The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation
Dallas, TX · EIN 47-1894945. Reported 93 grants totalling $5,189,400 to 66 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a private grantmaking foundation (NTEE T20).
- How spread out its giving is. 66 distinct organizations, with 10% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 23% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $35,000. Half of what it reported fell between $20,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc | Memphis, TN | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Medical Center Foundation | Dallas, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Texas Pga Foundation | Frisco, TX | $417,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heroes for Children | Plano, TX | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boot Campaign | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Long Game Youth Foundation of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| W I Cook Foundation Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| I Am a Golfer Foundation | Dallas, TX | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 4E Kennels Healing Hearts Inc | Pahrump, NV | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Notre Dame of Dallas Schools Inc | Dallas, TX | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Augusta University Foundation Inc | Augusta, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc | Frisco, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Second Chance Inc | Clarksburg, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teamconnor Childhood Cancer Foundation | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clayton Dabney Foundation for Kids With Cancer | Dallas, TX | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Huckleberry Foundation | Dallas, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freedom Alliance | Winchester, VA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Rocks | Plano, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Highlands Womens League 060194 | Dallas, TX | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Shower | Saint Louis, MO | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Armed Services YMCA of the USA | Woodbridge, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Believe It Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brookwood in Georgetown Vocational | Georgetown, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Flight of Hope Inc | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Easter Seals North Texas Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Worth Junior Golf Foundation Incorporated | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foster Kids Charity | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Arms Inc | Albany, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc | La Plata, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Warren Center Inc | Richardson, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Junior Golf Foundation Inc | Braselton, GA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Soldiers Angels | San Antonio, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carson Leslie Foundation | Dallas, TX | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wheelchairs for Warriors | Livingston, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Its a Sensory World Inc | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| K9S for Warriors Inc | Ponte Vedra, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rays of Light Where Special Childre | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| To Be Like Me | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Behind Every Door Ministries Inc | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Buddies International Inc | Miami, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chases Place Inc | Richardson, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equest | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Building Character Inc | Orlando, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center | Redmond, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mane Gait | Mckinney, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| My Possibilities | Plano, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Homefront Inc | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roc Solid Foundation Inc | Chesapeake, VA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Pursuit | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dell Childrens Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heroes and Horses Inc | Manhattan, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Home Place of Texas | Spring, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Texas Junior Golf & Education Foundation | Addison, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas | Coppell, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Retina Foundation of the Southwest | Dallas, TX | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education Inc | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hugs Cafe Inc | Mckinney, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Military Kids Inc | Oakton, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muny Conservancy | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seek Camp | Gainesville, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Life | Colorado Spgs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Micaela's Army | Plano, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
16 of 66 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Alsacst Jude Children's Research Hospital
TO PROVIDE THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE FUNDS NEEDED TO FULFILL THEIR GOALS LOCALLY.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 52 of 66 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | $1,019,400 | $22,500 |
| 2022 | 16 | $1,442,000 | $32,500 |
| 2023 | 26 | $1,090,000 | $45,000 |
| 2024 | 21 | $1,638,000 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
64% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
Down to the city
Foundations that fund only organizations they pick gave to this one
5 private foundations that told the IRS they contribute only to organizations they select themselves reported 11 grants totalling $502,573 to The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation. That is 38% of the 13 funders we can see giving to it. Those 5 foundations do not take unsolicited requests -- their own returns say so. The IRS classifies this organization as a grantmaking organization.
2 of them gave in more than one tax year, which is the only durability signal the filings carry.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application here reaches that money. A grant from a closed foundation is often a designated gift or a donor-advised fund earmarked by whoever gave it, and has nothing to do with any open programme this organization runs. Neither tax return says which, so neither do we. The list below is who put money in. It is not a route to it.
| Foundation | State | Reported | Grants | Years | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gang Family Foundation | Virginia | $471,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Rowling Foundation | Texas | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Wales Family Foundation | Texas | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Sky Family Foundation-Ima | Pennsylvania | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Washington | $73 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
A linked name has a page of its own. We publish one for a foundation that takes no unsolicited requests only when a real share of its giving goes to organizations that make grants themselves, and that page opens by saying it does not take requests.
Both the count and the total are floors. A foundation appears here only where its return named this organization clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows. There are more; we cannot name them.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $35,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Texas.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 5950 Sherry Lane Suite 600, Dallas, TX, 75225.
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