Open Foundations · Texas

Meadows Foundation Incorporated

Dallas, Texas · EIN 756015322. 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 $23.7M across 157 grants in 2024, a median of $75K each.

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$23.7M
paid in 2024
157
grants paid
$75K
median grant
38%
to first-time recipients
$718.0M
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
See Statement 23
Address
3003 Swiss Ave, Dallas, TX, 75204
Phone
2148269431
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
See Statement 23
Submission deadline
See Statement 23
Restrictions on awards
See Statement 23

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503149349102730. 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.

north texasparticipation ourboard meetinghonorarium participationdallasmembershipcommunityeducation

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 157 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Southern Methodist UniversityTX$4,929,120To sustain and build the Meadows School of the Arts and the Meadows Museum to standards of excellence
2Cafe MomentumTX$3,400,000Donation of land to Cafe Momentum to build a new flagship location in the Wilson Historic District to house a restaurant and community services center.
3Commit2dallas and Child Poverty Action Lab for Opportunity 2040TX$700,000Toward continued support for an initiative to accelerate economic mobility for Dallas County residents and continuing support for Commit and the Child Poverty Action Lab
4Communities Foundation of Texas for Educate TexasTX$575,000Toward continued support to improve postsecondary education completion rates in Texas
5Housing ForwardTX$500,000Toward reducing the unsheltered population in Dallas and Collin counties by 50% through behavioral healthcare and rehousing assistance
6The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasTX$500,000Toward continued support for integrating a depression screening platform and technical assistance into hospital systems in North Texas
7Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward FoundationTX$500,000Toward continued support for a new elementary school to replace Robb Elementary School in Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
8Texas Tribune IncTX$350,000Toward an initiative to rebuild local news across Texas, expand the reach of information, and increase earned revenue
9Texas Water Foundation IncTX$300,000Toward continued expansion of the Texas Runs on Water public awareness campaign
10Forest ForwardTX$275,000Toward the ongoing renovation of the historic Forest Theater and the community support it will provide to South Dallas
11Cafe MomentumTX$250,000Toward building a new flagship location in the Wilson Historic District to house a restaurant and community services center
12Nature ConservancyTX$250,000Toward the development of a communications effort to build support for initiatives that will make Texas a global leader in adapting to environmental threats and protecting communities
13Parkland FoundationTX$250,000Toward a program to reduce potentially life-threatening health complications for high-risk mothers giving birth at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas
14Teach for America IncTX$250,000Toward the development of teacher preparation and professional development programs to improve the academic achievement of Texas students through effective teachers
15Texas 2036TX$250,000Toward continued support for building data tools and conducting research to inform Texas community leaders, policymakers, and citizens

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020171$22.7M
2021155$20.5M
2022149$24.8M
2023170$27.1M
2024157$23.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Texas87%
District of Columbia5%
California3%
New York2%
Massachusetts1%

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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