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The Patricia Dedman Family 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.

$184k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
20
Grants FY2024
21
Organizations funded FY2023
38%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$41,000
Organizations funded a year
13 to 21
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$3.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 38% of the organizations The Patricia Dedman Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 35% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $54k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationHealthCommunity ImprovementRecreation & SportsOther
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 arriving18$163k28%
FY202321$155k38%
FY202216$110k38%
FY202116$106k19%
FY202017$132k53%
FY201919$148k47%
FY201813$123k54%
FY201719$128kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$521kEnvironment$308kReligion$206kArts & Culture$129kHealth$108kHuman Services$102kEducation$83kYouth Development$35kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
CA
CO
MD
AR
NC
DC
HI
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 47 grantees
All grantees of The Patricia Dedman Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc$107,50070%
Texas Trees Foundation$76,25430%
Southwestern Medical Foundation$57,05050%
Dallas Contemporary$50,00021%
The Episcopal School of Dallas Inc$42,83450%
The Refuge for Dmst$40,00020%
Aspen Art Museum$33,00030%
Sweetheart Ball Inc$28,5005n/a
Boys and Girls Club of the Sandhills Inc$25,00011%
Texas Cultural Trust Council$24,80070%
Save Our Springs Alliance Inc$20,00012%
Southern Methodist University$20,00010%
Taylor's Gift Foundation$20,00023%
Women's Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden$18,50044%
Rainforest Foundation Inc$18,00010%
Friends of the Katy Trail Inc$13,00050%
Baylor University$12,50050%
Trinity Park Conservancy$12,00020%
Na Pali Coast Ohana$10,000160%
B-Rad Foundation$10,000126%
Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation$10,00010%
Taylor's Gift Foundation$9,30033%
Hockaday School$8,00060%
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas$7,00010%
Perot Museum of Nature & Science$7,00020%
Southwest Transplant Alliance Foundation$6,50021%
Larue-New York Volunteer Fire Department Inc$6,00018%
Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy$6,00010%
Waipa Foundation$5,00010%
A Woman's Nation$5,00011%
Texas Health Resources Foundation$5,00010%
Theatre Aspen$4,50020%
Environmental Fund For Texas Inc$4,00010%
Citysquare$4,00010%
Samaritan's Purse$3,50010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$2,50010%
Spark$2,50050%
Maui Food Bank Inc$2,50010%
Southwest Transplant Alliance Inc$2,50010%
Dallas Art Fair Foundation$2,30021%
Dec My Room Inc$1,00010%
Dallas Museum of Art$1,00010%
North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc$1,00010%
Texas Ballet Theater Inc$55010%
March of Dimes Inc$50010%
Jeremiah Program$50010%
Childrens Advocacy Center of Collin County Inc$40010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($316k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Patricia Dedman Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 46 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc: $107,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTexas Trees Foundation: $76,254 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSouthwestern Medical Foundation: $57,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Contemporary: $50,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetThe Episcopal School of Dallas Inc: $42,834 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Refuge for Dmst: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAspen Art Museum: $33,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of the Sandhills Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTexas Cultural Trust Council: $24,800 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSave Our Springs Alliance Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTaylor's Gift Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetWomen's Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden: $18,500 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetRainforest Foundation Inc: $18,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of the Katy Trail Inc: $13,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetBaylor University: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTrinity Park Conservancy: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNa Pali Coast Ohana: $10,000 over 1y, 60% of budgetB-Rad Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetWoodall Rodgers Park Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTaylor's Gift Foundation: $9,300 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetHockaday School: $8,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetParks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPerot Museum of Nature & Science: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouthwest Transplant Alliance Foundation: $6,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetLarue-New York Volunteer Fire Department Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetDowntown Dallas Parks Conservancy: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWaipa Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetA Woman's Nation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTexas Health Resources Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTheatre Aspen: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEnvironmental Fund For Texas Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCitysquare: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpark: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMaui Food Bank Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthwest Transplant Alliance Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Art Fair Foundation: $2,300 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetDec My Room Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDallas Museum of Art: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Texas Public Broadcasting Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Ballet Theater Inc: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJeremiah Program: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Advocacy Center of Collin County Inc: $400 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 46.

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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 IncTX29.1× affinity15 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 · The Eugene McDermott Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Gene & Jerry Jones Family Foundation · Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation · Dallas Jewish Community Foundation · William F & Patricia L Miller Family Foundation · Lisa and Clay Cooley Family Foundation · Kline Family Foundation · The Charlie & Moll Anderson Foundation · Fidelity 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 The Patricia Dedman Family Foundation

How much does The Patricia Dedman Family Foundation give?
The Patricia Dedman Family Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $183,992 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Patricia Dedman Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (33%), Environment (19%), Religion (13%).
Who are The Patricia Dedman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc ($108k), Texas Trees Foundation ($76k), Southwestern Medical Foundation ($57k).
Does The Patricia Dedman Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Patricia Dedman 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 The Patricia Dedman Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, The Dallas Foundation, The Eugene McDermott Foundation.
Where is The Patricia Dedman Family Foundation based?
The Patricia Dedman Family 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 68 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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