The Meisel Family Charitable Foundation focuses on local Dallas-area community life, concentrating support on community events and health-related community outreach, with a particular emphasis on organizations that serve children and families. Their largest single commitment funds a community festival/park initiative, while multiple grants to a regional health system and to school-based and children's organizations show a mix of civic, educational and pediatric-health priorities.
A $90,000 grant to Party in the Pines Foundation stands out in the Meisel Family Charitable Foundation’s recent giving, and it points to a pattern of large project support for Dallas community life. The foundation’s grants are centered on community outreach, with awards that link civic events, health-related outreach, and children’s programs. That mix appears across several years of giving, including repeated support for Baylor Scott and White Foundation and child-focused organizations. The foundation also shows a practical preference for organizations rooted in everyday local participation. University Park Pta received support for community outreach, while St Jude Children's Research Hospital and Children’s Medical Center appear among the recent recipients tied to health and children’s causes. Grants also reached Wayforward Adventures Inc, suggesting interest in youth recreation and accessible outdoor programming. Overall, the pattern is defined less by a single institutional sector than by direct support for projects that connect families, children, and neighborhood activity in the Dallas area and beyond.
Community outreach is the clearest thread in the Meisel Family Charitable Foundation’s recent grants. They gave $90,000 to Party in the Pines Foundation for community out-reach, and smaller gifts to University Park Pta and Cattle Barron also carried the same purpose label. Health-related community outreach is another recurring area. The foundation awarded $20,000 in 2025 to Baylor Scott and White Foundation for community out-reach, following grants of $10,000 in both 2024 and 2023. Child health appears as well, through support for Children’s Medical Center and Childrens Health in Dallas, plus grants to St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. Youth recreation is represented through Wayforward Adventures Inc in Del Norte, Colorado, which received grants in 2023 and 2024.
Typical awards cluster tightly around $5,000, with a median grant size of $5,000 and a 25th to 75th percentile range of $5,000 to $7,500. The recent list also includes a much larger outlier at $90,000, showing that the foundation can make both modest program gifts and one-time larger commitments. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent years on file, including Baylor Scott and White Foundation, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Wayforward Adventures Inc. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated grants. The foundation is a family foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $8K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$8K
About 44% of grants go to recipients in TN.
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Concentrated local giving with one large flagship grant complemented by several mid-to-small gifts; repeated support to a regional health system and targeted funding to school and child-serving organizations, indicating preference for established local partners and visible community-impact projects.
Notable grantees: Party in the Pines Foundation, Baylor Scott and White Foundation, University Park PTA, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, WayForward Adventures Inc
Grantmaking is regional, with 44% of grants going to recipients in Texas. Dallas dominates the recipient map, with multiple grants to organizations there, including Party in the Pines Foundation, Baylor Scott and White Foundation, University Park Pta, Children’s Medical Center, Childrens Health, Cattle Barron, and St Thomas Aquinas School. Outside Texas, the foundation also funded Memphis, Tennessee; Del Norte, Colorado; and San Jose, California. Tennessee is the top state by grant count.
Its recent grants center on community outreach, especially community events, health-related outreach, school support, children’s charities, and youth recreation. Named recipients include Party in the Pines Foundation, Baylor Scott and White Foundation, University Park Pta, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Wayforward Adventures Inc.
Typical gifts are small and steady: the median grant is $5,000, with the 25th percentile also at $5,000 and the 75th percentile at $7,500. Recent grants include a $1,000 award and a $90,000 outlier.
Yes. Baylor Scott and White Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. St Jude Children's Research Hospital and Wayforward Adventures Inc also appear in more than one year, indicating repeat support.
Tennessee is the top state by grant count, while Texas receives 44% of grants. Recent recipient cities include Dallas, Memphis, Del Norte, and San Jose.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTY IN THE PINES FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| UNIVERSITY PARK PTA | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| ST THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL | DALLAS, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| WAYFORWARD ADVENTURES INC | DEL NORTE, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| URBAN COMMUNITY | SAN JOSE, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| CHILDRENS HEALTH | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| WAYFORWARD ADVENTURES INC | DEL NORTE, CO | $7,500 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $7,500 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
| CATTLE BARRON | DALLAS, TX | $3,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUT-REACH |
PARTY IN THE PINES FOUNDATION
$90,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE FOUNDATION
$20,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
UNIVERSITY PARK PTA
$10,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER
$5,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
ST THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL
$1,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE FOUNDATION
$10,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
WAYFORWARD ADVENTURES INC
$5,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
URBAN COMMUNITY
$5,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
$5,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
CHILDRENS HEALTH
$5,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE FOUNDATION
$10,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
WAYFORWARD ADVENTURES INC
$7,500COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
$7,500COMMUNITY OUT-REACH
CATTLE BARRON
$3,000COMMUNITY OUT-REACH