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Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 470929091

Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $3.2 million in 12 grants; the typical grant was $32,500 and the largest $2.3 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $2.0 million the year before.

50% of its 2025 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$1.8 million6$14.9 million
2024$2.0 million11$14.9 million
2025$3.2 million12$13.3 million

How to apply

ContactCarol Cashman
4245 N Central Exwy 505, Dallas, TX 75205
Phone or email(214) 526-6494
What to submitPurpose, benefit, description, amount

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas9$2.5 million
Maryland1$575,000
Arkansas1$50,000
New York1$50,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Forest Forward
Dallas, TX
To combat the causes and effects of systemic inequities through neighborhood reviltalization$2.3 million
Harbor Fund
Bethesda, MD
General operating support$575,000
Siddhayatan Tirth
Windom, TX
General operating support$125,000
BRIDGE2RWANDA Inc
Little Rock, AR
To build a fellowship of high capacity young leaders in africa$50,000
Prison Communities International
Purchase, NY
General operating support$50,000
Transition Resource Action Center
Dallas, TX
General operating support$50,000
Dallas Contemporary
Dallas, TX
General operating support$15,000
Dallas Film Society
Dallas, TX
General operating support$10,000
Payne Springs Fire-Rescue
Payne Springs, TX
To educate the public about fire prevention and provide medical assistance$5,000
Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation
Mabank, TX
To honor the courageous men and women who have served to protect our freedoms$2,500
Oak Cliff Film Society
Dallas, TX
General operating support$2,000
Kessler Neighbors United
Dallas, TX
General operating support$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation give?

$3.2 million in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $32,500.

Who runs Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jon S Halbert (President/Treasurer), Linda M Halbert (V.p./Secretary) and Lindsay M Halbert (Director).

What does Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international and arts and culture.

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