Texas · Private foundation
Parks Family Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $4.2M
- Granted FY2021
- 1
- Grants FY2021
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $4,156,345
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $4,156,345
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 31
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations Parks Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.2M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | $4.2M | 100% |
| FY2020 | 24 | $536k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 27 | $571k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 31 | $410k | 32% |
| FY2017 | 27 | $540k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Possibilities | $510,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Grove Church | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The United Way Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc | $45,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Creighton Preparatory School | $42,610 | 4 | n/a |
| Madonna School and Community Based Services | $40,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Riverview School Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Association for Independent Living | $40,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Its a Sensory World Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Soupmobile Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 1% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Possibilities | $510,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Grove Church | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The United Way Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc | $45,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Creighton Preparatory School | $42,610 | 4 | n/a |
| Madonna School and Community Based Services | $40,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Riverview School Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Association for Independent Living | $40,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Its a Sensory World Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Soupmobile Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Rise Adventures Inc | $30,000 | 4 | 4% |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Heart House | $20,000 | 3 | 1% |
| SPCA of Texas | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Chase's Place Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| LaunchAbility Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Community Homes for Adults Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Agape Clinic | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hugs Cafe Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Friends of the Katy Trail Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Parks Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Moody Foundation · The Dallas Foundation · The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation · Dallas Mavericks Foundation · The Perot Foundation · The Rees-Jones Foundation · Hillcrest Foundation · Celanese Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation
How this is measured
About Parks Family Foundation
- How much does Parks Family Foundation give?
- Parks Family Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $4,156,345 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Parks Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (68%), Employment (9%), Religion (7%).
- Who are Parks Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: My Possibilities ($510k), Grove Church ($50k), The United Way Inc ($50k).
- Does Parks Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Parks Family 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Parks Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, Texas Instruments Foundation, The Moody Foundation.
- Where is Parks Family Foundation based?
- Parks Family Foundation is based in TX.
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