T. Boone Pickens Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- If your work sits in one of the foundation's stated areas, such as health and medical research, children at risk, education and athletics, or conservation and wildlife management, it fits the giving, and no geographic focus is stated.
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited letters, emails or calls, so an approach from an organisation with no link to its committee is unlikely to be considered; the realistic route is an introduction to a foundation committee member, who must invite you to apply through its request-for-proposal process.
- Half of its grants to organisations have been about $4,450,000 or less, and the typical band runs from $86,000 to $56,000,000, so size any request with that in mind, bearing in mind the band describes typical grants rather than a ceiling.
- Most of its grant dollars, 84% in its most recent filing, went to organisations it had funded before, so expect a relationship-led process and let the invitation route set your timing.
Overview
T. Boone Pickens Foundation is a US private foundation based in Flower Mound, TX.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation describes its philanthropy as spanning health and medical research, treatment and services; entrepreneurship; children at risk; education and athletics; corporate health and fitness; and conservation and wildlife management. It says its health giving supports initiatives and organisations improving medical treatment and overall health, including prevention and treatment programmes. Its work with children at risk is described as protecting, educating and mentoring them. In education and athletics, it supports education initiatives and recognises their role in preparing future leaders. Its approach is selective: it does not accept unsolicited letters, emails or calls, and recipients must be invited by a foundation committee member to apply through a request-for-proposal process.
Themes
- Health and medical research
- Entrepreneurship
- Kids at risk
- Education and athletics
- Corporate health and fitness
- Conservation and wildlife management
- Military support
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Oklahoma, California, Canada, Maryland and Texas.
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited letters, emails or calls of inquiry. Applications are by invitation only through a request-for-proposal process; a foundation committee member must invite a recipient to apply.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 84% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 12 grants to organisations were about $4,450,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 7%
- The largest single recipient received 61% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 84% of grant dollars went to organisations T. Boone Pickens Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 7% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada).
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Oklahoma State University Foundation · Education$60,860,0002024 tax year
- Governors of the University of Calgary · Education$12,500,0002024 tax year
- Oklahoma State University · Education$4,426,6692024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Andrew J Littlefair — Trustee
- Jay Rosser — Trustee
- Robert Stillwell — VP, Secretary, Treasurer
- Ronald D Bassett — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $78,270 | $50,000 | $785,886 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $115,976,737 | $112,946,219 | $82,761,091 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $81,478,424 | $77,786,669 | $7,377,368 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
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.
Sources
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At a glance
Applying to T. Boone Pickens Foundation?
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Contact
- Flower Mound, TX
- tboonepickensfoundation.org/index.html
Applying to T. Boone Pickens Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Flower Mound, TX
- tboonepickensfoundation.org/index.html