About Marilyn Augur Family Foundation
The Marilyn Augur Family Foundation is a Dallas-focused funder that concentrates on major, local institutions and capital needs — frequently making sizeable gifts to hospitals, higher education (notably SMU law), and faith-based/social service agencies. Their grants support capital campaigns and program/general operating needs, and they often give repeat or multi-year support to a small set of familiar grantees and community fundraisers. Giving demonstrates a preference for measurable local impact across healthcare, legal education, and community development.
Focus Areas
Children's behavioral health at Dallas-area hospitalsSupport for Southern Methodist University (Dedman School of Law / SMU initiatives)Capital campaigns for faith-based social service organizations (e.g., Salvation Army)Local philanthropic event funders and community grantmakers (Crystal Charity Ball)Community development serving underserved Dallas neighborhoods (e.g., Men of Nehemiah)
Who They Fund
university law school (Dedman School of Law)students (K-12 and higher education / law students)
About Marilyn Augur Family Foundation
A $100,000 capital-campaign grant to The Salvation Army in Dallas is the largest recent award on record for Marilyn Augur Family Foundation, and it reflects a pattern of giving to local institutions that serve basic needs, healthcare, education, and faith-based community work. The foundation’s recent grants show repeated support for Dallas organizations, including The Salvation Army, Crystal Charity Ball, Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, Childrens Medical Center Fdn, and Men of Nehemiah. Those recurring awards suggest a funder that often stays with the same local partners over several years rather than moving across a wide set of causes. Recent grants also show that the foundation is comfortable supporting both capital campaigns and general operating or event-based requests. In Dallas, it has funded hospital behavioral health initiatives, law school support at SMU, and community development work tied to housing and recovery. Outside Texas, the foundation has made smaller awards to organizations in Colorado and Minnesota, but the grant record is still dominated by Texas recipients. The overall picture is of a family foundation making practical, mission-aligned grants to organizations with direct service, institutional, or campaign-based needs.
What Marilyn Augur Family Foundation Funds
The foundation’s strongest thematic thread is support for healthcare and behavioral health. In 2023, 2024, and 2025, it gave $20,000 awards to Childrens Medical Center Fdn for a Behavioral Health Initiative, showing repeated backing for that program area. It also funded Christ Family Clinic with a $10,000 general-fund grant, which fits the foundation’s broader interest in healthcare and patient services. Education is another clear area of support. The foundation gave $25,000 to Southern Methodist University for Dedman School of Law in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and also made a $6,000 general-fund grant to The Cambridge School of Dallas. Faith-based and community service organizations are present as well: St Phillips received $10,000 for a capital campaign, and Pulse Evangelism received $10,000 for a capital campaign in Minneapolis. These grants show a mix of institutional support, campaign support, and general operating help.
How Marilyn Augur Family Foundation Gives
Typical awards are small relative to the foundation’s largest gifts: the 25th percentile and median are both $1,000, while the 75th percentile is $3,500. That spread indicates a broad base of modest grants, alongside a smaller number of larger commitments. The recent record also shows recurring support over multiple years for several organizations, including The Salvation Army, Crystal Charity Ball, Southern Methodist University, Childrens Medical Center Fdn, and Men of Nehemiah. The foundation appears to operate as a family foundation making direct charitable grants rather than program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals. Unsolicited applications are not indicated in the data. Overall, the pattern combines frequent small awards with a handful of repeat institutional grants at much higher levels.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$311K
Total Assets
$4.8M
Total Revenue
$276K
Total Expenses
$457K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $4K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$4K
Geographic Reach
Regional11 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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