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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-4713414

Edgemon Family Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 58 grants and $275,000 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

    $275,000

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $4,748,997
  • Tax year 2023

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $4,111,500
  • Tax year 2022

    $225,700

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $4,075,865
  • Tax year 2021

    $191,600

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,914,632
  • Tax year 2020

    $167,656

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,551,471
  • Tax year 2019

    $149,445

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,914,479
  • Tax year 2018

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,847,057

Grants paid in 2024

58 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Give WellOakland, CA

    Operational support

    $100,000
  2. Casa de VidaDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $10,000
  3. Parkinson's Voice ProjectRichardson, TX

    Operational support

    $10,000
  4. Give WellOakland, CA

    Operational support

    $10,000
  5. Give DirectlyNew York, NY

    Operational support

    $10,000
  6. Elmwood FarmsDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $6,000
  7. Kuluntu Bakery CharityDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $6,000
  8. Open Dance ProjectHouston, TX

    Operational support

    $5,000
  9. Cistercian Preparatory School-Monastic FundIrving, TX

    Operational support

    $5,000
  10. Texas TribuneAustin, TX

    Operational support

    $5,000
  11. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterAustin, TX

    Operational support

    $5,000
  12. Native Plant Society of TexasSan Antonio, TX

    Operational support

    $5,000
  13. Better Block Foundation- AdditionalDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $5,000
  14. Wikimedia - AdditionalSaint Petersburg, FL

    Operational support

    $5,000
  15. Better Block FoundationDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  16. Bonton FoundationDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  17. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    Operational support

    $2,000
  18. Charity NavigatorUnion City, NJ

    Operational support

    $2,000
  19. Dallas Black Dance TheatreDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  20. Dallas ContemporaryDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  21. Dallas Historical SocietyDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  22. Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  23. Deep VellumDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  24. Free Software FoundationBoston, MA

    Operational support

    $2,000
  25. Heritage Oak CliffDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  26. Kimbell Art MuseumFort Worth, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  27. KnonDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  28. Nasher Sculpture CenterDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  29. Preservation DallasDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  30. Prison Entrepreneurship ProgramDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  31. Pro PublicaNew York, NY

    Operational support

    $2,000
  32. Seti InstituteMountain View, CA

    Operational support

    $2,000
  33. Slow Food USABrooklyn, NY

    Operational support

    $2,000
  34. Texas ObserverAustin, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  35. Texas Trees FoundationDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  36. Trinity River Audubon CenterDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  37. Twelve Hills Nature CenterDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  38. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Operational support

    $2,000
  39. Sea ShepherdAlexandria, IA

    Operational support

    $2,000
  40. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    Operational support

    $2,000
  41. Southern Foodways AllianceOxford, MS

    Operational support

    $2,000
  42. Texas Land ConservancyAustin, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  43. Emmaus HouseSavannah, GA

    Operational support

    $2,000
  44. Cody's FriendsDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  45. Native SeedssearchTucson, AZ

    Operational support

    $2,000
  46. Native Plant TrustWayland, MA

    Operational support

    $2,000
  47. Preservation TexasAustin, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  48. Seed Savers ExchangeDecorah, IA

    Operational support

    $2,000
  49. Botanical Research Inst- TX (seed Lab)Fort Worth, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  50. 5 GyresSanta Monica, CA

    Operational support

    $2,000
  51. Emmaus House SavannahSavannah, GA

    Operational support

    $2,000
  52. Sustainable Food CenterAustin, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000
  53. Free Software FoundationBoston, MA

    Operational support

    $2,000
  54. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    Operational support

    $2,000
  55. Compassion in World FarmingNew York, NY

    Operational support

    $2,000
  56. Farm SanctuaryWatkins Glen, NY

    Operational support

    $2,000
  57. Seed Savers ExchangeDecorah, IA

    Operational support

    $2,000
  58. Trinity River Audubon CenterDallas, TX

    Operational support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $17,00031% of the total
  2. Environment5 grants $10,00019% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $7,00013% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture3 grants $6,00011% of the total
  5. Civil rights2 grants $4,0007% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $4,0007% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $6,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $114,000
  2. Texas34 grants $110,000
  3. New York7 grants $22,000
  4. Florida2 grants $7,000
  5. Iowa3 grants $6,000
  6. Georgia2 grants $4,000
  7. Massachusetts2 grants $4,000
  8. Arizona1 grant $2,000
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $2,000
  10. Mississippi1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Tracy EdgemonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karan EdgemonVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher Sean EdgemonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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