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Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund

Accepts applications Fort Worth, Texas · EIN 756014850

Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund is a private foundation in Fort Worth, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.0 million in 122 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $150,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $2.0 million the year before.

43% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$1.7 million135$43.6 million
2022$1.8 million134$42.0 million
2023$2.0 million125$43.0 million
2024$2.0 million122$45.3 million

How to apply

ContactMrs Nenetta Carter Tatum
P O Box 17480, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone or email(817) 332-3535
What to submitOne copy of proposal including current budget and prior year actual results along with IRS Determination Letter.
DeadlinesMarch 15th
RestrictionsGiving priority is for retirees of Carter Publications Inc. and scholarships for children of current employees. All other giving is local.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas122$2.0 million

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 122 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Fort Worth, TX
Special project$150,000
American Warrior Association
Fort Worth, TX
Capital support$100,000
Cook Childrens Medical Center
Fort Worth, TX
Special project$100,000
North Texas Community Foundation
Fort Worth, TX
Special projects$80,000
Communities in Schools Tarrant Co
Fort Worth, TX
Capital support$75,000
UNT Health Science Center Fdtn
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$75,000
Baylor Scott White Health Fdtn
Fort Worth, TX
Capital support$50,000
Casa Manana Theatre
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$50,000
Fort Worth Report
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$50,000
James L West Dementia Care
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$50,000
Texas Health Resources
Arlington, TX
Capital support$50,000
Fort Worth Sister Cities
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$40,000
Cancer Care Services
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$30,000
CASA of Tarrant County
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$30,000
Welman Project
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$30,000
Allied Theatre Group
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Community Healthcare of Texas
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Cristo Rey Fort Worth Catholic High School
Fort Worth, TX
Capital support$25,000
Fort Worth Country Day
Fort Worth, TX
Summer Breakthrough program$25,000
Fort Worth Economic Development
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Fort Worth Opera Assn
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Jewel Charity
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Junior Achievement Chisholm Trail
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Key School and Training Center
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Lena Pope Home
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Methodist Justice Ministry
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Texas Academy 4
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Texas Ballet Theatre
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Summer enrichment chemistry program$25,000
Trinity Habitat for Humanity
Fort Worth, TX
Publication support$25,000
United Way of Metro Tarrant County
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
University Little League
Fort Worth, TX
Capital support$25,000
American Heart Association
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$25,000
Amphibian Productions
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star
Arlington, TX
Operating support$20,000
Cuisine for Healing
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$20,000
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$20,000
Housing Opportunities of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$20,000
Lighthouse for the Blind
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$20,000
National Cowgirl Museum
Fort Worth, TX
Operating support$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 15th.

How much does Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund give?

$2.0 million in tax year 2024, across 122 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Nenetta Carter Tatum (President), Stephen L Tatum Jr (Vice President), John H Robinson (Sec-Treasurer) and Mark L Johnson (Director).

What does Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, arts and culture and education.

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