Grants awarded
Who does O'Donnell Foundation fund?
O'Donnell Foundation has awarded $369 million across 72 grants to 46 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $1,000,000, with most between $500,000 and $5,000,000.
Total awarded
$368.9M
Typical grant
$1.0M
Grantees
46
Grants
72
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | $130.3M | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dallas College Foundation | $38.4M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The University of Texas at Dallas | $32.6M | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Southern Methodist University | $25.3M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Southern Methodist University
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$21.1M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Dallas Symphony Association INC
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$19.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U University of North Texas at Dallas | $17.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dallas Symphony Association | $12.9M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Commit Partnership | $10.9M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dallas Museum of Art | $10.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Perot Museum of Nature and Science | $10.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Southwestern Medical Foundation | $5.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dallas Zoo | $4.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Dallas Opera
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$3.8M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| A At & T Performing Arts Center | $3.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Academy of Medicine Engineering & Science of Texas | $2.2M | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The University of Texas at Austin | $2.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Housing Forward | $2.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute | $1.8M | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$1.4M | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| C Church of the Incarnation | $1.1M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Community Foundation of Abilene | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Dallas Opera | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$1.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| T Teach for America | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Parkland Health Foundation | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dallas County Mental Health | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Texas 2036 | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Trinity Park Conservancy | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Uplift Education
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$1.0M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T The Salvation Army | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Way of Metropolitan Dallas | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Southwestern Medical Foundation
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$750K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U United to Learn | $500K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Lamplighter School | $500K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Texas Tree Foundation | $300K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| B Big Thought | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Circuit Trait Conservancy | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Dallas Foundation
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
| T The University of Texas | $85K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
National Math and Science Initiative INC
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$79K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
| M Methodist Health System Foundation | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W World Affairs Council of Dallasfort Worth | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N North Texas Council for the Arts | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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