About Tarleton State University Foundation
The Tarleton State University Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to provide financial assistance to Tarleton State University primarily from earnings on endowed funds, gifts, or property. The Foundation acts independently of the University and the Texas A&M University System solely for the benefit of Tarleton State University.
Focus Areas
academicsscholarshipsstudent recruiting and supportcampus facilities and buildingsfaculty awards and professorships
Who They Fund
organizational departmentsdepartment staff/faculty
Funding Style
departmental operating supportinstitutional/organizational supportcapacity building
About Tarleton State University Foundation
A defining feature of Tarleton State University Foundation’s recent grantmaking is its concentration on department support for Tarleton State University in Stephenville. The largest recent award was $4,060,808 in 2024 to Tarleton State University for department support, followed by another $989,545 grant in 2024 for the same purpose. That pattern points to a foundation organized around institutional funding rather than broad external grantmaking. The foundation’s stated role is to provide financial assistance to Tarleton State University primarily from earnings on endowed funds, gifts, or property. It operates independently of the university and the Texas A&M University System solely for Tarleton’s benefit. Its stated funding areas include academics, scholarships, student recruiting and support, campus facilities and buildings, and faculty awards and professorships. Recent grants also show continuity across years, with a $518,687 department-support grant in 2023. The active program structure includes one-time gifts, non-endowed support, and endowed funds, with both scholarship and other endowment options available to donors.
What Tarleton State University Foundation Funds
Department support is the clearest theme in the foundation’s recent awards. In 2024, Tarleton State University received $4,060,808 for department support, and another $989,545 the same year also went to department support. A 2023 grant of $518,687 continued that pattern. The foundation also structures giving through donor-directed options. Its active programs include one-time scholarships, gifts to departments, support for university activities, and unrestricted gifts to the foundation under one-time gifts or non-endowed support. For longer-term support, donors may establish endowed funds for scholarships, faculty awards, professorships, departmental support, and book support. That mix connects immediate operational support with permanent funding vehicles for the university. Its listed focus areas also extend beyond department operations to academics, scholarships, student recruiting and support, campus facilities and buildings, and faculty awards and professorships.
How Tarleton State University Foundation Gives
Typical grant sizes are large: the p25 is $754,116, the median is $989,545, and the p75 is $2,525,176. The recent grants listed are all one-time awards to Tarleton State University, with no separate recipient pattern outside the university itself. The foundation operates as a university foundation rather than a private grantmaker, and its active programs include both non-endowed support and endowed funds. Unsolicited gifts are accepted for both one-time gifts and endowment establishment, including scholarship and other endowed funds.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.6M
Total Assets
$80.6M
Total Revenue
$22.6M
Total Expenses
$5.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $754K and $2.5M, with a median of $990K.
25th Percentile
$754K
Median
$990K
75th Percentile
$2.5M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARK MCKENZIE
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