The Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust concentrates charitable dollars in the Dallas–Fort Worth region, prioritizing civic and cultural institutions, local healthcare, and direct social services. Grants tend to be large, often unrestricted or directed to capital/technology upgrades, and favor prominent regional organizations that serve broad community needs. The foundation supports both arts and science museums and invests in basic needs providers (food banks, Meals on Wheels) as well as hospital and maternal/neonatal services, indicating a blend of civic enrichment and safety-net funding.
A $1 million grant to Texas Christian University for technology and communication stands out in the Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust’s recent giving. That award sits alongside repeated support for Fort Worth civic and cultural institutions, a pattern that shows the trust funding both institutional capacity and public-facing community assets. The trust’s recent grants include unrestricted support for organizations such as the National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame, Tarrant Area Food Bank, and Fort Worth Botanic Garden, which points to a mix of flexibility and place-based priorities. Its grantmaking reaches across museums, zoos, gardens, food security groups, healthcare foundations, and social service providers, with many awards aimed at general operations, technology upgrades, or specific facility and program needs. The trust also appears in health-related giving through organizations tied to neonatal care, surgical support, and hospital services. In the same recent record, it backed arts groups, higher education, and child and family service providers, indicating a broad local portfolio built around organizations that serve large segments of North Texas residents.
In cultural and civic work, the trust gave $500,000 to the National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame for unrestricted general support, reflecting its interest in Fort Worth institutions with broad community reach. It also gave $500,000 to the Fort Worth Zoological Association Inc. to support Texas Wild, and $250,000 to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden on an unrestricted basis. Food security and basic needs are another clear thread. The trust awarded $425,000 to Tarrant Area Food Bank for unrestricted general support and $300,000 to Center for Transforming Lives for unrestricted general support. It also made a $200,000 grant to United Way of Tarrant County, again without restriction. Health-related grants include $250,000 to All Saints Health Foundation for Andrews women’s neonatal support and $130,000 to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital for Jane & John Justin surgical support. In education, it gave $1 million to Texas Christian University for technology and communication and $125,000 to Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail on an unrestricted basis.
$4.1M
$11.6M
$2.8M
$4.7M
Most grants fall between $25K and $75K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$75K
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Relatively concentrated local giving: a small number of large grants (many >$250k) to well-established regional institutions, mixing unrestricted general support with targeted capital/technology investments; favors prominent Fort Worth-area organizations rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: Texas Christian University, National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame, Fort Worth Zoological Association, Tarrant Area Food Bank, Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Typical grant size clusters around $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile, while the recent record also includes several six-figure awards. The trust appears to be a repeat funder for many of the same local institutions across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including arts, health, and human-service grantees. Its structure shows a private charitable trust model with no program-related investments and no individual giving. The recent record suggests a mostly discretionary style, with many grants labeled unrestricted general support and others directed to technology, facility, or program-specific needs.
Giving is overwhelmingly local: 99% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the top giving city is Fort Worth. Dallas and Arlington also appear among recent recipients, including a Dallas museum and an Arlington health foundation and youth organization. Outside Fort Worth, the trust has supported recipients in Decatur and San Angelo as well, but the pattern remains centered on the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
The trust backs cultural institutions, food and emergency assistance providers, healthcare organizations, and education groups. Recent grants include support for museums, a zoo, a botanic garden, a food bank, a children and family services provider, and hospital-related foundations.
It does both, but unrestricted general support appears frequently in the recent record. Several grants are unrestricted, while others are tied to technology upgrades, neonatal care, surgical support, a zoo exhibit, and capital or facility needs.
The grant-size distribution is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes larger awards such as $1 million to Texas Christian University and multiple grants in the $250,000 to $500,000 range.
It gives most often in Texas, with 99% of grants going to recipients in the home state. Fort Worth is the main recipient city in the recent record, with additional grants in Dallas, Arlington, Decatur, and San Angelo.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $1,000,000 | 2026 | FORT WORTH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF NORTH TEXAS | FORT WORTH, TX | $750,000 | 2026 | LIFESAVING CAPACITY AT THE |
| UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTE | DALLAS, TX | $500,000 | 2026 | EXPANSION OF CANCER |
| FORT WORTH ART ASSN-MODERN ART MUSEUM FW | FORT WORTH, TX | $250,000 | 2026 | RASHID JOHNSON: A POEM FOR |
| ALL SAINTS HEALTH FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR NICU EXPANSION |
| ACH CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES | FORT WORTH, TX | $230,000 | 2026 | FAMILY RESOURCE CTR SERVING |
| MEALS ON WHEELS OF TARRANT COUNTY | FORT WORTH, TX | $150,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HURST EULESS BEDFORD ISD | BEDFORD, TX | $125,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT MOMENTUM |
| ARTS COUNCIL OF FORT WORTH & TARRANT | FORT WORTH, TX | $75,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CAMP FIRE USA FIRST TEXAS COUNCIL | FORT WORTH, TX | $75,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION APPRENTICESHIP |
| DALLAS METHODIST HOSPITALS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $75,000 | 2026 | MANSFIELD NEUROTRAUMA |
| RANCHING HERITAGE ASSOCIATION | LUBBOCK, TX | $75,000 | 2026 | RED STEAGALL INSTITUTE FOR |
| BUCKNER CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES INC | DALLAS, TX | $70,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT TOGETHER FOR |
| HUMANITIES TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | RURAL & EXHIBITION GRANTS |
| VAN CLIBURN FOUNDATION INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT 2025-2026 CLIBURN |
| FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW SYNDICATE | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR JR LIVESTOCK |
| CHRIST'S HAVEN FOR CHILDREN | KELLER, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | FAMILY WRAP AROUND SERVICES |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LONE STAR | IRVING, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | CAPACITY BUILDING FUTURES |
| WIPE OUT KID'S CANCER INC | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR TARRANT COUNTY |
| ALLIED THEATRE GROUP INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | EXPANDING STUDENT ACCESS TO |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ACCESS TO CANCER |
| CATTLE RAISERS MUSEUM | FORT WORTH, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| TEXAS CENTER FOR ARTS & ACADEMICS | FORT WORTH, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GREATER FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION & LIVESTOCK SHOW | FORT WORTH, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT EQUINE SCHOLARSHIP |
| NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME | FORT WORTH, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK | FORT WORTH, TX | $425,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES | FORT WORTH, TX | $300,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN | FORT WORTH, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| UNITED WAY OF TARRANT COUNTY | FORT WORTH, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CANCER CARE SERVICES | FORT WORTH, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CASA MANANA INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CHISHOLM TRAIL | FORT WORTH, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WI COOK FOUNDATION INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| STREAMS & VALLEYS INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| KIMBELL ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| GIRLS INCORPORATED OF TARRANT COUNTY | ARLINGTON, TX | $80,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CARTER BLOODCARE | BEDFORD, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CLAYTON CHILD CARE INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CITY OF DECATUR PARKS DEPARTMENT | DECATUR, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR PARK PAVILION |
| LENA POPE HOME INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SIXTY & BETTER INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION | ADDISON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| TEXAS BALLET THEATER INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WOMEN'S CENTER OF TARRANT COUNTY INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| GILL CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
SUPPORT FOR NICU EXPANSION
ARTS COUNCIL OF FORT WORTH & TARRANT
$75,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HUMANITIES TEXAS
$50,000RURAL & EXHIBITION GRANTS
WIPE OUT KID'S CANCER INC
$50,000SUPPORT FOR TARRANT COUNTY
ALLIED THEATRE GROUP INC
$50,000EXPANDING STUDENT ACCESS TO
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
$35,000SUPPORT ACCESS TO CANCER
CATTLE RAISERS MUSEUM
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
TEXAS CENTER FOR ARTS & ACADEMICS
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GREATER FORT WORTH
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME
$500,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN
$250,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
STREAMS & VALLEYS INC
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
KIMBELL ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
CLAYTON CHILD CARE INC
$75,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
CITY OF DECATUR PARKS DEPARTMENT
$60,000SUPPORT FOR PARK PAVILION
SIXTY & BETTER INC
$50,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
$50,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL