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Private foundation (trust)EIN 752715549Est. 1998-07

THE DEASON FOUNDATION

DALLAS, TX 75219

Total Assets

$72.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.9M

FY 2023

Grants Made

16

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$183K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$1.0M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$8.6M

Total Expenses

$3.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.0M

Distributable Amount

$2.8M

Min. Investment Return

$2.9M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $43K to maximum $1.0M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $3.6M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

64 grants

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
$5.2M
4 grants
STAND TOGETHER FOUNDATION
$3.9M
4 grants
TURNING POINT USA
$1.3M
5 grants
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$750K
3 grants
THE SEMINAR NETWORK TRUST
$750K
1 grant
BLEXIT FOUNDATION INC
$550K
4 grants
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM
$500K
2 grants
AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE
$300K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

64 grants

<$10K
16
grants
$10–50K
18
grants
$50–250K
21
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
4
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Texas
$7.6M
53% of total
Virginia
$4.8M
34% of total
Illinois
$1.3M
9% of total
District of Columbia
$550K
4% of total
California
$47K
0% of total
Colorado
$10K
0% of total

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