Dallas Mavericks Foundation
Dallas, TX · EIN 31-1767408. Reported 198 grants totalling $5,047,008 to 148 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Dallas Mavericks Foundation 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 $19,889. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $2,750 and the largest $152,117. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behind Every Door | Dallas, TX | $283,126 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas | Dallas, TX | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater East Dallas | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lynn W Ross Juvenile Detention Center | Fort Worth, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| For Oak Cliff | Dallas, TX | $111,906 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mhmr Visions | Ft Worth, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Girls Inc of Metropolitan Dallas | Dallas, TX | $87,858 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club - Nba Legacy | Ft Worth, TX | $83,146 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities in School | Dallas, TX | $81,612 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission Metroplex Inc | Arlington, TX | $78,238 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Frazier Basketball Court | Dallas, TX | $76,153 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| After 8 to Educate | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Viola's House | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | $71,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Volunteers of America | Euless, TX | $61,628 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Housing Crisis Center | Dallas, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rainbow Days Inc | Dallas, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sharing Life Community Outreach | Mesquite, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Visiting Nurse Association | Dallas, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metrocrest Services | Farmers Branch, TX | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Victims First Inc | Chino Hills, CA | $53,375 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Agape Clinic | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bachman Lake | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brother Bill's Helping Hand | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dallas Furniture Bank | Carrollton, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Families to Freedom Inc | Addison, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girlstart | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Cottage | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I Look Like Love Inc | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Immunization Collaboration | Ft Worth, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jubilee Park & Community Center | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Man's Treasure | Rockwall, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reading Partners | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Samaritan Inn Inc | Mckinney, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Advocacy Project | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Native Health | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Transition Resource Action Center | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vickery Meadow Youth Development Foundation | Dallas, TX | $48,796 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Family Place | Dallas, TX | $45,812 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Meals on Wheels Inc Tarrant County | Haltom City, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Union Gospel Mission Van | Dallas, TX | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vogel Alcove | Dallas, TX | $44,961 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Fort Worth, TX | $42,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Dallas Isd Education Foundation | Dallas, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| S M Wright Foundation | Dallas, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross | Dallas, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mosaic Family Services | Dallas, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Genesis Women's Shelter & Support | Dallas, TX | $31,868 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bold Idea | Dallas, TX | $31,612 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas | Ft Worth, TX | $31,612 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Tarrant County | Ft Worth, TX | $31,612 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Bridge - Homeless Shelter | Dallas, TX | $29,131 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bonton Enterprises | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Ft Worth | Ft Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA of Tarranty County | Ft Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Partners of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Crossroads Community Church | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dallas 24 Hour Club | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dallas Social Venture Partners | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dme Exchange of Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dwell With Dignty | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foster Kids Charity | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gill Children's Services | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healing Hands Ministries | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| House of Eli | Sherman, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jonathan's Place | Garland, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lone Star Justic Alliance | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Master Cares Foundation Inc | Frisco, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels Collin County | Mckinney, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mommies in Need | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Calling Inc | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pedi Place | Lewisville, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelter Ministries of Dallas Dba Genesis Women's Shelter | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southern Dallas Link | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Taste Project | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Concilo | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Magdalen House | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women Called Moses Coalition and Outreach Inc | Duncanville, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA Oak Cliff Reading & Learning Center | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Youth 180 Inc | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Youth Believing in Change | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dress for Success Dallas | Dallas, TX | $22,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dallas Leadership Foundation | Dallas, TX | $20,347 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austin Street Center Inc | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hopekids | Keller, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Team Connor Childhood Cancer Foundation | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lemonade Day Greater Dallas | Dallas, TX | $19,920 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Junior Achievement | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Dallas Shared Ministries | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Concilio | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Under 1 Roof | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $14,420 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Project Unity (union Development Corp) | Dallas, TX | $13,920 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christhaven Sensory Room | Keller, TX | $13,595 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas Truth Racial Healing and Transformation | Dallas, TX | $11,920 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Education Open Doors | Dallas, TX | $10,420 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Promise House | Dallas, TX | $10,420 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wings | Dallas, TX | $10,400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 6 Stones | Bedford, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| After School All Stars | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Children | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association for Independent Living | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aunt Bette's Community Pantry (st Philips School and Comm Center) | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cafe Momentum | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Catholic Charities of Fort Worth | Ft Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Child Poverty Action Lab | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children and Family Institute | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chocolate Mint Foundation | Desoto, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citysquare | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dallas Afterschool | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dallas Bethlehem Center | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dallas Community Lighthouse | Garland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas Foundation | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind Inc | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dallas Pets Alive | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Equest Therapeutic Horsemanship | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| First Responders Children's Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gladney Center for Adoption | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| House of Shine Inc | Grapevine, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ignite | Irving, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inspire | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Irving Cares Inc | Irving, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| It's a Sensory World | Farmers Branch, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Luke's Foundation | Addison, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| March to the Polls | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Network Community Ministries | Richardson, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Day | Arlington, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northside Inter-Community Agency Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project 4031 | Ft Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Retina Foundation of the Southwest | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Soup Mobile Inc | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stepping Stones Foundation | Keller, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Texas Supremacy of Music & Arts Conservatory | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Brighter Bites | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wilkinson Center | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wipe Out Kids Cancer | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Year Up Inc | Boston, MA | $7,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Education Freedom | Dallas, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Opens Doors | Dallas, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
31 of 148 (21%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 24%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Boys & Girls Club of Greater East Dallas
GENERAL PURPOSE - NEW BASKETBALL COURT - Boys & Girls Club - Nba Legacy
READING AND LEARNING CENTER - Brother Bill's Helping Hand
GRANT - LOW INCOME RESOURCES - Communities Foundation of Texas
EMERGENCY RELIEF - ALLEN SHOOTING - Dallas Furniture Bank
GRANT - HOUSEHOLDS FURNISHED FOR FAMILIES FEELING MANMADE/NATURAL DISASTERS/HIGH NEED - Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas
GRANT - SUPPORT FOR ALLEN FUND (TX)
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 111 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 48 | $1,007,301 | $15,670 |
| 2021 | 43 | $1,063,005 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $1,020,921 | $20,406 |
| 2023 | 37 | $1,222,844 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 28 | $732,937 | $10,000 |
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
98% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 $19,889. 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 Dallas Mavericks Foundation'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: 1333 N Stemmons Freeway Suite 105, Dallas, TX, 75207. 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.
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