The Sulentic Family Foundation makes a small number of relatively large, targeted grants that blend faith-based/local church support with investments in education, youth programming and therapeutic/service-animal initiatives. Their giving mixes capital and unrestricted support for religious ministries with significant gifts to higher-education financial aid, university success funds, and youth music and rehabilitation programs. Grants are geographically dispersed across the U.S., indicating philanthropic interests beyond their Wilmington, DE base.
A defining feature of the Sulentic Family Foundation is its mix of faith-based support, education funding, and specialized animal-assisted programming. One of the largest recent grants went to Cornerstone Baptist Church in Dallas, including a $105,514 in-kind grant for general and unrestricted support, alongside another large unrestricted gift in 2023. The foundation also backed Harvard Business School’s student financial aid fund with $100,000 and the Iowa State University Foundation with gifts for the Sulentic Family Success Grant Fund and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund. That pattern points to a funder that makes targeted grants rather than broad, high-volume support. Its recent giving also includes substantial backing for Canine Companions for Independence’s prison puppy-raising programs, plus grants to Dallas Wind Symphony for youth education and to nonprofit and university funds tied to student aid, training, and community programs. The portfolio spans religious ministries, higher education, youth enrichment, and service-dog work, with most grants landing at organizations in Texas and other U.S. states. The foundation’s latest 990 year on file is 2025, and it is classified as a regular funder.
Faith-based organizations are a visible part of the foundation’s portfolio. It gave $100,000 to Behind Every Door Ministries Inc for the Cedar Crest Capital Campaign Fund, and earlier grants to Cornerstone Baptist Church were described as general and unrestricted support. Education is another recurring theme. The foundation awarded $100,000 to Harvard Business School for student financial aid, and later gave $60,000 to the Iowa State University Foundation for the Sulentic Family Success Grant Fund and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund. Youth and community arts also appear in the record. Dallas Wind Symphony received $60,000 for Youth Education Programs in 2025 and $50,000 for Youth Education Program in 2023. In a separate youth-serving lane, the foundation gave $25,000 to Dallas Childrens Advocacy Center for the DCAC Lecture Series for Training. Animal-assisted rehabilitation is another distinct area, with Canine Companions for Independence receiving support for prison puppy-raising programs across multiple regions.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Sulentic Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 99 | $1.6M | 99.0% |
| 2 | Switzerland |
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Concentrated giving: a small number of mid-to-large gifts per year, often one-time or occasional large commitments; some repeat funding to the same organizations but overall focused rather than widely distributed.
Notable grantees: Cornerstone Baptist Church, Behind Every Door Ministries Inc., Harvard Business School (HBS Fund for Student Financial Aid), Canine Companions for Independence (prison puppy-raising programs), Dallas Wind Symphony (youth education programs)
Typical grants sit at $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile, which places the foundation’s award size in a relatively compact band even as some individual gifts are much larger. The recent record shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Cornerstone Baptist Church, Canine Companions for Independence, Dallas Wind Symphony, Iowa State University Foundation, Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Eo Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, Khan Academy Inc, Holy Innocents Childrens Malaria Hospital Uganda I, Lung Cancer Research Foundation, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc, CBRE Foundation Inc, and Heroes and Horses Inc. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, and it funds individuals. No application process is stated in the data.
Grant recipients are located entirely in the United States, with Texas as the top state by grant count. Dallas appears repeatedly in the recent record through organizations such as Dallas Wind Symphony, Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Dallas Childrens Advocacy Center, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc, and 4word. Other recipient cities include Boston, Ames, Santa Rosa, New York, Durham, Mountain View, Philadelphia, and San Diego. The foundation’s giving is national in scope, and none of the grants in the provided recipient distribution went to Delaware.
The foundation supports faith-based ministries, higher education, youth education and arts, service-dog and prison puppy-raising programs, healthcare-related efforts, and selected community and humanitarian causes. Recent grants include support for church operating costs, student financial aid, youth education programs, and medical equipment.
Typical grants are relatively modest: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent grants list also includes larger awards, such as six-figure gifts and multiple $60,000 grants.
Yes. The record shows repeat grants to several recipients across 2023 and 2025, including Cornerstone Baptist Church, Canine Companions for Independence, Dallas Wind Symphony, Iowa State University Foundation, Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Eo Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, Khan Academy Inc, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc.
Texas receives the most grants by count. Dallas is especially prominent among recipient cities, with multiple grants to organizations there, while the overall recipient footprint also includes Boston, Ames, Santa Rosa, New York, Durham, Mountain View, Philadelphia, and San Diego.
Yes. The foundation’s profile indicates that it funds individuals, alongside organizations and institutions.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH | DALLAS, TX | $105,514 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | SANTA ROSA, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | the South Central Region to be used in support of the prison puppy raising programs at Carswell, Bryan, Bastrop and Beaumont; to one program in Phoenix, the South West Region, to be used in support of a service team that contains a dog raised in one of the SCR prison programs |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | AMES, IA | $60,000 | 2025 | the Sulentic Family Success Grant Fund and to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund |
| DALLAS WIND SYMPHONY | DALLAS, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | Youth Education Programs |
| DALLAS CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | DCAC Lecture Series for Training |
| BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | The Orthopedic Residency Program |
| CHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | In support of two initiatives - School & Community Programs and the Healthy Brain Network |
| KHAN ACADEMY INC | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| EO WILSON BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION | DURHAM, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HEROES AND HORSES INC | VIRGINIA CITY, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | to be directed to Program Costs and to be directed to the Pillars of Change capital campaign |
| TREC COMMUNITY INVESTORS | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 ALC Mill City Project |
| LUNG CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| 4WORD | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST ALBERT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COUNCIL BLUFFS SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC | COUNCIL BLFS, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | to support The Abraham Lincoln Youth Football Association's Start Up Costs |
| IN THE CITY FOR GOOD | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | Camp Grady Spruce Summer Camp |
| HOLY INNOCENTS CHILDRENS MALARIA HOSPITAL UGANDA I | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | to purchase Medical Equipment |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | General Community Impact Fund for Education, Financial Stability and Health Programs |
| OUT TEACH | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | to support North Texas |
| PRESTON ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | For Christ's Family Clinic towards expanding the hours of physician availability at the Clinic |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | Frazier Revitalization |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF | DALLAS, TX | $3,856 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH | DALLAS, TX | $3,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| JUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY CENTER CORPORATION | DALLAS, TX | $1,402 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| METROCREST SERVICES | CARROLLTON, TX | $1,052 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| CHEF SHOWCASE FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH | DALLAS, TX | $80,349 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | AMES, IA | $50,000 | 2024 | Sulentic Family Success Grant Fund and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund |
| DALLAS WIND SYMPHONY | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | Youth Education Program |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | SANTA ROSA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | the South Central Region and South West Region to support the prison puppy raising programs |
| BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | The Orthopedic Residency Program |
| DIRECT RELIEF | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | Turkish and Syrian Communities for Earthquake Recovery |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COMMUNITY OUTREACH O | DALLAS, TX | $12,911 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| LUNG CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | Early Detection and Understanding Resistance fund |
| CITY OF HOPE | DUARTE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Charitable Event |
| EO WILSON BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION | DURHAM, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | General Community Impact Fund for Education, Financial Stability and Health Programs |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTH | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Relief Efforts in the Middle East |
| HEROES AND HORSES INC | BELGRADE, MT | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Bobby Ludeman Foundation |
| HOLY INNOCENTS CHILDRENS MALARIA HOSPITAL UGANDA I | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Support of the Holy Innocents Children's Hospital |
| KHAN ACADEMY INC | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS | GENEVA | $10,000 | 2024 | Relief Efforts in the Middle East |
| ST ALBERT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| IN THE CITY FOR GOOD | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | Taking the kids in the community to either Fair Park or Camp Grady Spruce for a great learning experience outside of their neighborhood |
| 4WORD | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| BREAKTHROUGH T1D | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CARRY THE LOAD | DALLAS, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | Charitable Event |
| PRESTON ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST | DALLAS, TX | $2,000 | 2024 | For Christ Family Clinic towards expanding the hours of physician availability at the Clinic |
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH
$105,514General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
the South Central Region to be used in support of the prison puppy raising programs at Carswell, Bryan, Bastrop and Beaumont; to one program in Phoenix, the South West Region, to be used in support of a service team that contains a dog raised in one of the SCR prison programs
the Sulentic Family Success Grant Fund and to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund
DALLAS WIND SYMPHONY
$60,000Youth Education Programs
DCAC Lecture Series for Training
In support of two initiatives - School & Community Programs and the Healthy Brain Network
HEROES AND HORSES INC
$20,000to be directed to Program Costs and to be directed to the Pillars of Change capital campaign
ST ALBERT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000General & Unrestricted
to support The Abraham Lincoln Youth Football Association's Start Up Costs
IN THE CITY FOR GOOD
$10,000Camp Grady Spruce Summer Camp
HOLY INNOCENTS CHILDRENS MALARIA HOSPITAL UGANDA I
$10,000to purchase Medical Equipment
General Community Impact Fund for Education, Financial Stability and Health Programs
PRESTON ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST
$5,000For Christ's Family Clinic towards expanding the hours of physician availability at the Clinic
THE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
$5,000Frazier Revitalization
General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH
$3,000General & Unrestricted
General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
CHEF SHOWCASE FOUNDATION
$1,000Charitable Event
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH
$80,349General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
Sulentic Family Success Grant Fund and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund
DALLAS WIND SYMPHONY
$50,000Youth Education Program
the South Central Region and South West Region to support the prison puppy raising programs
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COMMUNITY OUTREACH O
$12,911General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
Early Detection and Understanding Resistance fund
General Community Impact Fund for Education, Financial Stability and Health Programs
Relief Efforts in the Middle East
HOLY INNOCENTS CHILDRENS MALARIA HOSPITAL UGANDA I
$10,000Support of the Holy Innocents Children's Hospital
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS
$10,000Relief Efforts in the Middle East
ST ALBERT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$5,000General & Unrestricted
THE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
$5,000General & Unrestricted
IN THE CITY FOR GOOD
$5,000Taking the kids in the community to either Fair Park or Camp Grady Spruce for a great learning experience outside of their neighborhood
PRESTON ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST
$2,000For Christ Family Clinic towards expanding the hours of physician availability at the Clinic