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Donnell Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$117k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
64
Grants FY2024
50
Organizations funded FY2023
32%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
49 to 52
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$2.2M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 32% of the organizations Donnell Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 42% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $39k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesEducationFood & NutritionReligionCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving62$107k27%
FY202350$93k32%
FY202249$57k37%
FY202151$57k49%
FY202052$78kn/a
90% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Religion$85kEducation$59kHuman Services$53kPhilanthropy$29kArts & Culture$25kCommunity Improvement$18kFood & Nutrition$16kYouth Development$15kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
NY
OH
PA
CA
CO
VA
AR
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 52 grantees
All grantees of Donnell Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Southern Methodist University$20,00040%
Presbyterian Manor Inc$15,35050%
Hands to Hands$10,0005n/a
Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra$8,85040%
Christ Academy$7,00030%
Tribal Rescue Ministries$5,00015%
Healthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Christ Counseling Ministry Inc$5,00040%
World Outreach Ministries Inc$5,00040%
Operation Rescue Children$5,00013%
Fellowship for Performing Arts Inc$5,00010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$5,00010%
Senior Citizen Services of North Texas Inc Dba the Kitchen$4,50030%
The Museum of North Texas History$4,25051%
Oak Hills Fellowship$4,00050%
Howtolife Movement$3,00050%
Wichita Falls Area Food Bank$3,00030%
Texoma Alliance to Stop Abuse$2,50012%
Project Back to School$2,25035%
Childfund International USA$2,10050%
First Step of Wichita Falls Inc$2,00010%
Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation$2,00010%
Family Abuse Center Inc$2,00010%
North Texas Pantry$1,75031%
Child Evangelism Fellowship of West Texas$1,50020%
Rathgeber Hospitality House$1,25030%
Child Advocates Inc$1,00010%
Beacon Lighthouse Inc$1,00010%
Wichita Adult Literacy Council Inc$1,00030%
Wichita West Volunteer Fire Dept$1,00010%
Arts Council Wichita Falls Area Inc$1,00030%
Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services$1,00010%
Clay County Senior Citizens Inc$1,00020%
The Arc of Wichita County Inc$75030%
Child Advocates CASA of Red River$75020%
Kmoc Fm$75020%
Leadership Wichita Falls Inc$65011%
D Disaster Helping Hand Inc$50011%
Young Mens Christian Association of Wichita Falls$50010%
Christmas in Action$50010%
Wichita County Heritage Society Dba Kell House Heritage Center$50020%
Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture$50020%
Hundred Club of Wichita Falls$32530%
Gideons International$3153n/a
Sober Living Inc$25010%
Zavala Hispanic Cultural Initiative$25010%
Texas Ramp Project$25010%
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas$25010%
The Heritage Society$25010%
Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre Inc$25010%
Humane Society of Wichita County$10010%
Links Players International Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 76 recipients with no EIN on record ($244k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Donnell Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSouthern Methodist University: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPresbyterian Manor Inc: $15,350 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWichita Falls Symphony Orchestra: $8,850 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetChrist Academy: $7,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTribal Rescue Ministries: $5,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetHealthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChrist Counseling Ministry Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWorld Outreach Ministries Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Rescue Children: $5,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetFellowship for Performing Arts Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSenior Citizen Services of North Texas Inc Dba the Kitchen: $4,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Museum of North Texas History: $4,250 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetOak Hills Fellowship: $4,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHowtolife Movement: $3,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWichita Falls Area Food Bank: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTexoma Alliance to Stop Abuse: $2,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetProject Back to School: $2,250 over 3y, 4.7% of budgetChildfund International USA: $2,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFirst Step of Wichita Falls Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFamily Abuse Center Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorth Texas Pantry: $1,750 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetChild Evangelism Fellowship of West Texas: $1,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRathgeber Hospitality House: $1,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetChild Advocates Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeacon Lighthouse Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWichita Adult Literacy Council Inc: $1,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWichita West Volunteer Fire Dept: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArts Council Wichita Falls Area Inc: $1,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPresbyterian Children's Homes & Services: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClay County Senior Citizens Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Arc of Wichita County Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChild Advocates CASA of Red River: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKmoc Fm: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLeadership Wichita Falls Inc: $650 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetD Disaster Helping Hand Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Wichita Falls: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChristmas in Action: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWichita County Heritage Society Dba Kell House Heritage Center: $500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHundred Club of Wichita Falls: $325 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSober Living Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetZavala Hispanic Cultural Initiative: $250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTexas Ramp Project: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Society: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWichita Falls Ballet Theatre Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 50.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Bryant Edwards Foundation IncTX62.1× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bryant Edwards Foundation Inc · James N McCoy Foundation · J S Bridwell Foundation · The Fain Foundation · Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation · The Priddy Foundation · Guinn Foundation Inc · Gene Conley Foundation · Perkins-Prothro Foundation · Leota Steed Foundation · Kadane Foundation · Libra Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Donnell Foundation

How much does Donnell Foundation give?
Donnell Foundation reported 64 grants totaling $117,060 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 49 and 52 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Donnell Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (21%), Education (15%), Human Services (13%).
Who are Donnell Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Southern Methodist University ($20k), Presbyterian Manor Inc ($15k), Hands to Hands ($10k).
Does Donnell Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Donnell Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Donnell Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bryant Edwards Foundation Inc, James N McCoy Foundation, J S Bridwell Foundation.
Where is Donnell Foundation based?
Donnell Foundation is based in TX.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 129 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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