J Frank Dobie Library Trust
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 74-6245335 · reported 2023–2025 · files as J Frank Dobie Library Charitable Trust
20grants reported
$7,805median award
$5,500lower quartile
$3,610smallest grant
$148Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in TX. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
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
10 S Dearborn IL1-0111
Chicago, IL 60603-2300
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 1,191 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chandler Public Library | Chandler, TX | $9,053 |
| The Maud Public Library | Martindale, TX | $9,053 |
| City of Penitas Public Library | Penitas, TX | $9,053 |
| Robertson County Carnegie Library | Franklin, TX | $9,053 |
| Laguna Vista Public Library | Laguna Vista, TX | $9,053 |
| Martindale Community Library | Martindale, TX | $9,053 |
| Motley County Library | Matador, TX | $8,500 |
| Gunter Library and Museum | Gunter, TX | $8,500 |
| Bicentennial City County Library | Paducah, TX | $8,500 |
| Marion Community Library | Marion, TX | $7,805 |
| Olga V Figueroa Zapata County | Zapata, TX | $7,805 |
| Cross Plains Public Library | Cross Plains, TX | $7,805 |
| Pottsboro Area Public Library | Pottsboro, TX | $7,805 |
| Deleon City County Library | DE Leon, TX | $7,805 |
| Lee Bardwell Public Library | Gladewater, TX | $7,805 |
| Jennie Trent Dew Library | Goldthwaite, TX | $5,500 |
| Meridian Public Library | Meridian, TX | $5,500 |
| Jones Public Library | Dayton, TX | $3,610 |
| Leon Valley Public Library | Leon Valley, TX | $3,610 |
| Honey Grove Library & Learning Center | Honey Grove, TX | $3,610 |
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