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Ginger Murchison Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
55
Grants FY2024
54
Organizations funded FY2023
20%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$420,000
Organizations funded a year
54 to 68
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$29M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Ginger Murchison Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $81k 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
ReligionYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentEducationPublic BenefitPhilanthropyOther
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 arriving55$2.5M7%
FY202354$2.0M20%
FY202268$2.4M21%
FY202168$4.2M16%
FY202068$2.7Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$3.7MHealth$3.5MRecreation & Sports$2.7MReligion$783kHuman Services$658kFood & Nutrition$618kEnvironment$425kPhilanthropy$330kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

CA
CO
MO
MD
AZ
KS
NC
DC
GA
TX

Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Trinity Valley Community College$2,000,0005n/a
East Texas Community Clinic Inc$1,620,000537%
Momentous Institute$595,00051%
Vision Africa Ministries Inc$440,000517%
Henderson County Food Pantry$410,000537%
East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc$325,000523%
West Dallas Community School$295,00052%
Young Life$185,00050%
Fairhill School$131,00052%
Wesley-Rankin Community Center Inc$130,00052%
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All grantees of Ginger Murchison Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Trinity Valley Community College$2,000,0005n/a
East Texas Community Clinic Inc$1,620,000537%
Momentous Institute$595,00051%
Vision Africa Ministries Inc$440,000517%
Henderson County Food Pantry$410,000537%
East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc$325,000523%
West Dallas Community School$295,00052%
Young Life$185,00050%
Fairhill School$131,00052%
Wesley-Rankin Community Center Inc$130,00052%
Casa of Trinity Valley Inc$130,00054%
Henderson County Community Partners Rainbow Room$125,000552%
North Texas Food Bank$120,00040%
Dallas Museum of Art$111,11110%
Mentoring Alliance$110,00040%
Mercy Street$105,00051%
Special Olympics of Texas Inc$100,00040%
First Liberty Institute$75,00030%
Feeding Kids Right Inc$72,500522%
Carrell Clinic Foundation$60,000516%
Dallas Theological Seminary$60,00030%
Wilkinson Center$55,00031%
Keep Athens Beautiful$50,000527%
Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church Fdn$40,00041%
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas$40,00020%
Building Athens Together$38,0002n/a
East Texas Crisis Center Inc$37,50041%
Links Players International Inc$35,00031%
Arise Africa Inc$33,00050%
Broadway Dallas Inc$30,00030%
Southern Methodist University$30,00030%
Seal Legacy Foundation Inc$30,00040%
The Exchange Club of East Dallas Foundation Inc$30,00033%
Scottsdale Bible Church$25,5001n/a
Focus on the Family$25,0003n/a
Highland Park Isd Education Foundation$25,00050%
Dallas Baptist University$22,50030%
Hockaday School$21,00030%
Aha Arthouse Dallas$20,00033%
University of Saint Mary Inc$20,00010%
Christian Community Action$20,00020%
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Inc$20,00020%
The Tolson Group$15,00031%
American Junior Golf Association Inc$15,00020%
Youth With a Mission - San Diegobaja$15,0002n/a
Dallas Symphony Association$15,00020%
29 Acres Inc$15,00020%
Faith in Action Outreach Inc$15,00032%
United to Learn$12,71211%
Family Research Council$12,50030%
The Salvation Army$12,0003n/a
One Man's Treasure$12,00051%
Men of Nehemiah Inc$12,00020%
Council for Life$10,50030%
The Kanakuk Institute$10,0001n/a
Kids Across America$10,00010%
El Dorado Foundation Inc$10,00022%
Highland Park Boy's Lacrosse Inc$10,00011%
Poston Gardens Foundation Inc$10,00013%
The Crystal Charity Ball$10,00020%
Pca Reformed University Ministries$10,0002n/a
Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees$10,00010%
Vertical Ministries$10,00023%
The Mosaic Center Inc$9,00031%
Denison Ministries$7,5003n/a
Dallas Bethlehem Center Inc$7,00021%
Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lakeinc$5,00011%
Dwell With Dignity Inc$5,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$5,00010%
YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Inc$5,00010%
Public Library Fund Inc$5,00018%
Coram Deo Academy$5,00010%
The Navigators$5,0002n/a
Dr James Dobson Family Institute$4,00020%
Partners in Opportunity Inc$3,00011%
The Gladney Center for Adoption$3,00030%
Henderson County Historical Society Inc$2,5001n/a
Every Avenue$2,00010%
Texas Teenage Baseball and Softball Association Inc$2,00021%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Ginger Murchison Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 68 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEast Texas Community Clinic Inc: $1,620,000 over 5y, 37% of budgetMomentous Institute: $595,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetVision Africa Ministries Inc: $440,000 over 5y, 17% of budgetHenderson County Food Pantry: $410,000 over 5y, 37% of budgetEast Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc: $325,000 over 5y, 23% of budgetWest Dallas Community School: $295,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetYoung Life: $185,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFairhill School: $131,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetWesley-Rankin Community Center Inc: $130,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetCasa of Trinity Valley Inc: $130,000 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetHenderson County Community Partners Rainbow Room: $125,000 over 5y, 52% of budgetNorth Texas Food Bank: $120,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Museum of Art: $111,111 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMentoring Alliance: $110,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetMercy Street: $105,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetSpecial Olympics of Texas Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetFirst Liberty Institute: $75,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFeeding Kids Right Inc: $72,500 over 5y, 22% of budgetCarrell Clinic Foundation: $60,000 over 5y, 16% of budgetDallas Theological Seminary: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWilkinson Center: $55,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetKeep Athens Beautiful: $50,000 over 5y, 27% of budgetPreston Hollow Presbyterian Church Fdn: $40,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetParks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas: $40,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEast Texas Crisis Center Inc: $37,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetLinks Players International Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetArise Africa Inc: $33,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetBroadway Dallas Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSeal Legacy Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetThe Exchange Club of East Dallas Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetHighland Park Isd Education Foundation: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDallas Baptist University: $22,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHockaday School: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAha Arthouse Dallas: $20,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetUniversity of Saint Mary Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChristian Community Action: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Tolson Group: $15,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDallas Symphony Association: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budget29 Acres Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFaith in Action Outreach Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetUnited to Learn: $12,712 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFamily Research Council: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOne Man's Treasure: $12,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetMen of Nehemiah Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCouncil for Life: $10,500 over 3y, 0.2% 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 68.

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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.

Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX43.9× affinity29 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · The Dallas Foundation · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · W P & Bulah Luse Foundation · Hillcrest Foundation · East Texas Communities Foundation · Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc · Servant Foundation · Denman Family Foundation · Effie and Wofford Cain Foundation · Hoblitzelle 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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Find your warmest path to Ginger Murchison Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About Ginger Murchison Foundation

How much does Ginger Murchison Foundation give?
Ginger Murchison Foundation reported 55 grants totaling $2,546,799 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 54 and 68 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Ginger Murchison Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (27%), Health (25%), Recreation & Sports (20%).
Who are Ginger Murchison Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Trinity Valley Community College ($2.0M), East Texas Community Clinic Inc ($1.6M), Momentous Institute ($595k).
Does Ginger Murchison Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ginger Murchison Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ginger Murchison Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, The Dallas Foundation, Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax.
Where is Ginger Murchison Foundation based?
Ginger Murchison 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 108 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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