Open Foundations · Texas

Carl and Marilynn Thoma

Dallas, Texas · EIN 465446388. 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 $37.7M across 69 grants in 2024, a median of $15K each.

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$37.7M
paid in 2024
69
grants paid
$15K
median grant
4%
to first-time recipients
$1.2B
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
ALYSSA DERI
Address
1925 CEDAR SPRINGS RD 205, DALLAS, TX, 75201
Phone
Not stated in the filing
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
PLEASE SEE THE WEBSITE FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS: HTTPS://THOMAFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTS/
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
N/A

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533219349104118. 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.

exploratory travelnext gengen awardexhibitionhonorariumpublicationconservation

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 69 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Schwab CharitableFL$35,100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
2Shirley Ryan Abilitylab Fka Rehabilitation Institute of ChicagoIL$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3Chicago Shakespeare TheaterIL$350,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc Dba Seo ScholarsCA$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Site Santa FeNM$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6ScholarshipsTX$123,197SCHOLARSHIPS
7Oklahoma State University FoundationOK$111,200GENERAL SUPPORT
8Buffalo Fine Arts AcademyNY$100,000PUBLICATION GRANT
9Golden Apple FoundationIL$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10New Mexico School for the ArtsNM$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11University College Londonn/a$82,508POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
12Regents of the University of California at RiversideCA$75,000EXHIBITION SUPPORT
13Santa Fe OperaNM$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14The Los Angeles County Museum of ArtCA$75,000EXHIBITION SUPPORT
15American Enterprise InstituteDC$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20206$2.7M
202161$15.2M
202260$24.5M
202337$36.7M
202469$37.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Texas17%
??16%
California12%
New York12%
New Mexico10%

Who decides

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

Carl D ThomaPRESIDENT · 2023
Gary S HartSECRETARY · 2023
Margo E ThomaDIRECTOR · 2023
Marilynn J ThomaVP & TREASURER · 2023
Mark D ThomaDIRECTOR · 2023

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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