Once Upon a Time Foundation
Invitation OnlyFort Worth, Texas · EIN 75-2765224 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$10.7M
Organizations funded895
Typical grant$230
Total assets$276.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $34 and $834.
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
23% of grants went outside Texas.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | General support | $2,500,000 |
| Fort Worth Zoo | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $1,000,000 |
| University of Colorado | Boulder, CO | General support | $410,949 |
| Children's National Research Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $366,667 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | General support | $320,000 |
| Texas Health Resources (Harris Methodist Foundation) | Arlington, TX | General support | $275,000 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | General support | $250,000 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | General support | $250,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | General support | $225,000 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | Houston, TX | General support | $200,000 |
| Vanguard Charitable | Malvern, PA | General support | $200,000 |
| The Genesis Foundation | Boston, MA | General support | $155,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | General support | $151,227 |
| Vanguard Charitable | Malvern, PA | General support | $150,000 |
| Children's National Research Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $133,760 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | General support | $125,000 |
| Kinderplatz of Fine Arts | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $103,000 |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General support | $100,000 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $100,000 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Northern Virginia | Falls Church, VA | General support | $100,000 |
| Tri-Cities Food Bank | Kennewick, WA | General support | $100,000 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | General support | $100,000 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | General support | $94,000 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $90,777 |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $86,779 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | General support | $85,000 |
| Fort Worth Fire Department | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $80,300 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $79,740 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | General support | $71,495 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | General support | $71,460 |
| New York University | New York, NY | General support | $69,800 |
| American University | Washington, DC | General support | $66,500 |
| University of Texas - Austin | Austin, TX | General support | $63,000 |
| Mclean Hospital | Belmont, MA | General support | $60,000 |
| University of Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | General support | $55,800 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St Louis, MO | General support | $55,800 |
| The Gold Standard Foundation | Lincoln, MA | General support | $50,006 |
| The Gold Standard Foundation | Lincoln, MA | General support | $50,004 |
| A Red Circle | St Louis, MO | General support | $50,000 |
| Coral Restoration Foundation | Tavernier, FL | General support | $50,000 |
| Corvilla | South Bend, IN | General support | $50,000 |
| Marine Corps University Foundation | Quantico, VA | General support | $50,000 |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital | Columbus, OH | General support | $50,000 |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital | Columbus, OH | General support | $50,000 |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | General support | $50,000 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General support | $50,000 |
| Taste Project of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $50,000 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $50,000 |
| Well Aware | Austin, TX | General support | $50,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | General support | $48,000 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $39,312 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $37,675 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | General support | $37,500 |
| Regenerative Earth | Boulder, CO | General support | $35,000 |
| University of Texas - Austin | Austin, TX | General support | $33,000 |
| University of Western Ontario Foundation Inc | Jericho, NY | General support | $31,000 |
| Keranorth Tx Public Broadcasting | Dallas, TX | General support | $30,000 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $30,000 |
| University of Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | General support | $29,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 895 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 144 grants to individuals ($139,388). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,715,876 | 1,039 |
| 2023 | $17,677,034 | 335 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503219349102445
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 75-2765224
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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