Dew Foundation
Invitation OnlyTyler, Texas · EIN 26-2169255 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$7.9M
Organizations funded57
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$34.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
73% of grants went outside Texas.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Museum of Ceramic Art | Pomona, CA | Mortgage payoff campaign and general operating support | $230,000 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | Feeding programs for children, community outreaches and disaster response | $150,000 |
| Midwest Food Bank NFP | Normal, IL | Food procurement - texas | $150,000 |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | Team rubicon unrestricted ready reserve | $100,000 |
| Keck School of Medicine of Usc | Los Angeles, CA | Amplifying the impact of artist in residence ted meyer's art and medicine programming | $100,000 |
| Next Stage Arts Project Inc | Putney, VT | Next stage arts 15th anniversary | $100,000 |
| Matthews Hope Ministries Inc | Winter Garden, FL | 90Th birthday honorarium/matthew's hope/matthew's home bill morris honorarium/bill morris honorarium/bill morris honorarium for matthews… | $90,000 |
| Open Studio Project | Evanston, IL | General operating | $80,000 |
| Experimental Sound Studio | Chicago, IL | General operating support, binion artist archive phase iii: mariana mejia | $72,000 |
| Chicago Film Archives NFP | Chicago, IL | Preserving, securing, and storing cfa's digital assets | $50,000 |
| Medical Institute for Sexual Health | Dallas, TX | Expansion of the science and research function of the medical institute | $50,000 |
| Water Mission | N Charleston, SC | Safe water after disaster - meeting urgent needs | $50,000 |
| Nevada Museum of Art | Reno, NV | Education and research at the nevada museum of art | $50,000 |
| Mii-Tree Veteran Project | Joshua Tree, CA | Mii-Tree veteran project | $50,000 |
| Note-Able Music Therapy Services | Reno, NV | Music therapy expansion project | $50,000 |
| Hyde Park Art Center | Chicago, IL | General operating support at hyde park art center | $40,000 |
| Morongo Basin Unity Home Inc | Yucca Valley, CA | Morongo basin unity home inc | $40,000 |
| Center for Inquiry | Amherst, NY | Cfi west - feed your brain speaker series for 2025 | $36,000 |
| National Recycling Coalition | Berthoud, CO | National recycling coalition - website/technology upgrades | $31,000 |
| Cedille Chicago NFP | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $30,000 |
| Warren W Cherry Preschool | Evanston, IL | Scholarships for families of greatest financial need | $30,000 |
| University of Texas Foundation for | Austin, TX | Strong star dew foundation warrior resiliency travel fund | $30,000 |
| Joshua Tree Foundation for Arts Eco | Joshua Tree, CA | Administrative salary support | $30,000 |
| Inner-City Arts | Los Angeles, CA | Professional Development Institute EXPENSES | $25,000 |
| Hill Country Pregnancy Care Center | Boerne, TX | Promoting healthy families with prenatal and parenting support | $25,000 |
| River City Advocacy | New Braunfels, TX | General operating support 2023-2024 | $25,000 |
| Old Irving Park Community Clinic | Chicago, IL | Free healthcare for low-income, uninsured adults | $25,000 |
| Children's Fund Inc | San Bernardino, CA | Roject safe and emergency needs | $25,000 |
| Reno Jazz Orchestra | Reno, NV | The reno jazz orchestra education program | $25,000 |
| Pasadena Waldorf School | Altadena, CA | The high school ceramics outdoor classroom | $21,000 |
| Cibolo Nature Center & Farm | Boerne, TX | Deep roots: developing life skills and career readiness in foster care youth and through gardening | $20,000 |
| For Kids Foundation | Reno, NV | High five for northern nevada children program | $20,000 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | Texas student scholarship | $20,000 |
| Rollan Melton Elementary School | Reno, NV | School supplies to improve rollan melton | $20,000 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Arlington, VA | Operational and programmatic support of uso san antonio warrior and family support center | $20,000 |
| Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum | Reno, NV | The discovery's outreach program | $20,000 |
| Texas Ramp Project | Richardson, TX | San antonio ramp project | $20,000 |
| Texas Empowerment Academy | Austin, TX | Texas empowerment academy | $20,000 |
| Bergheim Volunteer Fire Department | Bergheim, TX | Outfit eight volunteer firefighters with a complete set of ballistic personal protective gear | $17,000 |
| Project Mend | San Antonio, TX | Medical equipment reuse | $15,000 |
| The Children's Shelter | San Antonio, TX | General operating support 2024-2025 | $15,000 |
| Volunteer Legal Services of Central | Austin, TX | Pro-Bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence | $15,000 |
| Elastic Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | Elastic arts expansion | $15,000 |
| Jewish Family Services of San Anton | San Antonio, TX | Security enhancements - southside location | $15,000 |
| LA Rabida Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | LA rabida children's advocacy center | $15,000 |
| Still Point Theatre Collective | Chicago, IL | Still point's playwright from the inside - new play development workshop | $10,000 |
| Carols Kitchen Inc | Beaumont, CA | Carol's kitchen delivery trucks operation & maintnenace | $10,000 |
| Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation | Reno, NV | Healthy parks healthy people: truckee meadows initiative | $10,000 |
| Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries | Boerne, TX | Stand by me at risk student mentoring program | $10,000 |
| Chicago Film Society | Chicago, IL | 16Mm filmmaking workshops | $10,000 |
| The Seton Fund | Austin, TX | Food is the best medicine | $10,000 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Koret center sports clubs - judo club | $10,000 |
| Saturday Night Bath Concert Fund | Lawndale, CA | 1 live, interactive, 8-musician, blues/r&r concert with education for 3-schools in the LA area | $9,000 |
| Ryman-Carroll Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Ryman arts core studio art program | $5,000 |
| Copper Mountain College Foundation | Joshua Tree, CA | Copper mountain college ceramics | $5,000 |
| Kerr Couty Christian Action Council | Kerrville, TX | Sustaining mission impact: funding core operations at the pregnancy resource center | $5,000 |
| Nois Performing Arts Organization N | Morton Grove, IL | ~Nois 23/24 chicago concert season | $3,000 |
The return also lists 32 grants to individuals ($5,713,744). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,887,744 | 89 |
| 2023 | $2,919,185 | 77 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 27, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503009349101150
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 26-2169255
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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