The Lupe Murchison Foundation concentrates its giving in the Dallas area with a strong emphasis on health care and medical research, particularly major gifts to hospital systems and brain research. It also supports local faith-based community development and capital projects. Grants are large, often restricted to specific programs or capital needs, and are made repeatedly to a small set of core organizations.
Lupe Murchison Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated six-figure support for brain research, anchored by three consecutive $500,000 grants to Southwestern Medical Foundation for The Lupe Murchison Endowed Fund for Brain Research in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern sits alongside other large, tightly directed gifts to Dallas institutions, especially health systems and local community organizations. The foundation’s largest awards tend to support enduring programs, endowments, building projects, and restricted operating needs rather than one-time, general-purpose awards. Medical philanthropy is a clear thread: Methodist Health System Foundation received support for a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program and for NICU transformation, showing attention to both trauma care and neonatal services. Beyond health care, the foundation also backs faith-based and education-related institutions in Dallas, including Dallas Theological Seminary and The Men of Nehemiah, with grants that combine scholarship, formation, capital, and operations support. The result is a grantmaking profile built around a few Dallas-area institutions that reappear across multiple years, with funding aimed at sustaining specific named initiatives rather than broad thematic portfolios.
In medical and research funding, the foundation has made $500,000 grants to Southwestern Medical Foundation for The Lupe Murchison Endowed Fund for Brain Research in 2023, 2024, and 2025. It also supported Methodist Health System Foundation with $350,000 in 2024 and $250,000 in 2023 for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program, and another $250,000 in 2025 for NICU transformation. Those grants point to a focus on neurological research, forensic nursing, and neonatal care. Outside health care, the foundation supports faith and education institutions in Dallas. Dallas Theological Seminary received $150,000 in 2025 for the LMF Endowment Scholarship and the Pastor Formation Fellowship Scholarship, after similar grants in 2023 and 2024. The Men of Nehemiah received $300,000 in 2025 for the Building Futures Expansion Project and operations, following earlier support for a new building capital need. It also funded youth-serving work through Cornerstone Community Development C for Afterschool Program/Summer Camp.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $100K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Concentrated, high-value grants to a small number of repeat grantees; many gifts are restricted to programmatic priorities or capital needs rather than unrestricted operating support.
Notable grantees: Southwestern Medical Foundation, Methodist Health System Foundation, The Men of Nehemiah
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile and median are both $25,000, while the 75th percentile is $100,000. The recent record shows a strong recurring pattern, with multiple organizations appearing across several years, including Southwestern Medical Foundation, Methodist Health System Foundation, Dallas Theological Seminary, The Men of Nehemiah, First Liberty Institute, Mercy Street, Momentous Institute, Council for Life, and Cornerstone Community Development C. Grants are frequently restricted to named programs, scholarships, capital campaigns, endowments, or operations. The foundation also makes some awards for “wherever it is needed most,” but the overall structure is still relationship-based and repeat-oriented.
Giving is overwhelmingly local: 92% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and all recipient-country data in the dataset is U.S.-based. Dallas is the main city in the recent grants list, with additional grants to Plano. Examples from Dallas include Methodist Health System Foundation, The Men of Nehemiah, Dallas Theological Seminary, Mercy Street, and Cornerstone Community Development C. A smaller share goes to nearby North Texas recipients such as First Liberty Institute in Plano.
The recent grants point to brain and neurological research, NICU transformation and maternal/infant health, the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program, scholarships and campus support at Dallas Theological Seminary, and capital or operating support for faith-based community organizations such as The Men of Nehemiah.
The 25th percentile and median grant size are both $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. The recent list also includes several larger awards at $250,000, $300,000, $350,000, and $500,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Southwestern Medical Foundation, Methodist Health System Foundation, Dallas Theological Seminary, The Men of Nehemiah, First Liberty Institute, Mercy Street, Momentous Institute, Council for Life, and Cornerstone Community Development C.
Grantmaking is concentrated in Texas. The dataset shows 92% of grants to recipients in the HQ state, and the recent grants list is dominated by Dallas recipients, with some support to nearby Plano.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Medical Foundation | Dallas, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | $500,000 for The Lupe Murchison Endowed Fund for Brain Research |
| The Men of Nehemiah | Dallas, TX | $300,000 | 2025 | $100,000.00 Restricted to "Building Futures" Expansion Project, $200,000 to Operations. |
| Methodist Health System Foundation | Dallas, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | Restricted to NICU Transformation |
| Dallas Theological Seminary | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | $50,000 Restricted to LMF Endowment Scholarship, $100,000 restricted to Pastor Formation Fellowship Scholarship |
| First Liberty Institute | Plano, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| ScholarShot Inc | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Cornerstone Community Development C | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Momentous Institute | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Mercy Street | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Council for Life | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | $100,000 for Celebrating Life Luncheon |
| Search Ministries Inc | Frisco, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Elevate Dallas | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | WHEREVER IT IS NEEDED MOST. |
| Dallas Baptist University | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most |
| Ursuline Academy of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Restricted to Ursuline Learning Lab |
| Advocates for Community Transformat | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Restoration Outreach of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Texas Tech Foundation Inc | LUBBOCK, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Restricted to The Big Cure Endowment |
| Center for Study of New Testament | Plano, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Grace Line Ministry | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Catholic Pro-Life Community | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Restricted to Project Gabriel Ministry (Assisting Pregnant Women in Crisis) |
| Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights M | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | RESTRICTED TO EDUCATION DEPT. |
| Cornerstone Crossroads Academy | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | For Wherever it is needed most. |
| Labeled Loved | Plano, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Ranching Heritage Association | Lubbock, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Lupe Murchison Foundation Endowment |
| Texas Scorecard Citizens News Guild | Leander, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | WHEREVER IT IS NEEDED MOST. |
| Union Gospel Mission Dallas | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Wherever it is needed most |
| United World Mission | Charlotte, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | Overseas Council |
| Allocated Charitable from K-1s | Denver, CO | $244 | 2025 | Donations are allocated from investments beyond the foundation's control or oversight. |
| Southwestern Medical Foundation | Dallas, TX | $500,000 | 2024 | $500,000 for The Lupe Murchison Endowed Fund for Brain Research |
| Methodist Health System Foundation | Dallas, TX | $350,000 | 2024 | Restricted to "Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner" Program |
| The Men of Nehemiah | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 2024 | $100,000.00 Restricted to New Building Capital, $200,000 to wherever it is needed most. |
| Dallas Theological Seminary | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 2024 | $50,000 Restricted to LMF Endowment Scholarship, $100,000 restricted to Student Campus Event |
| First Liberty Institute | Plano, TX | $125,000 | 2024 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Momentous Institute | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Cornerstone Community Development C | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | Afterschool Program/Summer Camp |
| Ursuline Academy of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | The Campaign for Ursuline |
| Council for Life | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | $100,000 for 2022 Celebrating Life Luncheon |
| Mercy Street | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Search Ministries Inc | Frisco, TX | $75,000 | 2024 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| ScholarShot Inc | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 2024 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Cornerstone Crossroads Academy | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | $25,000 for zoning; $100,000 for asbestos removal |
| Advocates for Community Transformat | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Good Sheperd Episcopal School | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Center for Study of New Testament | Plano, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Grace Line Ministry | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | Wherever it is needed most. |
| Business Council for the Arts | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | $5,000 for the 2022 Obelisk Awards, $25,000 for wherever it is needed most. |
| Elevate Dallas | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | WHEREVER IT IS NEEDED MOST. |
| Parish Episcopal School | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | Wherever it is needed most |
| Same Kind of Different as Me Founda | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | WHEREVER IT IS NEEDED MOST. |
| Texas Tech Foundation Inc | LUBBOCK, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | FOR THE BIG CURE |
Southwestern Medical Foundation
$500,000$500,000 for The Lupe Murchison Endowed Fund for Brain Research
$100,000.00 Restricted to "Building Futures" Expansion Project, $200,000 to Operations.
Methodist Health System Foundation
$250,000Restricted to NICU Transformation
$50,000 Restricted to LMF Endowment Scholarship, $100,000 restricted to Pastor Formation Fellowship Scholarship
Wherever it is needed most.
Cornerstone Community Development C
$100,000Wherever it is needed most.
Search Ministries Inc
$75,000Wherever it is needed most.
Ursuline Academy of Dallas
$50,000Restricted to Ursuline Learning Lab
Restoration Outreach of Dallas
$25,000Wherever it is needed most.
Center for Study of New Testament
$25,000Wherever it is needed most.
Grace Line Ministry
$25,000Wherever it is needed most.
Catholic Pro-Life Community
$25,000Restricted to Project Gabriel Ministry (Assisting Pregnant Women in Crisis)
Labeled Loved
$25,000Wherever it is needed most.
Texas Scorecard Citizens News Guild
$25,000WHEREVER IT IS NEEDED MOST.
Union Gospel Mission Dallas
$25,000Wherever it is needed most
United World Mission
$25,000Overseas Council
Allocated Charitable from K-1s
$244Donations are allocated from investments beyond the foundation's control or oversight.
Southwestern Medical Foundation
$500,000$500,000 for The Lupe Murchison Endowed Fund for Brain Research
Restricted to "Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner" Program
$100,000.00 Restricted to New Building Capital, $200,000 to wherever it is needed most.
$50,000 Restricted to LMF Endowment Scholarship, $100,000 restricted to Student Campus Event
Cornerstone Community Development C
$100,000Afterschool Program/Summer Camp
Ursuline Academy of Dallas
$100,000The Campaign for Ursuline
Search Ministries Inc
$75,000Wherever it is needed most.
$25,000 for zoning; $100,000 for asbestos removal
Good Sheperd Episcopal School
$25,000Wherever it is needed most.
Center for Study of New Testament
$25,000Wherever it is needed most.
Grace Line Ministry
$25,000Wherever it is needed most.
Business Council for the Arts
$25,000$5,000 for the 2022 Obelisk Awards, $25,000 for wherever it is needed most.
Parish Episcopal School
$25,000Wherever it is needed most
Same Kind of Different as Me Founda
$25,000WHEREVER IT IS NEEDED MOST.