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Who funds Southern Methodist University?

Southern Methodist University has received $495 million across 1,598 grants from 519 funders between 2018 and 2025. Its largest funder is The Moody Foundation.

Total received
$495.5M
Funders
519
Grants
1,598
Years
2018–2025

Funders of this organization

Each funder's grants to this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 519 funders
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Funder Total givenGrantsYearsLatest Support
The Moody Foundation $75.0M52020–20242024
American Athletic Conference $49.3M72018–20232023
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INC $27.3M62019–20242024
Meadows Foundation Incorporated $23.4M122020–20242024
O O'Donnell Foundation $21.1M22023–20242024
G Garry Weber Foundation $20.0M32022–20242024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $17.6M72019–20242024
Atlantic Coast Conference $17.1M120242024
National Philanthropic Trust $16.5M62019–20242024
R Richard and Mary Templeton Foundation $15.1M32022–20242024
Community Foundation of Abilene $14.5M62019–20242024
T The Nancy Ann Hunt Foundation $12.5M52020–20242024
D David B Miller Family Foundation $10.8M42022–20252025
Communities Foundation of Texas INC $9.4M52020–20242024
Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation $8.5M72020–20242024
T Tua C Lg Lloyd #2-SMU $8.3M22020–20212021
G Gerald J Ford Family Foundation $7.7M32020–20232023
T The Deason Foundation $6.2M52020–20242024
T The Dedman Foundation $5.1M52020–20242024
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay INC $5.0M120212021
T The Armstrong Foundation $4.8M52020–20242024
Charles Koch Foundation $4.6M52020–20242024
The Dallas Foundation $4.5M132020–20242024
National Collegiate Athletic Association $4.3M62019–20242024
Lilly Endowment INC $3.6M52020–20242024
T The Jeanne R Johnson Foundation $3.2M52020–20242024
American Endowment Foundation $3.2M72020–20242024
Toyota USA Foundation C/O Corporate Tax Department $3.0M32020–20222022
H Hamon Charitable Foundation $2.8M52020–20242024
The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia INC $2.5M22019–20242024
T The Crum Foundation $2.3M62021–20242024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INC $2.2M62020–20252025
C Cary M Maguire Foundation $2.0M120222022
S Sexton Charitable Foundation INC $2.0M220242024
A Altec-Styslinger Foundation INC $2.0M22022–20232023
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York $1.9M42020–20242024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INC $1.8M62020–20242024
Laura and John Arnold Foundation $1.7M72022–20242024
Robert a Welch Foundation 062491 $1.6M52019–20232023
C Craig & Carrie Levering Charitable Foundation $1.6M52020–20242024
T The Rhines Foundation $1.6M32021–20242024
T The Hal and Diane Brierley Foundation $1.6M120202020
T Tua C Lg Lloyd #1-Lloydsmu $1.5M22020–20212021
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund $1.4M102019–20242024
T The Stanton Foundation C/O Hemenway & Barnes LLP $1.2M42021–20242024
C Clements Foundation $1.1M32022–20242024
E Effie and Wofford Cain Foundation $1.1M22021–20232023
Andrew W Mellon Foundation $1.1M32021–20232023
Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education $1.1M22023–20242024
Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation $1.1M22021–20222022
P Paul K Richter Memorial Fund $1.1M62020–20252025
R R M Ida McFarlin Memorial Trust 486011ac3 $1.1M52020–20242024
Children's Brain Disease Foundation $1.1M42021–20242024
J John and Amy Phelan Family Foundation $1.0M120242024
K Kim and Bill Shaddock Family Foundation $1.0M22022–20232023
J J S Bridwell Foundation $1.0M120202020
Clark Charitable Foundation INC $1.0M120222022
T The Fritz and Mary Lee Duda Family Foundation $1.0M120232023
Vanderbilt University $962K32019–20212021
Dollar General Literacy Foundation $960K32020–20232023
Hoblitzelle Foundation $938K32020–20222022
D Dr Bob and Jean Smith Foundation $925K22019–20202020
Donors Trust INC $875K72020–20242024
The Community Foundation of Middle $872K112020–20242024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $856K52020–20242024
The Addy Foundation $855K32020–20242024
B Bloomberg Family Foundation INC $847K220222022
S Spaht Family Foundation $828K82020–20242024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation $804K72020–20242024
B Berry R Cox Family Foundation $775K132020–20242024
C Calvert K Collins Family Foundation $708K42020–20242024
G Globe Foundation $630K52021–20242024
T The Morris Foundation $600K22022–20242024
N Nancy Ann Hunt & Ray L Hunt $600K22020–20212021
V Vin and Caren Prothro Foundation $532K312020–20242024
Greater Houston Community Foundation $524K112020–20232023
American Online Giving Foundation INC $522K62019–20242024
T The Planetary Trust $512K52020–20242024
W William Perry Clements III Foundation $500K32022–20242024
S Still Water Foundation II $500K120222022
L Lisa and Clay Cooley Family Foundation $500K120242024
T Thomas Lucius Downs JR & Grace Pate Downs Scholarship Fund $496K62020–20252025
Ernst & Young Foundation $494K132019–20242024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund $492K52021–20242024
Southwestern Graduate School of Banking Foundation $485K120212021
Walton Family Foundation INC $475K32021–20232023
Dsf Charitable Foundation $475K62020–20242024
N Nick and Alma Robson Foundation A-22501-00-0 $467K42020–20232023
The Hoglund Foundation $465K102020–20242024
T The Tolleson Family Foundation $460K172020–20242024
Chrest Foundation INC $450K42020–20242024
R Robert a and Susan C Wilson Foundation $440K42020–20232023
University of Notre Dame Du Lac $429K42020–20242024
J James S Seneker Trust for Religious Education 1226800 $426K52020–20242024
T The Richard & Enika Schulze Foundation $420K32021–20242024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund $418K72019–20232023
Alfred P Sloan Foundation $410K320232023
P Perkins-Prothro Foundation $405K292020–20242024
The Independent Charitable Gift Fund $402K22023–20242024
M Minnie Patton Scholarship Foundation $396K42021–20242024

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