The Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation primarily makes sizable, local investments in Dallas-area nonprofit service providers, with a strong emphasis on basic needs (food, housing, homelessness), health (cancer, chronic disease, pediatric care), K–12 and youth enrichment (including school facilities, camps, and workforce pathways), and faith-based community anchors. Grants often support both capital campaigns and program operations and are concentrated among recurring local partners rather than widely distributed national causes. The foundation favors tangible, community-facing projects—kitchens/dining lines, playgrounds, home construction, clinic/mobile health, and restoration—showing an interest in infrastructure that expands service capacity.
Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation Inc. stands out for a pattern of large, local grants that build and sustain Dallas-area service capacity. Across recent years, the foundation has backed food distribution, shelter services, youth facilities, faith-based community spaces, and health programs with awards that often support capital projects or operating needs rather than short-term, one-off events. A 2025 grant of $250,000 to North Texas Food Bank for food pantry purchases reflects that emphasis on basic needs, while another $250,000 award in 2024 supported a new distribution center and an endowment fund for future food distribution. The foundation also uses sizable gifts to strengthen institutions that serve children and families. Parish Episcopal School received $215,000 for a performance, community, and multi-purpose activity center and playground renovation, and Central Commons Church received repeated $150,000 grants for refurbishment, maintenance, rental space, a community center, and preschool use. These gifts suggest a funder interested in physical infrastructure, long-term use, and neighborhood-serving organizations. Health and human services appear alongside education and faith-based community anchors, with grants reaching cancer services, mobile health, workforce development, housing, and homeless services. The overall pattern is local, repeat-oriented, and tied to tangible projects that expand what nearby organizations can deliver.
Food security is a clear priority. The foundation gave $250,000 to North Texas Food Bank for food pantry purchases in 2025, and previously supported the same organization with $250,000 for a new distribution center, an endowment fund for future years, and food distribution. Housing and neighborhood stability are another theme. Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity received $125,000 in 2024 and again in 2025 for an affordability fund, new home construction, and neighborhood upkeep. For Oak Cliff also received $100,000 for a capital campaign to renovate the former Moorland YMCA, linking housing-adjacent neighborhood investment with facility renewal. Health grants range from clinical support to local care infrastructure. American Cancer Society received $150,000 for a clinical trial matching program, and Texas Health Resources Foundation received $125,000 for a mobile health project. The foundation also backed Texas Women's Foundation with $100,000 for the Reproductive Freedom Initiative.
$3.4M
$53.2M
$7.9M
$4.4M
Most grants fall between $8K and $40K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$40K
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Concentrated, medium-to-large grants to repeating local grantees; mixes multi-year or multiple awards to the same organizations and funds both capital/campaign needs and programmatic operating/support. Geographic focus is strongly Dallas-centric with targeted investments in capacity-building and visible community impact.
Notable grantees: North Texas Food Bank, Central Commons Church, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Austin Street Center, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
Recent gifts cluster around the middle and upper end of the foundation’s typical range, with p25 at $8,000, a median grant of $15,000, and p75 at $40,000. The recent list shows much larger awards as well, including multiple six-figure grants for food, health, housing, and capital work. Recipients also appear across multiple years: North Texas Food Bank, Central Commons Church, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, Austin Street Center, Dallas County Heritage Society, and Texas Women's Foundation each received repeat support. The foundation gives through a private family-style vehicle with a local, highly concentrated approach, and the grantee list suggests both project-specific and operating support rather than a formal open application process.
Giving is overwhelmingly concentrated in Texas, with 98% of grants to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Dallas is the dominant recipient city, including North Texas Food Bank, Parish Episcopal School, Central Commons Church, and many others. Other Texas recipients include Arlington, Plano, Carrollton, Houston, and the broader Metro Dallas area. Outside Texas, grants are rare in the recent list; one example is Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia.
Recent grants show support for food security, homelessness services, health care and research, housing, youth education, and faith-based community spaces. Examples include food pantry purchases, a clinical trial matching program, new home construction, and campus or facility projects for schools and community organizations.
The typical grant size is $8,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include several six-figure grants, showing that the foundation regularly makes larger project and operating commitments alongside smaller gifts.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including North Texas Food Bank, Central Commons Church, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, Austin Street Center, Dallas County Heritage Society, and Texas Women's Foundation. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than only one-time grants.
Its giving is highly concentrated in Texas, with 98% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Dallas organizations make up much of the recent list, alongside other Texas recipients in Arlington, Plano, Carrollton, and Houston.
Both. Recent grants include a new distribution center and endowment fund for food distribution, campus and playground renovation, church refurbishment and maintenance, workforce development capital, a mobile health project, and a capital campaign for a hospital campus. The mix shows support for infrastructure as well as ongoing services.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | FOOD PANTRY PURCHASES |
| CENTRAL COMMONS CHURCH | DALLAS, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | MAKING CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH REFURBISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE (CHURCH SPACE, RENTAL, COMMUNITY CTR, PRE-SCHOOL) |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | DALLAS, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | CLINICAL TRIAL MATCHING PROGRAM |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | DALLAS, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | AFFORDABILITY FUND, NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION, NEIGHBORHOOD UPKEEP |
| CHILD CARE GROUP | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | PEGASUS PARK TECHNOLOGY FUNDING PARTNERSHIP |
| ENVISION DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | ENVISION THE POSSIBILITIES: A CAMPAIGN FOR ENVISION DALLAS |
| CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | DALLAS PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL CAMPUS |
| TEXAS WOMEN'S FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM INITIATIVE |
| AUSTIN STREET CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | NEW DINING SERVICE LINE |
| ENCORE PARK DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | ENCORE PARK CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| SCHOLARSHOT | DALLAS, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | MOONSHOTS PROGRAM FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH |
| GILMONT CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER | GILMER, TX | $70,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $70,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PARKLAND HEALTH FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $62,500 | 2025 | PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY NORTH TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BUCKNER CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | FAMILY PATHWAYS PROGRAM |
| DALLAS HOLOCAUST & HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | MUSEUM EXPERIENCE ENDOWMENT FUND |
| THE FAMILY PLACE | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES |
| THE WARREN CENTER | RICHARDSON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TRANSLATION SERVICES |
| FOR OAK CLIFF | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | MEALS ON WHEELS |
| MY POSSIBILITIES | PLANO, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | LIFE LONG LEARNING PROGRAM |
| THE MACMILLAN INSTITUTE | DUNCANVILLE, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TRANSFORMING EDUCATORS' HEARTS AND MINDS THROUGH SUMMER SEMINARS IN SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY |
| THE DALLAS OPERA | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | PRODUCTION OF PELLEAS AND MELISANDE |
| DALLAS CHILDREN'S THEATER | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | STUDENT MATINEES |
| RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | STEM CELL LAB RENOVATION |
| NEXUS RECOVERY | DALLAS, TX | $40,000 | 2025 | SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS AND TREATMENTS |
| TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, TX | $37,500 | 2025 | MOBILE HEALTH PROJECT |
| FAMILY GATEWAY | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY SHELTER & OVERFLOW PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS |
| THE SENIOR SOURCE | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CAMP SUMMIT INC | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROJECT |
| DALLAS FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DEVELOPMENT | DALLAS, TX | $27,108 | 2025 | FPC DAY SCHOOL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| EQUEST | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | EQUEST INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT |
| SONS OF THE FLAG | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | BURN FELLOWSHIP AT UTSW/PARKLAND |
| THE WELL MINISTRIES OF DFW | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ABILITY CONNECTION | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| VOGEL ALCOVE | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | VOGEL CHILDCARE CENTER AT REDBIRD |
| CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | MAXIMIZING PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY |
| READERS 2 LEADERS | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | LITERACY PROGRAMS |
| DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | DSO EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| FAMILY COMPASS | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | HOME MENTORING PROGRAM |
| HOPE CLINIC | GARLAND, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | FREE WRAPAROUND HEALTHCARE IN THE GARLAND AREA |
| MANEGAIT | MCKINNEY, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | THE BEACON PROJECT |
| UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS | IRVING, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | FIRST GENERATION STUDENT PROGRAM |
| HEROES FOR CHILDREN | PLANO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | FAMILY IMPACT PROGRAMS |
| IT'S A SENSORY WORLD INC | FARMERS BRANCH, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | IT'S A SENSORY WORLD SUMMER CAMP |
| CC YOUNG SENIOR LIVING | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | SPECIALIZED COMPREHENSIVE WOUND CARE GRANT |
| GOOD SAMARITANS OF GARLAND | GARLAND, TX | $22,600 | 2025 | FUELING AND FEEDING A "SILENT PANDEMIC" GRANT |
NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
$250,000FOOD PANTRY PURCHASES
CENTRAL COMMONS CHURCH
$150,000MAKING CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH REFURBISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE (CHURCH SPACE, RENTAL, COMMUNITY CTR, PRE-SCHOOL)
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$150,000CLINICAL TRIAL MATCHING PROGRAM
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF DALLAS
$125,000WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$125,000AFFORDABILITY FUND, NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION, NEIGHBORHOOD UPKEEP
CHILD CARE GROUP
$100,000PEGASUS PARK TECHNOLOGY FUNDING PARTNERSHIP
ENVISION DALLAS
$100,000ENVISION THE POSSIBILITIES: A CAMPAIGN FOR ENVISION DALLAS
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$100,000DALLAS PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL CAMPUS
TEXAS WOMEN'S FOUNDATION
$100,000REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM INITIATIVE
AUSTIN STREET CENTER
$75,000NEW DINING SERVICE LINE
ENCORE PARK DALLAS
$75,000ENCORE PARK CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
SCHOLARSHOT
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING
UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$75,000MOONSHOTS PROGRAM FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
GILMONT CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER
$70,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER
$70,000GENERAL OPERATING
PARKLAND HEALTH FOUNDATION
$62,500PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY NORTH TEXAS
$60,000GENERAL OPERATING
BUCKNER CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES
$50,000FAMILY PATHWAYS PROGRAM
DALLAS HOLOCAUST & HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER
$50,000MUSEUM EXPERIENCE ENDOWMENT FUND
THE FAMILY PLACE
$50,000EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES
THE WARREN CENTER
$50,000TRANSLATION SERVICES
FOR OAK CLIFF
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS
$50,000MEALS ON WHEELS
MY POSSIBILITIES
$50,000LIFE LONG LEARNING PROGRAM
THE MACMILLAN INSTITUTE
$50,000TRANSFORMING EDUCATORS' HEARTS AND MINDS THROUGH SUMMER SEMINARS IN SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY
THE DALLAS OPERA
$50,000PRODUCTION OF PELLEAS AND MELISANDE
DALLAS CHILDREN'S THEATER
$50,000STUDENT MATINEES
RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST
$50,000STEM CELL LAB RENOVATION
NEXUS RECOVERY
$40,000SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS AND TREATMENTS
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION
$37,500MOBILE HEALTH PROJECT
FAMILY GATEWAY
$30,000EMERGENCY SHELTER & OVERFLOW PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
THE SENIOR SOURCE
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING
CAMP SUMMIT INC
$30,000STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROJECT
DALLAS FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
$27,108FPC DAY SCHOOL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
EQUEST
$25,000EQUEST INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT
SONS OF THE FLAG
$25,000BURN FELLOWSHIP AT UTSW/PARKLAND
THE WELL MINISTRIES OF DFW
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
ABILITY CONNECTION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
VOGEL ALCOVE
$25,000VOGEL CHILDCARE CENTER AT REDBIRD
CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB
$25,000MAXIMIZING PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY
READERS 2 LEADERS
$25,000LITERACY PROGRAMS
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$25,000DSO EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FAMILY COMPASS
$25,000HOME MENTORING PROGRAM
HOPE CLINIC
$25,000FREE WRAPAROUND HEALTHCARE IN THE GARLAND AREA
MANEGAIT
$25,000THE BEACON PROJECT
UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS
$25,000FIRST GENERATION STUDENT PROGRAM
HEROES FOR CHILDREN
$25,000FAMILY IMPACT PROGRAMS
IT'S A SENSORY WORLD INC
$25,000IT'S A SENSORY WORLD SUMMER CAMP
CC YOUNG SENIOR LIVING
$25,000SPECIALIZED COMPREHENSIVE WOUND CARE GRANT
GOOD SAMARITANS OF GARLAND
$22,600FUELING AND FEEDING A "SILENT PANDEMIC" GRANT