Leland Fikes Foundation
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About Leland Fikes Foundation
The Leland Fikes Foundation concentrates its giving on large, targeted investments in medical research and reproductive health infrastructure. The foundation is a major supporter of UT Southwestern’s Neuro HIFU program and of Planned Parenthood’s capital and advocacy efforts for abortion access, indicating an interest in translational medical technology and reproductive health services/advocacy. Grants are few but sizable and often directed to repeat grantees in Dallas and national reproductive-health organizations.
Focus Areas
Neuro HIFU research and translational neurosurgical technology at UT Southwestern (Dallas)Planned Parenthood capital campaigns and reproductive health infrastructure in TexasNational reproductive health advocacy and abortion access initiatives (through Planned Parenthood Federation of America)
Who They Fund
people seeking abortion and reproductive health services (people with capacity for pregnancy)women with breast cancer / oncology patientspediatric patients (children) and camperslow-income, uninsured, or underserved community clinic patients
About Leland Fikes Foundation
Leland Fikes Foundation Inc has made repeated seven-figure commitments to UT Southwestern for Neuro HIFU, including $1.5 million in 2023 and $1 million awards in both 2024 and 2025. That pattern, paired with sizable support for reproductive health infrastructure and advocacy, defines the foundation’s recent profile. The grantmaking centers on medical research and reproductive health, with funding that reaches clinical infrastructure, capital campaigns, and policy-oriented organizations. At the local level, the foundation has backed Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas across multiple years with $600,000 capital campaign grants, and it has also supported Planned Parenthood Federation of America with large awards tied to abortion equity. In health-system settings, Parkland Foundation has received support for a new comprehensive breast center and expanded family planning services. The foundation’s recent grants also include funding for UT Southwestern’s biomedical work through a named chair in biomedical sciences, showing that it gives to both research capacity and service delivery. Across these examples, the pattern is concentrated, high-value, and repeatedly connected to Dallas institutions and national reproductive-health organizations.
What Leland Fikes Foundation Funds
Medical research is a major theme in the foundation’s giving. UT Southwestern Medical Center received $1.5 million in 2023 for Neuro High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, followed by $1 million grants in 2024 and 2025 for Neuro HIFU. Reproductive health shows up in both infrastructure and advocacy. Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas received $600,000 awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for its capital campaign. The foundation also funds health-system capacity in Dallas. Parkland Foundation received $500,000 in 2023 for construction of a new comprehensive breast center, and later grants of $250,000 for expansion of family planning services at Parkland Health. Beyond healthcare, the foundation has given to civic and social-service organizations. Texas Civil Rights Project received $250,000 for general operating support, and Dallas 24 Hour Club Inc received $250,000 for a capital grant to purchase property in Dallas.
How Leland Fikes Foundation Gives
The foundation’s recent grants cluster around its typical size range: p25 is $25,000, median is $50,000, and p75 is $75,000. Even so, the recent grant list shows frequent awards well above that range, including multiple six-figure grants and several $1 million gifts. It operates as a regular funder through a general grantmaking program, accepts no unsolicited applications, and has made thousands of grants since 1954. Recipients often reappear across years, especially in medical and reproductive-health work, which suggests recurring relationships rather than one-time awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8.2M
Total Assets
$96.4M
Total Revenue
$11.4M
Total Expenses
$11.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $75K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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