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Fc Dallas Foundation

The FC DALLAS FOUNDATION strives to positively impact the health and well-being of underserved youth through sports.

$125k
Granted FY2020
14
Grants FY2020
3
States reached
$11k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

55% of Fc Dallas Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Communities Foundation Of Texas Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Fc Dallas Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 12 organizations, $106k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

12
’20
3
’21
3
’22
1
’23

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.

Youth Development$52kHuman Services$50kRecreation & Sports$35kFood & Nutrition$27kArts & Culture$10kEducation$10kCrime & Legal$9kPhilanthropy$9kOther$0
02FY2020 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 14 grants below total $106,419, the rows itemized in this filing. The $125,108 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $18,689 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k7 grants · $35k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $71k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$802k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PATRIOT PAWS SERVICE DOGS$11,419
LIRA GROUP$10,000
JUBILEE PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER CORPORATION$10,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DALLAS INC$10,000
LEWISVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC$10,000
YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS$10,000
BIG THOUGHT$10,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF VERNON INC$5,000
US NAVAL ACADEMY$5,000
WESLEY-RANKIN COMMUNITY CENTER$5,000
FAMILY GATEWAY$5,000
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY STOREHOUSE$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS$5,000
HEART HOUSE$5,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–21, $75k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 85% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%PATRIOT PAWS SERVICE DOGS: $11k → 5%JUBILEE PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER CORPORATION: $10k → 14%WESLEY-RANKIN COMMUNITY CENTER: $5k → 14%HEART HOUSE: $5k → 14%THE FAMILY PLACE: $34k → 14%YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS: $10k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston's mission is to inspire and enable all youth, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.

Youth Development
2
Colleyville Covenant Christian

The mission is to provide a biblically based classical college preparatory education that inspires a passion for excellence a heart of grace and the character of Christ.

Education
3
United Way of Brazoria County

To educate, unite and focus our community's resources in order to efficiently address the most critical needs of Brazoria County

Philanthropy
4
Boys and Girls Club of Brazoria County

To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

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5
FIRST3YEARS

First3years nurtures early relational and mental health of infants and toddlers in texas. working in deep collaboration with caregivers, parents, and professionals statewide, we cultivate strong early childhood systems, educate our…

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6
Center for Public Policy Priorities

At the Every Texan, we believe in a Texas that offers everyone the chance to compete and succeed in life. We envision a Texas where everyone is healthy, well educated, and financially secure. We want the best Texas, a proud state that sets…

Public Benefit
7
Dallas Christian School

Dallas Christian is a college preparatory school committed to Biblical values where students are prepared for Christ-centered lives of purpose, service and leadership.

Education
8
The Dallas County System of Services Inc

To unify services across Dallas County, to empower youth, strengthen families and build safe, healthy communities.

Human Services
9
Leadership Austin

Leadership austin connects and develops leaders to courageously engage and transform our communities.

Youth Development
10
Collaborative for Children

The mission of Collaborative for Children is to meaningfully improve the quality of early childhood education and care for Greater Houston's children through those most influential in their lives.

Human Services
11
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
12
Raise Texas

RAISE Texas advances equitable policies and programs that foster financial security and economic mobility for low- and moderate-income Texans. We equip, innovate and advocate to reduce disparities, remove barriers and build opportunities…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas Inc; the most unlike its peers is Battle Brynn Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 20 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
13/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Frisco Student Fastpacs: $27,142 · OtherFrisco Student FastpacsBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF COLLIN COUNTY INC: $22,037 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF COLLIN COUNTY INCL I R A GROUP: $10,000 · OtherL I R A GROUPUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS: $5,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASBoys and Girls Club of Vernon Inc: $5,000 · OtherBoys and Girls Club of Vernon IncCHRISTIAN COMMUNITY STOREHOUSE INC: $5,000 · OtherCHRISTIAN COMMUNITY STOREHOUSE INCUS NAVAL ACADEMY: $5,000 · OtherUS NAVAL ACADEMYBATTLE BRYNN FOUNDATION: $7,325 · OtherBATTLE BRYNN FOUNDATIONFAMILY GATEWAY INC: $5,000 · OtherFAMILY GATEWAY INCThe Family Place: $33,500 · Human ServicesThe Family PlacePATRIOT PAWS SERVICE DOGS: $11,419 · Human ServicesPATRIOT PAWS SERVICE DOGSYMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesYMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INCJUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY CENTER CORPORATION: $10,000 · Human ServicesJUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY CENTER CORPORA…WESLEY-RANKIN COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesWESLEY-RANKIN COMMUNITY CENTER INCHEART HOUSE: $5,000 · Human ServicesHEART HOUSEBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DALLAS INC: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentBIG THOUGHT: $10,000 · Arts & CultureLewisville Education Foundation Inc: $10,000 · EducationTHE ONESTAR FOUNDATION: $9,095 · Community ImprovementCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $8,877 · Philanthropy
Other$91,504Human Services$74,919Youth Development$10,000Arts & Culture$10,000Education$10,000Community Improvement$9,095Philanthropy$8,877

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Family Place: $33,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFrisco Student Fastpacs: $27,142 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF COLLIN COUNTY INC: $22,037 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPATRIOT PAWS SERVICE DOGS: $11,419 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetYMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DALLAS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY CENTER CORPORATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBIG THOUGHT: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLewisville Education Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE ONESTAR FOUNDATION: $9,095 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $8,877 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBATTLE BRYNN FOUNDATION: $7,325 over 1y, 15% of budgetFAMILY GATEWAY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWESLEY-RANKIN COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Vernon Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHEART HOUSE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCHRISTIAN COMMUNITY STOREHOUSE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Communities Foundatio…Texas Instruments Fou…Gil and Dody Weaver F…United Way of Metropo…The Moody FoundationThe Dallas FoundationMcKesson Foundation I…Charities Aid Foundat…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…
Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX16.2× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc · The Moody Foundation · The Dallas Foundation · McKesson Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Fc Dallas Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fc Dallas Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    typical government reliance, FY20–24
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    04Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Fc Dallas Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Fc Dallas Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 20 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $104k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2020, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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