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James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.0M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
84
Grants FY2025
75
Organizations funded FY2024
25%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$700,000
Organizations funded a year
54 to 75
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$42M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 25% of the organizations James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $69k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Public Safety & DisasterArts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
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
FY2025still arriving81$1.3M15%
FY202475$878k25%
FY202363$935k10%
FY202269$915k23%
FY202154$644k15%
FY202066$756k27%
FY201964$814k16%
FY201858$605k19%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$4.5MArts & Culture$3.3MEducation$1.5MHuman Services$1.0MReligion$467kHousing & Shelter$313kCommunity Improvement$258kHealth$195kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Weatherford Chamber Foundation$250,0001n/a
The Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County$225,00090%
Howard Payne University$225,00090%
Weatherford College$211,1199n/a
Center for Transforming Lives$180,00080%
The Women's Center of Tarrant County Inc$180,00090%
Lena Pope Home Inc$146,70080%
Ach Child and Family Services$120,00080%
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History$105,00021%
Jps Foundation$90,00061%
Show all 75 grantees
All grantees of James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Weatherford Chamber Foundation$250,0001n/a
The Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County$225,00090%
Howard Payne University$225,00090%
Weatherford College$211,1199n/a
Center for Transforming Lives$180,00080%
The Women's Center of Tarrant County Inc$180,00090%
Lena Pope Home Inc$146,70080%
Ach Child and Family Services$120,00080%
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History$105,00021%
Jps Foundation$90,00061%
Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate$80,00071%
Texas Ramp Project$80,00091%
The Fort Worth Public Library Foundation$57,00072%
Stephenville Isd$45,0009n/a
Tarrant Area Food Bank$40,00080%
Texas Botanical Gardens and Na American Interpretive Center$38,50067%
Tarrant County College Foundation$35,00031%
Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services$30,00060%
International Sister Cities Association of Fort Worth Inc$30,00031%
Comanche Volunteer Fire Department$26,50062%
Freedom House$26,00080%
Millsap Alumni Scholarship Foundation$25,0009n/a
Texas Christian University$25,00010%
Parker County Center of Hope Inc$20,00030%
Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth$18,00061%
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association$17,00050%
Casa of Tarrant County Inc$17,00040%
Austin Presbyterian Theologial Seminary$15,0001n/a
Harry Male Youth Foundation Inc$15,0001n/a
Van Cliburn Foundation Inc$13,50030%
Goldthwaite Volunteer Fire Departme$11,00053%
Weatherford Noon Lions Foundation$10,000193%
Texas Bankers Foundation$10,00016%
Lyric Opera of Chicago$10,00010%
Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth$10,00020%
Amon Carter Museum of Western Art$10,00010%
Historic Fort Worth Inc$10,00011%
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc$8,50030%
East Parker County Chamber of Commerce Foundation$7,5001n/a
Brownwood Civic Improvement Foundation Inc$7,5001n/a
Duke University$7,50080%
Aledo Isd Education Foundation$6,00021%
Rivertree Academy$5,00010%
Cool-Garner Volunteer Fire Dept Inc$5,0001n/a
Save Giraffes Now$5,00021%
Happy Hill Farm Childrens Home Inc$5,00010%
The Tstc Foundation$5,00010%
Cornerstone Assistance Network Inc$5,00010%
Hope Inc$5,0001n/a
Boys and Girls Club of Brown County$5,00013%
Millsap Heritage Society$4,0003n/a
Lily B Clayton PTA$3,00031%
Parker County Adult Literacy Council$3,0003n/a
Brock Archery Club$2,5001n/a
Eastland County Helping Others$2,5001n/a
Choristers Guild$2,00010%
Abandoned Cemetery Association of Parker County Texas Inc$2,0002n/a
Goldthwaite Isd Educationfoundation$2,0001n/a
Boy Scouts of America Longhorn Council Properties Foundation Inc$2,00020%
Paschal Enrichment Foundation$2,00021%
De Leon Volunteer Fire Fighters Assoc$1,5001n/a
Promontory Park Volunteer Fire Department$1,50018%
Proctor Volunteer Fire Department$1,50012%
Ministry Assistance of the Near Northwest Alliance$1,00010%
Colorectal Cancer Alliance$1,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$1,00010%
Fort Worth Junior Golf Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Mills County Historical Museum$1,0001n/a
Careity Foundation$1,00010%
Methodist Justice Ministry of Fumc$1,00010%
North Texas Food Bank$1,00010%
All Saints Anglican Church$6502n/a
Grace & Orville Ritzman Childrens Fund Co Alice Ritzman$50015%
Civic Development Inc$50010%
Agricultural Development Fund$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 88 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 56 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County: $225,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetHoward Payne University: $225,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Transforming Lives: $180,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetThe Women's Center of Tarrant County Inc: $180,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetLena Pope Home Inc: $146,700 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAch Child and Family Services: $120,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFort Worth Museum of Science and History: $105,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetJps Foundation: $90,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetFort Worth Stock Show Syndicate: $80,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetTexas Ramp Project: $80,000 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetThe Fort Worth Public Library Foundation: $57,000 over 7y, 2.0% of budgetTarrant Area Food Bank: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Botanical Gardens and Na American Interpretive Center: $38,500 over 6y, 7.3% of budgetTarrant County College Foundation: $35,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetPresbyterian Children's Homes & Services: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Sister Cities Association of Fort Worth Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetComanche Volunteer Fire Department: $26,500 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetFreedom House: $26,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetTexas Christian University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParker County Center of Hope Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetYouth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth: $18,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetFort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association: $17,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCasa of Tarrant County Inc: $17,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetVan Cliburn Foundation Inc: $13,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGoldthwaite Volunteer Fire Departme: $11,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetWeatherford Noon Lions Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 93% of budgetTexas Bankers Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmon Carter Museum of Western Art: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHistoric Fort Worth Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetNational Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc: $8,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetDuke University: $7,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAledo Isd Education Foundation: $6,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRivertree Academy: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSave Giraffes Now: $5,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetHappy Hill Farm Childrens Home Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Tstc Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCornerstone Assistance Network Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Brown County: $5,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetLily B Clayton PTA: $3,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetChoristers Guild: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBoy Scouts of America Longhorn Council Properties Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPaschal Enrichment Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetPromontory Park Volunteer Fire Department: $1,500 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetProctor Volunteer Fire Department: $1,500 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetMinistry Assistance of the Near Northwest Alliance: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetColorectal Cancer Alliance: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 56.

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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.

Thomas M Helen McKee …Garvey Texas Foundati…Bnsf Railway Foundati…Amon G Carter Foundat…Sid W Richardson Foun…Mary Potishman Lard T…R4 FoundationCommunity Foundation …Adeline & George McQu…Paul E Andrews Jr Fou…Ann L Rhodes and Caro…The Morris Foundation
Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation IncTX48.3× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc · Garvey Texas Foundation Inc · Bnsf Railway Foundation · Amon G Carter Foundation · Sid W Richardson Foundation · Mary Potishman Lard Trust Walker C Friedman Co Trustee · R4 Foundation · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · Adeline & George McQueen Foundation Xxxxx1007 · Paul E Andrews Jr Foundation · Ann L Rhodes and Carol Greene Rhodes · The Morris 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 James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc

How much does James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc give?
James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc reported 84 grants totaling $2,045,419 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 54 and 75 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (38%), Arts & Culture (27%), Education (12%).
Who are James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Weatherford Chamber Foundation ($250k), The Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County ($225k), Howard Payne University ($225k).
Does James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc, Garvey Texas Foundation Inc, Bnsf Railway Foundation.
Where is James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc based?
James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc 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 168 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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