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Private foundation (trust)EIN 201858697Est. 2005-05

THE DOROTHY GAINES FOUNDATION

Hillsboro, TX 76645

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$74K

FY 2024

Grants Made

13

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

October 1st annually

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

To promote the quality of life in hill and tarrant counties, texas, through grants to section 501 (c) (3) charitable organizations. For 2024 grants were awarded to 13 charitable organizations with no one receiving more than $10,000. Total awards were $73,800.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$200K

Total Expenses

$96K

Qualifying Distributions

$78K

Distributable Amount

$77K

Min. Investment Return

$79K

Undistributed Income

$56K

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

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $6K to maximum $10K, 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 2024. Peak $79K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

55 grants

HILL COUNTY KIDS
$32K
4 grants
SAFE HAVEN OF TARRANT COUNTY
$24K
3 grants
Hill County Paw Pals
$20K
4 grants
HILL COUNTY CPS BOARD
$20K
2 grants
FRIENDS OF HILLSBORO CITY LIBRARY
$20K
2 grants
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF HILL COUNTY
$20K
2 grants
COVINGTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$16K
2 grants
AQUILLA ISD
$14K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants

<$10K
55
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Texas
$365K
99% of total
Idaho
$4K
1% of total

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