John S Dunn Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 74-1933660 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid: $5.1M
Grants reported: 45
Typical grant: $50K
Future commitments: $425K

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Contact: John S Dunn Foundation
Address: 3355 West Alabama St Suite 990 Houston, TX, 770981718
Phone: (713) 626-0368
Deadlines: Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials: A letter should be submitted stating the name of the organization, the amount requested, and the purpose for which the funds are requested.
Restrictions: Generally, grants are limited to donees within the state of Texas whose primary efforts are medically related to educational and research activities.

Original filing text

Contact: John S Dunn Foundation
Address: 3355 West Alabama St Suite 990 Houston, TX, 770981718
Phone: 7136260368
Deadlines: None
Application materials: A letter should be submitted stating the name of the organization, the amount requested, and the purpose for which the funds are requested.
Restrictions: Generally, grants are limited to donees within the state of Texas whose primary efforts are medically related to educational and research activities.

Reported organization name: John S Dunn Foundation

Where John S Dunn Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Texas$5.1MAlabama$20K

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

UThealth Science Center - John S Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center

Houston, TX

$2MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Grant to establish 14 separate permanent endowments for the use, benefit, and support of UTHealth to advance behavioral health research, education, and patient care at the John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center.

Rice University

Houston, TX

$300KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Grant to support a fund for research seed grants with the Collaborative Research Center explicitly designed to bring together Rice researchers with their colleagues in the Texas Medical Center.

Communities In Schools of Houston Inc

Houston, TX

$200KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Grant to support the on-campus Mental Health Initiative Program Program for 2023-2024 school year.

UThealth Science Center - Faillace Dept Of Psychiatry

Houston, TX

$200KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Grant to establish the John S. Dunn Foundation Distinguished Chair in Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences for research in schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.

Texas Heart Institute

Houston, TX

$200KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Grant to establish the John S. Dunn Chair for the Innovative Device & Engineering Applications (IDEA) Lab which is focused on developing and evaluating cutting-edge cardoivascular medical devices.

	Location	Purpose
UThealth Science Center - John S Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center	Houston, TX	Grant to establish 14 separate permanent endowments for the use, benefit, and support of UTHealth to advance behavioral health research, education, and patient care at the John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center.	2024	$2M
Rice University	Houston, TX	Grant to support a fund for research seed grants with the Collaborative Research Center explicitly designed to bring together Rice researchers with their colleagues in the Texas Medical Center.	2024	$300K
Communities In Schools of Houston Inc	Houston, TX	Grant to support the on-campus Mental Health Initiative Program Program for 2023-2024 school year.	2024	$200K
UThealth Science Center - Faillace Dept Of Psychiatry	Houston, TX	Grant to establish the John S. Dunn Foundation Distinguished Chair in Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences for research in schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.	2024	$200K
Texas Heart Institute	Houston, TX	Grant to establish the John S. Dunn Chair for the Innovative Device & Engineering Applications (IDEA) Lab which is focused on developing and evaluating cutting-edge cardoivascular medical devices.	2024	$200K

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from John S Dunn Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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