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Dale & Joan Coleman Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Amarillo, Texas · EIN 752857586

Dale & Joan Coleman Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Amarillo, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $418,310 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $33,464 and the largest $146,409. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $404,897 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$341,0039$8.6 million
2024$404,8979$8.7 million
2025$418,3109$8.6 million

How to apply

Dale & Joan Coleman Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dale & Joan Coleman Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Arkansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Arkansas3$209,156
Texas3$112,942
Kansas2$83,663
Oklahoma1$12,549

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Harding University
Searcy, AR
Endowment fund family & consumer sci$146,409
West Texas A&m University Foundation
Canyon, TX
Scholarship endowment fund$71,112
Kansas State University Foundation
Manhattan, KS
Graduate fellowhip endowment$62,747
Harding University
Searcy, AR
Endowment fund family & consumer sci$41,831
Amarillo Area Foundation
Amarillo, TX
Fbo collingsworth county hist museum$33,464
Harding University
Searcy, AR
Endowment fund distinguished lecture$20,916
Kansas State University Foundation
Manhattan, KS
Faculty enhancement endowment$20,916
Westview Foundation
Hollis, OK
Unrestricted donation$12,549
Amarillo Botanical Garden Therapy Program
Amarillo, TX
Contribution to therapy program$8,366

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dale & Joan Coleman Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Dale & Joan Coleman Charitable Trust give?

$418,310 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $33,464.

Who runs Dale & Joan Coleman Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Amarillo National Bank (Trustee).

What does Dale & Joan Coleman Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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