year 2019

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $5,522,518
  • Tax year 2018

    $270,045

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,712,352

Grants paid in 2024

31 grants, largest first

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

  1. The Salvation Army of North TexasDallas, TX

    Other

    $50,000
  2. Dallas Children's Advocacy CenterDallas, TX

    Empowering the young and/or underserved

    $40,000
  3. Readers 2 LeadersDallas, TX

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $30,000
  4. North Texas Food BankDallas, TX

    Others

    $25,000
  5. Wesley-Rankin Community CenterDallas, TX

    Other

    $25,000
  6. Individual

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $20,000
  7. Individual

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $20,000
  8. YMCA of Metropolitan DallasCoppell, TX

    Other

    $20,000
  9. The CenterDallas, TX

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $20,000
  10. Junior League of DallasDallas, TX

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $15,000
  11. Juliette Fowler CommunitiesDallas, TX

    Others

    $10,000
  12. Wesley-Rankin Community CenterDallas, TX

    Healthcare/wellness

    $10,000
  13. Spitler School FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    Healthcare/wellness

    $10,000
  14. United Way of Metropolitan DallasDallas, TX

    Healthcare/wellness

    $8,000
  15. Agape ClinicDallas, TX

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $6,000
  16. Individual

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $5,000
  17. The Crystal Charity BallDallas, TX

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $5,000
  18. Dallas Chamber SymphonyDallas, TX

    Healthcare/wellness

    $5,000
  19. Dallas Education FoundationDallas, TX

    Empowering the young and/or underserved

    $5,000
  20. The Family PlaceDallas, TX

    Healthcare/wellness

    $5,000
  21. Greater Dallas Youth OrchestraDallas, TX

    Healthcare/wellness

    $5,000
  22. Children's Medical Center FoundatioDallas, TX

    Empowering the young and/or underserved

    $4,000
  23. Individual

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $3,000
  24. Individual

    Healthcare/wellness

    $3,000
  25. YMCA of Metropolitan DallasCoppell, TX

    Empowering the young and/or underserved

    $3,000
  26. The Salvation Army of North TexasDallas, TX

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $2,000
  27. The Visiting Nurse Association of TDallas, TX

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $1,500
  28. Women's Auxiliary to Children's MedDallas, TX

    Educating the young and/or underserved

    $1,500
  29. Individual

    Empowering the young and/or underserved

    $1,000
  30. FSHD SocietyBoston, MD

    Other

    $1,000
  31. Individual

    Empowering the young and/or underserved

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services6 grants $73,00045% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $30,00019% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $15,0009% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $13,0008% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $10,0006% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $11,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas22 grants $296,000
  2. Arizona1 grant $10,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Deborah ScrippsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ryan ScrippsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andy ScrippsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Scott ScrippsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tolleson Private BankCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $81,039

The return

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