The Junior League of Dallas is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training.
A defining pattern in Junior League of Dallas Inc’s recent grantmaking is sustained support for Dallas nonprofits working in health, poverty intervention, violence intervention, family preservation, and education. The largest recent award in the data is $37,500 to Equest in 2025 for health, and the same Dallas-based funding stream also includes repeated support for Interfaith Family Services, The Senior Source, Our Friends Place, and Children’s Health. That repetition suggests an emphasis on ongoing local partnerships rather than isolated one-off gifts. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches into community stability and child and family support. Grants to Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, Community Partners of Dallas, Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support, Promise House, and Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center show a strong focus on programs tied to poverty intervention, violence intervention, and family preservation. Education appears through awards to The Ashford Rise School of Dallas and The Rise School, while health support extends to Cancer Support Community North Texas and Methodist Health System Foundation. Across the record, the giving is highly local and consistently centered on Dallas organizations.
Health is one of the clearest lanes in the foundation’s recent funding. In 2025, it gave $37,500 to Equest for health and $35,210 to Children’s Health for health, while Cancer Support Community North Texas received $32,000 in 2025 and Methodist Health System Foundation received $30,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports anti-poverty work through Dallas-based partners. Interfaith Family Services received $37,000 in 2025, $37,000 in 2024, and $35,000 in 2023 for poverty intervention, and Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity received $30,750 in 2025 and $30,000 in 2024 for poverty intervention. Family and youth safety is another recurring theme. The Senior Source received $36,000 in 2025 for family preservation, while Our Friends Place received $35,660 in 2025 and Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support received $30,000 in 2025 for violence intervention.
Typical grant size clusters around the low-to-mid tens of thousands: the p25 is $15,000, the median is $23,890, and the p75 is $30,000. Recent awards also show a handful of larger local grants above that range, including several in the low-to-mid $30,000s and a $37,500 grant. The pattern is not strictly one-time; multiple grantees appear across three years, including Interfaith Family Services, The Senior Source, Our Friends Place, Equest, Children’s Health, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, and Community Partners of Dallas. Junior League of Dallas Inc is a local funder, and its active grant paths include unsolicited requests for emergency funding and some community grants, alongside other programs that are not open to unsolicited applications.
$750K
$13.7M
$2.4M
$2.5M
Most grants fall between $15K and $30K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$30K
TANDRA ALLEN
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Giving is concentrated entirely in Texas, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recent-grants list is heavily clustered in Dallas, with recipients such as Equest, Interfaith Family Services, The Senior Source, Our Friends Place, Children’s Health, Community Partners of Dallas, and Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity all located in Dallas, TX. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 100 grants in the United States.
The recent grants point to local organizations working in health, poverty intervention, violence intervention, family preservation, and education. Named recipients include Equest, Interfaith Family Services, The Senior Source, Our Friends Place, Children’s Health, and The Ashford Rise School of Dallas.
Typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $23,890 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include grants above that range, such as $37,500 to Equest and $37,000 to Interfaith Family Services.
Yes. The geographic scope is local, and 100% of grants go to recipients in Texas. The recent-grants list shows Dallas-based recipients across the board, including Community Partners of Dallas, Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support, and Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center.
Yes. Interfaith Family Services appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; The Senior Source appears in 2024 and 2025; and Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Equest and Children’s Health also appear in more than one year.
Yes, for some programs. The Community Assistance Fund accepts unsolicited emergency funding requests, and the Community Program Project Requests and Community Grants pathways also list unsolicited requests. Other programs, including Grants & Scholarships and Grants for Innovative Teaching, do not accept unsolicited applications.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Junior League of Dallas that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: After-school programs and community agencies in Dallas County that partner with Junior League of Dallas to implement the curriculum.
Deadline: 2026-09-02
Who can apply: Area nonprofits that have experienced unforeseen programmatic disruptions and submit requests to the Community Assistance Fund.
Deadline: Applications are received throughout the year (open/rolling).
Who can apply: Dallas nonprofit organizations seeking one-time project support; reviewed quarterly.
Deadline: Reviewed quarterly; exact dates not provided in scraped content.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALLAS ISD | DALLAS, TX | $79,541 | 2026 | INNOVATIVE TEACHING |
| EQUEST | DALLAS, TX | $43,500 | 2026 | HORSE CARE & MAINTENANCE |
| CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES COM | DALLAS, TX | $41,025 | 2026 | PARTIAL SALARY OF VOLUNTEER MANAGER |
| DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMAN | DALLAS, TX | $40,000 | 2026 | PARTIAL SALARY OF 2 COORDINATORS |
| SENIOR CITIZENS OF GREATER | DALLAS, TX | $38,000 | 2026 | PARTIAL SALARY OF FRIENDLY VISITORS |
| DALLAS CHILDRENS ADVOCACY | DALLAS, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | PARTIAL SALARY OF VOLUNTEER COOR. |
| CHILDRENS MED CENTER FOUND | DALLAS, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | PARTIAL SALARY VOLUNTEER SERVICES |
| DALLAS METH HOSPITAL FOUND | DALLAS, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF SANE PROGRAM |
| OUR FRIENDS PLACE | DALLAS, TX | $31,500 | 2026 | PARTIAL SALARY OF PROGRAM DIRECTOR |
| GENESIS WOMENS SHELTER | DALLAS, TX | $29,000 | 2026 | PARITAL SALARY OF CHILD THERAPIST |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER | DALLAS, TX | $28,350 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOOKER T WASHINGTON HS | DALLAS, TX | $27,000 | 2026 | SENIOR SHOWCASE PRODUCTION |
| DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | DALLAS, TX | $26,000 | 2026 | JLD TESTS/SUPPLIES |
| DALLAS CASA | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | MANAGE, VOLUTEER RECRUITMENT |
| NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK | PLANO, TX | $23,000 | 2026 | MEALS FOR NTFB PROGRAMS |
| TEXAS TREES FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $21,000 | 2026 | PARKS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT |
| THE FAMILY PLACE | DALLAS, TX | $21,000 | 2026 | PARTIAL SALARY OF VOLUNTEER COOR. |
| TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL | DALLAS, TX | $18,100 | 2026 | WAY TO PLAY SUPPLIES |
| ST PHILIPS SCHOOL & COM | DALLAS, TX | $15,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DALLAS ARBORETUM & BOTANICAL | DALLAS, TX | $15,100 | 2026 | STEM PROGRAMMING |
| NEW FRIENDS NEW LIFE | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | PARTIAL SALARY OF COMMUNITY ENGAGE. |
| DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | PARTIAL SALARY OF MUSEUM EDUCATOR |
| LITERACY ACHIEVES | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | TEACHING MATERIALS/SALARY |
| DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART | DALLAS, TX | $14,776 | 2026 | BACKGROUND CHECKS/SALARY |
| WHITE ROCK LAKE CONSERVANCY | DALLAS, TX | $14,000 | 2026 | PARKS IMPROVEMENT |
| RAYS OF LIGHT WHERE | DALLAS, TX | $14,000 | 2026 | SECURITY/SALARIES |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF NE TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $12,500 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPLIES/PARTIAL SALARY |
| JULIETTE FOWLER COMMUNITIES | DALLAS, TX | $11,750 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUND | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EQUEST | DALLAS, TX | $37,500 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| INTERFAITH FAMILY SERVICES | DALLAS, TX | $37,000 | 2025 | POVERTY INTERVENTION |
| THE SENIOR SOURCE | DALLAS, TX | $36,000 | 2025 | FAMILY PRESERVATION |
| OUR FRIENDS PLACE | DALLAS, TX | $35,660 | 2025 | VIOLENCE INTERVENTION |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTH | DALLAS, TX | $35,210 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY NORTH TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $32,000 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $32,000 | 2025 | VIOLENCE INTERVENTION |
| DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | DALLAS, TX | $30,750 | 2025 | POVERTY INTERVENTION |
| DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | DALLAS, TX | $30,750 | 2025 | POVERY INTERVENTION |
| GENESIS WOMEN'S SHELTER & SUPPORT | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | VIOLENCE INTERVENTION |
| METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $29,000 | 2025 | VIOLENCE INTERVENTION |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $28,350 | 2025 | LEAGUE INITIATED PROJECT |
| BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS | DALLAS, TX | $27,000 | 2025 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| THE FAMILY PLACE | DALLAS, TX | $26,000 | 2025 | FAMILY PRESERVATION |
| DALLAS CASA | DALLAS, TX | $26,000 | 2025 | VIOLENCE INTERVENTION |
| DALLAS ZOO | DALLAS, TX | $26,000 | 2025 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK | PLANO, TX | $21,000 | 2025 | POVERTY INTERVENTION |
| SCOTTISH RITE FOR CHILDREN | DALLAS, TX | $19,000 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $17,366 | 2025 | FAMILY PRESERVATION |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE DALLAS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $17,250 | 2025 | FAMILY PRESERVATION |
DALLAS ISD
$79,541INNOVATIVE TEACHING
PARTIAL SALARY OF VOLUNTEER COOR.
BOOKER T WASHINGTON HS
$27,000SENIOR SHOWCASE PRODUCTION
DALLAS ARBORETUM & BOTANICAL
$15,100STEM PROGRAMMING
WHITE ROCK LAKE CONSERVANCY
$14,000PARKS IMPROVEMENT
RAYS OF LIGHT WHERE
$14,000SECURITY/SALARIES
JULIETTE FOWLER COMMUNITIES
$11,750GENERAL SUPPORT
BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS
$27,000ARTS AND CULTURE
NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
$21,000POVERTY INTERVENTION
