Open Foundations · Texas

Rees-jones Foundation

Dallas, Texas · EIN 205132900. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $103.9M across 177 grants in 2024, a median of $75K each.

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$103.9M
paid in 2024
177
grants paid
$75K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$666.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Terese Stevenson
Address
8111 Westchester Dr Suite 950, Dallas, TX, 752256140
Phone
2147512977
Form the request should take
The Foundation's grant making programs and areas of interest are described fully on the Foundation's website (www.rees-jonesfoundation.org). To submit an application, review the grant guidelines on the Foundation's website under Apply for Funding to determine if your proposal is eligible for funding. Letters of Inquiry and/or applications should be submitted through the grants management portal on our website. Full instructions are provided under the Apply for Funding menu.
Submission deadline
As noted on our website, there are no fixed deadlines.
Restrictions on awards
The Foundation's website describes those areas where the Foundation may provide support as well as those proposals it will not fund.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503119349100430. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

christmas giftsgifts childrencontinue offeringchildren disabilitiesunder-resourced communitiesprogrammingdallasyouth

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 177 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Children's Medical Center FoundationTX$40,000,000Funding toward the capital campaign to build a new Children's hospital.
2International Justice MissionVA$7,104,527Funding to support the Vision Fund and program costs associated with the goal of ending slavery in India.
3Southern Gateway Public Green FoundationTX$5,000,000Funding pledged for the playground elements and other recreational amenities.
4Cure International IncMI$4,000,000Multi-year funding to support construction of the new clinical services building, kitchen, and laundry at CURE Children's Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
5Circle Ten Council Boy Scouts of AmericaTX$3,000,000Funding towards the Generations Capital Campaign designated for improvements and enhancements to the Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp.
6Cure International IncMI$2,980,000Funding to support the general operations of the CURE Ethiopia hospital.
7Children's Medical Center FoundationTX$2,800,000Funding to support general operations at The Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence at Children's Health.
8Forest ForwardTX$2,500,000Funding to outfit the historic Forest Theater with a creative education lab for local children.
9Mercy ShipsTX$2,500,000Multi-year funding to support the strategic investment fund.
10Living Water InternationalTX$2,481,000Funding to support the WASH programs in Uganda, Zambia and Nicaragua.
11International Justice MissionVA$2,308,919Funding to support direct India program costs and the Vision Fund.
12Operation KindnessTX$1,800,000Funding to support the Shelter Operations and Adoption Program at the Carrollton shelter and Community Initiatives programs in Dallas County.
13George W Bush Foundation theTX$1,500,000Multi-year funding to support the Veteran Wellness Alliance Check-In Project, which connects veterans with resources in the community.
14World Vision IncWA$1,280,000Funding to support the Able to Thrive project to serve children with disabilities in Malawi and other countries where the model may be piloted and used.
15Ach Child and Family ServicesTX$1,250,000Funding to support their Kindship Connections program.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020242$45.0M
2021159$34.9M
2022172$54.4M
2023187$52.4M
2024177$103.9M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Texas86%
Virginia2%
Michigan2%
Washington1%
Pennsylvania1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

No officers or trustees are listed on the filing we hold.

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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