The Eugene McDermott Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Dallas, TX · EIN 23-7237919 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
The Eugene McDermott Foundation is a private foundation based in Dallas, TX (EIN 23-7237919). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $116.3M paid in 247 grants, with a median grant of $50K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $204.7M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
- Total grants paid
- $116.3M
- Grants reported
- 247
- Typical grant
- $50K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $204.7M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Mary McDermott Cook
- Phone
- (214) 369-9222
- Application materials
- No prescribed form required
The filing does not state deadlines or limits; check with the foundation.
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.
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.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Museum of Art | Dallas, TX | For Reimagining the DMA | Tax year 20232023 | $10M |
| Dallas Zoological Society | Dallas, TX | For new exhibit | Tax year 20232023 | $10M |
| Dallas Symphony Association Inc | Dallas, TX | For Annual Fund Operations & Endowment Grant | Tax year 20232023 | $9M |
| The Dallas Opera | Dallas, TX | To help Meet ODonnell Foundation Matching Grant | Tax year 20242024 | $7M |
| Southern Gateway Public Green Fnd | Dallas, TX | For Construction of Park | Tax year 20242024 | $5M |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (247 reported in all).
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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