The Mary Dinn Reynolds Methodist Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving locally in Alice, TX, with an exclusive focus on supporting the First United Methodist Church. Grants fund general operating needs, a church-run Playday (children’s program), and capital improvements, indicating a priority on sustaining the congregation’s programs and facilities. The foundation appears faith-based and parish-focused rather than broadly diversified across causes or geographies.
Highly concentrated: a small number of medium-to-large grants exclusively to one beneficiary in the same community, with multiple repeat grants for operating, programmatic, and capital purposes.
Mary Dinn Reynolds Methodist Foundation centers its giving on a single church in Alice, Texas, with repeated support for First United Methodist Church and its connected programs. The largest recent grant in the file is $38,000 in 2025 for the church’s general fund, followed by $35,000 in 2024 and $16,500 in 2023 for the same purpose. That pattern points to a funder that sustains ongoing church operations rather than spreading gifts across many institutions. Alongside general support, the foundation also backs church-based services that reach local residents. It gave $12,000 in 2025 and $12,000 in 2023 for the church’s Playday program, which is listed as a children’s program, and it has also supported the church’s Wesley Nurse work with grants of $4,500 in both 2023 and 2024. A separate $17,500 grant in 2024 went to the church’s capital improvement work, showing that the foundation also supports facilities and infrastructure at the same local congregation. The recent record shows a small, parish-focused grantmaker with a clear preference for recurring support to the same recipient and its related ministries.
The foundation’s giving connects directly to a few church-linked service areas. For general nonprofit sustainability, it gave $38,000 in 2025 to First United Methodist Church for its general fund, and it repeated that support in earlier years. In early childhood programming, the church’s Playday received $12,000 in 2025, $12,000 in 2023, and $5,000 in 2024. That indicates an ongoing commitment to the same children’s program. The foundation also supports health-related parish ministry through the church’s Wesley Nurse work, with grants of $4,500 in 2023 and $4,500 in 2024. In addition, it made a $3,000 grant in 2024 to Alice Volunteer Services for food pantry operations, linking part of its giving to local basic-needs support.
Typical grants fall in a middle band: the 25th percentile is $4,500, the median is $12,000, and the 75th percentile is $17,000. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same church and church programs across multiple years, including general operating support, Playday, and Wesley Nurse funding. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is a private foundation in Alice, Texas, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $17K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$17K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Notable grantees: First United Methodist Church of Alice — General Fund, First United Methodist Church of Alice — Playday (children's program), First United Methodist Church of Alice — Capital Improvement
All recent grants in the file went to recipients in Texas, and 100% of grants were made to organizations in the foundation’s headquarters state. Giving is concentrated in Alice, with repeated awards to First United Methodist Church and related programs there. The only other named recipient in the recent grants list is Alice Volunteer Services, also in Alice. The geographic footprint in the data is local and entirely U.S.-based.
The foundation supports a single church-centered network in Alice, Texas: First United Methodist Church, its Playday program, its Wesley Nurse work, and capital improvements, plus Alice Volunteer Services for food pantry operations. The recent grants list shows all of these awards in Texas.
Typical awards are modest and concentrated in a narrow range. The 25th percentile is $4,500, the median is $12,000, and the 75th percentile is $17,000. Recent grants in the file include amounts at each of those levels and above.
No. The recipient-country distribution shows 11 grants in the U.S., and 100% of grants in the file went to recipients in Texas. The recent grants list places every award in Alice, Texas.
Yes. First United Methodist Church appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025 for general support, Playday, Wesley Nurse, and capital improvement. That multi-year pattern is also visible in the repeated awards to Alice Volunteer Services for food pantry operations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH GENERAL | ALICE, TX | $38,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PLAYDAY | ALICE, TX | $12,000 | 2025 | PLAYDAY |
| 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH GENERAL | ALICE, TX | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| 1ST UNITED METHOLDIST CHURCH CAPITA | ALICE, TX | $17,500 | 2024 | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT |
| 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PLAYDAY | ALICE, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | PLAYDAY |
| 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WESLEY | ALICE, TX | $4,500 | 2024 | WESLEY NURSE |
| ALICE VOLUNTEER SERVICES | ALICE, TX | $3,000 | 2024 | FOOD PANTRY |
| 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH GENERAL | ALICE, TX | $16,500 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PLAYDAY | ALICE, TX | $12,000 | 2023 | PLAYDAY |
| 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WESLEY | ALICE, TX | $4,500 | 2023 | WESLEY NURSE |
| ALICE VOLUNTEER SERVICES | ALICE, TX | $3,000 | 2023 | FOOD PANTRY |
1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH GENERAL
$38,000GENERAL FUND
1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PLAYDAY
$12,000PLAYDAY
1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH GENERAL
$35,000GENERAL FUND
1ST UNITED METHOLDIST CHURCH CAPITA
$17,500CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PLAYDAY
$5,000PLAYDAY
1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WESLEY
$4,500WESLEY NURSE
ALICE VOLUNTEER SERVICES
$3,000FOOD PANTRY
1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH GENERAL
$16,500GENERAL FUND
1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PLAYDAY
$12,000PLAYDAY
1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WESLEY
$4,500WESLEY NURSE
ALICE VOLUNTEER SERVICES
$3,000FOOD PANTRY