This foundation concentrates sizeable, local grants in the Dallas/Fort Worth region that fund capital projects and institutional strengthening across education, health care, faith-based organizations, social services, and the performing arts. Grants are often multi-hundred-thousand to multi-million dollar awards and include repeat support for the same institutions, indicating long-term relationships and a preference for tangible capital or program-building outcomes. The foundation favors established nonprofits — private schools, hospitals, universities, churches, arts institutions, and workforce/social service providers — over small grassroots groups.
Mark Foundation C/o Bessemer Trust Company’s recent grants show a clear preference for large, local commitments to established institutions, especially in Dallas/Fort Worth and nearby Texas cities. The single biggest awards in the file include $1,000,000 for All Saints Presbyterian Church’s annual campaign support and $1,000,000 for Goodwill Industries of Dallas Inc for the Now and Forever Campaign, alongside $750,000 for Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation for the arts in medicine program. Those gifts point to a funder that backs capital campaigns, institutional growth, and program expansion rather than short-term, small-ticket grants. The foundation also supports higher education and professional training. Texas A&M Foundation received repeated six-figure grants for construction of a small animal hospital and veterinary school small animal hospital support, indicating a sustained interest in facility-building with long timelines. At the same time, the portfolio reaches into faith-based organizations, health care, the performing arts, education, and social services. Repeat funding to the same institutions appears throughout the grant list, suggesting ongoing relationships and a willingness to support multi-year projects that require follow-through.
In higher education and professional schools, the foundation backed Texas A&M Foundation with $600,000 in 2025 for construction of the veterinary school small animal hospital, after similar $600,000 grants in 2024 and 2023 for the same project. That pattern points to long-horizon capital support rather than one-time program funding. Health care is another visible area. Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation received $350,000 in 2025 for neonatal intensive care unit bed support, following a $750,000 grant in 2024 for the arts in medicine program. The foundation also supported Methodist Health System Foundation with $30,000 for general support. In education and youth services, The Lamplighter School received $500,000 for the school playground, and Highland Park Presbyterian Church Day School received $50,000 for security guard support. Social-service grants include $50,000 to Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center for operating expenses and $200,000 to Creative Action for general support.
$2.8M
$54.9M
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$3.7M
Most grants fall between $15K and $150K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$150K
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Concentrated, relatively large grants to a small set of repeat regional grantees, with emphasis on capital and program support rather than many small awards; funding spans education, health, faith, arts, and social services within the Dallas area.
Notable grantees: Texas A&M Foundation, All Saints Presbyterian Church, The Lamplighter School, Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation, The Dallas Opera
Grant size is concentrated at the high end: p25 is $15,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $150,000. The recent record also includes several six- and seven-figure awards, showing a layered pattern of smaller operating gifts alongside major capital and campaign support. The grant list includes repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated transactions. The foundation is structured as a private foundation managed through Bessemer Trust Company, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. No application process is shown in the provided data.
Giving is overwhelmingly Texas-centered: 83% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Texas is also the top state by grant count. Dallas is the most common city in the recent list, with additional grants in Austin and College Station. Outside Texas, the recent grants file includes Woodbridge, New Jersey, and Culver, Indiana, but the recipient distribution remains entirely U.S.-based. The pattern is local rather than national.
The recent grants favor established nonprofits such as churches, private schools, hospitals, universities, arts organizations, and social-service providers. Examples in the file include capital support for a church, campaign support for a workforce nonprofit, veterinary school construction, and operating or program support for health care and arts institutions.
The grant-size distribution is p25 $15,000, median $25,000, and p75 $150,000. The file also includes several much larger awards, including $500,000, $600,000, $750,000, and $1,000,000 grants.
Texas is the top state by grant count, and 83% of grants go to recipients in Texas. Dallas appears most frequently in the recent grants list, with other Texas recipients in Austin and College Station.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including All Saints Presbyterian Church, Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation, Texas A&M Foundation, and The Dallas Opera. That repeated giving suggests ongoing relationships and multi-year support for capital or program work.
The list shows support for capital projects in higher education, church campaign support, hospital neonatal care, the performing arts, education and playground improvements, and social services such as child advocacy and workforce support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL SAINTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | AUSTIN, TX | $1,000,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT. |
| TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $600,000 | 2025 | CONTRUCTION OF THE VETERINARY SCHOOL SMALL ANIMAL HOSPITAL SUPPORT. |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE DALLAS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TN | $350,000 | 2025 | NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) BED SUPPORT. |
| CREATIVE ACTION | AUSTIN, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| BNGF KATHERINE & AUSTIN WYKER FUND | WOODBRIDGE, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | DONOR ADVISED FUND. |
| BNGF KATHERINE & AUSTIN WYKER FUND | WOODBRIDGE, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DAY SCHOOL | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | SECURITY GUARD SUPPORT. |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE DALLAS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $35,000 | 2025 | NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) BED SUPPORT. |
| HHM HEALTH | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE FOR EVERYONE SUPPORT. |
| CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL PROJECT SUPPORT. |
| TRAFFICK 911 | ADDISON, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING SUPPORT. |
| THE CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGY | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| PARKLAND HEALTH FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | COMPASSIONATE AND QUALITY CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT. |
| DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | HOLOCAUST EXHIBITION, PROGRAM, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SUPPORT. |
| VOGEL | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN SUPPORT. |
| METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS (SANE) INITIATIVE SUPPORT. |
| EQUEST WOMEN'S AUXILLARY | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | EQUINE THERAPY PROGRAM SUPPORT. |
| FOREFRONT LIVING FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | MAKING THE "EXTRAORDINARY" POSSIBLE SUPPORT. |
| HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DAY SCHOOL | DALLAS, TX | $21,000 | 2025 | PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT. |
| MY SWEET CHARTIY | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE SUPPORT. |
| CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| CULVER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CULVER, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT - ANNUAL FUND. |
| CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES | AUSTIN, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES | AUSTIN, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES | AUSTIN, TX | $6,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES | AUSTIN, TX | $6,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF DALLAS INC | DALLAS, TX | $1,000,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE NOW AND FOREVER CAMPAIGN. |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE DALLAS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $750,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ARTS IN MEDICINE PROGRAM. |
| TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $600,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE CONTRUCTION OF THE VETERINARY SCHOOL SMALL ANIMAL HOSPITAL. |
| THE DALLAS OPERA | DALLAS, TX | $500,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF THE OPERA AND ITS "NEW VISIONS INITIATIVE". |
| BNGF KATHERINE & AUSTIN WYKER FUND | WOODBRIDGE, NJ | $150,000 | 2024 | DONOR ADVISED FUND. |
| BNGF THE MARK FUND | WOODBRIDGE, NJ | $150,000 | 2024 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| BNGF RLR FUND | WOODBRIDGE, NJ | $150,000 | 2024 | DONOR ADVISED FUND. |
| EMANCIPET INC | AUSTIN, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ANNUAL FUND DRIVE. |
| CAM JOHN MARC | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | GRANT HONORING ROBIN ROBINSON. |
| ADVOCATES FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT TO EMPOWER INNER-CTY RESIDENTS TO FIGH CRIME. |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| BUCKNER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| FAMILY GATEWAY | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| METROCARE SERVICES | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ADULTS. |
| THE YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARTS OF NORTH TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| FAIR PARK FIRST | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL SIGNATURE PROJECT. |
| HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES | AUSTIN, TX | $6,250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES | AUSTIN, TX | $6,250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES | AUSTIN, TX | $6,250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
ALL SAINTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$1,000,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT.
CONTRUCTION OF THE VETERINARY SCHOOL SMALL ANIMAL HOSPITAL SUPPORT.
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE DALLAS FOUNDATION
$350,000NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) BED SUPPORT.
BNGF KATHERINE & AUSTIN WYKER FUND
$100,000DONOR ADVISED FUND.
BNGF KATHERINE & AUSTIN WYKER FUND
$50,000DONOR ADVISED FUND
HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DAY SCHOOL
$50,000SECURITY GUARD SUPPORT.
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE DALLAS FOUNDATION
$35,000NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) BED SUPPORT.
METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
COMPASSIONATE AND QUALITY CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
HOLOCAUST EXHIBITION, PROGRAM, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SUPPORT.
VOGEL
$30,000PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN SUPPORT.
METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION
$25,000SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS (SANE) INITIATIVE SUPPORT.
EQUEST WOMEN'S AUXILLARY
$25,000EQUINE THERAPY PROGRAM SUPPORT.
FOREFRONT LIVING FOUNDATION
$25,000MAKING THE "EXTRAORDINARY" POSSIBLE SUPPORT.
HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DAY SCHOOL
$21,000PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT.
MY SWEET CHARTIY
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE SUPPORT.
METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT.
HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT.
HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES
$6,250GENERAL SUPPORT.
HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES
$6,250GENERAL SUPPORT.
GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ARTS IN MEDICINE PROGRAM.
SUPPORT FOR THE CONTRUCTION OF THE VETERINARY SCHOOL SMALL ANIMAL HOSPITAL.
BNGF KATHERINE & AUSTIN WYKER FUND
$150,000DONOR ADVISED FUND.
BNGF THE MARK FUND
$150,000DONOR ADVISED FUND
BNGF RLR FUND
$150,000DONOR ADVISED FUND.
CAM JOHN MARC
$50,000GRANT HONORING ROBIN ROBINSON.
GENERAL SUPPORT TO EMPOWER INNER-CTY RESIDENTS TO FIGH CRIME.
THE SALVATION ARMY
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
METROCARE SERVICES
$20,000SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ADULTS.
THE YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARTS OF NORTH TEXAS
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
SUPPORT FOR CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL SIGNATURE PROJECT.
HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES
$6,250GENERAL SUPPORT.
HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES
$6,250GENERAL SUPPORT.
HILL HOUSE MINISTRIES
$6,250GENERAL SUPPORT.