The HoblitZelle Foundation makes large, targeted gifts to support local healthcare infrastructure in Dallas, exemplified by a seven-figure capital grant for a new pediatric hospital campus. Their giving is highly place-based and focused on a single high-impact project rather than a broad portfolio of grantees.
Concentrated, high-dollar single grants aimed at capital projects; infrequent/discrete large gifts rather than many small or recurring awards.
A seven-figure grant to the Southwestern Medical Foundation’s Karl & Esther Hoblitzelle Fund for a new Dallas pediatric hospital campus captures the Hoblitzelle Foundation’s pattern of large, place-based capital support. The foundation’s recent giving centers on Dallas institutions and often backs building projects, renovations, replacement facilities, and major campaign phases rather than scattered program grants. In the medical area, it has supported Children’s Medical Center of Dallas for an emergency-department renovation and expansion, and Methodist Health System Foundation for capital aspects of an ECMO program at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Its portfolio also reaches beyond health care into civic and cultural facilities, including support for a new community park, theater restoration, and museum development. The foundation funds institutions that serve local residents across health, education, arts, and public-benefit infrastructure, with many awards tied to capital campaigns and facility upgrades. Across the recent grants list, Dallas organizations appear repeatedly, indicating sustained attention to projects that shape the city’s built environment and long-term institutional capacity.
In health care, the foundation supports hospital and clinical infrastructure rather than broad service delivery. Recent examples include $375,000 to Children’s Medical Center of Dallas for a capital campaign to renovate, expand, and modernize the ER department at the Dallas campus, and $350,000 to Methodist Health System Foundation for capital aspects of an ECMO program at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. It also backed Texas Health Resources with $250,000 toward renovation of the Margot Perot Center at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. Beyond medicine, the foundation has funded civic and cultural capital work: $500,000 to Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation for additional support of Southern Gateway Deck Park, $250,000 to Forest Forward for restoration of the Forest Theater, and $250,000 to Dallas Theater Center for capital priorities within a financial stabilization campaign. Education appears as well through a $312,500 grant to Southern Methodist University for the “Changing Minds” capital campaign.
Typical grant size is $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $80,000 at the median, and $150,000 at the 75th percentile, with some awards reaching $1,000,000. The recent record shows repeated support for the same institutions across multiple years, including Fair Park First, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, Forest Forward, Texas Health Resources, Dallas Zoological Society, and The Salvation Army of North Texas, which points to multi-year relationships rather than isolated one-time gifts. Hoblitzelle Foundation is a regular funder and accepts unsolicited requests across several program areas. The pattern is heavily capital-oriented, with occasional operating support noted in special circumstances, and grants are generally competitive for Dallas, Dallas County, and North Texas organizations.
$7.3M
$135.7M
$11.7M
$12.6M
Most grants fall between $50K and $150K, with a median of $80K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$80K
75th Percentile
$150K
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Notable grantees: Southwestern Medical Foundation (Karl & Esther HoblitZelle Fund)
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local: 99% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the recipient list is dominated by Dallas. Recent awards also reached Arlington, Irving, and Austin, but Dallas-based organizations account for most of the named grants. Specific recipient cities include Dallas for Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation, Fair Park First, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, and North Texas Public Broadcasting (KERA); Arlington for Texas Health Resources and the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation; Irving for Cistercian Preparatory School; and Austin for Austin Theatre Alliance. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
It funds nonprofit organizations, schools, medical institutions, and cultural groups, with active programs in Social Services, Arts & Culture, Education, Medical, Disability Community, Civic, Environment, and General Operating & Capital Grants. The recent grants list shows support for hospitals, theaters, parks, museums, schools, and social-service organizations.
The grant-size distribution centers on $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $80,000 at the median, and $150,000 at the 75th percentile. Larger capital awards also appear, including a $1,000,000 grant for a Dallas pediatric hospital campus.
No. Its recent grants cover medical infrastructure, parks and civic projects, performing arts, education, and public-benefit institutions. Examples include support for a hospital emergency department, a community park, theater restoration, and a university capital campaign.
Its giving is local, and 99% of grants go to recipients in Texas. In the recent grants list, all recipients are in the United States, with named Texas cities including Dallas, Arlington, Irving, and Austin.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once across the recent grants list, including Fair Park First, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, Forest Forward, Texas Health Resources, Dallas Zoological Society, and The Salvation Army of North Texas. That pattern suggests continued support for multi-year campaigns and projects.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION KARL & ESTHER HOBLITZELLE FUND | DALLAS, TX | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A NEW DALLAS PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL CAMPUS |
| YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | TOWARD REVITALIZATION OF THE PARK SOUTH YMCA. |
| TEXAS TREES FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL DISTRICT TRANSFORMATION PROJECT |
| FAIR PARK FIRST | DALLAS, TX | $400,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE NEW COMMUNITY PARK. |
| AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE AND RENOVATE THE PARAMOUNT & STATE THEATRES. |
| FOREST FORWARD | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TOWARD ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TOWARD THE RESTORATION OF THE FOREST THEATER. |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TOWARD CAPITAL ASPECTS OF THEIR CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN. |
| THE STEWPOT | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A CAMPAIGN TO PURCHASE THE CITYSQUARE CAMPUS. |
| THE SALVATION ARMY OF NORTH TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TOWARD THE "THE ONE ARMY, MANY FRONTS CAMPAIGN" FOR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES |
| DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TOWARD THE "WILD HORIZONS" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. |
| SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION KARL & ESTHER HOBLITZELLE FUND | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE BRAIN RESEARCH TOWER FOR THE PETER O'DONNELL JR. BRAIN INSTITUTE. |
| NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING (KERA) | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW FACILITIES, INVESTMENT IN CONTENT, AND ENDOWMENT. |
| SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION KARL & ESTHER HOBLITZELLE FUND | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A NEW COMMUNITY CLINIC ON DALLAS COLLEGE-RICHLAND CAMPUS. |
| CISTERCIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL | IRVING, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A NEW THEATER. |
| TRINITY PARK CONSERVANCY | DALLAS, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR HAROLD SIMMONS PARK AND THE WEST OVERLOOK. |
| DALLAS CHILDREN'S THEATER | DALLAS, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | FOR SECURITY FENCING AND LANDSCAPING. |
| WASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | TOWARD THE "WHERE TEXAS BECAME TEXAS" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. |
| GREENHILL SCHOOL | ADDISON, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW STEM AND INNOVATION CENTER. |
| WACO FAMILY MEDICINE FOUNDATION | WACO, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES. |
| KLYDE WARREN PARK | DALLAS, TX | $111,000 | 2025 | FOR DIGITAL SIGNAGE. |
| AUSTIN STREET CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $105,000 | 2025 | FOR A REPLACEMENT ELEVATOR IN THE FACILITY HOUSING THE SISTERHOOD PROGRAM. |
| DALLAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR A MOBILE CAREER EXPLORATION TRAILER. |
| TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | DENTON, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR EXPANSION OF THE TWU STROKE CENTER IN THE DALLAS MEDICAL DISTRICT. |
| JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO TRANSFORM THE FRONT OF SCHOOL. |
| VOLUNTEERNOW | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A $530,000 REBRANDING AND EXPANSION OF THE DONATED GOODS PROGRAM. |
| THE BRIDGE HOMELESS RECOVERY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | TOWARD RECONFIGURING THE SPACE USED BY CASE MANAGERS. |
| RISE ADAPTIVE SPORTS | IRVING, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW LOCATION FOR THIS ADAPTIVE WATER SPORTS PROGRAM. |
| HOUSING FORWARD | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | TOWARD THE "STREET TO HOME" INITIATIVE TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS. |
| DALLAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY | DALLAS, TX | $80,000 | 2025 | FOR SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS AT THE HALL OF STATE. |
| FRONTIERS OF FLIGHT MUSEUM | DALLAS, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | TOWARD FACILITY RENOVATIONS. |
| LBU (LOS BARRIOS UNIDOS) COMMUNITY CLINIC | DALLAS, TX | $53,560 | 2025 | FOR 10 NEW ADULT EXAMINATION TABLES. |
| 29 ACRES | CROSS ROADS, TX | $50,550 | 2025 | FOR RENOVATIONS AT THIS HOUSING COMMUNITY FOR NEURODIVERSE ADULTS. |
| HEARD NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM & WILDLIFE SANCTUARY | MCKINNEY, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR UPDATED TECHNOLOGY. |
| RAINBOW DAYS | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TOWARD TECHNOLOGY UPDATES TO BETTER TRACK CLIENT INFORMATION AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES. |
| BETTER TOGETHER FUND AT THE DALLAS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO THE BETTER TOGETHER FUND. |
| MOSAIC FAMILY SERVICES | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TOWARD OFFICE RENOVATIONS. |
| URSULINE ACADEMY OF TEXAS (SHUFORD) | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT DIRECTED BY KAREN SHUFORD AS A THANK-YOU FOR HER BOARD SERVICE. |
| BEACON HILL PREPARATORY INSTITUTE | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TOWARD $150,000 IN CAPITAL NEEDS AT THIS ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES OUT-OF-SCHOOL LEARNING IN SOUTHERN DALLAS. |
| AUTISM TREATMENT CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TOWARD GROUP HOME REPAIRS. |
| LONE STAR CASA | ROCKWALL, TX | $35,000 | 2025 | FOR FACILITY RENOVATIONS AND UPDATED SOFTWARE. |
| THE FAMILY INITIATIVE INC | EMPORIA, KS | $33,500 | 2025 | TOWARD OFFICE RENOVATIONS AT ONE OF THE LOCAL OFFICES SERVING NINE COUNTIES IN NORTH TEXAS. |
| HOUSING CRISIS CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | TOWARD CAPITAL ASPECTS OF AN OFFICE MOVE, INCLUDING RENOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY. |
| ONE MAN'S TREASURE | ROCKWALL, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | TOWARD BUILD-OUT OF A NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR THIS AGENCY SERVING FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN. |
| OAK CLIFF SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | FOR REPAIRS AND RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC TURNER HOUSE, THIS AGENCY'S HEADQUARTERS IN THE WINNETKA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| CHILDREN AT RISK INC | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | TO UPGRADE TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT. |
| SOUTHERN GATEWAY PUBLIC GREEN FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $500,000 | 2024 | FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY DECK PARK. |
| FAIR PARK FIRST | DALLAS, TX | $400,000 | 2024 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE NEW COMMUNITY PARK. |
| FOREST FORWARD | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | TOWARD ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TOWARD THE RESTORATION OF THE FOREST THEATER. |
| DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | TOWARD THE "WILD HORIZONS" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. |
| SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION KARL AND ESTHER HOBLITZELLE FUND | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE BRAIN RESEARCH TOWER FOR THE PETER O'DONNELL JR. BRAIN INSTITUTE. |
TOWARD A NEW DALLAS PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL CAMPUS
SUPPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL DISTRICT TRANSFORMATION PROJECT
TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE AND RENOVATE THE PARAMOUNT & STATE THEATRES.
TOWARD ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TOWARD THE RESTORATION OF THE FOREST THEATER.
TOWARD CAPITAL ASPECTS OF THEIR CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN.
THE STEWPOT
$250,000TOWARD A CAMPAIGN TO PURCHASE THE CITYSQUARE CAMPUS.
THE SALVATION ARMY OF NORTH TEXAS
$250,000TOWARD THE "THE ONE ARMY, MANY FRONTS CAMPAIGN" FOR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES
TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE BRAIN RESEARCH TOWER FOR THE PETER O'DONNELL JR. BRAIN INSTITUTE.
TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW FACILITIES, INVESTMENT IN CONTENT, AND ENDOWMENT.
TOWARD A NEW COMMUNITY CLINIC ON DALLAS COLLEGE-RICHLAND CAMPUS.
CISTERCIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL
$250,000TOWARD A NEW THEATER.
TRINITY PARK CONSERVANCY
$150,000TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR HAROLD SIMMONS PARK AND THE WEST OVERLOOK.
DALLAS CHILDREN'S THEATER
$150,000FOR SECURITY FENCING AND LANDSCAPING.
TOWARD THE "WHERE TEXAS BECAME TEXAS" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.
GREENHILL SCHOOL
$125,000TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW STEM AND INNOVATION CENTER.
WACO FAMILY MEDICINE FOUNDATION
$125,000TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES.
KLYDE WARREN PARK
$111,000FOR DIGITAL SIGNAGE.
FOR A REPLACEMENT ELEVATOR IN THE FACILITY HOUSING THE SISTERHOOD PROGRAM.
FOR EXPANSION OF THE TWU STROKE CENTER IN THE DALLAS MEDICAL DISTRICT.
JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF DALLAS
$100,000TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO TRANSFORM THE FRONT OF SCHOOL.
TOWARD A $530,000 REBRANDING AND EXPANSION OF THE DONATED GOODS PROGRAM.
TOWARD RECONFIGURING THE SPACE USED BY CASE MANAGERS.
RISE ADAPTIVE SPORTS
$100,000TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW LOCATION FOR THIS ADAPTIVE WATER SPORTS PROGRAM.
DALLAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$80,000FOR SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS AT THE HALL OF STATE.
FOR RENOVATIONS AT THIS HOUSING COMMUNITY FOR NEURODIVERSE ADULTS.
HEARD NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM & WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
$50,000FOR UPDATED TECHNOLOGY.
TOWARD TECHNOLOGY UPDATES TO BETTER TRACK CLIENT INFORMATION AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES.
BETTER TOGETHER FUND AT THE DALLAS FOUNDATION
$50,000FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO THE BETTER TOGETHER FUND.
URSULINE ACADEMY OF TEXAS (SHUFORD)
$50,000GRANT DIRECTED BY KAREN SHUFORD AS A THANK-YOU FOR HER BOARD SERVICE.
TOWARD $150,000 IN CAPITAL NEEDS AT THIS ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES OUT-OF-SCHOOL LEARNING IN SOUTHERN DALLAS.
AUTISM TREATMENT CENTER
$50,000TOWARD GROUP HOME REPAIRS.
LONE STAR CASA
$35,000FOR FACILITY RENOVATIONS AND UPDATED SOFTWARE.
THE FAMILY INITIATIVE INC
$33,500TOWARD OFFICE RENOVATIONS AT ONE OF THE LOCAL OFFICES SERVING NINE COUNTIES IN NORTH TEXAS.
TOWARD CAPITAL ASPECTS OF AN OFFICE MOVE, INCLUDING RENOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY.
TOWARD BUILD-OUT OF A NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR THIS AGENCY SERVING FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN.
OAK CLIFF SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS
$30,000FOR REPAIRS AND RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC TURNER HOUSE, THIS AGENCY'S HEADQUARTERS IN THE WINNETKA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD.
FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY DECK PARK.
TOWARD ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TOWARD THE RESTORATION OF THE FOREST THEATER.
TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE BRAIN RESEARCH TOWER FOR THE PETER O'DONNELL JR. BRAIN INSTITUTE.