The Anita A Ray Foundation appears to make highly targeted, local charitable gifts, in this case supporting a faith-based social service provider in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Their sole recorded grant was an unrestricted operating support gift to The Salvation Army DFW Metroplex, suggesting a priority for supporting local emergency assistance and community services delivered by faith‑affiliated nonprofits.
Highly concentrated and limited: a single one-time grant focused on unrestricted operating support to a local faith-based service provider rather than many diversified or program-specific gifts.
Anita a Ray Foundation C/o Texas Bank and Trust gives in a tightly local pattern that centers Dallas–Fort Worth and nearby Texas communities, with repeat support for frontline nonprofits serving children, families, and people in crisis. Its grants lean toward operating and general support rather than project-only awards, which points to a preference for helping organizations keep services running rather than funding a single program cycle. Recent recipients include The Family Place, which received operating support in both 2023 and 2025, and Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, which also received operating-budget support in multiple years. The foundation’s recent record shows a mix of child-focused and crisis-response work. It has supported shelters, advocacy groups, community centers, and faith-based service providers, including The Bridge, Genesis Women’s Shelter, The Stewpot, and Salvation Army Dfw Metroplex. The presence of both repeated grantees and modest award sizes suggests a consistent, locally anchored grantmaker working through ongoing relationships with Dallas-area and East Texas nonprofits. Grants to Tyler-based organizations also show that its local scope extends beyond Dallas while remaining within Texas.
Child and youth services are a visible theme in the foundation’s grant list. Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center received operating-budget support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and St Paul Children’s Foundation in Tyler received operating-budget grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 as well. That pattern points to sustained support for organizations serving children directly. Family and crisis support also appear repeatedly. The Family Place in Dallas received operating support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while The Bridge and Genesis Women’s Shelter each received operating-budget gifts across multiple years. Community-based support shows up through Wesley-rankin Community Center, which received operating-budget funding in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Faith-linked social services are present too. Salvation Army Dfw Metroplex received operating-budget support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and The Salvation Army in Tyler also appears in the record.
Typical grants cluster in a narrow band: the p25 is $7,250, median grant size is $9,500, and p75 is $10,000. The record shows repeated grants to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation appears to be a family-style private foundation or similar small grantmaker based on its asset base of $1,568,172 and annual grants of $308,722. Grants are recorded as operating budget, operating fund, or children’s-program support, and the available data shows no individual giving or program-related investments.
$94K
$1.7M
$195K
$113K
Most grants fall between $7K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: The Salvation Army DFW Metroplex
Giving is entirely in the United States, and all recorded grants go to recipients in Texas. Dallas is the main recipient city, with multiple grants to organizations such as The Family Place, The Bridge, and Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. Tyler also appears repeatedly through Salvation Army and St Paul Children’s Foundation, while Lindale shows up through Mercy Ships. The foundation’s grant geography is local by record, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state of Texas.
The grant list centers on nonprofits serving children, families, and people in crisis. Recipients include Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, The Family Place, Genesis Women’s Shelter, Wesley-rankin Community Center, and Salvation Army Dfw Metroplex, with several awards labeled operating budget or operating fund support.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including The Family Place in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and St Paul Children’s Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical awards are relatively small and steady: p25 is $7,250, median is $9,500, and p75 is $10,000. The recent grants list also includes a larger $16,000 operating budget gift to Salvation Army Dfw Metroplex in 2025.
All recorded grants go to U.S. recipients, and every grant in the dataset goes to Texas organizations. Dallas is the most common recipient city, with repeated grants to Dallas-based nonprofits and additional awards in Tyler and Lindale.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE STEWPOT | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| THE BRIDGE | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| THE FAMILY PLACE | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING FUND |
| GENESIS WOMEN'S SHELTER | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| WESLEY-RANKIN COMMUNITY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $9,000 | 2026 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| SALVATION ARMY OF TYLER | TYLER, TX | $8,000 | 2026 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| SALVATION ARMY DFW METROPLEX | DALLAS, TX | $8,000 | 2026 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| MERCY SHIPS | LINDALE, TX | $7,000 | 2026 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER | TYLER, TX | $7,000 | 2026 | CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS |
| GREATER DALLAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| SALVATION ARMY DFW METROPLEX | DALLAS, TX | $16,000 | 2025 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| THE FAMILY PLACE | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATING FUND |
| THE STEWPOT | DALLAS, TX | $9,500 | 2025 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| THE BRIDGE | DALLAS, TX | $9,500 | 2025 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $9,500 | 2025 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| GENESIS WOMEN'S SHELTER | DALLAS, TX | $9,500 | 2025 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| ST PAUL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | TYLER, TX | $8,000 | 2025 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| WESLEY-RANKIN COMMUNITY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $8,000 | 2025 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER | TYLER, TX | $6,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS |
| MERCY SHIPS | LINDALE, TX | $6,000 | 2025 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| GREATER DALLAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| THE FAMILY PLACE | DALLAS, TX | $10,811 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND |
| THE STEWPOT | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | TYLER, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| GENESIS WOMEN'S SHELTER | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| THE BRIDGE | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| ST PAUL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | TYLER, TX | $8,000 | 2024 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| SALVATION ARMY DFW METROPLEX | DALLAS, TX | $8,000 | 2024 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| WESLEY-RANKIN COMMUNITY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $8,000 | 2024 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER | TYLER, TX | $6,500 | 2024 | CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS |
| MERCY SHIPS | LINDALE, TX | $6,500 | 2024 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| GREATER DALLAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| THE FAMILY PLACE | DALLAS, TX | $10,911 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND |
| WESLEY-RANKIN COMMUNITY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | TYLER, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| THE STEWPOT | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| THE BRIDGE | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| GENESIS WOMEN'S SHELTER | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| ST PAUL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | TYLER, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| SALVATION ARMY DFW METROPLEX | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER | TYLER, TX | $6,500 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS |
| MERCY SHIPS | LINDALE, TX | $6,500 | 2023 | OPERATING BUDGET |
| GREATER DALLAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | OPERATING BUDGET |
THE STEWPOT
$10,000OPERATING BUDGET
GENESIS WOMEN'S SHELTER
$10,000OPERATING BUDGET
OPERATING BUDGET
SALVATION ARMY OF TYLER
$8,000OPERATING BUDGET
SALVATION ARMY DFW METROPLEX
$8,000OPERATING BUDGET
GREATER DALLAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA
$5,000OPERATING BUDGET
SALVATION ARMY DFW METROPLEX
$16,000OPERATING BUDGET
THE STEWPOT
$9,500OPERATING BUDGET
GENESIS WOMEN'S SHELTER
$9,500OPERATING BUDGET
MERCY SHIPS
$6,000OPERATING BUDGET
GREATER DALLAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA
$5,000OPERATING BUDGET
THE STEWPOT
$10,000OPERATING BUDGET
THE SALVATION ARMY
$10,000OPERATING BUDGET
GENESIS WOMEN'S SHELTER
$10,000OPERATING BUDGET
SALVATION ARMY DFW METROPLEX
$8,000OPERATING BUDGET
MERCY SHIPS
$6,500OPERATING BUDGET
GREATER DALLAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA
$5,000OPERATING BUDGET
THE SALVATION ARMY
$10,000OPERATING BUDGET
THE STEWPOT
$10,000OPERATING BUDGET
THE BRIDGE
$10,000OPERATING BUDGET
GENESIS WOMEN'S SHELTER
$10,000OPERATING BUDGET
SALVATION ARMY DFW METROPLEX
$10,000OPERATING BUDGET
MERCY SHIPS
$6,500OPERATING BUDGET
GREATER DALLAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA
$5,000OPERATING BUDGET