Private foundation · EIN 75-6563143

The Gayden Family Foundation

Preselected only

Dallas, TX

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202502959349100300
Total assets (EOY)$104,419,134
Grants paid$5,421,500
Typical (median) grant$50,000
Grants listed55
Giving in home state (TX)91%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K1
$5K–$25K12
$25K–$100K23
$100K+19

Smallest $1,500 · Largest $1,200,000

Geographic focus

TX
91%
NY
4%
GA
2%
MD
1%
VA
1%
CA
1%
SC
0%
IN
0%

Common purposes

fundingmealswheelsscholarshipphillipcommunitycareclinicfoodallergyresearchdisasterreliefmuseumeducational

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$4,006,500$90,302,17855
2024$5,421,500$104,419,13455

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
The StewpotDallas, TXGeneral Funding$1,200,000
Highland Park Presbyterian ChurchDallas, TXGENERAL FUNDING$400,000
Trinity Christian AcademyDallas, TXGeneral Funding$350,000
Austin Street CenterDallas, TXGENERAL FUNDING$200,000
North Texas Food BankDallas, TXGeneral Funding$200,000
Salvation ArmyDallas, TXGeneral Funding$200,000
Tunnel To Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYGeneral Funding$200,000
Visiting Nurses AssociationDallas, TXMeals on Wheels$200,000
Baylor Scott & White Dallas FoundationDallas, TXST. PHILLIP'S COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC$150,000
Operation KindnessCarrollton, TXGeneral Funding$150,000
The BridgeDallas, TXGENERAL FUNDING$100,000
Children'S Medical Center FoudationDallas, TXGENERAL FUNDING$100,000
Children'S Medical Center FoudationDallas, TXFood Allergy Research$100,000
Dallas CasaDallas, TXGENERAL FUNDING$100,000
First Presbyterian Church Of San AntonioSan Antonio, TXGENERAL FUNDING$100,000
Forefront Living Foundation The T Boone Pickens Hospice CenterDallas, TXGENERAL FUNDING$100,000
Intouch MinistriesAtlanta, GAGeneral Funding$100,000
OurcallingDallas, TXGeneral Funding$100,000
Perot Museum Of Nature & ScienceDallas, TXGeneral Funding$100,000
HerosRichardson, TXGENERAL FUNDING$75,000
Straydog IncGun Barrel City, TXGeneral Funding$75,000
Alzheimer'S Association Greater Dallas ChapterDallas, TXGENERAL FUNDING$50,000
American Heart AssociationDallas, TXGENERAL FUNDING$50,000
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MDGENERAL FUNDING$50,000
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis NetworkMcLean, VAGENERAL FUNDING$50,000
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