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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.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KUT RADIO-AUSTINAUSTIN, TX | SUPPORT FOR TEXAS STANDARD RADIO PROGRAM | $50,000 | 2017 | |
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. |
| $50,000 |
| 2017 |
| NEW MEXICO FIRSTALBUQUERQUE, NM | NEW MEXICO PROGRESS REPORT | $50,000 | 2019 |
| BETTER ANGELS SOCIETYWASHINGTON, DC | DALLAS POLICY WEEKEND SEMINAR | $50,000 | 2019 |
| ARANSAS COUNTY ISD EDUCATION FOUNDAROCKPORT, TX | REHAB 5 CLASSROOM & PURCHASE ONE CHROMEBOOK CENTER. | $50,000 | 2017 |
| TEXAS TRIBUNEAUSTIN, TX | FESTIVAL, CONVERSATION SERIES & SYMPOSIUMS PUBLIC POLICY EVENTS | $50,000 | 2020 |
| 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 | UNDERGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS TO WASHINGTON D.C. | $48,475 | 2016 |
| THE JAMES MADISON INSTITUTEMatched 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.TALLAHASSEE, FL | CIVICS EDUCATION PROJECT | $47,500 | 2021 |
| UNITED STATES ASSN OF FORMER MEMBERWASHINGTON, DC | SUMNERS SCHOLARS | $47,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DALLASIRVING, TX | SUMNERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS | $45,000 | 2024 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITYWACO, TX | iENGAGE SUMMER CIVICS | $45,000 | 2016 |
| NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTERPHILADELPHIA, PA | CONSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT | $45,000 | 2022 |
| 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 | $43,600 | 2023 |
| 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 | UNDERGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS TO WASHINGTON D.C. | $41,600 | 2018 |
| AMERICAN PROMISE INCCONCORD, MA | DEMOCRACY SHARETANK | $41,000 | 2019 |
| LAW FOCUSED EDUCSTATE BAR OF TEXASDALLAS, TX | TEXAS CITIZEN BEE COMPETITION | $41,000 | 2018 |
| CERTELL INCINDIANAPOLIS, IN | EQUIPPING STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN DEMOCRACY | $40,000 | 2023 |
| LAW FOCUSED EDUCSTATE BAR OF TEXASDALLAS, TX | TEXAS CITIZEN BEE COMPETITION | $40,000 | 2016 |
| BRAVER ANGELSNEW YORK, NY | DEPOLARIZATION PROJECT | $40,000 | 2023 |
| FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTEPLANO, TX | THREE INTERNSHIPS FOR SUMNERS SCHOLARS | $40,000 | 2019 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITYWACO, TX | iENGAGE SUMMER CIVICS | $40,000 | 2024 |
| TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYFORT WORTH, TX | SUMNERS SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT | $39,050 | 2022 |
| WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILDALLAS, TX | CIVIC PARTICIPATION LECTURE SERIES | $39,000 | 2019 |
| TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYFORT WORTH, TX | INEGAGE & TCU WASHINGTON INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | $38,825 | 2024 |
| VALUES THROUGH HISTORYSUGAR LAND, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | $36,300 | 2020 |
| 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.