Ginger Murchison Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Most of the foundation's grants go to education, health care and social services organisations, though these themes are drawn from its grants rather than stated by the foundation, and the filing shows its grants mainly in Texas without stating a geographic focus.
- Requests near $10,000 suit it well, since that is its median grant and half its grants are $10,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 grants fall between $2,500 and $105,000.
- Because 98% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded before, its giving looks largely relationship-led, so a new applicant should make a clear case for its work.
- Applications are accepted under fixed deadlines, with September 1 given in the filing, so contact the foundation early for its grant request requirements.
Overview
Ginger Murchison Foundation is a US private foundation based in Dallas, TX.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (historicsitemarkers.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation was established to support non-profit organisations and improve Athens. Its grants show substantial support for education, including scholarships, dual-credit provision and school programmes, and for healthcare, including primary care and medical research. It also supports organisations addressing child and family hardship, poverty, abuse and other social needs. The filings record grants to schools and colleges, healthcare providers, community-service organisations and other charities, for purposes including food assistance, essential home repairs, youth activities, capital improvements and hospice care. Most recorded grant recipients are in Texas.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
- Health care
- Social services
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
How to apply
Contact the foundation for grant request requirements.
Deadlines: September 1.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% 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 177 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Ginger Murchison Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 55 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Athens Independent School District · Early College High School Program, PSAT & AP Placement Testing, School Programs$420,0002024 tax year
- Trinity Valley Community College · Support for scholarships and dual credit programs for students in Henderson County$400,0002024 tax year
- East Texas Community Clinic · Support for Primary Care Clinic focused on low income population in Henderson County$300,0002024 tax year
- University of Texas at Austin · Scholarships for students in Henderson County & East Texas$125,0002024 tax year
- Momentous Institute · Support of programs that assist children affected by poverty, violence, abuse and family struggles$120,0002024 tax year
- Baylor Scott White Dallas Foundatio · To support research initiatives related to rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury patients$114,5392024 tax year
- East Texas Arboretum and Botanical · Support for Capital Improvement Projects$110,0002024 tax year
- City of Athens · Facility Capital Improvements for Cain Center Recreation and Aquatics Center$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ryan Moss — Director
- Jason Kulas — Secretary / Treasurer / Director
- Donald Jackson — Vice President / Director
- Charles Wills — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,195,043 | $2,432,537 | $36,437,031 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,760,040 | $2,034,843 | $39,935,666 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,259,028 | $2,546,799 | $42,708,005 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (214) 739-9455
- Dallas, TX