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TUA Clayton&odessa L Ofstad Fdn

Preselected recipients only Dallas, Texas · EIN 856300108

TUA Clayton&odessa L Ofstad Fdn is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.4 million in 24 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $250,000. 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 $2.4 million the year before.

25% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.4 million22$52.9 million
2024$2.4 million24$57.6 million

How to apply

TUA Clayton&odessa L Ofstad Fdn 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 TUA Clayton&odessa L Ofstad Fdn funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri8$785,000
South Dakota5$460,000
District of Columbia3$375,000
Illinois1$150,000
Iowa1$110,000
Massachusetts1$100,000
Montana1$100,000
New York1$100,000
Colorado1$75,000
Tennessee1$75,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Nature Conservancy Missouri
St Louis, MO
Unrestricted general$250,000
World Central Kitchen Inc
Washington, DC
Unrestricted general$150,000
Feeding America
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted general$150,000
Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry
Washington, DC
Unrestricted general$125,000
Iowa PBS Foundation
Johnston, IA
Unrestricted general$110,000
Vermillion Public Schools Fdn
Vermillion, SD
Unrestricted general$105,000
Nature Conservancy CTRS for Conservation
St Louis, MO
Unrestricted general$100,000
Partners in Health
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$100,000
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc
New York, NY
Unrestricted general$100,000
Friends of S Dakota Public Broadcasting
Sioux Falls, SD
Unrestricted general$100,000
Feeding South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD
Unrestricted general$100,000
Intertribal Agriculture Council
Billings, MT
Unrestricted general$100,000
Harvesters-The Community Food Network
Kansas City, MO
Unrestricted general$100,000
Food Bank Central & NE Missouri
Columbia, MO
Unrestricted general$100,000
SD Cmty Fdn Vermillion Area Cmty Fdn
Pierre, SD
Unrestricted general$100,000
NATIONAL CONGRESS Of AMERICAN INDIANS
Washington, DC
Unrestricted general$100,000
Public Television 19 KCPT Inc
Kansas City, MO
Unrestricted general$75,000
Veterans Community Project
Kansas City, MO
Unrestricted general$75,000
American Indian College Fund
Denver, CO
Unrestricted general$75,000
The Store Inc
Nashville, TN
Unrestricted general$75,000
National Music Museum
Vermillion, SD
Unrestricted general$55,000
Nelson Gallery Foundation
Kansas City, MO
Unrestricted general$50,000
Unity Earth Ambassadors
Mesa, AZ
Unrestricted general$50,000
Missouri Prairie Foundation
Columbia, MO
Unrestricted general$35,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does TUA Clayton&odessa L Ofstad Fdn accept grant applications?

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

How much does TUA Clayton&odessa L Ofstad Fdn give?

$2.4 million in tax year 2024, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.

Who runs TUA Clayton&odessa L Ofstad Fdn?

Its 2024 filing lists Odessa Ofstad (Co-Trustee) and Bank of America N A (Trustee).

What does TUA Clayton&odessa L Ofstad Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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