Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund
Fort Worth, TX · EIN 75-6014850. Reported 127 grants totalling $3,781,000 to 89 recipients across tax years 2023-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon Carter Museum of American Art | Fort Worth, TX | $281,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cook Childrens Medical Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Texas Community Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baylor Scott White Health Fdtn | Fort Worth, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA Manana Theatre | Fort Worth, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Warrior Association | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools Tarrant Co | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cook Childrens Medical Center | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Museum of Science & History | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Worth Report | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unt Health Science Center Fdtn | Fort Worth, TX | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra | Fort Worth, TX | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Sister Cities | Fort Worth, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA of Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Caring Center | Azle, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Worth Country Day | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Opera Assn | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| James L West Dementia Care | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewel Charity | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement Chisholm Trail | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Key School and Training Center | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lena Pope Home | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Methodist Justice Ministry | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Ballet Theatre | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Health Resources | Arlington, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinity Habitat for Humanity | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant Co | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University Little League | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Allied Theatre Group | Fort Worth, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star | Arlington, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cuisine for Healing | Fort Worth, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Housing Opportunities of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Cowgirl Museum | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Night Shelter | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Christian Universityq | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ballet Concerto | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cancer Care Services | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Day Resource Center for Homeless | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dont Forget to Feed Me | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Performing Arts Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tx and Southwestern Cattle Raisers | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Welman Project | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Healthcare of Texas | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Fort Worth Catholic High School | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Economic Development | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of North Texas | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids Who Care | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercy Clinic of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Academy 4 | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unbound Now | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Metro Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amphibian Productions | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire First Texas | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cassata Catholic High School | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Startelegram Charities | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pathfinders Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Fw | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safehaven of Tarrant County | Arlington, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Community Centers | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire USA First Texas Council | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cowtown Clubhouse | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Worth Hope Center | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Worth Police Award Fdtn | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Star Sponsorship Program | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ach Child and Family Services | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arts 5TH Avenue | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Diamond Recreation | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs Tarrant Co | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chesterton Academy of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Imagination Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Immunization Collaboration of Tc | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Learning Center of North Texas | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mental Health Peer Services | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parenting Center | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reddy Leadership Outreach | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sixty and Better | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Society of Watercolor Artists Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southwestern Diabetic Foundation | Gainsville, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Steps With Horses | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Warm Place | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wings of Hope Equitherapy | Burleson, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Orchestra of Greater Fw | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gill Childrens Services | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Prison Ministries | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
38 of 89 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 2 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 63%, across 1 year-to-year transition. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Texas Christian Universityq
Summer enrichment chemistry program - Fort Worth Country Day
Summer Breakthrough program - Performing Arts Fort Worth
Childrens Education Program
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 73 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 60 | $1,901,000 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 67 | $1,880,000 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 17480, Fort Worth, TX, 76102. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 75-6014850 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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