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Grove Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Dallas, Texas · EIN 843919964

Grove Family Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $189,138 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $83,333. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $110,583 the year before.

65% 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
2023$110,5839$2.0 million
2024$189,13817$2.3 million

How to apply

Grove 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 Grove Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas10$107,779
Oregon1$25,300
Georgia1$25,000
New York1$25,000
Colorado1$5,000
Arkansas1$500
Pennsylvania1$309
Tennessee1$250

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
SMU Cox Real Estate Impact Fund
Dallas, TX
Educational support-real estate curriculum at smu$83,333
Reed College Annual Fund
Portland, OR
Educational support for reed college in portland, oregon$25,300
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Atlanta, GA
Support program that saves rwanda gorillas and the ecosystems in which they live in$25,000
Michael J Fox Foundation
New York, NY
Support promising research with a goal to significantly improve the lives of people with parkinson's disease$25,000
Ronald McDonald House
Dallas, TX
Providing families with better access to the care their sick child needs$10,000
Hockaday School
Dallas, TX
Support hockaday school academics$5,000
Living Journeys
Mt Crested Butte, CO
Support for cancer patients$5,000
Kingdown Collegiate Academy
Dallas, TX
Support kingdown collegiate academy to provide superior collegiate education to students$2,496
Hope Supply Co
Dallas, TX
Support critical needs for homeless and at risk children$2,000
Camp John Marc
Dallas, TX
Support program that benefits children with chronic medical and physical challenges$1,950
Broadway Dallas Fka Dallas Summer Musicals
Dallas, TX
Support for the arts in dallas$1,500
Children's Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Support hospital in improving health and wellness across the north texas community$500
Leukemia Lymphoma Society
Dallas, TX
Support cancer research to cure blood cancers and improve the quality of life for patients and their families$500
SPCA
Dallas, TX
Support local spca and its mission to help animals$500
Youth With A Mission
Bentonville, AR
Support to build homes in areas with high poverty levels$500
Penn State Thon
University Park, PA
Providing support to families battling childhood cancer$309
St Judes Children's Hospital
Memphis, TN
Support hospital in its mission to treat and defeat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Grove Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Grove Family Foundation give?

$189,138 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Grove Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Tobin C Grove (Director), Dawn C Grove (Director) and John Warren (Director).

What does Grove Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and science and research.

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