Texas · Private foundation
Wal-Dot Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $4.0M
- Granted FY2023
- 28
- Grants FY2023
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 11%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $1,265,286
- Organizations funded a year
- 26 to 29
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 6
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 11% of the organizations Wal-Dot Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 95% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 5% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.8M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 28 | $4.0M | 11% |
| FY2022 | 26 | $373k | 4% |
| FY2021 | 27 | $364k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 27 | $363k | 7% |
| FY2019 | 29 | $370k | 3% |
| FY2018 | 28 | $355k | 18% |
| FY2017 | 27 | $343k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
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 FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinon Trail Foundation | $1,265,286 | 1 | n/a |
| Jewish Children's Regional Service | $255,000 | 7 | 2% |
| Jewish Family Service | $175,000 | 7 | 0% |
| National Jewish Health | $160,000 | 7 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $105,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Community Homes for Adults Inc | $105,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Vogel Alcove | $95,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Pediplace Inc | $69,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Dallas Furniture Bank | $49,000 | 7 | 4% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinon Trail Foundation | $1,265,286 | 1 | n/a |
| Jewish Children's Regional Service | $255,000 | 7 | 2% |
| Jewish Family Service | $175,000 | 7 | 0% |
| National Jewish Health | $160,000 | 7 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $105,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Community Homes for Adults Inc | $105,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Vogel Alcove | $95,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Pediplace Inc | $69,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Dallas Furniture Bank | $49,000 | 7 | 4% |
| Texas Health Resources Foundation | $39,000 | 7 | 0% |
| North Texas Food Bank | $32,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Mental Health America of Greater Dallas | $31,500 | 7 | 1% |
| Grant Halliburton Foundation Inc | $29,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Oklahoma City University | $27,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood | $16,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Union for Reform Judaism | $10,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Lake Forest Academy | $6,125 | 1 | 0% |
| North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc | $3,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Salesmanship Club of Dallas | $2,100 | 5 | 0% |
| Kidneytexas Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.6M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Wal-Dot 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: The Dallas Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Wal-Dot Foundation
- How much does Wal-Dot Foundation give?
- Wal-Dot Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $4,001,358 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Wal-Dot Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (63%), Human Services (8%), Health (7%).
- Who are Wal-Dot Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Pinon Trail Foundation ($1.3M), Jewish Children's Regional Service ($255k), Jewish Family Service ($175k).
- Does Wal-Dot Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Wal-Dot 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 Wal-Dot Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Dallas Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, Shell USA Company Foundation.
- Where is Wal-Dot Foundation based?
- Wal-Dot Foundation is based in TX.
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