Who funds Southern Methodist University?

Dallas, Texas · EIN 75-0800689 · NTEE B430 · 501(c)(3)

285 private foundations paid Southern Methodist University 641 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $180.7M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE B430) places it in education.

All years on file, including returns before 2022.

Foundations that funded it

The 200 largest by total, of 288 on file.

Largest grants since 2022

Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.

• O'donnell Foundation · 2025 - Operations$25,300,000
• O'donnell Foundation · 2024 - Operations$10,550,000
• O'donnell Foundation · 2023 - Operations$10,550,000
• The Moody Foundation · 2024 - Assistance with funding for Moody School of Graduate & Advanced Studies.$10,000,000
• The Moody Foundation · 2023 - Assistance with funding for Moody School of Graduate & Advanced Studies.$10,000,000
• Richard and Mary Templeton Foundation · 2025 - Program support$8,025,000
• Gerald J Ford Family Foundation · 2023 - Final Payment GJF Research Building$7,500,000
• Richard and Mary Templeton Foundation · 2024 - Program support$7,025,000
• Richard and Mary Templeton Foundation · 2023 - Program support$6,025,000
• Garry Weber Foundation · 2025 - Garry weber end zone complex$5,000,000
• Garry Weber Foundation · 2024 - Garry weber end zone complex$5,000,000
• Garry Weber Foundation · 2023 - Garry weber end zone complex$5,000,000
• Meadows Foundation Incorporated · 2024 - To sustain and build the Meadows School of the Arts and the Meadows Museum to standards of excellence$4,929,120
• Meadows Foundation Incorporated · 2023 - To sustain and build the Meadows School of the Arts and the Meadows Museum to standards of excellence$4,907,260
• The Armstrong Foundation · 2025 - General fund$4,569,426
• The David B Miller Family Foundation · 2024 - Unrestricted Use BySouthern Methodist University$4,000,000
• The David B Miller Family Foundation · 2025 - Unrestricted Use BySouthern Methodist University$3,250,000
• Lilly Endowment Inc · 2024 - Religion & cultural inst initiative$2,500,000
• Cary M Maguire Foundation · 2022 - Further any goal without restriction of the non-profit university$2,000,000
• The David B Miller Family Foundation · 2023 - Unrestricted Use BySouthern Methodist University$1,600,000
• The Rhines Foundation · 2025 - Phd fellowship endowment$1,200,000
• The Deason Foundation · 2023 - General support$1,010,000
• The Jeanne R Johnson Foundation · 2024 - Scholarships/Other$1,000,000
• The Deason Foundation · 2024 - General support$1,000,000
• John and Amy Phelan Family Foundation · 2024 - For the first week society$1,000,000

Organizations the same foundations fund

Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.

• Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX · 32 shared funders
• Baylor UniversityWaco, TX · 33 shared funders
• North Texas Food BankPlano, TX · 33 shared funders
• Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · 30 shared funders
• University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT · 26 shared funders
• American UniversityWashington, DC · 21 shared funders
• Duke UniversityDurham, NC · 41 shared funders
• Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NC · 23 shared funders

By tax year of the funder's return

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How this page is made

Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.

• IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 75-0800689
• IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)

Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.