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The Eugene McDermott Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 23-7237919 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$116.3M
Grants reported
247
Typical grant
$50K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Mary McDermott Cook
Deadlines
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials
No prescribed form required
Restrictions
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
Contact
Mary McDermott Cook
Address
1937 Malone Cliff View Dallas, TX, 75208
Phone
2143699222
Deadlines
None
Application materials
No prescribed form required
Restrictions
None

Reported organization name: The Eugene McDermott Foundation

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2024140$55.5M
2023107$60.8M

Where The Eugene McDermott Foundation gives

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

Largest reported grants

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

Dallas Museum of Art

Dallas, TX

$10MTax year 2023

Grant purpose

For Reimagining the DMA

Dallas Zoological Society

Dallas, TX

$10MTax year 2023

Grant purpose

For new exhibit

Dallas Symphony Association Inc

Dallas, TX

$9MTax year 2023

Grant purpose

For Annual Fund Operations & Endowment Grant

The Dallas Opera

Dallas, TX

$7MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To help Meet ODonnell Foundation Matching Grant

Southern Gateway Public Green Fnd

Dallas, TX

$5MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

For Construction of Park

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (247 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Eugene McDermott Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings 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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