La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas is a hyper-local Dallas-area funder that concentrates on supporting K–12 enrichment, arts, literacy and neighborhood cultural institutions in the Highland Park / Park Cities / University Park area. They favor school-based programs (PTA, student council, education foundations), community arts and festivals, and small local social-service and mental-health providers, often giving repeat grants to the same organizations. Their giving patterns emphasize place-based community strengthening rather than broad regional or national causes.
La Fiesta De Las Seis Banderas Inc. shows a strong place-based pattern through its largest recent grants to HP Education Foundation, including $259,000 in 2023 and $128,500 in 2024. That repeated support points to a funder that backs local institutions over time rather than making scattered one-off awards. The foundation’s recent giving centers on Dallas-area public support grants, with a clear emphasis on K–12 enrichment, arts, literacy, and neighborhood civic life in the Highland Park, Park Cities, and University Park area. Its portfolio includes school-linked organizations such as HP Arts, HPHS PTA, HPHS Student Council, and Friends of the UP Library, along with community organizations that serve youth and families. The size of its grants suggests meaningful operating-style support for local groups: awards commonly land in the five-figure range, and several recipients receive funding in consecutive years. The foundation also supports cultural and heritage institutions, including Highland Park Literary Festival, Dallas Heritage Village, and Dallas County Heritage Society, which indicates interest in both present-day community programming and local history. Across the recent grants list, the same Dallas geography appears again and again, showing a narrow but consistent funding footprint.
In education, La Fiesta De Las Seis Banderas Inc. gave $128,500 in 2024 to HP Education Foundation for public support, alongside $21,000 to HPHS PTA and $16,500 to HPHS Student Council in the same year. Those awards connect the foundation to school-based enrichment and student support. Arts and cultural programming is another clear thread. The foundation granted $85,000 to HP Arts in 2024 and $25,000 to Highland Park Literary Festival in 2024, after also supporting the festival with $30,000 in 2023. It also backed Dallas Heritage Village with $10,000 in 2023. Youth and family services appear through $15,000 to To Be Like Me and $13,775 to Care Dallas in 2024, plus $14,900 to The Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology. These grants show attention to local service providers alongside schools and cultural groups.
La Fiesta De Las Seis Banderas Inc. gives in a mid-five-figure band, with typical awards at p25 $13,188, median $20,000, and p75 $27,500. The distribution points to regular support for local organizations rather than large outlier grants, even though a few awards are much larger. The recent record also shows repeat funding: several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including HP Education Foundation, HP Arts, Friends of the UP Library, Highland Park Literary Festival, HPHS PTA, HPHS Student Council, Care Dallas, and To Be Like Me. The organization is a public charity, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments.
$568K
$256K
$1.8M
$1.6M
Most grants fall between $13K and $28K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$28K
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Concentrated, place-based grantmaking with multiple repeat awards to core local grantees; a mix of a few large flagship gifts (HP Education Foundation, HP Arts) and many modest community-level grants.
Notable grantees: HP Education Foundation, HP Arts, Friends of the UP Library, Highland Park Literary Festival, HPHS PTA
All recent grants in the data go to recipients in Texas, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The giving is tightly concentrated in Dallas, with multiple awards to organizations listed in Dallas, TX. The pattern also reaches neighborhood institutions tied to Park Cities and University Park, including Friends of the UP Library, Highland Park Literary Festival, and Moody Family YMCA in the Park Cities. The funder’s geographic scope of giving is local, and the top state by grant count is Texas.
The recent grants point to schools and education groups, arts and cultural programs, youth and family service providers, and neighborhood heritage institutions. Examples in the data include HP Education Foundation, HP Arts, Friends of the UP Library, Care Dallas, and Dallas Heritage Village.
Typical grants fall in the five-figure range. The distribution shows p25 at $13,188, a median of $20,000, and p75 at $27,500.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including HP Education Foundation, HP Arts, Friends of the UP Library, Highland Park Literary Festival, HPHS PTA, HPHS Student Council, Care Dallas, and To Be Like Me.
The giving is local and stays in Texas. All 23 grants in the recent dataset go to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants are to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, Texas.
La Fiesta De Las Seis Banderas Inc. is a public charity. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EDUCATION FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $328,641 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HP ARTS | DALLAS, TX | $80,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE UP LIBRARY | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| CONNECTING POINT OF PARK CITIES | DALLAS, TX | $28,915 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HIGHLAND PARK LITERARY FESTIVAL | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HPHS SCIENCE AND TECH FESTIVAL | DALLAS, TX | $18,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| THE CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGY | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| TO BE LIKE ME | DALLAS, TX | $12,500 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| CARE DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| MOODY FAMILY YMCA IN THE PARK CITIES | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HPHS STUDENT COUNCIL | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HP EDUCATION FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $128,500 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HP ARTS | DALLAS, TX | $85,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HIGHLAND PARK LITERARY FESTIVAL | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| CONNECTING POINT OF PARK CITIES | DALLAS, TX | $24,070 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE UP LIBRARY | DALLAS, TX | $23,700 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HPHS PTA | DALLAS, TX | $21,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HPHS STUDENT COUNCIL | DALLAS, TX | $16,500 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| TO BE LIKE ME | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| THE CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGY | DALLAS, TX | $14,900 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| CARE DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $13,775 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| DALLAS COUNTY HERITAGE SOCIETY | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| MOODY FAMILY YMCA IN THE PARK CITIES | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $6,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HP EDUCATION FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $259,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HP ARTS | DALLAS, TX | $65,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE UP LIBRARY | DALLAS, TX | $37,200 | 2023 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HIGHLAND PARK LITERARY FESTIVAL | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HPHS PTA | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| CONNECTING POINT OF PARK CITIES | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HPHS STUDENT COUNCIL | DALLAS, TX | $14,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| CARE DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $12,600 | 2023 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| TO BE LIKE ME | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| DALLAS HERITAGE VILLAGE | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
HP ARTS
$80,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE UP LIBRARY
$30,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
HIGHLAND PARK LITERARY FESTIVAL
$25,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
HPHS SCIENCE AND TECH FESTIVAL
$18,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
TO BE LIKE ME
$12,500PUBLIC SUPPORT
CARE DALLAS
$10,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
HPHS STUDENT COUNCIL
$10,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
HP ARTS
$85,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
HIGHLAND PARK LITERARY FESTIVAL
$25,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE UP LIBRARY
$23,700PUBLIC SUPPORT
HPHS PTA
$21,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
HPHS STUDENT COUNCIL
$16,500PUBLIC SUPPORT
TO BE LIKE ME
$15,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
CARE DALLAS
$13,775PUBLIC SUPPORT
HP ARTS
$65,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE UP LIBRARY
$37,200PUBLIC SUPPORT
HIGHLAND PARK LITERARY FESTIVAL
$30,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
HPHS PTA
$25,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
HPHS STUDENT COUNCIL
$14,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
CARE DALLAS
$12,600PUBLIC SUPPORT
TO BE LIKE ME
$10,000PUBLIC SUPPORT