The Marinelle and Kip Sowden Foundation concentrates giving in the Dallas area, blending one-time large investments in urban public space with regular small-dollar scholarships and tuition assistance for individual students. Their grants also include support for local social service/health providers and occasional religious parish donations, indicating a neighborhood-focused, family-oriented philanthropic approach. They favor direct, tangible outcomes—park infrastructure and individual educational support—over broad national initiatives.
Concentrated pattern: one very large flagship grant to a local park foundation alongside multiple small, targeted individual scholarships and tuition awards. Mix of repeat small grants to the same education intermediary (ForGenow) and one-off donations/pledge payments to local nonprofits.
A $200,000 donation to Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation is the clearest signal in the Marinelle and Kip Sowden Foundation’s recent giving: the foundation backs Dallas public-space projects alongside direct support for individuals. In the same year, it also made a $75,000 pledge payment to Mercy Street, showing a mix of civic infrastructure funding and local social-service support. The grant list then shifts to many smaller awards, especially scholarships and tuition assistance for students in Harlingen, San Benito, and Lewisville. Those awards are typically restricted to education costs or support for people enrolled in a training program, which points to a hands-on, purpose-specific style of philanthropy. The foundation also appears in parish-level giving through Our Lady of Perpetual Help, suggesting that faith community support is part of the portfolio as well. Across the recent grants shown here, the pattern is local, direct, and highly specified: one large urban-park investment, a significant community-service payment, and a series of modest educational grants to named individuals. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on tangible outcomes for Dallas-area civic life and individual learners.
Capital support for public space is a clear part of the foundation’s work. The largest recent grant, $200,000 to Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, was listed for donations, linking the funder to Dallas urban-park infrastructure. Social services are another thread: the foundation paid out a $75,000 pledge to Mercy Street, a Dallas-based organization. Education-focused support is especially direct. It awarded $5,000 scholarships for education to Makena Silva, Ashlynn Burns, Christian Cervantes, Vianey Quinez Martinez, Ruben Gonzalez, Lauren Lopez, Anna Gonzalez, and Vanessa Delgado, with tuition assistance also appearing for Jacob Cano. The foundation further supported people enrolled at ForgeNow through tuition assistance grants to individual learners, tying its educational giving to specific participants rather than institutions alone.
The recent grants show a wide spread in size, from $2,000 to $200,000. The middle of the distribution is small: several awards sit at $5,000, while the ForgeNow tuition-assistance grants range from $2,000 to $3,500. The foundation also makes larger, one-off payments for civic and service work, including the park and Mercy Street grants. One recurring pattern is direct support to individuals, especially for education and training. The ForgeNow entries explicitly note tuition assistance grants made directly to four enrolled individuals during the tax year, and the scholarship awards are also individualized. The foundation’s 990 data show it funds individuals.
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Notable grantees: Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, Mercy Street, ForGenow, Our Lady of Perpetual Help
All of the recent grants shown here went to U.S. recipients. Dallas is the main city appearing in the organizational grants, through Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, Mercy Street, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Individual education grants are concentrated in Harlingen, with additional support in San Benito. ForgeNow appears in Lewisville. The giving profile in this sample is therefore clustered in North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley rather than spread across multiple states or countries.
Its recent grants include Dallas park and public-space support, local social services, parish-level Catholic giving, and tuition assistance or scholarships for individual learners. The largest grant in the sample went to Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, while multiple $5,000 awards supported students in Harlingen and San Benito.
Yes. The foundation’s recent grants include multiple scholarships for named individuals and tuition assistance paid directly to learners. The 990 summary also says it funds individuals, and the recent grants include support for four people enrolled at ForgeNow.
The sample ranges from $2,000 to $200,000, but many awards are at the $5,000 level. ForgeNow tuition-assistance grants appear at $2,000, $3,000, and $3,500, while the largest organizational grant is much higher at $200,000.
The grants shown are all in the United States. Dallas appears repeatedly in the organizational grants, while individual education awards are concentrated in Harlingen and San Benito, with ForgeNow in Lewisville.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODALL RODGERS PARK FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $255,000 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| MERCY STREET | DALLAS, TX | $125,000 | 2026 | PLEDGE PAID OUT |
| BIRDS EYE VIEW PROJECT | ALLEN, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| CHRISTIAN CERVANTES | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| VANESSA DELGADO | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| CHRISTIAN CERVANTES | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| FORGENOW NORTH TEXAS LLC | LEWISVILLE, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR RAYQUAWN KICKS-LOVE. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE FOUNDATION MADE TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AT FORGENOW. THE FOUNDATION WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES FROM FORGENOW, DESPITE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS LISTED THE INDIVIDUALS' NAMES AND THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN PART XV OF FORM 990-PF AND IS PROVIDING THIS STATEMENT TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR THESE RECIPIENTS. |
| RUBEN GONZALEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| DFW SUPER LEAGUE | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| ANNA GONZALEZ | SAN BENITO, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| DANIELLA SANCHEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| VIANEY QUIROZ-MARTINEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| MAKENA SILVA | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| ASHLYNN BURNS | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| LAUREN LOPEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| MIA HINOJOSA | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| LEXI SANDOVAL | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| TATUM HELMER | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| VANESSA DELGADO | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| LUZ JIMENEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| ANNA GONZALEZ | SAN BENITO, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| VIANEY QUIROZ-MARTINEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| RUBEN GONZALEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| AGATHE MUMBWA | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| ASHLYNN BURNS | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| LAUREN LOPEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| MAKENA SILVA | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| JACOB CANO | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| ANDREA CARRILLO | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| RUBEN GONZALEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| OLIVIA VILLARREAL | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| JACOB CANO | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| SERENA CANO | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| FORGENOW NORTH TEXAS LLC | LEWISVILLE, TX | $3,000 | 2026 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR DARIEN SCOTT. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE FOUNDATION MADE TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AT FORGENOW. THE FOUNDATION WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES FROM FORGENOW, DESPITE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS LISTED THE INDIVIDUALS' NAMES AND THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN PART XV OF FORM 990-PF AND IS PROVIDING THIS STATEMENT TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR THESE RECIPIENTS. |
| FORGENOW NORTH TEXAS LLC | LEWISVILLE, TX | $3,000 | 2026 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR JADEN THOMPSON. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE FOUNDATION MADE TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AT FORGENOW. THE FOUNDATION WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES FROM FORGENOW, DESPITE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS LISTED THE INDIVIDUALS' NAMES AND THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN PART XV OF FORM 990-PF AND IS PROVIDING THIS STATEMENT TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR THESE RECIPIENTS. |
| FORGENOW NORTH TEXAS LLC | LEWISVILLE, TX | $3,000 | 2026 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR MARYAN ABDULKADIR. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE FOUNDATION MADE TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AT FORGENOW. THE FOUNDATION WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES FROM FORGENOW, DESPITE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS LISTED THE INDIVIDUALS' NAMES AND THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN PART XV OF FORM 990-PF AND IS PROVIDING THIS STATEMENT TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR THESE RECIPIENTS. |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | DONATIONS |
| WOODALL RODGERS PARK FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | DONATIONS |
| MERCY STREET | DALLAS, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | PLEDGE PAID OUT |
| JACOB CANO | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| MAKENA SILVA | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| ASHLYNN BURNS | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| VANESSA DELGADO | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| CHRISTIAN CERVANTES | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATIONS |
| RUBEN GONZALEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| VIANEY QUINEZ MARTINEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| LAUREN LOPEZ | HARLINGEN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| ANNA GONZALEZ | SAN BENITO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
| FORGENOW | LEWISVILLE, TX | $3,500 | 2025 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR DEVAN BREWER. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE FOUNDATION MADE TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AT FORGENOW. THE FOUNDATION WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES FROM FORGENOW, DESPITE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS LISTED THE INDIVIDUALS' NAMES AND THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN PART XV OF FORM 990-PF AND IS PROVIDING THIS STATEMENT TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR THESE RECIPIENTS. |
BIRDS EYE VIEW PROJECT
$25,000DONATIONS
CHRISTIAN CERVANTES
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
VANESSA DELGADO
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
CHRISTIAN CERVANTES
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
FORGENOW NORTH TEXAS LLC
$5,000TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR RAYQUAWN KICKS-LOVE. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE FOUNDATION MADE TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AT FORGENOW. THE FOUNDATION WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES FROM FORGENOW, DESPITE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS LISTED THE INDIVIDUALS' NAMES AND THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN PART XV OF FORM 990-PF AND IS PROVIDING THIS STATEMENT TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR THESE RECIPIENTS.
RUBEN GONZALEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
DFW SUPER LEAGUE
$5,000DONATIONS
ANNA GONZALEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
DANIELLA SANCHEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
VIANEY QUIROZ-MARTINEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
MAKENA SILVA
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
ASHLYNN BURNS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
LAUREN LOPEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
MIA HINOJOSA
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
LEXI SANDOVAL
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
TATUM HELMER
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
VANESSA DELGADO
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
LUZ JIMENEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
ANNA GONZALEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
VIANEY QUIROZ-MARTINEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
RUBEN GONZALEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
AGATHE MUMBWA
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
ASHLYNN BURNS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
LAUREN LOPEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
MAKENA SILVA
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
JACOB CANO
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
ANDREA CARRILLO
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
RUBEN GONZALEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
OLIVIA VILLARREAL
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
JACOB CANO
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
SERENA CANO
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
FORGENOW NORTH TEXAS LLC
$3,000TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR DARIEN SCOTT. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE FOUNDATION MADE TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AT FORGENOW. THE FOUNDATION WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES FROM FORGENOW, DESPITE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS LISTED THE INDIVIDUALS' NAMES AND THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN PART XV OF FORM 990-PF AND IS PROVIDING THIS STATEMENT TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR THESE RECIPIENTS.
FORGENOW NORTH TEXAS LLC
$3,000TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR JADEN THOMPSON. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE FOUNDATION MADE TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AT FORGENOW. THE FOUNDATION WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES FROM FORGENOW, DESPITE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS LISTED THE INDIVIDUALS' NAMES AND THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN PART XV OF FORM 990-PF AND IS PROVIDING THIS STATEMENT TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR THESE RECIPIENTS.
FORGENOW NORTH TEXAS LLC
$3,000TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR MARYAN ABDULKADIR. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE FOUNDATION MADE TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AT FORGENOW. THE FOUNDATION WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES FROM FORGENOW, DESPITE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS LISTED THE INDIVIDUALS' NAMES AND THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN PART XV OF FORM 990-PF AND IS PROVIDING THIS STATEMENT TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR THESE RECIPIENTS.
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$2,500DONATIONS
JACOB CANO
$5,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
MAKENA SILVA
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
ASHLYNN BURNS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
VANESSA DELGADO
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
CHRISTIAN CERVANTES
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
$5,000DONATIONS
RUBEN GONZALEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
VIANEY QUINEZ MARTINEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
LAUREN LOPEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
ANNA GONZALEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION
FORGENOW
$3,500TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR DEVAN BREWER. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE FOUNDATION MADE TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AT FORGENOW. THE FOUNDATION WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES FROM FORGENOW, DESPITE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS LISTED THE INDIVIDUALS' NAMES AND THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN PART XV OF FORM 990-PF AND IS PROVIDING THIS STATEMENT TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR THESE RECIPIENTS.