The Addy Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Addy Foundation funds across civics and community engagement, culture, education, health and social services, with North Texas as its priority, so grant writers outside that remit are unlikely to be a fit.
- It is invitation-only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so charities should wait to be invited before preparing a Letter of Intent or application through its portal; once invited, the deadlines are 1 February, 1 May, 1 August and 1 November, for consideration in March, June, September and December respectively.
- A realistic request should be modest: about eight in ten of its 258 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $500,000, with the median grant at $65,000, though the largest grant reached $7,200,000.
- The funding pattern looks relationship-led rather than open competition, since 57% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in its two prior filings, so established relationships appear to carry weight.
Overview
The Addy Foundation is a US private foundation based in Dallas, TX.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Addy Foundation provides timely, meaningful support to organisations fostering innovative and proven solutions that best serve those in need. It primarily serves the North Texas region through five areas of grantmaking: civics and community engagement, culture, education, health and social services. Its stated strands include civic education, volunteerism, community growth and revitalisation; arts accessibility, cultural enrichment, operational support and cultural studies; early childhood, primary and secondary education, special needs and workforce entry; mental health, family planning, medical resources and medical access; and food insecurity, the digital divide, shelter access and senior wellbeing. The foundation describes its approach as holistic, intended to lift, support and strengthen communities. Organisations must be invited before they can submit a Letter of Intent or application through its portal.
Themes
- Civics and Community Engagement
- Culture
- Education
- Health
- Social Services
Geographic Focus
Priority: North Texas.
How to apply
Organisations must first be invited and given access to the online portal. Invited applicants submit a Letter of Intent or an application through the portal.
Deadlines:
- Applications are due by 1 February for consideration in March.
- Applications are due by 1 May for consideration in June.
- Applications are due by 1 August for consideration in September.
- Applications are due by 1 November for consideration in December.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 57% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 258 grants to organisations were $65,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation prioritises innovative and proven solutions that best serve those in need.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 24% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 57% of grant dollars went to organisations The Addy Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 88 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $55,750 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- North Texas Public Broadcasting · Civic/community engagement$7,200,0002025 tax year
- Spca · Social services$5,000,0002025 tax year
- Better Angels Society · Social services$1,000,0002025 tax year
- Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation · Education$1,000,0002025 tax year
- Southern Methodist University · Education$700,0002025 tax year
- United to Learn · Education$531,6332025 tax year
- Storehouse of Collin County · Social services$500,0002025 tax year
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science · Education$500,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sarah Scholl — Secretary
- Benjamin J Leal — Director, President, Treasurer
- Lydia B Addy — Director, Vice President
- William M Addy — Director, Vice President, Secretary,
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $13,812,579 | $13,180,415 | $93,400,403 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $12,878,785 | $12,187,761 | $114,662,096 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $23,756,722 | $23,174,595 | $120,869,942 | Filing for 2025 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- (214) 303-4900
- Dallas, TX
- addyfoundation.org
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Contact
- (214) 303-4900
- Dallas, TX
- addyfoundation.org