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Private foundation (trust)EIN 272530561Est. 2010-07

The John and Bonnie Strauss Foundation

Plano, TX 75093

Total Assets

$15.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$886K

FY 2024

Grants Made

53

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$17K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$100K

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Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.5M

Total Expenses

$1.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$768K

Min. Investment Return

$784K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

53 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $10K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $886K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

193 grants

UNT Foundation
$190K
3 grants
PSC Patriots
$153K
3 grants
Dallas Leadership Foundation
$150K
4 grants
Birth Choice
$150K
3 grants
Society of St Vincent de Paul
$150K
5 grants
The Catholic Foundation
$125K
3 grants
Canisius College
$120K
4 grants
Texas Public Policy Foundation
$113K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

193 grants

<$10K
90
grants
$10–50K
98
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Texas
$2.4M
71% of total
New York
$272K
8% of total
District of Columbia
$164K
5% of total
California
$84K
3% of total
Tennessee
$79K
2% of total
Missouri
$75K
2% of total
Virginia
$73K
2% of total
Illinois
$66K
2% of total
Colorado
$55K
2% of total
Washington
$48K
1% of total

+5 more states

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