The E Dick Slaughter Trust provides large, unrestricted general operating support to a very small set of established nonprofits, primarily serving the Dallas/Texas area. Its giving emphasizes faith‑based social service providers and local philanthropic infrastructure rather than project‑restricted or grassroots organizations. Grants are sizable and repeated to the same institutions, indicating a preference for trusted, long‑term partners.
Highly concentrated: few, very large unrestricted grants repeatedly awarded to the same three organizations rather than many small or one‑off gifts.
E Dick Slaughter Trust gives unrestricted general operating support to a very small circle of established Dallas nonprofits, with the same three organizations appearing across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The trust’s recent checks are large enough to matter at the institutional level: $1,496,436 apiece in 2024, then $500,316 in 2023, and $307,072 in 2025, all as unrestricted general support. That pattern points to a funder that favors long-term relationships over one-off project awards. The grants cluster around faith-based social service providers and local community infrastructure. Salvation Army - TX Divisional Hq, Buckner International, and Dallas Foundation each received repeated support, suggesting the trust prioritizes organizations with broad public benefit and the capacity to absorb flexible funding. Across the recent grant list, every recipient is in Dallas, and the support is consistently labeled unrestricted general, which reinforces a program-agnostic approach built around organizational sustainability rather than narrowly defined initiatives.
In faith-based social services, the trust backed Salvation Army - TX Divisional Hq with $1,496,436 in 2024 and again with $500,316 in 2023, both unrestricted general awards. Buckner International also received repeated unrestricted support at the same two amounts and in 2025 received $307,072, showing continued support for family and child-welfare-oriented work. For local philanthropic infrastructure, Dallas Foundation received $1,496,436 in 2024, $500,316 in 2023, and $307,072 in 2025. That repeated pattern indicates interest in community-level capacity and flexible funding. The trust’s portfolio is not project-specific; instead, it supports organizations that can deploy operating support across broad service needs.
Typical grants are large: the p25 is $307,072, the median is $500,316, and the p75 is $1,496,436. The recent record shows a repeated three-tier pattern, with the same organizations receiving the same award amounts in multiple years. That suggests a steady, recurring relationship rather than isolated grants. The trust is structured as a trust and gives only to nonprofit organizations; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants shown are unrestricted general support, which aligns with flexible, operating-oriented funding.
$6.3M
$24.2M
$5.3M
$7M
Most grants fall between $307K and $1.5M, with a median of $500K.
25th Percentile
$307K
Median
$500K
75th Percentile
$1.5M
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Notable grantees: Buckner International, The Dallas Foundation, Salvation Army - Texas Divisional Headquarters
Grantmaking is entirely local and entirely in Texas: 100% of grants in the recent list went to recipients in the HQ state. Dallas is the clear center of activity, with every named recipient located there. The recent grant list names Dallas-based Salvation Army - TX Divisional Hq, Buckner International, and Dallas Foundation. No non-U.S. recipients appear in the data, and the country distribution is fully U.S.-based.
The recent grants are all labeled unrestricted general support. The trust’s giving pattern also shows large operating-style awards rather than project-restricted grants, with recent amounts of $1,496,436, $500,316, and $307,072.
Three organizations appear repeatedly in the recent grants list: Salvation Army - TX Divisional Hq, Buckner International, and Dallas Foundation. Each received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is large: p25 is $307,072, the median is $500,316, and p75 is $1,496,436. The recent awards cluster around those same amounts.
The recent grant list is entirely Texas-based, and 100% of the grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Every named recipient is in Dallas.
The recent grants support faith-based social services, family and child welfare, and local philanthropic infrastructure. Those areas are reflected in support for Salvation Army - TX Divisional Hq, Buckner International, and Dallas Foundation.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALVATION ARMY - TX DIVISIONAL HQ | DALLAS, TX | $2,106,425 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| DALLAS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $2,106,425 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL | DALLAS, TX | $2,106,425 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| DALLAS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $307,072 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL | DALLAS, TX | $307,072 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SALVATION ARMY - TX DIVISIONAL HQ | DALLAS, TX | $307,072 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SALVATION ARMY - TX DIVISIONAL HQ | DALLAS, TX | $1,496,436 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL | DALLAS, TX | $1,496,436 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| DALLAS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $1,496,436 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL | DALLAS, TX | $500,316 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| DALLAS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $500,316 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SALVATION ARMY - TX DIVISIONAL HQ | DALLAS, TX | $500,316 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
SALVATION ARMY - TX DIVISIONAL HQ
$2,106,425UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
SALVATION ARMY - TX DIVISIONAL HQ
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
SALVATION ARMY - TX DIVISIONAL HQ
$1,496,436UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
SALVATION ARMY - TX DIVISIONAL HQ
$500,316UNRESTRICTED GENERAL