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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-0775721

Dodge Jones Legacy Foundation

A private foundation in Abilene, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $2.1 million 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

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
None
Restrictions
There will be no grants to individuals.

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $2,100,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $27,307,788
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,800,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $26,592,330
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,430,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $26,384,221
  • Tax year 2021

    $131,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $27,214,094
  • Tax year 2020

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $24,102,478

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Foundation of AbileneAbilene, TX

    General operations

    $2,100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,100,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $2,100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Kade L MatthewsPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jospeh E CanonEXEC. VICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kirk ThaxtonSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Meredith NicholsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Watt MatthewsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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