The Halperin Foundation concentrates its giving on large-capital and institutional gifts in the Dallas area, primarily supporting public green-space development and performing dance arts. The majority of its grant dollars went to a major parks/greenway initiative, while the remainder funded a recurring performing-arts partner, indicating a strong local civic and cultural focus.
Very concentrated giving: only three large grants, dominated by one multi-million capital grant to a parks/green-space project and repeat sizable grants to a single dance organization; favors big, transformational awards over many small gifts.
The Halperin Foundation’s largest recent gift went to the Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation: $2,475,000 in 2025 for general support. That single award signals the scale of the foundation’s commitment to capital-centered civic work, with public green-space development sitting alongside support for Dallas performing arts. In the same year, the foundation also gave $625,681 to Bruce Wood Dance Dallas for general support, continuing a pattern of backing a recurring local dance partner. The grant list shows a funder that favors substantial unrestricted awards rather than tightly specified project grants, often supporting organizations that can direct resources to their own priorities. Its giving also reaches beyond those two anchors, but the center of gravity remains clear: local institutions in Dallas that shape place, culture, and community life. The foundation’s recent awards include museums, food access organizations, recovery services, schools, and civic media, yet the largest checks cluster around a park and a dance company. That mix suggests a grantmaker interested in both built-environment improvements and the organizations that give a city its cultural identity. Across the recent record, The Halperin Foundation appears to support established nonprofits with flexible funding that can sustain operations, continuity, and long-term work.
Public parks and greenway development is the clearest theme in the recent record. The foundation awarded $2,475,000 to Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation for general support, pointing to major capital-style civic investment. Performing arts is another visible area. Bruce Wood Dance Dallas received $625,681 in 2025 for general support, and Bruce Wood Dance Company received $283,131 in 2023 for general support, showing repeated support for the same dance organization over time. The foundation also backs local civic and cultural institutions. It gave $200,000 to Kera for general support and $100,000 to Dallas Museum of Art for general support, alongside a $100,000 grant to Sammons Center for the Arts. These awards place media and arts organizations within the same broad pattern of flexible institutional support.
The Halperin Foundation’s typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes much larger outliers, including a multi-million-dollar award tied to a civic green-space project. Most listed grants are general support, which points to flexible funding rather than tightly restricted project-by-project awards. The foundation appears to make repeated awards to some recipients across multiple years, including Bruce Wood Dance and Kera, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. It funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
$4.1M
$11.8M
$6.5M
$4.3M
Most grants fall between $5K and $30K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$30K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Halperin Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 205 | $9.3M | 99.5% |
| 2 | Ukraine | 1 |
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Notable grantees: Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation, Bruce Wood Dance Dallas, Bruce Wood Dance Company
The Halperin Foundation gives most often in California by recipient count, even though 64% of its grants go to recipients in Texas. Dallas dominates the recent list: Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation, Bruce Wood Dance Dallas, Kera, Resource Center, and The Stew Pot are among the Dallas-based grantees. Outside Texas, grants also land in Stockbridge, Massachusetts; San Francisco and Stanford, California; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Kyiv. The recipient-country mix is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 148 grants in the United States and 1 outside the U.S.
Recent grants show support for public parks and greenway development, contemporary dance, civic media, museums, food access, recovery services, schools, and family services. Many awards are listed as general support, including gifts to organizations such as Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation, Bruce Wood Dance Dallas, Kera, and Dallas Museum of Art.
Yes. Bruce Wood Dance appears in both 2023 and 2025, and Kera also appears in both years. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with some grantees rather than strictly one-time awards.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes a much larger capital-oriented gift above $2 million.
By recipient count, California is the top state, but Texas receives 64% of grants. Dallas is especially prominent in the recent record, with multiple grants to organizations there, while smaller numbers of awards go to Massachusetts, Arizona, and Virginia.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $35K |
0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN GATEWAY PUBLIC GREEN FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $2,475,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRUCE WOOD DANCE DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $625,681 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KERA | DALLAS, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALCOR | Scottsdale, AZ | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM | Stockbridge, MA | $55,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RESOURCE CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE STEW POT | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK | PLANO, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MIDDLESEX SCHOOL | Concord, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | STANFORD, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RADIO LAB | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAMMONS CENTER FOR THE ARTS | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN GATEWAY PARK | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION | Colorado Springs, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEXUS RECOVERY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CARA MIA THEATRE | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL | FRISCO, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DALLAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TITAS | DALLAS, TX | $11,275 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TURNOUT ACTIVISM INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Make-A-Wish Central & Western North Carolina | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARTS MISSION OAK CLIFF | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OAK CLIFF SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS | DALLAS, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHAMBERLAIN BALLET | PLANO, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE CEDARS UNION | DALLAS, TX | $7,004 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TACA | IRVINE, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL MS SOCIETY | FARMERS BRANCH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DALLAS CONTEMPORARY | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHELTON SCHOOL | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WATER MISSION | North Charleston, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOREST FORWARD | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WEST CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | Claremont, NH | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DALLAS THEATER CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JACOB'S PILLOW | BECKET, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLES M SCHULZ MUSEUM | SANTA ROSA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Moody Family YMCA | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEXAS BALLET THEATER | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WITTER COIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BECKLES DANCING COMPANY | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LU FAMILY FUND | PLANO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VISIONS FOR CHANGE | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UPTOWN PLAYERS | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & HUMAN RIGHTS | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DELAWARE ART MUSEUM | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS | DALLAS, TX | $4,400 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCOTT MURAY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | DALLAS, TX | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
ALCOR
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RESOURCE CENTER
GENERAL SUPPORT
THE STEW POT
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RADIO LAB
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTHERN GATEWAY PARK
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF DALLAS
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DALLAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TITAS
$11,275GENERAL SUPPORT
ARTS MISSION OAK CLIFF
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OAK CLIFF SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CHAMBERLAIN BALLET
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
THE CEDARS UNION
$7,004GENERAL SUPPORT
TACA
$7,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL MS SOCIETY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DALLAS CONTEMPORARY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WATER MISSION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WEST CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Moody Family YMCA
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WITTER COIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BECKLES DANCING COMPANY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LU FAMILY FUND
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VISIONS FOR CHANGE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UPTOWN PLAYERS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & HUMAN RIGHTS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
$4,400GENERAL SUPPORT
SCOTT MURAY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT