Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 85-1581238Community development

Who funds Forest Forward?

38 private foundations gave Forest Forward in Dallas, TX $21.9 million across 60 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

60 grants

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

  1. Jon and Linda Halbert Family FoundationDallas, TX 2025

    To combat the causes and effects of systemic inequities through neighborhood reviltalization

    $2,305,000
  2. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Capacity Building and Affordable Housing Development Initiative

    $1,650,000
  3. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Forest Theater Project

    $1,000,000
  4. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Talent Bank (Gig Economy): Forest Theater & Workforce Hub Operations

    $500,000
  5. Pollock FoundationDallas, TX 2025

    General operations

    $50,000
  6. Katherine C Carmody Charitable TUWDallas, TX 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  7. W P & Bulah Luse FoundationDallas, TX 2025

    Forest district community

    $20,000
  8. Purpose Built Communities FoundationincAtlanta, GA 2025

    Operations

    $7,500
  9. The Klion Springwater Coven Family Foundation IncLos Ranchos, NM 2025

    To fund the using the restoration & expansion of the forest theater to ignite a just, healthy & thriving south dallas

    $5,000
  10. The Rees-Jones FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Funding to outfit the historic Forest Theater with a creative education lab for local children.

    $2,500,000
  11. Jon and Linda Halbert Family FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    To combat the causes and effects of systemic inequities through neighborhood reviltalization

    $1,600,000
  12. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support renovation of the forest theaters historical lobby and the hiring of a theater executive director

    $1,200,000
  13. The Eugene McDermott FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    For Restoration of Forest Theater

    $750,000
  14. Meadows Foundation IncDallas, TX 2024

    Toward the ongoing renovation of the historic Forest Theater and the community support it will provide to South Dallas

    $275,000
  15. Hoblitzelle FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Toward additional support toward the restoration of the forest theater.

    $250,000
  16. Halbert Harmon FoundationColleyville, TX 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $200,000
  17. George & Fay Young Foundation IncDallas, TX 2024

    General

    $200,000
  18. Purpose Built Communities FoundationincAtlanta, GA 2024

    Operations

    $55,000
  19. Hirsch Family FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    2024 contribution

    $50,000
  20. Pollock FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    General operations

    $50,000
  21. Embrey Family FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    To provide support

    $25,000
  22. The Muse Family FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    General operating support

    $20,000
  23. Meow Wolf Philanthropic FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2024

    General support of exempt mission and programs

    $15,000
  24. The Koz FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Forest theater art education program

    $10,000
  25. The Halperin FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  26. Byrne Family Foundation TrustDallas, TX 2024

    Youth development

    $3,000
  27. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    Annual match for centene board of directors

    $2,500
  28. The Hersh FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Annual support

    $2,500
  29. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2024

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

    $250
  30. Jon and Linda Halbert Family FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    To combat the causes and effects of systemic inequities through neighborhood reviltalization

    $1,750,000
  31. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support renovation of the forest theaters historical lobby and the hiring of a theater executive director

    $1,300,000
  32. Meadows Foundation IncDallas, TX 2023

    Toward the restoration of the historic Forest Theater

    $275,000
  33. Hoblitzelle FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Toward additional support toward the restoration of the forest theater.

    $250,000
  34. Halbert Harmon FoundationColleyville, TX 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $200,000
  35. George & Fay Young Foundation IncDallas, TX 2023

    General

    $200,000
  36. The Addy FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Civic/community engagement

    $140,000
  37. Purpose Built Communities FoundationincAtlanta, GA 2023

    Operations

    $85,000
  38. The Florence FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  39. The Summerlee FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  40. Tegna Foundation IncMcLean, VA 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  41. The Halperin FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  42. Vista Bank FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Donation

    $1,000
  43. Craig and Kathryn Hall FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Support program

    $1,000
  44. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $36
  45. Rainwater Charitable FoundationFort Worth, TX 2022

    Forest theater restoration and expansion

    $1,000,000
  46. Jon and Linda Halbert Family FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    General purpose

    $800,000
  47. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    Property care; buildings; renovation

    $500,000
  48. Halbert Harmon FoundationColleyville, TX 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $200,000
  49. Hoblitzelle FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    Toward a capital campaign to revitalize the forest theater.

    $150,000
  50. Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable andDallas, TX 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  51. Purpose Built Communities FoundationincAtlanta, GA 2022

    Operations

    $30,000
  52. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $25,000
  53. Sapphire Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    Hello Grant Fund

    $1,500
  54. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $200
  55. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $16
  56. Jon and Linda Halbert Family FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    General purpose

    $1,600,000
  57. The Addy FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Civic/community engagement

    $150,000
  58. Hoblitzelle FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Toward a capital campaign to revitalize the forest theater.

    $150,000
  59. Blewett Alice E and Jos C FoundatSaint Louis, MO 2021

    General operating

    $7,500
  60. Hoblitzelle FoundationDallas, TX 2020

    Toward a capital campaign to revitalize the forest theater.

    $200,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Dallas, TX and are not among Forest Forward’s funders above.

  1. Hillcrest FoundationDallas, TX 10 grants Accepts applications $883,500 to similar organizations
  2. Clay Jenkins Family FoundationDallas, TX 10 grants Preselected only $17,250 to similar organizations
  3. Texas Capital FoundationDallas, TX 5 grants Accepts applications $120,000 to similar organizations
  4. Santander Consumer USA Inc FoundationDallas, TX 11 grants Preselected only $1,435,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Rosewood FoundationDallas, TX 6 grants Preselected only $29,750 to similar organizations
  6. Celanese FoundationIrving, TX 3 grants Accepts applications $5,100 to similar organizations
  7. The Rose Family FoundationDallas, TX 2 grants Preselected only $12,125,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Sarah and Ross Perot Jr FoundationDallas, TX 4 grants Accepts applications $3,002,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-1581238 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.