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Farris Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Dallas, Texas · EIN 752708088

Farris Family Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $3,000. 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 down from $9,000 the year before.

25% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7,0004$161,053
2024$9,0004$167,211
2025$8,0004$182,216

How to apply

Farris Family Foundation 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 Farris Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas4$8,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Parish Episcopal School Fund
Dallas, TX
Charitable$3,000
Hunger Busters
Dallas, TX
Charitable$2,000
PHPS
Dallas, TX
Charitable$2,000
North Texas Food Bank
Plano, TX
Charitable$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Farris Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Farris Family Foundation give?

$8,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Farris Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jeffrey L Farris (Director).

What does Farris Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger.

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