The Crowley-Carter Foundation concentrates its giving in the Dallas area, prioritizing medical research and clinical care (notably cancer and pulmonary programs) alongside Christian higher education, K–12/private Christian schools, and local faith-based community ministries. Grants are often capital or program-specific (endowments, buildings, medical equipment, playgrounds) and include sustained support for a handful of repeat grantees. The foundation also funds disability inclusion and child-focused nonprofit programming, typically through multi-grant relationships with organizations it has an ongoing interest in.
A $5,000,000 grant to Baylor Health Care System Foundation for the Baylor University Medical Campus expansion and renovation of a new Dallas facility tower stands out in Crowley-carter Foundation’s recent giving. That single award sits alongside other large commitments in medical research and Christian higher education, showing a funder that backs major capital work as well as program-specific support. The foundation has also funded Dallas Baptist University for construction of a new College of Business complex, and it has made repeat grants to Baylor, Southwestern Medical Foundation, and Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center for cancer and pulmonary-related work. Its grant records show a pattern of practical support for named facilities, fellowships, and research initiatives rather than broad unrestricted funding. The foundation’s portfolio includes endowment support for a pulmonary and critical care fellowship, salaries for a faith community health program, and clinical research aimed at new prostate cancer treatments. Beyond medicine and higher education, it has supported Christian schools, disability ministry, and child-focused camps, often through multi-year relationships with the same organizations. The result is a local giving profile centered on Dallas institutions with recurring ties to a small set of grantees.
Medical research is a major thread in the foundation’s giving. In 2024, it gave $800,000 to Southwestern Medical Foundation for a prostate cancer research initiative, and it followed that with $200,000 in 2023 to fund clinical researchers pursuing new treatments for prostate cancer. Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center received $526,000 in 2023 to open and enroll more patients onto combination therapy clinical trials and fund prostate cancer research, plus another $5,000 in 2024 for prostate cancer research. The foundation also supports medical training and patient care infrastructure. Baylor Health Care System Foundation received $250,000 in 2024 for an endowment to support the pulmonary and critical care fellowship program, and $244,000 in 2023 for coordinator salaries for the Faith Community Health program, which included oncology and cardiology support. In children’s services, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children received $56,982 in 2024 for a patient life system in a new activities of daily living suite and $50,000 in 2025 for digital radiography equipment. Faith-based education appears as well, including grants to Dallas Baptist University for a new College of Business complex.
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$41.3M
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$8.2M
Most grants fall between $40K and $222K, with a median of $128K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$128K
75th Percentile
$222K
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Concentrated giving with large, multi-grant commitments to a small set of core local grantees; funding is often for capital projects, endowed program support, or targeted clinical research rather than many small, one-off grants.
Notable grantees: Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Dallas Baptist University, Southwestern Medical Foundation / Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center, Highland Park United Methodist Church, CRU (Campus Crusade for Christ)
Typical awards are in the mid-sized range: p25 is $40,000, median grant size is $127,521, and p75 is $222,000. The distribution includes a few very large capital grants and a long tail of smaller awards. The pattern is repeat giving to the same organizations across multiple years, especially Dallas-area medical institutions, Christian schools, and disability ministries. Several grantees appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with different purposes, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. Crowley-carter Foundation is a public charity, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The grant records provided do not show an application process.
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Texas, with 91% of grants to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Dallas dominates the recipient map, including Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Southwestern Medical Foundation, Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Highland Park United Methodist Church, The Crystal Charity Ball, and Dallas Baptist University. Outside Dallas, the foundation also funded recipients in Addison and Argyle, plus Orlando-based Cru. All grants in the data went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show support for medical research and clinical care, Christian higher education, faith-based K–12 and early childhood programs, disability ministry, and child-focused services. Examples include a Baylor medical campus expansion, prostate cancer research at Southwestern Medical Foundation, and playground funding for Christian schools in Addison and Argyle.
Yes. Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Dallas Baptist University, Southwestern Medical Foundation, Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Highland Park United Methodist Church, Liberty Christian Educational Ministries, Camp John Marc, The Crystal Charity Ball, and Cru all appear more than once in the recent-grants list.
Typical grants cluster around six figures. The listed distribution shows a p25 of $40,000, a median of $127,521, and a p75 of $222,000. The foundation also makes occasional larger capital gifts, including a $5,000,000 award in 2025.
Its giving is heavily concentrated in Texas, with 91% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Dallas is the main recipient city in the list, with additional Texas grants going to Addison and Argyle. The only non-Texas recipient shown is Cru in Orlando.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $5,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS EXPANSION & RENOVATION OF NEW FACILITY/TOWER ON DALLAS CAMPUS. |
| DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | DALLAS, TX | $2,350,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF NEW COMPLEX FOR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS. |
| HIGHLAND PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | DALLAS, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING COSTS OF CHANCE'S CAFE' MANAGED AND STAFFED BY PARTICIPANTS OF HPUMC'S BELONG DISABILITY MINISTRY. |
| LIBERTY CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES INC | ARGYLE, TX | $62,128 | 2025 | TO FUND K-5TH GRADE PLAYGROUND AND NEW PROGRAMMING TO K-5TH GRADE P.E. CLASSES AND CONTINUE TO UPDATE MIDDLE SCHOOL OUTDOOR LEARNING AREA. |
| TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FUND PURCHASE OF NEW DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT TO REPLACE AGING ANALOG SYSTEM IN THE HOSPITAL'S "SATELLITE" RADIOGRAPHY SUITE. |
| CAMP JOHN MARC | DALLAS, TX | $40,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CAMP JOINT ADVENTURE FOR CHILDREN (AGES 7-15) WITH JUVENILE ARTHRITIS. |
| CRU (CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INC) | ORLANDO, FL | $40,000 | 2025 | TO FUND GLOBAL PROGRAM TO REACH CADETS AND STUDENT VETERANS FOR CHRIST AT ROTC TRAINING CAMPS AND ON CAMPUS. |
| THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE STEWPOT (FIRST PRESYTERIAN CHURCH OF DALLAS) EXPANSION OF THE CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAM. |
| SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $800,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH INITIATIVE. |
| DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | TO HELP CONSTRUCT NEW COMPLEX FOR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS. |
| BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | TO FUND ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT THE PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. |
| TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | ADDISON, TX | $200,000 | 2024 | TO FUND NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAYGROUND TO SERVE PRE-K PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.FUND NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAYGROUND TO SERVE PRE-K PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. |
| HIGHLAND PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | DALLAS, TX | $165,250 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING COSTS OF CHANCE'S PIE AND COFFEE SHOP, MANAGED AND STAFFED BY PARTICIPANTS OF HPUMC'S BELONG DISABILITY MINISTRY. |
| LIBERTY CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES INC | ARGYLE, TX | $125,000 | 2024 | TO FUND ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND AND SHADE STRUCTURE FOR THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS. |
| TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | DALLAS, TX | $56,982 | 2024 | TO FUND PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A PATIENT LIFE SYSTEM FOR NEW ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SUITE AT THE DALLAS HOSPITAL. |
| THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT MOBILE PEDIATRIC CLINIC AND DALLAS HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM. |
| CAMP JOHN MARC | DALLAS, TX | $40,000 | 2024 | TO FUND CAMP JOINT ADVENTURE FOR CHILDREN (AGES 7-15) WITH JUVENILE ARTHRITIS, ARTHROGRYPOSIS, AND AMPUTATIONS/LIMP DIFFERENCES FROM TSRHC. |
| CRU (CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INC) | ORLANDO, FL | $40,000 | 2024 | TO FUND GLOBAL PROGRAM TO REACH CADETS AND STUDENT VETERANS FOR CHRIST AT ROTC TRAINING CAMPS AND ON CAMPUS. |
| TO BE LIKE ME | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | TO FUND THE DISABILITY AWARENESS PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION TO CHILDREN FOCUSING ON FOSTERING EMPATHY FOR THEIR PEERS. |
| MANE GAIT | MCKINNEY, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | TO FUND BEACON PROJECT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. |
| MARY CROWLEY CANCER RESEARCH CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | TO FUND PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH. |
| MARY CROWLEY CANCER RESEARCH CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $526,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT OPENING AND ENROLLING MORE PATIENTS ONTO COMBINATION THERAPY CLINICAL TRIALS AND FUND PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH |
| DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2023 | TO HELP CONSTRUCT NEW COMPLEX FOR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS. |
| BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $244,000 | 2023 | TO FUND COORDINATOR SALARIES FOR THE FAITH COMMUNITY HEALTH (FCH) PROGRAM. ONCOLOGY & CARDIOLOGY SUPPORT. |
| SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $200,000 | 2023 | TO FUND CLINICAL RESEARCHERS TO PURSUE NEW TREATMENTS FOR PROSTATE CANCER. |
| TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | DALLAS, TX | $175,000 | 2023 | CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN - PLEDGE PAYMENT |
| HIGHLAND PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | DALLAS, TX | $149,100 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING COSTS OF CHANCE'S PIE AND COFFEE SHOP, MANAGED AND STAFFED BY PARTICIPANTS OF HPUMC'S BELONG DISABILITY MINISTRY. |
| LIBERTY CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES INC | ARGYLE, TX | $127,521 | 2023 | TO FUND ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND AND SHADE STRUCTURE FOR THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS. |
| THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT FAMILY GATEWAY MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE UNIT & METROCARE SERVICES. |
| CRU (CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INC) | ORLANDO, FL | $40,000 | 2023 | TO EXECUTE CRU PROGRAM TO REACH CADETS FOR JESUS AT ROTC TRAINING CAMPS AND ON CAMPUS, AND TRAIN COACH CADET LEADERS TO LAUNCH AND BUILD VALOR MINISTRIES AND HOST RETREATS AND CONFERENCES TO EQUIP AND ENCOURAGE CADET LEADERS. |
| CAMP JOHN MARC | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2023 | TO UNDERWRITE TWO-THIRDS OF COST OF 80 CAMPERS AT CAMP JOINT ADVENTURE. |
BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATION
$5,000,000TO SUPPORT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS EXPANSION & RENOVATION OF NEW FACILITY/TOWER ON DALLAS CAMPUS.
TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF NEW COMPLEX FOR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.
HIGHLAND PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$150,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING COSTS OF CHANCE'S CAFE' MANAGED AND STAFFED BY PARTICIPANTS OF HPUMC'S BELONG DISABILITY MINISTRY.
TO FUND K-5TH GRADE PLAYGROUND AND NEW PROGRAMMING TO K-5TH GRADE P.E. CLASSES AND CONTINUE TO UPDATE MIDDLE SCHOOL OUTDOOR LEARNING AREA.
TO FUND PURCHASE OF NEW DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT TO REPLACE AGING ANALOG SYSTEM IN THE HOSPITAL'S "SATELLITE" RADIOGRAPHY SUITE.
CAMP JOHN MARC
$40,000TO FUND CAMP JOINT ADVENTURE FOR CHILDREN (AGES 7-15) WITH JUVENILE ARTHRITIS.
CRU (CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INC)
$40,000TO FUND GLOBAL PROGRAM TO REACH CADETS AND STUDENT VETERANS FOR CHRIST AT ROTC TRAINING CAMPS AND ON CAMPUS.
TO SUPPORT THE STEWPOT (FIRST PRESYTERIAN CHURCH OF DALLAS) EXPANSION OF THE CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAM.
SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION
$800,000TO SUPPORT PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
TO HELP CONSTRUCT NEW COMPLEX FOR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.
TO FUND ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT THE PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
TO FUND NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAYGROUND TO SERVE PRE-K PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.FUND NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAYGROUND TO SERVE PRE-K PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
HIGHLAND PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$165,250TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING COSTS OF CHANCE'S PIE AND COFFEE SHOP, MANAGED AND STAFFED BY PARTICIPANTS OF HPUMC'S BELONG DISABILITY MINISTRY.
TO FUND ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND AND SHADE STRUCTURE FOR THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS.
TO FUND PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A PATIENT LIFE SYSTEM FOR NEW ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SUITE AT THE DALLAS HOSPITAL.
TO SUPPORT MOBILE PEDIATRIC CLINIC AND DALLAS HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM.
CAMP JOHN MARC
$40,000TO FUND CAMP JOINT ADVENTURE FOR CHILDREN (AGES 7-15) WITH JUVENILE ARTHRITIS, ARTHROGRYPOSIS, AND AMPUTATIONS/LIMP DIFFERENCES FROM TSRHC.
CRU (CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INC)
$40,000TO FUND GLOBAL PROGRAM TO REACH CADETS AND STUDENT VETERANS FOR CHRIST AT ROTC TRAINING CAMPS AND ON CAMPUS.
TO BE LIKE ME
$5,000TO FUND THE DISABILITY AWARENESS PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION TO CHILDREN FOCUSING ON FOSTERING EMPATHY FOR THEIR PEERS.
TO SUPPORT OPENING AND ENROLLING MORE PATIENTS ONTO COMBINATION THERAPY CLINICAL TRIALS AND FUND PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH
TO HELP CONSTRUCT NEW COMPLEX FOR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.
TO FUND COORDINATOR SALARIES FOR THE FAITH COMMUNITY HEALTH (FCH) PROGRAM. ONCOLOGY & CARDIOLOGY SUPPORT.
SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION
$200,000TO FUND CLINICAL RESEARCHERS TO PURSUE NEW TREATMENTS FOR PROSTATE CANCER.
HIGHLAND PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$149,100TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING COSTS OF CHANCE'S PIE AND COFFEE SHOP, MANAGED AND STAFFED BY PARTICIPANTS OF HPUMC'S BELONG DISABILITY MINISTRY.
TO FUND ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND AND SHADE STRUCTURE FOR THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS.
TO SUPPORT FAMILY GATEWAY MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE UNIT & METROCARE SERVICES.
CRU (CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INC)
$40,000TO EXECUTE CRU PROGRAM TO REACH CADETS FOR JESUS AT ROTC TRAINING CAMPS AND ON CAMPUS, AND TRAIN COACH CADET LEADERS TO LAUNCH AND BUILD VALOR MINISTRIES AND HOST RETREATS AND CONFERENCES TO EQUIP AND ENCOURAGE CADET LEADERS.
CAMP JOHN MARC
$30,000TO UNDERWRITE TWO-THIRDS OF COST OF 80 CAMPERS AT CAMP JOINT ADVENTURE.