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Thompson & Knight Foundation

The purpose of the Foundation is to give financial support to civic and charitable organizations.

$679k
Granted FY2021
32
Grants FY2021
2
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2020–2021.

Housing & Shelter$134kEducation$116kHuman Services$106kArts & Culture$100kCommunity Improvement$86kHealth$78kRecreation & Sports$67kCivil Rights$30kOther$0
02FY2021 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 32 grants below total $444,000 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $678,752 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $234,752 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k5 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k26 grants · $362k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Booker T Washington School for the Performing Arts$50,000
Cattle Baron's Ball$25,000
Dallas Children's Theatre$21,500
Shelter Ministries of Dallas$20,000
Community Partners of Dallas$20,000
Dallas Zoo$20,000
Teesitura Network$20,000
Human Rights Initiative$17,500
Trec Special Events$17,500
Child Care Group$15,000
Real Estate Council Foundation$15,000
Salesmanship CLub of Dallas$13,250
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital$12,500
Dallas Symphony Association$12,500
Highland Park Sports CLub$12,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–21, $33k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Double Eagle Charities: $8k → 11%Human Rights Initiative: $18k → 14%Human Right Initiative: $8k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

40%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$315k · 12 repeat orgs$480k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships — 12 still active in FY2021, 0 since wound down; 20 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
14

Total granted

$315k
$234k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+46%

Still filing today

92%
93%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 45% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $246k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21
EducationArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyHuman ServicesHealthOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.” Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TA
    THE ADVISORY BOARD OF BOOKER T WASHINGTON HS FOR PERFORMING &
    2× · 2020–2021 · $70k · revenue +37%
  • DS
    DALLAS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
    2× · 2020–2021 · $25k · revenue +27%
  • TS
    TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN
    2× · 2020–2021 · $23k · revenue +62%

Funded once

  • PS
    PROJECT SHELTER INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $86k · revenue +55%
  • NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue -54%
  • NT
    NORTH TEXAS BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS DBA BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTSgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $15k · revenue +132%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Dallas Bar Association

The Dallas Bar Association is a nonprofit corporation chartered by the State of Texas to protect and advance the professional interests of persons licensed to practice law in the Dallas area, to improve the relations between the Bench, the…

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2
Downtown Dallas Inc

Downtown Dallas, Inc. (DDI), is the champion of a clean and safe Downtown and of the economic development and vibrancy of this community of diverse, unique neighborhoods. DDI: Mobilizes and amplifies the services of public agencies.…

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3
Dallas Citizens Council

To lead and serve in the moments that matter the most for the people of dallas.

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4
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
5
Dallas County Medical Society

The mission of the dallas county medical society is to promote public health and advocate for physicians and their relationship with patients, while upholding professionalism in the practice of medicine.

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6
Trees for Houston

Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.

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7
Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council

The mission of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council is to drive evidence-based improvement in patient care and health equity throughout the region.

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8
Texas Tribune Inc

The texas tribune promotes civic engagement and public education across the state by producing and sharing for free public data interactives, statewide events and intensive and daily reporting on texas public policy, politics and current…

Education
9
The Shakespeare Festival of Dallas dba Shakespeare Dallas

Using Shakespeare's works as a cornerstone, Shakespeare Dallas serves the Southwest region with fun and accessible indoor and outdoor theatre, integrated school programs, and cultural enrichment for people of all ages and backgrounds.

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10
Glasstire

Glasstire is a website about visual art in Texas. Our mission is to expand the conversation about visual art in Texas.

Arts & Culture
11
Downtown Dallas Inc Foundation

Downtown Dallas, Inc. Foundation is the charitable arm of Downtown Dallas, Inc. whose purpose is to help make the area in and around Downtown Dallas a more vibrant and livable place for both daytime and permanent residents by promoting the…

Community Improvement
12
Episcopal Foundation of Dallas

The foundation's mission is to strengthen and support faith communities by partnering wise investments with purposeful giving.

Religion

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Salesmanship Club Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Highland Park Sports Club. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 40 years old; the field is 11. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number28%0%<5yr17%3%5–10yr20%14%10–20yr17%27%20–35yr8%27%35–55yr10%30%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value28%0%<5yr17%1%5–10yr20%22%10–20yr17%28%20–35yr8%20%35–55yr10%29%55yr+

The field is 28% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 2% lost their exemption, against 18% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
2%1/47
the rest of the field
18%
6,351/34,596

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

40 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 40 of the 47 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/40
Grantees still filing
27/40
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

American Cancer Society — $35,000 · OtherAmerican Cancer SocietyAUSTIN STREET CENTER — $27,000 · OtherAUSTIN STREET CENTERTeesitura Network — $20,000 · OtherCommunity Partners of Dallas — $20,000 · OtherTHE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL FOUNDATION — $15,000 · OtherCHILDCAREGROUP — $15,000 · OtherRonald McDonald House of Dallas Inc — $14,500 · OtherDallas Area Habitat for Humanity Inc — $14,000 · OtherSalesmanship CLub of Dallas — $13,250 · OtherNAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC — $30,125 · OtherNAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INCDALLAS ZOO MANAGEMENT INC — $20,000 · OtherHOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC — $20,000 · Other+15 more — $143,759 · Other+15 moreTHE ADVISORY BOARD OF BOOKER T WASHINGTON HS FOR PERFORMING & — $70,000 · EducationTHE ADVISORY BOAR…HIGHLAND PARK SPORTS CLUB — $12,000 · EducationHIGHLAND PARK SPO…Southern Methodist University — $10,359 · EducationSouthern Methodis…Small Steps Nurturing Center — $10,000 · EducationSmall Steps Nurtu…NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE DIRECTORS TEXAS TRI CITIES CHAPTER — $10,000 · EducationNATIONAL ASSOCIAT…WEST DALLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL — $7,300 · EducationWEST DALLAS COMMU…TEXAS SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC — $6,000 · EducationPROJECT SHELTER INC — $85,875 · PhilanthropyPROJECT SHELTE…THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL — $11,400 · PhilanthropyTHE CRYSTAL CH…THE DALLAS FOUNDATION — $7,500 · PhilanthropyTHE DALLAS FOU…DALLAS THEATER CENTER — $30,500 · Arts & CultureDALLAS TH…DALLAS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION — $25,000 · Arts & CultureDALLAS SY…NORTH TEXAS BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS DBA BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS — $14,675 · Arts & CultureNORTH TEX…TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN — $22,500 · HealthOPEN ARMS INC BRYANS HOUSE — $20,000 · HealthTREC SPECIAL EVENTS INC — $17,500 · Community ImprovementSalesmanship Club Foundation — $11,500 · Community ImprovementJUNIOR LEAGUE OF DALLAS INC — $10,000 · Community ImprovementHUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE OF NORTH TEXAS INC — $25,000 · Human ServicesDOUBLE EAGLE CHARITIES INC — $7,500 · Human Services
Other$387,634Education$125,659Philanthropy$104,775Arts & Culture$70,175Health$42,500Community Improvement$39,000Human Services$32,500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetPROJECT SHELTER INC — $85,875 over 1y, 19% of budgetTHE ADVISORY BOARD OF BOOKER T WASHINGTON HS FOR PERFORMING & — $70,000 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetDALLAS THEATER CENTER — $30,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetNAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC — $30,125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUSTIN STREET CENTER — $27,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDALLAS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION — $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE OF NORTH TEXAS INC — $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN — $22,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDALLAS ZOO MANAGEMENT INC — $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPEN ARMS INC BRYANS HOUSE — $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTREC SPECIAL EVENTS INC — $17,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCHILDCAREGROUP — $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNORTH TEXAS BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS DBA BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS — $14,675 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetRonald McDonald House of Dallas Inc — $14,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDallas Area Habitat for Humanity Inc — $14,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHIGHLAND PARK SPORTS CLUB — $12,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetDallas Bar Association Community Service Fund — $12,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSalesmanship Club Foundation — $11,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL — $11,400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern Methodist University — $10,359 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUEST — $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWRITERS' LEAGUE OF TEXAS — $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetTESSITURA NETWORK INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Arboretum & Nature Center — $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSmall Steps Nurturing Center — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJUNIOR LEAGUE OF DALLAS INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGirl Scouts of San Jacinto Council — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Dallas Inc — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE DIRECTORS TEXAS TRI CITIES CHAPTER — $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S FUND INC — $8,750 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE DALLAS FOUNDATION — $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOUBLE EAGLE CHARITIES INC — $7,500 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetKIDLINKS — $7,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetBRIDGE STEPS — $7,375 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWEST DALLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL — $7,300 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHouston Bar Foundation — $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTEXAS SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC — $6,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Dallas FoundationTheodore and Beulah B…Texas Instruments Fou…Communities Foundatio…Hillcrest FoundationUnited Way of Metropo…Holland & Knight Char…Katherine C Carmody C…W P & Bulah Luse Foun…Texas Women's Foundat…Meadows Foundation IncThe Sidley Austin Fou…
The Dallas FoundationTX25.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Dallas Foundation · Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Hillcrest Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc · Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation · Katherine C Carmody Charitable Tuw · W P & Bulah Luse Foundation · Texas Women's Foundation · Meadows Foundation Inc · The Sidley Austin Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Thompson & Knight Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%your share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending — grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 47 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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