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.
$5.8M
$141.1M
$14.9M
$7.4M
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.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION KARL & ESTHER HOBLITZELLE FUND | DALLAS, TX | $1,000,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A NEW DALLAS PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL CAMPUS |
| CIRCUIT TRAIL CONSERVANCY DBA THE LOOP DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $500,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO FACILITATE THE COMPLETION OF THE LAST TWO MILES OF THE 50-MILE TRAIL. |
| METROCARE SERVICES | DALLAS, TX | $500,000 | 2026 | FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF THE "CHANGING MINDS" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $500,000 | 2026 | TOWARD THE "NOW AND FOREVER" CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN. |
| AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $500,000 | 2026 | TOWARD ENCLOSING THE ELEVATORS AT THE DEE AND CHARLES WYLY THEATRE. |
| DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | DALLAS, TX | $500,000 | 2026 | TOWARD THE "WILD HORIZONS" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. |
| THE SALVATION ARMY OF NORTH TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2026 | TOWARD THE "THE ONE ARMY, MANY FRONTS CAMPAIGN" FOR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2026 | TOWARD CAPITAL ASPECTS OF THEIR CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN. |
| SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION KARL & ESTHER HOBLITZELLE FUND | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A NEW COMMUNITY CLINIC ON DALLAS COLLEGE-RICHLAND CAMPUS. |
| NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING (KERA) | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW FACILITIES, INVESTMENT IN CONTENT, AND ENDOWMENT. |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS | DENTON, TX | $200,000 | 2026 | FOR A DOLBY ATMOS SCORING AND SPATIAL AUDIO STUDIO. |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS INC | DALLAS, TX | $150,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO BUILD A SERVICE HUB IN MCKINNEY. |
| VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $150,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A HOSPICE HOUSE. |
| CAFE MOMENTUM | DALLAS, TX | $150,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW FLAGSHIP HEADQUARTERS AND RESTAURANT. |
| THE DALLAS OPERA | DALLAS, TX | $125,000 | 2026 | TOWARD INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AT THE KARAYANIS REHEARSAL AND PRODUCTION CENTER (KRPC) IN FAIR PARK. |
| SOUTHWEST TRANSPLANT ALLIANCE | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TOWARD EXPANSION OF THE HOBLITZELLE PERFUSION LAB. |
| OURCALLING | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. |
| NORTH TEXAS SPORTS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TOWARD THE GATEWAY COMMUNITY INITIATIVE, A FIFA LEGACY PROJECT |
| THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TOWARD THE BUSH CENTER CELEBRATING AMERICAS SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (A250), INCLUDING OUTDOOR EXHIBIT, INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES |
| DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TOWARD THE REPURCHASE OF THE DALLAS AREA HABITAT HEADQUARTERS IN WEST DALLAS. |
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA TEXAS | EULESS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TOWARD CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY FOR SENIORS. |
| DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW BUILDING FOR THE BUSINESS SCHOOL. |
| DOWNTOWN DALLAS INC | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TOWARD TO SAFE IN THE CITY INITIATIVE. |
| MEN OF NEHEMIAH | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TOWARD THE BUILDING FUTURES CAMPAIGN FOR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES. |
| UNITED TO LEARN | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TOWARD CAPITAL ASPECTS OF THEIR EXPANSION AT DISD CAMPUSES. |
| SPCA OF TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND FACILITIES. |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT RENOVATIONS AHEAD OF FIFA FAN FEST AND THE MANDELA EXHIBIT. |
| ESPERANZA MINISTRIES DBA CASA DEL LAGO | DALLAS, TX | $75,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES. |
| CRISTO REY DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL INC | DALLAS, TX | $75,000 | 2026 | FOR A VEHICLE TO EXPAND THE CORPORATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM. |
| WILKINSON CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $67,300 | 2026 | FOR UPDATED TECHNOLOGY |
| NETWORK OF COMMUNITY MINISTRIES | RICHARDSON, TX | $65,000 | 2026 | TOWARD CAPITAL NEEDS AT THIS SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY IN RICHARDSON. |
| KID NET FOUNDATION DBA JONATHAN'S PLACE | GARLAND, TX | $64,000 | 2026 | FOR UPDATED TECHNOLOGY. |
| DALLAS CHAMBER SYMPHONY | DALLAS, TX | $52,400 | 2026 | TOWARD ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS. |
| TEXAS DISABILITY PROJECT | PLANO, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE TEXAS DISABILITY PROJECT. |
| FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR CAMPUS EXPANSION. |
| JOPPY MOMMA'S FARM | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT. |
| MAGDALEN HOUSE THE | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND CAPACITY OF THE MEN'S PROGRAM. |
| SOUTH DALLAS FAIR PARK INNERCITY CDC | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | TOWARD AN EFFORT TO CREATE A WIC STORE IN MILL CITY. |
| JUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL UPDATES TO THEIR CAMPUS. |
| AUDUBON DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | TOWARD EXPANSION OF CEDAR RIDGE PRESERVE. |
| TRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | FORT WORTH, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | TOWARD UPDATES TO THE TECHNOLOGY THAT TRACKS HOME REPAIR WORK (USED BY OVER 30 HABITAT ORGANIZATIONS.) |
| THE ARTS COMMUNITY ALLIANCE (TACA) | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | FOR UPDATED TECHNOLOGY. |
| HOPE SUPPLY CO | DALLAS, TX | $47,000 | 2026 | FOR A NEW BOX TRUCK. |
| IT'S A SENSORY WORLD | FARMERS BRANCH, TX | $45,900 | 2026 | FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THIS SENSORY-FRIENDLY SCHOOL AND THERAPY FACILITY. |
| BEHIND EVERY DOOR | DALLAS, TX | $26,200 | 2026 | FOR SIGNAGE AND A HISTORY WALL AT THEIR NEWLY RENOVATED CEDAR CREST COMMUNITY CENTER. |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $26,100 | 2026 | FOR UPDATED TECHNOLOGY. |
| DALLAS CITY HOMES | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR RENOVATIONS AT THE HILLBURN HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER IN PLEASANT GROVE. |
| ASSOCIATION FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A VARIETY OF CAPITAL UPDATES AT THIS LIVING COMMUNITY. |
| TRUSTED WORLD FOUNDATION INC | GARLAND, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND FACILITIES. |
| PEDIPLACE | LEWISVILLE, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | TOWARD A $225,000 EFFORT TO UPDATE TECHNOLOGY AND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. |
TOWARD A NEW DALLAS PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL CAMPUS
TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO FACILITATE THE COMPLETION OF THE LAST TWO MILES OF THE 50-MILE TRAIL.
METROCARE SERVICES
$500,000FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF THE "CHANGING MINDS" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.
TOWARD THE "NOW AND FOREVER" CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN.
AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
$500,000TOWARD ENCLOSING THE ELEVATORS AT THE DEE AND CHARLES WYLY THEATRE.
THE SALVATION ARMY OF NORTH TEXAS
$250,000TOWARD THE "THE ONE ARMY, MANY FRONTS CAMPAIGN" FOR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES
TOWARD CAPITAL ASPECTS OF THEIR CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN.
TOWARD A NEW COMMUNITY CLINIC ON DALLAS COLLEGE-RICHLAND CAMPUS.
TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW FACILITIES, INVESTMENT IN CONTENT, AND ENDOWMENT.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
$200,000FOR A DOLBY ATMOS SCORING AND SPATIAL AUDIO STUDIO.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS INC
$150,000TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO BUILD A SERVICE HUB IN MCKINNEY.
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION
$150,000TOWARD A HOSPICE HOUSE.
TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW FLAGSHIP HEADQUARTERS AND RESTAURANT.
TOWARD INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AT THE KARAYANIS REHEARSAL AND PRODUCTION CENTER (KRPC) IN FAIR PARK.
SOUTHWEST TRANSPLANT ALLIANCE
$100,000TOWARD EXPANSION OF THE HOBLITZELLE PERFUSION LAB.
NORTH TEXAS SPORTS FOUNDATION
$100,000TOWARD THE GATEWAY COMMUNITY INITIATIVE, A FIFA LEGACY PROJECT
TOWARD THE BUSH CENTER CELEBRATING AMERICAS SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (A250), INCLUDING OUTDOOR EXHIBIT, INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$100,000TOWARD THE REPURCHASE OF THE DALLAS AREA HABITAT HEADQUARTERS IN WEST DALLAS.
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA TEXAS
$100,000TOWARD CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY FOR SENIORS.
TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW BUILDING FOR THE BUSINESS SCHOOL.
DOWNTOWN DALLAS INC
$100,000TOWARD TO SAFE IN THE CITY INITIATIVE.
TOWARD THE BUILDING FUTURES CAMPAIGN FOR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES.
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM
$100,000TO SUPPORT RENOVATIONS AHEAD OF FIFA FAN FEST AND THE MANDELA EXHIBIT.
TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES.
FOR A VEHICLE TO EXPAND THE CORPORATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM.
TOWARD CAPITAL NEEDS AT THIS SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY IN RICHARDSON.
DALLAS CHAMBER SYMPHONY
$52,400TOWARD ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS.
TEXAS DISABILITY PROJECT
$50,000FOR SUPPORT OF THE TEXAS DISABILITY PROJECT.
FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY
$50,000TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR CAMPUS EXPANSION.
JOPPY MOMMA'S FARM
$50,000FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT.
TOWARD A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND CAPACITY OF THE MEN'S PROGRAM.
SOUTH DALLAS FAIR PARK INNERCITY CDC
$50,000TOWARD AN EFFORT TO CREATE A WIC STORE IN MILL CITY.
AUDUBON DALLAS
$50,000TOWARD EXPANSION OF CEDAR RIDGE PRESERVE.
TRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$50,000TOWARD UPDATES TO THE TECHNOLOGY THAT TRACKS HOME REPAIR WORK (USED BY OVER 30 HABITAT ORGANIZATIONS.)
THE ARTS COMMUNITY ALLIANCE (TACA)
$50,000FOR UPDATED TECHNOLOGY.
IT'S A SENSORY WORLD
$45,900FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THIS SENSORY-FRIENDLY SCHOOL AND THERAPY FACILITY.
FOR SIGNAGE AND A HISTORY WALL AT THEIR NEWLY RENOVATED CEDAR CREST COMMUNITY CENTER.
DALLAS CITY HOMES
$25,000FOR RENOVATIONS AT THE HILLBURN HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER IN PLEASANT GROVE.
ASSOCIATION FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
$25,000TOWARD A VARIETY OF CAPITAL UPDATES AT THIS LIVING COMMUNITY.
TOWARD A $225,000 EFFORT TO UPDATE TECHNOLOGY AND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.