James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc
Fort Worth, TX · EIN 75-6170120. Reported 349 grants totalling $7,027,793 to 121 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 6 grants totalling $2,320,000 to them. That is 53% of the $4,404,200 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of North Texas (tax | community foundation | Texas | $2,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill | community foundation | Texas | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The Dallas Foundation | community foundation | Texas | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $800,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas Community Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $2,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Doss Heritage and Cultural Center | Weatherford, TX | $1,817,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Weatherford Chamber Foundation | Weatherford, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Transforming Lives | Fort Worth, TX | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford, TX | $128,398 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fort Worth Country Day | Fort Worth, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Howard Payne University | Brownwood, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tarleton State University | Stephenville, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Women's Center | Fort Worth, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Presbyterian Night Shelter | Fort Worth, TX | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Communities in Schools | Fort Worth, TX | $118,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lena Pope | Fort Worth, TX | $111,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Grace First Presbyterian Church | Lane Weatherford, TX | $101,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| First Presbyterian Church Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ach Child and Family Services | Fort Worth, TX | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate | Fort Worth, TX | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Warm Place | Fort Worth, TX | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross - Texas Big Country Chapter | Abilene, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Health Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Texas Ramp Project | Richardson, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fort Worth Public Library Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jps Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Strawn Isd Education Foundation | Strawn, TX | $35,445 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Project Opportunity | Weatherford, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Newberry Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Millsap, TX | $32,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fort Worth Sister Cities International | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Texas Botanical Gardens and Native American Interpretive Center | Goldthwaite, TX | $28,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brownwood Isd | Brownwood, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Paschal PTA | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stephenville Isd | Stephenville, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Freedom House | Weatherford, TX | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Breakthrough at Fort Worth Country Day | Fort Worth, TX | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Comanche Volunteer Fire Department | Comanche, TX | $21,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Millsap Alumni Scholarship Foundation | Millsap, TX | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center of Hope | Weatherford, TX | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Eastland County Community Fund | Eastland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tstc Regents Circle | Waco, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra | Fort Worth, TX | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Weatherford Isd | Weatherford, TX | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Comanche Isd | Comanche, TX | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country | Kerrville, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Early Isd | Early, TX | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eastland Isd | Eastland, TX | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harry Male Youth Foundation | Arlington, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas Wildlife Association Foundation | New Braunfels, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Cliburn | Fort Worth, TX | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bangs Isd | Bangs, TX | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts of America Longhorn Council | Hurst, TX | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Goldthwaite Volunteer Fire Department | Goldthwaite, TX | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Irving, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dublin Isd | Dublin, TX | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Antonio Area Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Bankers Foundation | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Weatherford Noon Lions Foundation | Weatherford, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fort Worth Youth Orchestra | Fort Worth, TX | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Goldthwaite Isd | Goldthwaite, TX | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Brownwood Civic Improvement Foundation | Brownwood, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Parker County Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Willow Park, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Erath County Firefighters Association | Stephenville, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aledo Isd Education Foundation | Aledo, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| De Leon Isd | De Leon, TX | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| James L West Center | Fort Worth, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blanket Isd | Blanket, TX | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brookesmith Isd | Brookesmith, TX | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cool-Garner Volunteer Fire Department | Weatherford, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Seminole | Seminole, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gustine Isd | Gustine, TX | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| May Isd | May, TX | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nc State College of Sciences Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Parker County Adult Literacy Foundation | Weatherford, TX | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rivertree Academy | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Save Giraffes Now | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sidney Isd | Sidney, TX | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sw Graduate School of Banking Foundation | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Dallas Foundation | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Lifespace Foundation - the Stayton | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Habitat for Humanity | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tstc Foundation | Waco, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Zephyr Isd | Zephyr, TX | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brock Isd | Brock, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of Weatherford Public Library | Weatherford, TX | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Millsap Heritage Society | Millsap, TX | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Millsap Isd | Millsap, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Peaster Isd | Weatherford, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Abandoned Cemetery Association | Weatherford, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center City Methodist Church | Goldthwaite, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Springtown Education Foundation | Springtown, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Springtown Isd | Springtown, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abandoned Cemetery Association of Parker County Texas Inc | Weatherford, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bluff Dale Isd | Bluff Dale, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Goldthwaite Isd Education Foundation | Goldthwaite, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huckabay Isd | Stephenville, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lingleville Isd | Lingleville, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Poolville Isd | Poolville, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Three Way Isd | Stephenville, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| De Leon Volunteer Fire Fighters Association | De Leon, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paschal Band Boosters | Fort Worth, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Proctor Volunteer Fire Department | Proctor, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Promontory Park Volunteer Fire Department | Comanche, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Presbyterian Women of Fpc | Fort Worth, TX | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alzheimers Association | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Deleon Isd | Deleon, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fellowship Baptist Church of Goldthwaite | Goldthwaite, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Baptist Tuscola | Tuscola, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lawn Baptist Church | Lawn, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mclean Middle School PTA | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Methodist Justice Ministry | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mills County Historical Museum | Goldthwaite, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Walk Senior Ministries | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Gospel Mission | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
76 of 121 (63%) 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 84%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- American Red Cross - Texas Big Country Chapter
WILDFIRE DISASTER RECOVERY - Texas Bankers Foundation
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY RELIEF - FLOOD RELIEF FUND - Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
STUDENTS OF THE YEAR CAMPAIGN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 144 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | $643,912 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 71 | $1,225,370 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 64 | $1,435,278 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 76 | $1,677,814 | $4,000 |
| 2025 | 84 | $2,045,419 | $5,000 |
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
100% of its giving went to organizations in Texas.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 4521 South Hulen Street 222, Fort Worth, TX, 76109. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 75-6170120 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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