The Rees-Jones Foundation

• The Foundation's stated purpose of improving the welfare and quality of life of children and families, especially disadvantaged people, is the test your work must meet, whether it is in North Texas or internationally, where it works selectively with Christian organisations that provide tangible relief from poverty.
• Most of its grants are modest, with half of its grants to organisations at $75,000 or less and about 8 in 10 falling between $12,000 and $900,000, a typical range rather than a ceiling, and it typically does not fund more than 25% of a project budget or 10% of an organisation's total annual operating budget, so size your request to that.
• For North Texas proposals, start with a Letter of Inquiry, which leads to a full application by email if the programme is a good fit, and applications are accepted throughout the year.
• Repeat funding is strong, with 87% of its grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, and the Foundation describes its approach as personal and relational, so relationships matter.
• Do not apply for scholarships, fundraising events, conferences, symposiums, performances, endowments, lobbying, or loans or grants to individuals, and do not apply for a programme that serves constituencies outside North Texas unless it is part of its international work.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Children's Medical Center Foundation · Funding toward the capital campaign to build a new Children's hospital.
  $40,000,0002024 tax year
• International Justice Mission · Funding to support the Vision Fund and program costs associated with the goal of ending slavery in India.
  $7,104,5272024 tax year
• Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation · Funding pledged for the playground elements and other recreational amenities.
  $5,000,0002024 tax year
• CURE International · Multi-year funding to support construction of the new clinical services building, kitchen, and laundry at CURE Children's Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  $4,000,0002024 tax year
• Circle Ten Council Boy Scouts of America · Funding towards the Generations Capital Campaign designated for improvements and enhancements to the Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp.
  $3,000,0002024 tax year
• CURE International · Funding to support the general operations of the CURE Ethiopia hospital.
  $2,980,0002024 tax year
• Children's Medical Center Foundation · Funding to support general operations at The Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence at Children's Health.
  $2,800,0002024 tax year
• Forest Forward · Funding to outfit the historic Forest Theater with a creative education lab for local children.
  $2,500,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.