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Private foundation (trust)EIN 237237919Est. 1972-11

The Eugene McDermott Foundation

Dallas, TX 75208

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$249.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$60.8M

FY 2023

Grants Made

107

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$568K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$10M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$17.0M

Total Expenses

$62.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$60.9M

Distributable Amount

$11.4M

Min. Investment Return

$11.6M

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

107 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $50K to maximum $10M, 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 2019 to 2023. Peak $60.8M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

Dallas Symphony Association Inc
$14.7M
16 grants
Dallas Zoological Society
$14.6M
11 grants
Dallas Museum of Art
$13.8M
14 grants
University of Texas at Dallas
$6.8M
6 grants
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas
$5M
4 grants
UT Southwestern Medical Center
$4M
1 grant
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
$3.5M
4 grants
Southwestern Medical Foundation
$3.1M
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
95
grants
$10–50K
205
grants
$50–250K
108
grants
$250K–1M
77
grants
$1–5M
12
grants
$5M+
3
grants

Geographic Focus

14 states

Texas
$123.3M
96% of total
District of Columbia
$1.4M
1% of total
New York
$1.3M
1% of total
New Mexico
$1M
1% of total
California
$650K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$250K
0% of total
Arkansas
$150K
0% of total
North Carolina
$150K
0% of total
New Hampshire
$100K
0% of total
Connecticut
$90K
0% of total

+4 more states

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