The Mitchell Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving on national conservative and faith-based civic advocacy, backing organizations that train and mobilize conservative leaders and promote family-values messaging. Grants are large and strategic, including repeat support for The Family Leader’s “Daniel Impact” program and a major gift to the Conservative Partnership Institute. The foundation appears to prioritize political and civic education aligned with conservative ideals rather than broad charitable diversification.
The Mitchell Foundation’s largest recent gift was $1.1 million to the Conservative Partnership Institute in 2025 to “unite, equip, and train conservatives to advance American ideals.” That grant sets the tone for a portfolio that repeatedly backs conservative civic advocacy, faith-based education, and religious-liberty organizations. A major thread runs through The Family Leader Foundation’s “The Daniel Impact,” which received $1 million in 2024, $750,000 in 2025, and $500,000 in 2023. The foundation also supports groups that shape Christian teaching and church-based engagement, including Dallas Theological Seminary for Bible curriculum and Bill Glass Behind the Walls for work with local churches across the United States. Its recent awards are often substantial enough to fund named programs rather than broad, unrestricted appeals, and they extend to universities, advocacy groups, and ministries tied to Christian formation, family-values messaging, and conservative leadership development. In the same recent window, the foundation also made large gifts to First Liberty Institute, Alliance Defending Freedom, and The Bible Project, showing a consistent interest in religious education and public-policy advocacy.
A central theme is Christian instruction. The Mitchell Foundation gave $230,000 to Dallas Theological Seminary for Bible curriculum and $100,000 to The Bible Project for general operating expense for biblical teachings and content. It also supported New Testament preservation at the Center for Study of New Testatment with $150,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2023. Another clear lane is religious liberty and conservative legal advocacy. In 2025, it gave $100,000 to Alliance Defending Freedom to help defend religious liberty, freedom of speech, marriage and family, and $100,000 to First Liberty Institute in 2024 for religious-liberty support. The foundation also funds family- and child-centered work, including $125,000 and $100,000 to Variety- the Childrens Charity of T for empowering children with special needs.
Typical grants cluster around a mid-five-figure center: p25 is $20,000, median is $35,000, and p75 is $100,000. The recent record also includes several six- and seven-figure awards, which indicates a mix of standard support and larger strategic grants. Recipients appear across multiple years, especially The Family Leader Foundation, Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation, Samaritan's Purse International Relief, and both First Liberty Institute and Alliance Defending Freedom. The foundation is not an individual-giving vehicle and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants show repeated support for the same organizations rather than many one-time relationships.
$3.2M
$65.2M
$7.5M
$3.9M
Most grants fall between $20K and $100K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants with repeat funding to the same core grantee(s). Funding is strategic and ideologically focused on national conservative civic infrastructure rather than geographically dispersed or small community grants.
Notable grantees: The Family Leader Foundation (The Daniel Impact), Conservative Partnership Institute, The Daniel Impact (program of The Family Leader Foundation)
The Mitchell Foundation gives heavily in Texas: 67% of grants go to recipients in its HQ state, and Texas is also the top state by grant count. Recent Texas recipients include Dallas, Houston, Plano, Austin, and Duncanville. Outside Texas, grants have gone to Washington, DC; Urbandale, Iowa; Boone, North Carolina; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Portland, Oregon. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 87 grants in the United States.
Its recent grants favor conservative civic advocacy, Christian education, religious-liberty work, and faith-based family programming. Examples include a $1.1 million grant to Conservative Partnership Institute, repeated support for The Family Leader Foundation’s “The Daniel Impact,” and gifts to Bible curriculum and religious-liberty organizations.
The grant-size distribution centers on mid-five-figure awards: p25 is $20,000, the median is $35,000, and p75 is $100,000. The recent list also includes larger strategic grants above that range, including a $1.1 million award in 2025.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including The Family Leader Foundation, Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation, Samaritan's Purse International Relief, First Liberty Institute, and Alliance Defending Freedom. That pattern suggests recurring relationships rather than mostly one-time grants.
Texas receives the most grants, and 67% of all grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Texas recipients are spread across Dallas, Houston, Plano, Austin, and Duncanville, showing a strong in-state concentration even though the portfolio also reaches other states.
Recent grants include Bible curriculum, New Testament preservation, disability support for children with special needs, disaster relief, cancer research and clinical trials, scholarships for business students, hearing technology assistance, and specially adapted homes for wounded warriors.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,100,000 | 2025 | TO UNITE, EQUIP, AND TRAIN CONSERVATIVES TO ADVANCE AMERICAN IDEALS. |
| THE FAMILY LEADER FOUNDATION | URBANDALE, IA | $750,000 | 2025 | THE DANIEL IMPACT |
| BILL GLASS BEHIND THE WALLS | DUNCANVILLE, TX | $219,800 | 2025 | ASSIST LOCAL CHURCHES ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, SHARE THE GOSPEL |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE INTERNATIONAL REL | BOONE, NC | $165,000 | 2025 | DISASTER RELIEF |
| TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDAT | HOUSTON, TX | $120,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO BUSINESS STUDENTS |
| MD ANDERSON FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIAL PROGRAMS |
| CELEBRATION EDUCATION FUND LLC | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $100,000 | 2025 | KABALA CHRISTIAN CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION |
| ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM | Scottsdale, AZ | $100,000 | 2025 | HELP DEFEND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY |
| DALLAS HEARING FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $87,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR HEARING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE |
| KICKSTART KIDS | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS FOR STUDENTS-PROMOTE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT |
| RREACH | DALLAS, TX | $45,000 | 2025 | REACHING INDIVIDUALS WITH SPIRITUAL HEALTH THROUGH PERSONAL, MEDIA AND LOCAL PROCLAMATION. |
| TEXAS AM FOUNDATION | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT AGGIE LEGACY OF PHILANTHROPY TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, ONE RELATIONSHIP AT A TIME. |
| DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | BIBLE CURRICULUM |
| EMANCIPET | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND TO PROVIDE FEE-LOW COST VETERINARIAN CARE IN THE AUSTIN, TX AREA |
| MEALS ON WHEELS MINISTRY INC | TYLER, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT IN PREPARING MEALS FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE |
| THE BURKE FOUNDATION DBA BURKE CENT | DRIFTWOOD, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A SUPPORTIVE ENVIROMENT THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT, FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTIONS FOR CHILDREN |
| BLACK BEAUTY RANCH | MURCHISON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND PERMANENT HOME FOR UNWANTED, ABUSED AND EXPOITED DOMESTIC, WILD AND EXOTIC ANIMALS. |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | CREATE, FIND AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. |
| TEXAS RAMP PROJECT | RICHARDSON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE FREE WHEELCHAIR RAMPS TO LOW-INCOME OLDER ADULTS AND OTHERS WITH DISABILITIES |
| THE MENOPAUSE SOCIETY | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | TO EMPOWER THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF WOMEN DURING THE MENOPAUSE TRANSITION AND BEYOND. |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | TO REACH KIDS FOR CHRIST |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $25,000 | 2025 | CARE FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS |
| 4ATX FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $15,000 | 2025 | UNDERSTAND CANCER FROM ITS BEGINNINGS AND USE THAT KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE CANCER TREATMENTS |
| PEACEFUL VALLEY DONEY RESCUE | FREDERICK, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | CARE FOR AND RESCUE MISTREATED DONKEYS |
| ABUNDANT LIFE PREGNANCY RESOURCE | ATHENS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | ULTRASOUND PROJECT |
| LABS FOR LIBERTY | HILL CITY, SD | $5,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE SERVICE DOGS FOR PTSD AND PHYSICAL NEEDS FOR MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES |
| THE FAMILY LEADER FOUNDATION | URBANDALE, IA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | THE DANIEL IMPACT |
| DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | FORD VILLAGE AND RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE PROJECT |
| DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | DALLAS, TX | $230,000 | 2024 | BIBLE CURRICULUM |
| CENTER FOR STUDY OF NEW TESTATMENT | PLANO, TX | $150,000 | 2024 | NEW TESTAMENT PRESERVATION |
| VARIETY- THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF T | AUSTIN, TX | $125,000 | 2024 | EMPOWERING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS |
| TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDAT | HOUSTON, TX | $120,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO BUSINESS STUDENTS |
| THE BIBLE PROJECT | PORTLAND, OR | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE FOR BIBLICAL TEACHINGS AND CONTENT. |
| CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | TO UNITE, EQUIP, AND TRAIN CONSERVATIVES TO ADVANCE AMERICAN IDEALS. |
| OAK CLIFF BIBLE FELLOWSHIP | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE KINGDOM COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES PROJECT |
| FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE | PLANO, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | TO ALLOW UT DALLAS TO GROW AS A LEADER IN EDUCATION, COLLABORATION,INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY |
| DALLAS HEARING FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $55,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR HEARING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE |
| NEXT STEP | PLANO, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | CHRISTIAN EDUCATION |
| EMANCIPET | AUSTIN, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND TO PROVIDE FEE-LOW COST VETERINARIAN CARE IN THE AUSTIN, TX AREA |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH | MEMPHIS, TN | $50,000 | 2024 | CANCER RESEARCH, PATIENT AND FAMILY CARE FOR CHILDREN |
| EAST TEXAS CHILD ADVOCATES INC | LONGVIEW, TX | $40,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FOR GIRLS LIKE YOU MINISTRIES | FRANKLIN, TN | $30,000 | 2024 | DELIVERING HOPE, JOY, AND TRUTH-FILLED MAAGAZINES TO GIRLS. |
| LIVE LIKE ROO FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | PROVIDING CARE PACKAGES TO FAMILIES WHOSE PET FACES CANCER DIAGNOSIS |
| 4ATX FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TEXAS RAMP PROJECT | RICHARDSON, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE FREE WHEELCHAIR RAMPS TO LOW-INCOME OLDER ADULTS AND OTHERS WITH DISABILITIES |
| THE FUND FOR ANIMALS | MURCHISON, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND TO SUPPORT THE WELFARE AND CARE FOR ABUSED ANIMALS |
| THE BURKE FOUNDATION DBA BURKE CENT | DRIFTWOOD, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A SUPPORTIVE ENVIROMENT THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT, FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTIONS FOR CHILDREN |
| HUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $25,000 | 2024 | UNDERSTAND CANCER FROM ITS BEGINNINGS AND USE THAT KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE CANCER TREATMENTS |
CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE
$1,100,000TO UNITE, EQUIP, AND TRAIN CONSERVATIVES TO ADVANCE AMERICAN IDEALS.
THE FAMILY LEADER FOUNDATION
$750,000THE DANIEL IMPACT
BILL GLASS BEHIND THE WALLS
$219,800ASSIST LOCAL CHURCHES ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, SHARE THE GOSPEL
SAMARITAN'S PURSE INTERNATIONAL REL
$165,000DISASTER RELIEF
TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDAT
$120,000PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO BUSINESS STUDENTS
MD ANDERSON FOUNDATION
$100,000CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIAL PROGRAMS
CELEBRATION EDUCATION FUND LLC
$100,000KABALA CHRISTIAN CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
$100,000HELP DEFEND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
DALLAS HEARING FOUNDATION
$87,000MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR HEARING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE
KICKSTART KIDS
$50,000PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS FOR STUDENTS-PROMOTE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
RREACH
$45,000REACHING INDIVIDUALS WITH SPIRITUAL HEALTH THROUGH PERSONAL, MEDIA AND LOCAL PROCLAMATION.
TEXAS AM FOUNDATION
$40,000SUPPORT AGGIE LEGACY OF PHILANTHROPY TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, ONE RELATIONSHIP AT A TIME.
DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$30,000BIBLE CURRICULUM
EMANCIPET
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND TO PROVIDE FEE-LOW COST VETERINARIAN CARE IN THE AUSTIN, TX AREA
MEALS ON WHEELS MINISTRY INC
$25,000SUPPORT IN PREPARING MEALS FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE
THE BURKE FOUNDATION DBA BURKE CENT
$25,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A SUPPORTIVE ENVIROMENT THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT, FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTIONS FOR CHILDREN
BLACK BEAUTY RANCH
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND PERMANENT HOME FOR UNWANTED, ABUSED AND EXPOITED DOMESTIC, WILD AND EXOTIC ANIMALS.
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$25,000CREATE, FIND AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
TEXAS RAMP PROJECT
$25,000PROVIDE FREE WHEELCHAIR RAMPS TO LOW-INCOME OLDER ADULTS AND OTHERS WITH DISABILITIES
THE MENOPAUSE SOCIETY
$25,000TO EMPOWER THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF WOMEN DURING THE MENOPAUSE TRANSITION AND BEYOND.
YOUNG LIFE
$25,000TO REACH KIDS FOR CHRIST
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
$25,000CARE FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS
4ATX FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
HUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION
$15,000UNDERSTAND CANCER FROM ITS BEGINNINGS AND USE THAT KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE CANCER TREATMENTS
PEACEFUL VALLEY DONEY RESCUE
$10,000CARE FOR AND RESCUE MISTREATED DONKEYS
ABUNDANT LIFE PREGNANCY RESOURCE
$10,000ULTRASOUND PROJECT
LABS FOR LIBERTY
$5,000PROVIDE SERVICE DOGS FOR PTSD AND PHYSICAL NEEDS FOR MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES
THE FAMILY LEADER FOUNDATION
$1,000,000THE DANIEL IMPACT
DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
$250,000FORD VILLAGE AND RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE PROJECT
DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$230,000BIBLE CURRICULUM
CENTER FOR STUDY OF NEW TESTATMENT
$150,000NEW TESTAMENT PRESERVATION
VARIETY- THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF T
$125,000EMPOWERING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDAT
$120,000PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO BUSINESS STUDENTS
THE BIBLE PROJECT
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE FOR BIBLICAL TEACHINGS AND CONTENT.
CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE
$100,000TO UNITE, EQUIP, AND TRAIN CONSERVATIVES TO ADVANCE AMERICAN IDEALS.
OAK CLIFF BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
$100,000PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE KINGDOM COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES PROJECT
FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE
$100,000PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION
$100,000TO ALLOW UT DALLAS TO GROW AS A LEADER IN EDUCATION, COLLABORATION,INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY
DALLAS HEARING FOUNDATION
$55,000MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR HEARING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE
NEXT STEP
$50,000CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
EMANCIPET
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND TO PROVIDE FEE-LOW COST VETERINARIAN CARE IN THE AUSTIN, TX AREA
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH
$50,000CANCER RESEARCH, PATIENT AND FAMILY CARE FOR CHILDREN
EAST TEXAS CHILD ADVOCATES INC
$40,000SOCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL OPERATIONS
FOR GIRLS LIKE YOU MINISTRIES
$30,000DELIVERING HOPE, JOY, AND TRUTH-FILLED MAAGAZINES TO GIRLS.
LIVE LIKE ROO FOUNDATION
$25,000PROVIDING CARE PACKAGES TO FAMILIES WHOSE PET FACES CANCER DIAGNOSIS
4ATX FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TEXAS RAMP PROJECT
$25,000PROVIDE FREE WHEELCHAIR RAMPS TO LOW-INCOME OLDER ADULTS AND OTHERS WITH DISABILITIES
THE FUND FOR ANIMALS
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND TO SUPPORT THE WELFARE AND CARE FOR ABUSED ANIMALS
THE BURKE FOUNDATION DBA BURKE CENT
$25,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A SUPPORTIVE ENVIROMENT THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT, FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTIONS FOR CHILDREN
HUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION
$25,000UNDERSTAND CANCER FROM ITS BEGINNINGS AND USE THAT KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE CANCER TREATMENTS