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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 90-0781485

Amy & Leslie Ware Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $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

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

    $1,021,451

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $619,862
  • Tax year 2023

    $343,145

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,568,444
  • Tax year 2022

    $615,229

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $591,734
  • Tax year 2021

    $326,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,115,434
  • Tax year 2020

    $588,480

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,704,557
  • Tax year 2019

    $290,768

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $930,185
  • Tax year 2018

    $118,371

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $249,386

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $500,000
  2. Hudson InstituteWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $225,000
  3. American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $100,000
  4. Individual

    Charitable

    $100,000
  5. State Fair of TexasDallas, TX

    Educational

    $23,180
  6. Christ the King Catholic ChurchDallas, TX

    Religious

    $22,000
  7. Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $15,800
  8. University of North Texas at DallasDallas, TX

    Educational

    $10,000
  9. St Ann Catholic ChurchCoppell, TX

    Religious

    $10,000
  10. Birds Eye View ProjectAllen, TX

    Charitable

    $5,000
  11. Friends of the Katy TrailDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $5,000
  12. New Friends New LifeDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $2,000
  13. The Joy SchoolHouston, TX

    Educaional

    $1,000
  14. FP Assistance IncForney, TX

    Charitable

    $1,000
  15. Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, TX

    Educational

    $896
  16. The Salvation ArmyDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $500
  17. Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX

    Educational

    $75

Where the money goes

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

  1. Social science1 grant $100,00065% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $23,18015% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,80010% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $2,0001% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $1,9711% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas14 grants $596,451
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $325,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Amy A WarePRES/TREA/DIREC Hours 4Pay $0
  • Leslie D WareSecretary/DIREC Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa DouglassVP/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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