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Private foundation (trust)EIN 200488561Est. 2004-10

THE SPARROW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

DALLAS, TX 75230

Total Assets

$100K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

29

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$53K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$551K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.6M

Total Expenses

$1.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.5M

Distributable Amount

$4K

Min. Investment Return

$4K

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

29 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $10K to maximum $551K, 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 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.9M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

177 grants

ILLUMINATIONS
$1.4M
4 grants
NORTHWAY CHURCH
$621K
5 grants
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION
$567K
2 grants
ELEVATE USA
$561K
5 grants
LIFENET
$250K
5 grants
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$225K
5 grants
STARFISH PROJECT
$200K
5 grants
COME AND SEE FOUNDATION
$200K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

177 grants

<$10K
119
grants
$10–50K
39
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

Texas
$1.5M
26% of total
Georgia
$1.4M
24% of total
Colorado
$891K
16% of total
District of Columbia
$526K
9% of total
California
$255K
5% of total
North Carolina
$241K
4% of total
New York
$205K
4% of total
Indiana
$200K
4% of total
Florida
$148K
3% of total
Virginia
$60K
1% of total

+10 more states

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