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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $3,122,327 | $4,556,098 | $4,037,904 | $74,050,556 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 45% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINAUSTIN, TX | ANNETTE STRAUS INSTITUTE- NEW POLITICS FORUM | $68,000 | 2018 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| David G Drumm | Treasurer | 2.00 | $19,700 |
| Brant Martin | Director | 2.00 | $11,800 |
| Jerry D Reis | Chairman | 2.00 | $10,000 |
| Lon R Williams | VICE CHAIRMAN |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $73,804,273 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,514,541 | $3,420,435 | $3,035,226 | $72,152,068 | $71,815,086 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $4,914,650 | $4,925,513 | $3,562,200 | $69,238,256 | $68,725,137 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $5,041,325 | $3,856,748 | $3,088,234 | $72,072,117 | $71,926,117 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,796,226 | $4,116,582 | $3,271,733 | $68,664,613 | $68,436,037 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $2,431,561 | $4,106,672 | $3,162,852 | $66,485,850 | $66,473,410 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $3,792,351 | $4,156,714 | $3,072,301 | $61,319,823 | $61,304,892 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $5,457,317 | $4,422,790 | $3,085,997 | $66,068,760 | $65,848,611 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $2,490,466 | $3,888,018 | $3,069,522 | $59,353,571 | $59,338,531 |
| UNDERGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS TO WASHINGTON D.C. |
| $67,000 |
| 2019 |
| FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIESMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND 2024 TFAS DC SUMMER PROGRAM | $65,400 | 2024 |
| CENTER FOR AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LPLANO, TX | RULE OF LAW LECTURE SERIES | $65,000 | 2018 |
| SMU-DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAWDALLAS, TX | SUMMER SCHOLARS ENDOWMENT | $64,230 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DALLASIRVING, TX | SUMNERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | $63,000 | 2019 |
| TEXAS FFA FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TX | LEGISLATIVE LEAD | $60,000 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL ARCHIVES FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | PEDAGOGY PROGRAMS | $60,000 | 2022 |
| BRAVER ANGELSNEW YORK, NY | DEPOLARIZATION PROJECT | $57,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINAUSTIN, TX | ANNETTE STRAUS INSTITUTE | $53,000 | 2020 |
| FOUNDATION FOR RESPONSIBLE TELEVISIDALLAS, TX | MCCUISTION PROGRAMS | $50,000 | 2016 |
| US ASSN OF FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGREWASHINGTON, DC | SCHOLARSHIP ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM | $50,000 | 2021 |
| PROJECT VOTE SMARTPHILIPSBURG, MT | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2018 |
| TEXAS TRIBUNEAUSTIN, TX | TRIBUNE EVENTS AND FESTIVAL | $50,000 | 2021 |
| FOUNDATION FOR RESPONSIBLE TELEVISIDALLAS, TX | MCCUISTION PROGRAMS | $50,000 | 2017 |
| GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS LEADERSHIP INSHOBART, OK | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2020 |
| SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETYMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2020 |
| NEW MEXICO FIRSTALBUQUERQUE, NM | IMPLEMENT PUBLIC EDUCATION AFTER TOWN HALL MEETING | $50,000 | 2018 |
| FORT WORTH REPORTFORT WORTH, TX | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| FOUNDATION FOR RESPONSIBLE TELEVISIDALLAS, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2020 |
| TEXAS FFA FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TX | 2022 LEGISLATIVE LEAD | $50,000 | 2021 |
| GLASSHOUSE POLICYAUSTIN, TX | Online Public Policy Development | $50,000 | 2016 |
| TEXAS BOYS STATEAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| TEXAS FFA FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TX | LEGISLATIVE LEAD | $50,000 | 2022 |
| NEW MEXICO FIRSTALBUQUERQUE, NM | IMPLEMENT PUBLIC EDUCATION AFTER TOWN HALL MEETING | $50,000 | 2017 |
| 2.00 |
| $26,000 |
| Scott M Higginbotham | Director | 2.00 | $18,075 |
| William W Meadows | Director | 2.00 | $10,000 |
| Shannon Hutcheson | Director | 2.00 | $12,000 |
| T Charles Pierson | Executive Dir. | 40.00 | $286,000 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202402959349100235
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202322519349100007
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202222589349100517
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202132639349100708
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202042479349100009
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201912949349100101
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201802839349100605
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201702789349100105
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.