Dora Roberts Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The filings show grants mainly in Texas, across a broad mix of religious institutions, schools, animal-welfare charities, emergency services, social-service providers, cultural organisations and libraries, so a Texas organisation with general or operating needs is a reasonable fit to consider.
- No geographic focus is stated, so the Texas pattern is what the grants show rather than a rule about who may apply.
- About 8 in 10 of its 78 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $400,000, and the median grant was $95,000, so a modest request is well within its usual range, though its largest grant was $700,000.
- Because 92% of its grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in its earlier filings, it appears to favour continuing relationships, so a first approach should be careful and should follow the form and information on J.P. Morgan's Online Grants page.
- The IRS filing gives no deadlines and says the foundation accepts applications, so timing is flexible, and no exclusions are stated.
Overview
Dora Roberts Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, in Chicago, IL.
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 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's recorded grants support charitable organisations in Texas across a broad mix of community activity. Recipients include religious institutions, colleges and schools, animal-welfare charities, volunteer emergency services, social-service providers, cultural organisations, libraries and local civic bodies. The recipient list also includes organisations serving older people, people affected by sexual violence, children and families, and people needing mediation or crisis support. Grants are recorded overwhelmingly for general purposes, with one identified as general operating support. The filing documents support reaching both established local institutions and specialist service organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
How to apply
The filing directs applicants to the required form and information at J.P. Morgan's Online Grants page.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% 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 78 grants to organisations were $95,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Dora Roberts 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 28 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Salvation Army of Big Spring · General$500,0002024 tax year
- Baylor College of Medicine · General$500,0002024 tax year
- Happy Day Humane Society · General$400,0002024 tax year
- First United Methodist Church · General$335,0002024 tax year
- Howard County Volunteer Fire Department · General$300,0002024 tax year
- Howard College Foundation · General$224,0002024 tax year
- Friends of the Big Spring Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo · General$179,8002024 tax year
- Big Spring Young Mens Christian Asso · General$160,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Tim Yates — Board Member
- Stan Partee — Board Member
- Eloise Canter Taylor — Board Member
- Mindy Partee — Board Member
- Sue Partee — Board Member
- Jordan Partee — Board Member
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,868,324 | $3,989,217 | $85,624,303 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,700,416 | $3,865,000 | $91,546,701 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,035,932 | $3,997,152 | $142,922,681 | 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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- Chicago, IL (office of its trustee, JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)
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Contact
- (800) 496-2583
- Chicago, IL (office of its trustee, JP Morgan Chase Bank NA)