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Parker Trust

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 736262880

Parker Trust is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $50,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $35,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $50,000 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$50,0001$1.2 million
2024$50,0002$1.3 million
2025$50,0002$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactKelly Garlock Bank of America N A
901 Main St 16th FL, Dallas, TX 75202
Phone or email(214) 209-2396
What to submitTrustee will be in contact with school districts and other informed agencies in the kay county area to assist in identification of children who need and qualify for assistance under the trust terms.
RestrictionsLimited to assisting mentally retarded children under age 19 residing in kay county Oklahoma who are in need of medical or psychiatric care.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Parker Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Oklahoma.

StateGrantsAmount
Oklahoma2$50,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Blackwell Public School Foundation Inc
Blackwell, OK
Unrestricted general$35,000
Opportunity Center Inc
Ponca City, OK
Unrestricted general$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Parker Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Parker Trust give?

$50,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Parker Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee).

What does Parker Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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