How much does State Fair of Texas give?

State Fair of Texas reported 38 itemized grants totaling $1,829,162, out of $4,324,616 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 46 and 89 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.

What does State Fair of Texas fund?

By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (59%), Arts & Culture (12%), Community Improvement (3%).

Who are State Fair of Texas's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Texas A&M University ($1.9M), Dallas Historical Society ($1.1M), Texas Tech University System ($1.1M).

Does State Fair of Texas fund new organizations?

In FY2023, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Which funders back the same organizations as State Fair of Texas?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc, The Dallas Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas Inc.

Where is State Fair of Texas based?

State Fair of Texas is based in TX.

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Texas · Public charity

State Fair of Texas

The STATE FAIR OF TEXAS celebrates all things texan by promoting agriculture, education, and community involvement through quality entertainment in a family-friendly environment. The STATE FAIR OF TEXAS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with proceeds helping to preserve and improve fair park; underwrite museum, community, and…

$4.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving): 38
Itemized grants FY2024: 89
Organizations funded FY2023: 43%
First-time grantees FY2023

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Itemized, FY2024: $1.8M; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024: $14,250
Largest grant, FY2024: $743,162
Organizations funded a year: 46 to 89; FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024: 1
Total assets, FY2024: $153M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 43% of the organizations State Fair of Texas funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $666k went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

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

Human ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementFood & NutritionOther

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 year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2024still arriving	35	$1.8M	20%
FY2023	89	$2.0M	43%
FY2022	69	$1.7M	33%
FY2021	46	$1.3M	11%
FY2020	71	$1.6M	25%
FY2019	60	$1.6M	15%
FY2018	63	$1.8M	38%
FY2017	53	$1.3M	n/a

99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$7.9MArts & Culture$1.6MCommunity Improvement$465kHuman Services$439kRecreation & Sports$320kHousing & Shelter$280kPhilanthropy$278kYouth Development$226kOther$0

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 A&M University	$1,878,625	8	n/a
Dallas Historical Society	$1,104,700	8	23%
Texas Tech University System	$1,103,400	8	n/a
City of Dallas	$400,000	8	n/a
University of Texas	$393,250	8	n/a
Tarleton State University	$326,250	7	n/a
West Texas A&M University	$288,250	8	n/a
Univ of Texas at Arlington	$244,500	8	n/a
University of North Texas	$240,000	8	n/a
African American Museum	$232,500	8	3%

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All grantees of State Fair of Texas by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Texas A&M University	$1,878,625	8	n/a
Dallas Historical Society	$1,104,700	8	23%
Texas Tech University System	$1,103,400	8	n/a
City of Dallas	$400,000	8	n/a
University of Texas	$393,250	8	n/a
Tarleton State University	$326,250	7	n/a
West Texas A&M University	$288,250	8	n/a
Univ of Texas at Arlington	$244,500	8	n/a
University of North Texas	$240,000	8	n/a
African American Museum	$232,500	8	3%
Texas Discovery Gardens	$190,000	8	3%
Dallas County Community Colleg	$172,500	7	n/a
Blinn College	$159,750	8	n/a
Texas A&M University-Commerce	$157,750	8	n/a
The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brainhealth	$138,000	8	n/a
Southern Methodist University	$136,500	8	0%
Texas Womans University	$114,000	8	n/a
Angelo State University	$102,000	8	n/a
T R Hoover Community Development Corporation Inc	$95,500	6	14%
South Dallas Fair Park Innercity Development Corporation	$95,500	6	3%
Sam Houston State University	$94,500	7	n/a
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc	$90,000	5	0%
Spida Inc Braswell Child Development Center	$83,202	7	1%
St Philips School and Community Center	$82,190	6	0%
Jubilee Park & Community Center Corporation	$82,000	6	1%
Texas State University	$81,750	8	n/a
Cornerstone Community Development Corporation Inc	$81,500	6	3%
Circle of Support Inc	$75,500	4	94%
Friends of Fair Park Inc	$67,000	6	9%
UNT Dallas College of Law	$62,250	6	n/a
Prairie View a and M University	$61,500	7	n/a
Zan Wesley Holmes Jr Community Outreach Center	$60,000	6	5%
Beacon Hill Preparatory Institute	$59,000	4	2%
Southern Dallas Link Inc	$58,350	6	3%
Miles of Freedom	$58,000	6	7%
Dallas Education Foundation	$58,000	2	0%
Austin College	$57,750	4	0%
Tarleton State University	$56,500	1	n/a
Frazier Revitalization Inc	$48,500	5	0%
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Inc	$47,500	6	0%
His Bridgebuilders Inc	$45,000	5	1%
Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce	$43,100	4	8%
Friends of the S Dallas Cultural Ctr	$42,000	4	n/a
Southfair Community Development Corp	$41,500	4	3%
South Plains College	$38,250	5	n/a
Scholarshot	$37,500	4	1%
Carters House	$37,000	5	19%
Redemption Bridge	$35,000	2	24%
Education Is Freedom Foundation	$34,000	3	1%
Teco Theatrical Productions Inc	$34,000	5	1%
Austin Street Center	$34,000	3	0%
CARDBoard Project	$34,000	4	9%
Clarendon College	$33,000	5	n/a
Youth Revive	$32,000	4	20%
Dallas Leadership Foundation	$31,000	3	1%
Stephen F Austin State University	$30,750	4	n/a
Kwanzaa Fest	$30,000	3	n/a
Union Development Corporation	$28,000	2	17%
North Texas Capacity Builders	$27,500	3	2%
Violas House	$25,500	3	5%
Dallas Zoo Management Inc	$25,000	1	0%
Lone Star Justice Alliance	$25,000	3	1%
Trusted World Foundation Inc	$25,000	2	1%
North Texas Food Bank	$25,000	1	0%
Hope Restoration Inc	$23,500	2	n/a
Bridge Lacrosse Dallas Inc	$23,239	3	n/a
Get Healthy Dallas	$22,000	1	n/a
Dallas Innovation Alliance	$22,000	2	5%
I Look Like Love Inc	$22,000	3	7%
Texas Future Farmers of America Foundation Inc	$20,000	2	1%
Bold Believers United Ministries	$20,000	2	67%
Crossroads Community Services Inc	$20,000	2	0%
Goodr Foundation	$20,000	1	n/a
Abide Womens Health Services	$18,000	2	1%
Baylor University	$17,750	2	0%
Home Point	$15,500	2	0%
The Walls Project	$15,500	2	1%
Citysquare	$15,500	2	0%
Terrance M Johnson Dance Project	$15,500	2	n/a
Bridge Steps	$15,500	2	0%
Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas Inc	$15,000	1	3%
Undies for Everyone	$15,000	1	1%
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star	$14,500	2	0%
Empowering the Masses	$14,500	2	5%
Texas State Technical College	$13,500	2	n/a
Dallas Isd	$13,500	2	n/a
St Edwards University	$12,750	2	0%
Dallas Social Venture Partners	$12,500	1	1%
Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation I	$12,500	1	0%
Raise Your Voice	$12,500	1	n/a
St Anthony Foundation	$12,100	2	0%
Sam Houston State University	$12,000	1	n/a
Dolphin Heights Neighborhood Association	$11,500	2	n/a
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE Extension Service	$11,500	1	n/a
Texas Christian University	$10,500	2	0%
Dwell With Dignity Inc	$10,000	1	1%
Junior League of Dallas Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Regional Black Contractor Association Inc	$10,000	1	3%
Cara Mia Theatre Co	$10,000	1	1%
University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Business and Community Lenders of Texas	$10,000	1	0%
Trinity Restoration Ministries	$10,000	1	2%
Agape Clinic	$10,000	1	0%
First Choice Social Services	$10,000	1	n/a
Mlk Dallas Dream Forward	$10,000	1	n/a
Restorative Farms	$10,000	1	8%
John L Smallwood- South Plains College	$9,750	1	n/a
Texas State Federation of Garden Clubs Inc	$9,000	1	n/a
Hopeful Solutions	$9,000	1	9%
Dallas County Community College District	$9,000	1	n/a
Prairie View A&M University	$8,250	1	n/a
C5 Youth Foundation of Texas Inc	$8,000	1	1%
Hope Farm Inc	$8,000	1	0%
Helen's Project	$8,000	1	n/a
Education Opens Doors Inc	$8,000	1	1%
Under 1 Roof Dallas	$8,000	1	0%
Body of Christ Assembly	$8,000	1	n/a
Collective Activism	$8,000	1	n/a
Boy Scouts of America 571 Circle Ten Council	$8,000	1	0%
Fairview Youth Foundation	$8,000	1	n/a
Samuel Development Corporation	$8,000	1	n/a
Golden Gate Adult Rehabililition Minestry	$8,000	1	2%
Dallas Legacy Mission Inc	$8,000	1	8%
Women Empowering Women for the Next Generation Ministries	$8,000	1	2%
All Stars Project Inc	$8,000	1	0%
Village of Texas	$8,000	1	n/a
Arga Nova Dance	$8,000	1	9%
2 Inspire Peace Inc	$8,000	1	7%
Healthy Futures of Texas	$8,000	1	0%
Equest	$8,000	1	0%
The GEMS Camp	$8,000	1	3%
Wilkinson Center	$8,000	1	0%
Mt Olive Lutheran Church	$8,000	1	n/a
Stars United Global Outreach	$8,000	1	10%
Hip Hop Government Inc	$8,000	1	n/a
Swan Strings	$8,000	1	14%
Vision for Families	$8,000	1	n/a
Watermark Community Development Corporat	$8,000	1	1%
Genaustin	$8,000	1	0%
180 Impact	$8,000	1	n/a
Friends of Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy	$8,000	1	n/a
Houston Area Urban League Inc	$7,500	1	0%
First Step Community Empowerment	$7,500	1	n/a
Bonton Enterprises	$7,500	1	0%
South Dallas Fair Park Faith Coalition	$7,500	1	n/a
Advocates for Community Transformation	$7,500	1	0%
Lip Gloss For Love Inc	$7,500	1	17%
Comp-U-Dopt Inc	$7,500	1	0%
Magdaleno Leadership Institute	$7,500	1	n/a
After8toeducate	$7,500	1	1%
Cornerstone Crossroads Academy	$7,500	1	0%
Clarendon College Foundation Inc	$7,500	1	8%
Young S T E M Professionals	$7,500	1	n/a
Dallas Afterschool	$7,500	1	0%
Advocate Foundation Inc	$7,500	1	2%
The Dallas Prestige Group	$7,500	1	n/a
The Way Back House Inc	$7,500	1	3%
Azar Foundation Inc	$7,000	1	9%
New Friends New Life	$7,000	1	0%
Robinson House Foundation	$7,000	1	100%
Young Leaders Strong City	$7,000	1	2%
The Well Ministries of Dfw	$7,000	1	n/a
BigHope	$7,000	1	18%
University of Houston	$6,750	1	n/a
Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce	$6,500	1	n/a
Seeds to STEM	$6,000	1	n/a
The College of Health Care Professions Dallas Camp	$6,000	1	n/a
Southern Sector Health Initiative	$6,000	1	0%
Texas Southern University	$6,000	1	n/a
Oklahoma State University	$6,000	1	n/a
North Texas Alliance to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy in Teens	$6,000	1	1%
Illuminate STEM	$5,500	1	n/a
Dallas Bethlehem Center Inc	$5,500	1	3%
Iafe Education Foundation	$5,300	1	4%

Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.4M), not named here.

State Fair of Texas supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 109 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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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 109.

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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.

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas IncTX116.4× affinity62 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc · The Dallas Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Texas Women's Foundation · The Addy Foundation · W P & Bulah Luse Foundation · The Rees-Jones Foundation · Hillcrest Foundation · Hoblitzelle Foundation · Meadows Foundation Inc · Byrne Family Foundation Trust · Dallas Mavericks 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 State Fair of Texas

How much does State Fair of Texas give?: State Fair of Texas reported 38 itemized grants totaling $1,829,162, out of $4,324,616 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 46 and 89 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does State Fair of Texas fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (59%), Arts & Culture (12%), Community Improvement (3%).
Who are State Fair of Texas's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Texas A&M University ($1.9M), Dallas Historical Society ($1.1M), Texas Tech University System ($1.1M).
Does State Fair of Texas fund new organizations?: In FY2023, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as State Fair of Texas?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc, The Dallas Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas Inc.
Where is State Fair of Texas based?: State Fair of Texas is based in TX.