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Opal G Cox Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 746307500

Opal G Cox Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $520,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $260,000 and the largest $260,000. 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 $600,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$600,0002$12.2 million
2024$520,0002$12.8 million

How to apply

ContactOffice of Academic Scholarships F
Baylor University One Bear Pl 97, Waco, TX 76798-7028
Phone or email(254) 710-2611
What to submitOpal g. Cox charitable trust scholarship application form
DeadlinesMay 15
RestrictionsBaylor university students only. Preference to be given to students studying to be missionaries or medical missionaries. Call for additional information.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Opal G Cox Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas2$520,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Baylor University
Waco, TX
For scholarships$260,000
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth, TX
For scholarships$260,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Opal G Cox Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Opal G Cox Charitable Trust give?

$520,000 in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $260,000.

Who runs Opal G Cox Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee).

What does Opal G Cox Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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