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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-1090494

Thomas Family Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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

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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,087,348

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $39,082,551
  • Tax year 2024

    $907,040

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $29,928,859
  • Tax year 2023

    $706,250

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $29,256,303
  • Tax year 2022

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,500,178

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Regional Food Bank of OklahomaOklahoma City, OK

    APMEX Match Campaign and Workforce Development

    $275,000
  2. Sigma Chi FoundationEvanston, IL

    Gamma Delta Chapter Capital Campaign

    $200,000
  3. Bayview Wesleyan ChurchTraverse City, MI

    General operations

    $100,000
  4. Crossings Community ChurchOklahoma City, OK

    General operations

    $100,000
  5. Feeding America West MichiganKentwood, MI

    Gather2Grow Program

    $100,000
  6. Genesis ProjectJones, OK

    General operations

    $65,000
  7. American Numismatic AssociationColorado SPGS, CO

    Year-End Publication Support

    $58,848
  8. New Life RanchColcord, OK

    Generations Campaign and 19:14 Scholarship Fund

    $50,000
  9. Butterfield Memorial Foundation dba Deaconess Pregnancy & Adoption LLCOklahoma City, OK

    Moses Fund Adoption Support

    $25,000
  10. ReMerge IncOklahoma City, OK

    ReMerge Diversion Program

    $25,000
  11. Saratoga Automobile MuseumSaratoga SPGS, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  12. Wings Special Needs CommunityOklahoma City, OK

    Wings Educational Day Program

    $25,000
  13. Crossings Christian SchoolOklahoma City, OK

    Orchestra Program Support

    $20,000
  14. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    General operations

    $10,000
  15. Victims of Impaired DriversOklahoma City, OK

    General operations

    $5,000
  16. Boy Scouts of America 480 Last Frontier CouncilOklahoma City, OK

    General operations

    $2,000
  17. Alyse Krauss FoundationFishers, IN

    General operations

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $275,00041% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $200,00030% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $65,00010% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $58,8489% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid2 grants $30,0005% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $25,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma10 grants $592,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $200,000
  3. Michigan2 grants $200,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $58,848
  5. New York1 grant $25,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
  7. Indiana1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Scott ThomasPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tyler ThomasVice Chair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Denell ThomasTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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