The Ruth and Warren Clark Legacy Foundation concentrates its giving on direct services that restore mobility and independence (adaptive sports, physical therapy, spinal cord injury recovery) and on small-scale basic-needs relief in its community. Much of its funding goes to operational support and financial assistance rather than capital projects or advocacy. The foundation tends to make substantial awards to a small number of service-oriented nonprofits, including repeat grants to organizations that provide hands-on rehabilitation and mobility programming.
The Ruth and Warren Clark Legacy Foundation gives around direct assistance that helps people move, recover, and manage basic needs. Two of its largest recent awards went to Powered to Move in Allen, Texas, for operations, including a $68,220 grant in 2023 and a $45,000 grant in 2024. Another major thread is adaptive sports and rehabilitation: the foundation supported the Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte with $58,913 in 2024 and $58,310 in 2023 for operations and uniforms for children. Its grants also extend to individual and family support, including medical-expense help and recovery assistance tied to serious injury. The pattern points to a funder that backs hands-on service providers as well as specific people facing short-term financial strain. Recent awards also reached community organizations in Dallas-area cities, showing a local emphasis even when the recipient serves a broader purpose. The foundation’s giving is practical and service-centered, with money often used to keep programs running, cover direct aid, or pay for tangible needs such as uniforms, coats, diapers, and rehabilitation costs.
Adaptive sports and mobility support are a clear focus. In 2024, the foundation gave $58,913 to Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte for financial assistance for operations and purchase uniforms for children. It also funded Powered to Move in Allen, Texas, with $45,000 in 2024 for operations. Basic-needs help is another recurring theme: Community Partners of Dallas received $30,000 in 2024 for operations to help supply the Rainbow Room with coats and boxes of diapers. The foundation also supported Metrocrest Services in Farmers Branch, Texas, with $25,000 in 2024 for operations, and Our Friends Place in Dallas received $7,000 in 2024 for operations. On the individual-aid side, Cindy Patterson received $10,000 in 2024 for medical expenses for Brian Paterson, showing that the foundation sometimes funds case-specific relief directly.
Typical grants cluster around a middle range of $13,750 at the 25th percentile, a median of $25,000, and $41,250 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeat support for several recipients across 2023 and 2024, including Powered to Move, Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte, Community Partners of Dallas, Metrocrest Services, Bashik Methods Physical Therapy Group, and Cindy Patterson. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is structured as a private foundation and it funds individuals directly. The grants shown are operating support, direct assistance, or case-specific help rather than program-related investments.
$661K
$1.9M
$129K
$248K
Most grants fall between $14K and $41K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$41K
About 86% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Concentrated, relatively large grants to a few hands-on service providers with repeat funding to top recipients; emphasis on operational support and direct client assistance rather than many small grants or broad geographic diversification.
Notable grantees: Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte, Powered to Move, Bashik Methods Physical Therapy Group, Community Partners of Dallas
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Texas: 86% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and Texas is also the top state by grant count. Dallas appears repeatedly, with Community Partners of Dallas, Viola's House, and Our Friends Place all receiving grants there. Allen and Farmers Branch also show up multiple times through Powered to Move, Bashik Methods Physical Therapy Group, and Metrocrest Services. Outside Texas, the foundation made grants to Crested Butte, Colorado. All recorded grants in the recent list went to U.S. recipients.
It supports direct-service organizations tied to adaptive sports, spinal cord injury recovery, physical therapy, and local basic-needs help. Recent recipients include Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte for operations and uniforms for children, Community Partners of Dallas for coats and diapers, and Bashik Methods Physical Therapy Group for recovery and rehabilitation after a serious spinal cord injury.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals directly. In the recent grants list, Cindy Patterson received $10,000 in 2024 and $2,548 in 2023 for medical expenses for Brian Paterson, showing case-specific assistance alongside grants to local nonprofits.
The grant-size distribution centers on $13,750 at the 25th percentile, a median of $25,000, and $41,250 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants include several awards at or near that level, along with larger operating grants such as $58,913 and $68,220.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Powered to Move, Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte, Community Partners of Dallas, Metrocrest Services, Bashik Methods Physical Therapy Group, and Cindy Patterson. That pattern shows recurring support rather than one-time gifts only.
Texas receives the overwhelming share of grants: 86% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and Texas is the top state by grant count. Dallas-area organizations appear often, including Community Partners of Dallas, Viola's House, Our Friends Place, Powered to Move, Metrocrest Services, and Bashik Methods Physical Therapy Group.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPTIVE SPORTS CENTER OF CRESTED BUTTE | CRESTED BUTTE, CO | $70,351 | 2026 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT DISABLED PEOPLE THROUGH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. |
| POWERED TO MOVE | ALLEN, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS |
| KATHRINE PATTERSON | SHERMAN, TX | $40,000 | 2026 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VAN FOR KATHRINE PATTERSON FAMILY |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2026 | GRANT TO SUPPORT 2024 BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN |
| KINETIC GROOVE | DALLAS, TX | $28,400 | 2026 | GRANT TO SUPPORT PROGAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| CINDY PATTERSON | COPPELL, TX | $27,500 | 2026 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR BRIAN PATTERSON |
| ADAPTIVE SPORTS CENTER OF CRESTED BUTTE | CRESTED BUTTE, CO | $58,913 | 2024 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS AND PURCHASE UNIFORMS FOR CHILDREN |
| POWERED TO MOVE | ALLEN, TX | $45,000 | 2024 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS TO HELP SUPPLY THE RAINBOW ROOM WITH COATS AND FOR BOXES OF DIAPERS |
| BASHIK METHODS PHYSICAL THERAPY GROUP | ALLEN, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION AFTER SUFFERING A SERIOUS SPINAL CORD INJURY |
| METROCREST SERVICES | FARMERS BRANCH, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS |
| CINDY PATTERSON | COPPELL, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR BRIAN PATERSON |
| OUR FRIENDS PLACE | DALLAS, TX | $7,000 | 2024 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS |
| POWERED TO MOVE | ALLEN, TX | $68,220 | 2023 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS |
| ADAPTIVE SPORTS CENTER OF CRESTED BUTTE | CRESTED BUTTE, CO | $58,310 | 2023 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS AND PURCHASE UNIFORMS FOR CHILDREN |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS TO HELP SUPPLY THE RAINBOW ROOM WITH COATS AND FOR BOXES OF DIAPERS |
| METROCREST SERVICES | FARMERS BRANCH, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS |
| VIOLA'S HOUSE | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS |
| BASHIK METHODS PHYSICAL THERAPY GROUP | ALLEN, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION AFTER SUFFERING A SERIOUS SPINAL CORD INJURY |
| CINDY PATTERSON | COPPELL, TX | $2,548 | 2023 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR BRIAN PATERSON |
ADAPTIVE SPORTS CENTER OF CRESTED BUTTE
$70,351FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT DISABLED PEOPLE THROUGH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
POWERED TO MOVE
$50,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS
KATHRINE PATTERSON
$40,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VAN FOR KATHRINE PATTERSON FAMILY
COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALLAS
$30,000GRANT TO SUPPORT 2024 BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN
KINETIC GROOVE
$28,400GRANT TO SUPPORT PROGAMS AND OPERATIONS
CINDY PATTERSON
$27,500FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR BRIAN PATTERSON
ADAPTIVE SPORTS CENTER OF CRESTED BUTTE
$58,913FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS AND PURCHASE UNIFORMS FOR CHILDREN
POWERED TO MOVE
$45,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS
COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALLAS
$30,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS TO HELP SUPPLY THE RAINBOW ROOM WITH COATS AND FOR BOXES OF DIAPERS
BASHIK METHODS PHYSICAL THERAPY GROUP
$30,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION AFTER SUFFERING A SERIOUS SPINAL CORD INJURY
METROCREST SERVICES
$25,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS
CINDY PATTERSON
$10,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR BRIAN PATERSON
OUR FRIENDS PLACE
$7,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS
POWERED TO MOVE
$68,220FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS
ADAPTIVE SPORTS CENTER OF CRESTED BUTTE
$58,310FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS AND PURCHASE UNIFORMS FOR CHILDREN
COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALLAS
$25,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS TO HELP SUPPLY THE RAINBOW ROOM WITH COATS AND FOR BOXES OF DIAPERS
METROCREST SERVICES
$25,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS
VIOLA'S HOUSE
$25,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATIONS
BASHIK METHODS PHYSICAL THERAPY GROUP
$5,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION AFTER SUFFERING A SERIOUS SPINAL CORD INJURY
CINDY PATTERSON
$2,548FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR BRIAN PATERSON