Eugene McDermott Foundation
Private foundation · Dallas, TX · EIN 23-7237919 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Eugene McDermott Foundation
362grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$136.8Mtotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 362 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.2M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1937 Malone Cliff VW
Dallas, TX 75208-1730
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Museum of Art For Reimagining the DMA | Dallas, TX | $10,000,000 |
| Dallas Zoological Society For new exhibit | Dallas, TX | $10,000,000 |
| Dallas Symphony Association Inc For Annual Fund Operations & Endowment Grant | Dallas, TX | $9,000,000 |
| The Dallas Opera To help Meet ODonnell Foundation Matching Grant | Dallas, TX | $7,000,000 |
| Southern Gateway Public Green Fnd For Construction of Park | Dallas, TX | $5,000,000 |
| Health Equity Foundation of Greater For Operations | Dallas, TX | $5,000,000 |
| North Texas Public Broadcasting For The Future of KERA | Dallas, TX | $5,000,000 |
| University of Texas at Dallas For TI Biomedical Engineering & Science Building | Dallas, TX | $4,000,000 |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center For TI Biomedical Engineering & Science Building | Dallas, TX | $4,000,000 |
| Resource Center of Dallas Inc To Change Landscape ofHealthcare for LGBTQIA | Dallas, TX | $3,000,000 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Dallas For Programs | Dallas, TX | $3,000,000 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Dallas For Social Innovation Lab & DataCapacity Bldg | Dallas, TX | $2,000,000 |
| Dallas Symphony Association Inc For Endowment Campaign Matching Grant | Dallas, TX | $2,000,000 |
| Compass School of Texas For Curriculum Development | Dallas, TX | $1,500,000 |
| Fair Park First For Rebirth of Magnolia Lounge | Dallas, TX | $1,500,000 |
| Trinity River Audobon Center For Refurbishing exhibits and Operations | Dallas, TX | $1,500,000 |
| Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center For Renovations Redesign and Maintenance | Austin, TX | $1,300,000 |
| University of Texas at Dallas For McDermott Suite Renovation | Dallas, TX | $1,200,000 |
| Dallas Symphony Orchestra For Ring Cycle and Operations | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Texas Tree Foundation For Cool Schools | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center For Liver Disease and Transplant Research | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas For Texas African American Museum Fund | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Georgia Okeeffe Museum For Capital Campaign | Santa Fe, NM | $1,000,000 |
| Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights For Endowment | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church For The Stewpots Acquisition of City Square | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| SPCA of Texas For Capital Campaign | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Utsw and Childrens Health For New Pediatric Campus | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Metrocare Dallas For General Support | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| North Texas Food Bank For Food Purchases | Plano, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Parkland Health Foundation For Developmental Child Care for Patients and Staf | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Dallas Symphony Association Inc For Programs | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Dallas Theater Center For Matching Grant - Operations | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Dallas Zoological Society For Support of Staff and Security | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Parks for Downtown Dallas For Endowment | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas For Operations | Austin, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Southwestern Medical Foundation For TI Biomedical Engineering & Sciences Building | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| University of Texas at Dallas For TI Biomedical Engineering & Sciences Building | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Housing Forward For Street to Home Initiative | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Perot Museum of Nature and Science For Outdoor Space | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas For Operations | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Smithsonians National Zoo For Panda Exhibit | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 |
| Southern Gateway Public Green Fnd For Phase 1 | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Texas Tree Foundation For Operations | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Transform 1012 N Main Street For Operations and Capital Campaign | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Dallas Arboretum and Botanical For Visitor Education Pavilion | Dallas, TX | $750,000 |
| Forest Forward For Restoration of Forest Theater | Dallas, TX | $750,000 |
| United Way of Metro Dallas Inc For Social Innovation Lab & Digital Connections | Dallas, TX | $750,000 |
| The Dallas Opera For Operations | Dallas, TX | $700,000 |
| The Dallas Opera For Operations | Dallas, TX | $700,000 |
| The Dallas Opera For Operations | Dallas, TX | $700,000 |
| Taca Inc For Core Programs | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| The Cedars Union For Operations | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| University of Texas at Dallas For Center for Brain Health | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| Volunteers of America For The Fran Tynan Empowerment Endowment Programs | Euless, TX | $500,000 |
| Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity For Purchase of Building | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| Josephine Torres Cultural For The Bataan Center | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| Stanford University For operations | Stanford, CA | $500,000 |
| North Texas Public Broadcasting For Matching Grant | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| Dallas Museum of Art For New Building | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| Metrocare Services For Operations | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
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