The Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation is a Texas-focused funder that concentrates on children’s health and services, education and scholarship support, and faith-informed community programs. They routinely underwrite capital needs (hospital beds, clinic and organ recovery center capital campaigns) and direct service programs for vulnerable populations—especially children, victims of domestic violence, and low‑income residents in North Texas and coastal Texas. Grants are often targeted, program- or capital-specific, and they support a mix of nonprofit types from hospitals and schools to shelters and faith-based institutions.
A defining thread in the Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation’s recent giving is its repeated support for children’s health and family services in Texas, especially through grants tied to hospital care, camperships, and crisis support. One of its largest recent grants went to Southwestern Diabetic Foundation for Camp Sweeney campership programming and operating support, while another major grant supported Scottish Rite for Children’s mental health services. The foundation also backs direct-service organizations serving people facing domestic violence, low-income students, and children needing specialized care. Its recent grants show a pattern of practical support rather than broad thematic claims: funding for pediatric inpatient beds, scholarships based on financial need, emergency shelter services, and camp access for children with medical needs. The foundation has also supported faith-connected institutions and community programs in Dallas, including George W. Bush Presidential Center and Dallas Theological Seminary. Alongside those grants, it has made gifts to organizations working on child sexual exploitation prevention, transplant recovery, and local community health needs. The result is a portfolio centered on targeted, place-based assistance for children, students, and vulnerable families in Texas.
In children’s health and therapeutic services, the foundation gave $48,000 to Scottish Rite for Children for mental health services and $25,000 to Cook Children’s Health Care System and Child Study Center for a critical care bed in the pediatric intensive care unit. It also supported Camp Sweeney through Southwestern Diabetic Foundation, including $20,000 for financial assistance for children to attend camp in 2024. Education is another steady theme. The foundation awarded $27,500 to Del Mar College Foundation for scholarships based on financial need and $22,000 to West Dallas Community School for scholarships through the Classroom Partners Program. Dallas Theological Seminary also received $15,000 for scholarships based on financial need. For crisis and shelter services, it gave $25,000 to Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support for emergency shelter services for victims of domestic violence and $20,000 to The Salvation Army of North Texas for summer camps.
$754K
$10.6M
$1.1M
$1.1M
Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Predominantly regional (North Texas and parts of coastal Texas) with many repeat, modest-sized grants across the same organizations and several larger multi-grant commitments; funding mixes program support, capital campaign gifts, and targeted equipment purchases rather than unrestricted large endowments.
Notable grantees: Scottish Rite for Children, West Dallas Community School, Southwestern Diabetic Foundation (Camp Sweeney), Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, Jubilee Park & Community
Typical grants are modest: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $3,000, and the 75th percentile is $5,000. The recent grant list also shows occasional larger, purpose-specific awards in the $20,000 to $50,000 range for camp support, hospital equipment, shelter services, and scholarship programs. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Southwestern Diabetic Foundation, Scottish Rite for Children, Coastal Bend Community Foundation, West Dallas Community School, The Salvation Army of North Texas, Genesis Women’s Shelter, George W. Bush Presidential Center, Parents Television & Media Council, Dallas Theological Seminary, and Dpas Assist the Officer Foundation Inc. The foundation funds both operating and project-specific work, including capital campaigns and scholarship support.
Giving is overwhelmingly Texas-based: 92% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state, and the top state by grant count is Texas. Recent recipients are concentrated in Dallas, with additional grants in Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, Gainesville, and Austin. Outside Texas, one recipient city in the recent list is Los Angeles, where Parents Television & Media Council received support in multiple years. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 453 grants in the United States.
Its recent grants focus on children’s health and services, education and scholarship support, and faith-informed community programs. The list also includes domestic violence services, child sexual exploitation prevention, transplant recovery, and meals and social support for vulnerable residents in Texas.
The grant-size distribution is small and flexible: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $3,000, and the 75th percentile is $5,000. Recent grants also show larger targeted awards in the $20,000 to $50,000 range for specific projects and capital needs.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Southwestern Diabetic Foundation, Scottish Rite for Children, Coastal Bend Community Foundation, West Dallas Community School, The Salvation Army of North Texas, Genesis Women’s Shelter, George W. Bush Presidential Center, Parents Television & Media Council, Dallas Theological Seminary, and Dpas Assist the Officer Foundation Inc.
Texas is the clear center of giving. The top state by grant count is Texas, and 92% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state.
The recent record shows operating support, capital campaign support, scholarships, matching funds, and direct program support. Examples include mental health services, pediatric hospital equipment, camperships, emergency shelter services, and scholarships based on financial need.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTTISH RITE FOR CHILDREN | DALLAS, TX | $48,000 | 2025 | PARTIALLY UNDERWRITING THE PURCHASE OF TEN NEW BEDS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR THE HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT UNIT |
| GENESIS WOMEN'S SHELTER & SUPPORT | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
| PARENTS TELEVISION & MEDIA COUNCIL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GEORGE W BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WEST DALLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL | DALLAS, TX | $22,000 | 2025 | SCOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS THROUGH THE CLASSROOM PARTNERS PROGRAM |
| SALVATION ARMY OF NORTH TEXAS | FORT WORTH, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SOUTHWESTERN DIABETIC FOUNDATION | GAINESVILLE, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN TO ATTEND CAMP SWEENEY IN 2024 |
| DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL AID EXCLUSIVELY FOR STUDENTS FROM DALLAS OR HOUSTON |
| PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| JUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | JUBILEE CLINIC CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| PARKLAND FOUNDATION ON BEHALF OF PARKLAND HEALTH | DALLAS, TX | $12,000 | 2025 | PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| SUICIDE & CRISIS CENTER OF NORTH TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTINUING EFFORTS TO STAFF THE CRISIS LINE |
| VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS (VNA) | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND VITAL FRIENDSHIP FOR HOMEBOUND DALLAS COUNTY SENIORS |
| SPECIAL CAMPS FOR SPECIAL KIDS DBA CAMP JOHN MARC | WINFIELD, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | CAMPERSHIPS FOR CAMPERS |
| HOPE COTTAGE | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND ADOPTION |
| THE MEN OF NEHEMIAH INC | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN - THOMAS JEFFERSON CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CO | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | 3RD INSTALLMENT OF 5 YEAR PLEDGE DESIGNATED FOR THE JEFFERSON SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF TARRANT COUNTY INC | ARLINGTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | RAPE CRISIS & VICTIM SERVICES CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING |
| TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | THE THRIVE PROGRAM IN DALLAS |
| NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK | PLANO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | FIESTA DE LOS NINOS 2024 |
| COASTAL BEND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 COASTAL BEND DAY OF GIVING |
| A WISH WITH WINGS INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $8,500 | 2025 | GRANTING WISHES TO TEXAS CHILDREN FIGHTING LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS |
| CASA OF WEST TEXAS | MIDLAND, TX | $8,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES TO HELP RECRUIT, TRAIN AND SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS |
| CAMP SUMMIT | DALLAS, TX | $8,000 | 2025 | THE CAMPERSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID PROJECT 2024 |
| DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $8,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AUSTIN STREET CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CASA OF KLEBERG COUNTY DBA BRUSH COUNTRY CASA | KINGSVILLE, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | RECRUITING, TRAINING AND SUPPORTING VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES |
| BUCKNER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES | DALLAS, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | NORTH TEXAS FOSTER CARE CAMPS |
| MERCY STREET | DALLAS, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DALLAS POLICE HELICOPTER FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DALLAS ARBORETUM | DALLAS, TX | $6,500 | 2025 | STEM PROGRAMMING IN THE RORY MEYERS CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE GARDEN |
| GILL CHILDREN'S SERVICES | FORT WORTH, TX | $6,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DALLAS TEXAS DBA THE STEWPOT | DALLAS, TX | $6,000 | 2025 | TRANSPORTATION AND CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE STEWPOT'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO ATTEND CAMP GILMONT |
| NOTRE DAME SCHOOL | DALLAS, TX | $6,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR PARTIAL FUNDING OF A READING SPECIALIST |
| SKY RANCHES INC | DALLAS, TX | $6,000 | 2025 | TRU CAMP |
| TRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | FORT WORTH, TX | $6,000 | 2025 | FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMUNITY PARTNERS DBA COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALL | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | THE RAINBOW ROOM PROGRAM |
| WOMEN'S SHELTER OF SOUTH TEXAS DBA THE PURPLE DOOR | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR THE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM |
| DESIGN CONNECT CREATE | GRAND PRARIE, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | THE PURCHASE OF STEM CAMP SUPPLIES |
| LIVING FOR ZACHARY | FARMERS BRANCH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | THE SUPERHEART PROGRAM |
| ABILITY CONNECTION | IRVING, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LENA POPE | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | COUNSELING SERVICES |
| CORPUS CHRISTI POLICE FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | THE PURCHASE OF ONE POLICE DRONE |
| BOLD IDEA | IRVING, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | AFTER-SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION AND MENTORING PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CANCER CARE SERVICES | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WHAT ABOUT REMEMBERING ME CENTER INC (DBA THE WARM PLACE) | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| TARRANT COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND DBA LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND OF FO | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | CAMP LIGHTHOUSE |
| FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND EDUCATOR COSTS FOR SUMMER CAMPS |
| CASA OF DENTON COUNTY | DENTON, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
SCOTTISH RITE FOR CHILDREN
$48,000PARTIALLY UNDERWRITING THE PURCHASE OF TEN NEW BEDS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR THE HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT UNIT
EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PARENTS TELEVISION & MEDIA COUNCIL
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SCOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS THROUGH THE CLASSROOM PARTNERS PROGRAM
SALVATION ARMY OF NORTH TEXAS
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN TO ATTEND CAMP SWEENEY IN 2024
FINANCIAL AID EXCLUSIVELY FOR STUDENTS FROM DALLAS OR HOUSTON
JUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY
$15,000JUBILEE CLINIC CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
CONTINUING EFFORTS TO STAFF THE CRISIS LINE
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS (VNA)
$10,000NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND VITAL FRIENDSHIP FOR HOMEBOUND DALLAS COUNTY SENIORS
SPECIAL CAMPS FOR SPECIAL KIDS DBA CAMP JOHN MARC
$10,000CAMPERSHIPS FOR CAMPERS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN - THOMAS JEFFERSON CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CO
$10,0003RD INSTALLMENT OF 5 YEAR PLEDGE DESIGNATED FOR THE JEFFERSON SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF TARRANT COUNTY INC
$10,000RAPE CRISIS & VICTIM SERVICES CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING
FIESTA DE LOS NINOS 2024
A WISH WITH WINGS INC
$8,500GRANTING WISHES TO TEXAS CHILDREN FIGHTING LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES TO HELP RECRUIT, TRAIN AND SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS
RECRUITING, TRAINING AND SUPPORTING VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES
DALLAS POLICE HELICOPTER FOUNDATION
$7,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DALLAS ARBORETUM
$6,500STEM PROGRAMMING IN THE RORY MEYERS CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE GARDEN
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DALLAS TEXAS DBA THE STEWPOT
$6,000TRANSPORTATION AND CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE STEWPOT'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO ATTEND CAMP GILMONT
NOTRE DAME SCHOOL
$6,000PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR PARTIAL FUNDING OF A READING SPECIALIST
SKY RANCHES INC
$6,000TRU CAMP
TRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$6,000FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM
THE RAINBOW ROOM PROGRAM
FOR THE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM
DESIGN CONNECT CREATE
$5,000THE PURCHASE OF STEM CAMP SUPPLIES
LIVING FOR ZACHARY
$5,000THE SUPERHEART PROGRAM
LENA POPE
$5,000COUNSELING SERVICES
CORPUS CHRISTI POLICE FOUNDATION
$5,000THE PURCHASE OF ONE POLICE DRONE
BOLD IDEA
$5,000AFTER-SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION AND MENTORING PROGRAM SUPPORT
WHAT ABOUT REMEMBERING ME CENTER INC (DBA THE WARM PLACE)
$5,000GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM
CAMP LIGHTHOUSE
SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND EDUCATOR COSTS FOR SUMMER CAMPS
CASA OF DENTON COUNTY
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT