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The Eliza Mount Thomas Foundation

Preselected recipients only Dallas, Texas · EIN 546434051

The Eliza Mount Thomas Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $44,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $10,000. 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 up from $43,000 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$42,00013$1.1 million
2024$43,00013$1.2 million
2025$44,00013$1.3 million

How to apply

The Eliza Mount Thomas 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 The Eliza Mount Thomas Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia12$41,500
Florida1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bedford Area Family YMCA
Bedford, VA
For police scholarships$10,000
Bedford Christian Ministries
Bedford, VA
Unrestricted general$6,000
Society of St Andrew
Big Island, VA
Unrestricted general$3,500
Bedford Community Christmas Station
Bedford, VA
Unrestricted general$3,000
Bedford Community Health Foundation
Bedford, VA
Unrestricted general$3,000
Bower Center for the Arts
Bedford, VA
Unrestricted general$3,000
Montanova Stables Foundation
Keswick, VA
Unrestricted general$2,500
National D-Day Memorial Foundation
Bedford, VA
Unrestricted general$2,500
Dolphin Research Center
Grassy Key, FL
Unrestricted general$2,500
Bedford Domestic Violence Services
Bedford, VA
Unrestricted general$2,000
Bedford Hospice House Inc
Bedford, VA
Unrestricted general$2,000
Boys Home Inc
Covington, VA
Unrestricted general$2,000
Brook Hill Farm
Forest, VA
Unrestricted general$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Eliza Mount Thomas Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Eliza Mount Thomas Foundation give?

$44,000 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Eliza Mount Thomas Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard M Thomas (President/Treasurer), Elizabeth V Thomas (Secretary) and Bank of America (Agent for Fiduciary).

What does The Eliza Mount Thomas Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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