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TD JAKES FOUNDATION

TD JAKES FOUNDATION (Texas) receives grants from 28 organizations whose IRS filings report $18,457,477 to it, the largest being COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC ($16,260,926). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 91% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2024
$18M
Funders on record
28
Grants received
$18M
Net assets
$3.6M
11/28 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 33%
01What it does

What Td Jakes Foundation does

Mission

The primary mission of the foundation is to connect underrepresented and underserved communities to life changing opportunities.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

On its FY2023 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.

The International Leadership Summit (ILS) was a new significant program service for 2023. Please see detailed description included at Form 990, Part III, Line 4a.

Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).

  1. The International Leadership Summit (ILS) is a transformative conference designed for visionaries, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and leaders from around the globe. Led by Chairman Jakes, the visionary founder, this highly anticipated event features a lineup of distinguished industry leaders dedicated to empowering attendees. Participants will cultivate a relentless drive for intellectual curiosity-an essential trait for effective leadership. At ILS, individuals from diverse backgrounds come together to explore strategies and insights that enhance their effectiveness in their respective fields, fostering growth and innovation in leadership.

    $2,379,634 spentof which $800,000 as grants
    59% of program spending
  2. The STEAM Program is an educational approach that integrates science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics to enhance student learning. By using these disciplines as access points, the program encourages inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking among students. This interdisciplinary framework fosters creativity and innovation, equipping learners with the skills needed to tackle real-world challenges and engage in meaningful problem-solving. Through hands-on experiences and collaborative projects, the STEAM Program inspires students to explore and connect these fields in impactful ways.

    $854,100 spentof which $28,500 as grants
    21% of program spending
  3. PATHWAY to Opportunity serves as the umbrella for the T.D. Jakes Foundation's programs focused on Workforce Readiness and Financial Fortitude. The Workforce Readiness initiative aims to build bridges between jobseekers and transformative employment opportunities. We collaborate with local, national, and global companies seeking talent, connecting them to diverse, job-ready candidates. Our program acts as a vital resource for jobseekers, offering in-person training workshops and online resources that cover job preparation, resume-building, interviewing skills, social and emotional capabilities, and more. Through these efforts, we empower individuals to secure meaningful employment and enhance their financial stability.

    $828,561 spentof which $211,000 as grants
    20% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,062,295.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20202020 Revenue 100 ($2.2M) Expenses 100 ($1.3M) Net assets 100 ($917k)2021 Revenue 58 ($1.3M) Expenses 172 ($2.2M) Net assets 54 ($498k)2022 Revenue 91 ($2.0M) Expenses 191 ($2.4M) Net assets 20 ($184k)2023 Revenue 325 ($7.0M) Expenses 411 ($5.1M) Net assets 238 ($2.2M)2024 Revenue 840 ($18M) Expenses 1223 ($15M) Net assets 390 ($3.6M)
20202021202220232024
Revenue (840)Expenses (1223)Net assets (390)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $465k to $4.0M (+769%).

$986k
$811k
$465k
$4.0M
$4.2M
20202021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

100% of TD JAKES FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (13% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 457 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.

$917k
’20
−$903k
’21
−$413k
’22
$1.9M
’23
$2.9M
’24
3.1
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

20202024
Listed412
Joined··
No longer listed··
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 7 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $430k → $433k.

11 of 28 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 91% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of TD JAKES FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

TD JAKES FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 88% of grant income and the top three 92%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

93% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund TD JAKES FOUNDATION.

88%
largest funder
92%
top three
~1
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 35% · 2021 36% · 2022 38% · 2023 58% — growing more concentrated.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

29% of TD JAKES FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 39% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

91% of TD JAKES FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $1.6M that is directly attributable, 85% of it comes from funders outside Texas, across 10 states.

NV
NJ
CT
CA
MO
WV
AR
NC
TX
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’21
’22
’23
Texas out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $17M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

TD JAKES FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 441 employment nonprofits its size.

Operating margin16% · top quartile
Months of reserve3.1mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)70% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 441 employment nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

77% of spending goes to programs.

Program 77%Management 13%Fundraising 9%

Governance

5
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

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Questions and answers

Who funds TD JAKES FOUNDATION?
TD JAKES FOUNDATION (Texas) receives grants from 28 organizations whose IRS filings report $18,457,477 to it, the largest being COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC ($16,260,926). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 91% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does TD JAKES FOUNDATION have?
IRS filings report 28 organizations giving $18,457,477 in grants to TD JAKES FOUNDATION, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of TD JAKES FOUNDATION?
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC is the largest funder on record, with $16,260,926 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like TD JAKES FOUNDATION find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 28 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing