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Private foundation (trust)EIN 752734032Est. 1998-04

THE SUMNERS FOUNDATION

IRVING, TX 75063

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$74.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.8M

FY 2024

Grants Made

30

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$95K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$856K

Typical

Deadlines

Various

Applications

Focus Areas

Crime & Legal-Related

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.1M

Total Expenses

$4.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.0M

Distributable Amount

$3.6M

Min. Investment Return

$3.6M

Undistributed Income

$3.2M

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

30 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $37K to maximum $856K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $2.8M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

259 grants

LAW FOCUSED EDUCSTATE BAR OF TEXAS
$2.8M
7 grants
individual scholarships given
$1.1M
2 grants
YMCA OF AUSTIN
$910K
5 grants
SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN
$856K
1 grant
YMCA OKLAHOMA CITY
$614K
6 grants
INSTITUTE FOR POLICY INNOVATION
$550K
3 grants
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS
$495K
1 grant
TEXAS TRIBUNE
$475K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

259 grants

<$10K
69
grants
$10–50K
129
grants
$50–250K
50
grants
$250K–1M
11
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

21 states

Texas
$10.6M
72% of total
District of Columbia
$1.0M
7% of total
Oklahoma
$984K
7% of total
New Mexico
$568K
4% of total
New York
$478K
3% of total
California
$254K
2% of total
Florida
$156K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$132K
1% of total
Virginia
$96K
1% of total
Indiana
$96K
1% of total

+11 more states

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