The kitchen of a community center, with a serving counter and a folding chair

Grant recipient EIN 82-4300966Human services

Who funds Empowering the Masses?

14 private foundations gave Empowering the Masses in Dallas, TX $1.5 million across 23 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

23 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Workforce Development Expansion and Economic Empowerment Center

    $750,000
  2. Santander Consumer USA Inc FoundationDallas, TX 2025

    Funding will support providing laptops and hot spots to workforce development students as well as support teacher's assistants. / funding to provide laptops and wi-fi hotspots to workforce development students.

    $90,000
  3. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Workforce Development Programs for Economic Self-Sufficiency

    $50,000
  4. The Addy FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Social services

    $75,000
  5. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Financial literacy and operating support

    $40,000
  6. MB and Edna Zale FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Hunger relief

    $5,000
  7. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $25
  8. Santander Consumer USA Inc FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Support to hire 3 instructors for phlebotomy and community health worker certification courses and cover instructor wages for one year ($100,000) and $65,000 for 1 box truck for the food pantry.

    $165,000
  9. McKesson Foundation IncDallas, TX 2023

    Charitable

    $150,000
  10. Santander Consumer USA Inc FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Funding will support three freezers for the new food pantry location and laptops and hot spots for 60 students in phlebotomy and/or community health worker certification classes.

    $50,000
  11. First Community Foundation IncKilleen, TX 2023

    Support the charity purpose of empowering the masses

    $1,000
  12. Hillcrest FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    Technology support for phlebotomy certification students

    $25,000
  13. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $2,000
  14. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2022

    Employee Helping Hands Grant

    $500
  15. Boone Family FoundationAddison, TX 2021

    2021 Dallas snowstorm relief efforts

    $10,000
  16. The Lunsford FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Religious

    $4,950
  17. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2021

    Employee helping hands grant

    $1,000
  18. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $800
  19. The Muse Family FoundationDallas, TX 2020

    General support

    $18,000
  20. Moozie FoundationDallas, TX 2020

    To fund general operating support.

    $15,000
  21. The Lunsford FoundationDallas, TX 2020

    Religious

    $11,000
  22. Boone Family FoundationAddison, TX 2020

    2020 COVID-19 General operating support

    $10,000
  23. Church Mutual Insurance Company Foundation IncMerrill, WI 2020

    Drive thru food pantry

    $725

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Dallas, TX and are not among Empowering the Masses’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 623 grants Preselected only $106,028 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 422 grants Accepts applications $3,228,517 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 132 grants Preselected only $7,707,626 to similar organizations
  4. The Rees-Jones FoundationDallas, TX 110 grants Accepts applications $13,076,727 to similar organizations
  5. The Moody FoundationGalveston, TX 48 grants Accepts applications $5,493,900 to similar organizations
  6. W P & Bulah Luse FoundationDallas, TX 48 grants Accepts applications $495,000 to similar organizations
  7. Hoblitzelle FoundationDallas, TX 45 grants Accepts applications $3,392,200 to similar organizations
  8. Celanese FoundationIrving, TX 46 grants Accepts applications $274,211 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-4300966 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.