The Mitchell Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The filing shows a broad mix of giving, including religious and educational groups, medical research, services for children and people with disabilities, and animal welfare, so check that your work sits within one of these areas.
- Its typical grant runs from $10,000 to $165,000, and half of its grants to organisations are $30,000 or less, so a modest request fits its pattern better than a large one.
- Repeat giving is high, with 83% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had already funded, so set expectations accordingly for a first approach.
- The filing gives no deadlines, though it records that the foundation accepts applications; include the intended use of the grant, the charity's officers, contact information and a brief history, as its guidance asks.
- The filing states no geographic focus and no exclusions, so a charity outside Texas, Iowa or District of Columbia should not assume it is ruled out.
Overview
The Mitchell Foundation is a US private foundation based in Dallas, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's recorded grants have supported religious and educational organisations, disaster-relief charities, medical research and treatment, and services for children and people with disabilities. The reported purposes include Bible curriculum, Christian education and business scholarships; cancer research and hearing treatment; wheelchair ramps, meals and social services; and foster care and adoption. Other grants have supported animal welfare, care for homeless people, assistance for wounded veterans, and programmes addressing religious liberty. Its recipients include universities and seminaries, health and community-service organisations, faith-based groups, and animal-welfare charities.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas, Iowa and District of Columbia.
How to apply
Applicants should provide specific information on the intended use of the grant, the charity's officers, contact information and a brief history of the charity.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% 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 87 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 28% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations The Mitchell Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 27 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Conservative Partnership Institute · To unite, equip, and train conservatives to advance american ideals.$1,100,0002024 tax year
- Family Leader Foundation · The daniel impact$750,0002024 tax year
- Bill Glass Behind the Walls · Assist local churches all over the united states, share the gospel$219,8002024 tax year
- Samaritan's Purse International Relief · Disaster relief$165,0002024 tax year
- Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation · Provide scholarships to business students$120,0002024 tax year
- Celebration Education Fund · Kabala christian classroom construction$100,0002024 tax year
- MD Anderson Foundation · Cancer research and clinical trial programs$100,0002024 tax year
- Alliance Defending Freedom · Help defend religious liberty, freedom of speech, marriage and family$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
- Gary D Witherspoon — Vice President
- Tandy Mitchell — Secretary
- Lee Roy Mitchell — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,504,574 | $1,987,000 | $2,303,254 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,351,423 | $2,890,000 | $1,504,842 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,865,104 | $3,196,800 | $3,704,052 | 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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- Dallas, TX
Applying to The Mitchell Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (214) 751-8183
- Dallas, TX