Texas · Private foundation
H Ward Lay Jr Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $192k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $35,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations H Ward Lay Jr Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 5 | $157k | 80% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $15k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $19k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $25k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $17k | 80% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $27k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children | $55,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas | $16,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Crossroads Community Services Inc | $14,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Mercy Ships International | $6,536 | 1 | 0% |
| Banner Elk Presbyterian Church Inc | $5,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dallas Children's Advocacy Center | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Querbes Park Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($166k), not named here.
About H Ward Lay Jr Foundation
- How much does H Ward Lay Jr Foundation give?
- H Ward Lay Jr Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $191,536 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does H Ward Lay Jr Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (42%), Arts & Culture (16%), Philanthropy (11%).
- Who are H Ward Lay Jr Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children ($55k), Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas ($16k), Crossroads Community Services Inc ($15k).
- Does H Ward Lay Jr Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does H Ward Lay Jr Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is H Ward Lay Jr Foundation based?
- H Ward Lay Jr Foundation is based in TX.
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