Dallas Mavericks Foundation
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About Dallas Mavericks Foundation
The Dallas Mavericks Foundation concentrates on local, capital investments that expand community basketball infrastructure, particularly in Dallas neighborhoods. Their recent grants funded construction/renovation of outdoor basketball courts, indicating a focus on creating safe recreational spaces that promote youth activity and neighborhood engagement.
Focus Areas
Construction and renovation of community basketball courtsYouth sports access in Dallas (including Oak Cliff)Neighborhood recreation and public space improvement
Who They Fund
children ages 4-13 / school-age youthhomeless children and familieslow-income households and families affected by disastersmen recently released from prison (reentry population)teens struggling with addictionsurvivors of shootings / community violence victimswomen and communities of color (domestic violence survivors)
About Dallas Mavericks Foundation
The Dallas Mavericks Foundation’s recent grantmaking is defined by basketball courts as community infrastructure: one of its largest recent awards was $111,906 to For Oak Cliff for a basketball court in Dallas. That pattern continues across nearby neighborhoods, where the foundation has backed court construction and refurbishment as a way to create safe recreation space for children and families. It also funds related neighborhood services, including learning centers, emergency relief, and basic-needs support, but the court work remains the most distinctive through-line in the recent record. The foundation’s grantmaking is local and overwhelmingly concentrated in Texas, with most awards landing in Dallas and surrounding cities. Recent grants show repeated support for organizations working with school-age youth, families in crisis, and community-serving nonprofits. It has also issued in-kind projects for Reading and Learning Centers and basketball court refurbishment, which points to a hands-on model that combines cash grants with facility improvements. The result is a portfolio centered on place-based community support rather than broad, national giving.
What Dallas Mavericks Foundation Funds
In youth recreation, the foundation gave $100,000 to Behind Every Door for a basketball court in Dallas, and another $76,153 to Frazier Basketball Court for the same purpose. Those awards fit its focus on refurbishing or replacing local courts and gym floors. Its education-related support appears through in-kind Reading and Learning Center work. Volunteers of America received $34,728 in 2023 and $26,900 in 2024 for Reading and Learning Center projects, while Boys & Girls Club - Nba Legacy received $25,328 for a similar center in Fort Worth. The foundation also supports family stabilization and crisis response. In 2024 it gave $50,000 to Dallas Furniture Bank for households furnished for families facing manmade or natural disasters, and $25,000 to Southern Dallas Link for summer heat relief. It also made a $50,000 grant to One Man's Treasure for clothes and basic necessities for men recently released from prison.
How Dallas Mavericks Foundation Gives
The foundation’s typical grant size is tightly clustered around $10,000 to $25,000, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $20,000, and p75 of $25,000. Recent awards also include several $50,000 grants and larger project-specific court grants, showing a mix of cash support and in-kind facility work. The pattern is primarily recurring in theme rather than identical grantees: basketball courts, learning centers, and basic-needs programs appear across multiple years. It accepts unsolicited applications in its active programs, including $50,000 grants, Reading and Learning Center grants, and basketball court refurbishment projects. The foundation is structured as a grantmaker with direct program support and in-kind projects; it also funds individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$733K
Total Assets
$7.4M
Total Revenue
$2.9M
Total Expenses
$1.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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