Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity that has not been invited should not send one.
- Its recorded recipients span social-service, youth and family, school, university, hospital and local faith and community organisations, but the filings describe where its grants went rather than stating priorities or an eligibility policy.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the filings show grants mainly in Kansas, Texas, Arkansas and Virginia, which describes past giving rather than a limit on who may apply.
- In its latest filing, 69% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so repeat relationships are central to its giving.
- If an invitation comes, about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $75,000 and $1,350,000 and the median grant was $460,000, so a request of that order is typical rather than a ceiling.
Overview
Stanley E Fulton Family 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 filings record grants to a varied group of charitable organisations rather than identifying a named funding field. Recipients include social-service organisations, youth and family support organisations, schools, a university, a hospital and local faith and community organisations. The organisation-grant purposes are recorded as general, so the filings do not specify a narrower use for these grants. Across the recorded recipient mix, the foundation has supported service-providing charities alongside educational, health and community organisations; the evidence describes where its grants went, rather than a published statement of priorities or an eligibility policy.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Kansas, Texas, Arkansas and Virginia.
How to apply
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 69% 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 55 grants to organisations were $460,000 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: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 48% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 69% of grant dollars went to organisations Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 48% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $500k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Signatry · General$4,385,0002024 tax year
- University of Virginia · General$1,330,5022024 tax year
- Neighborhood Services Organization · General$1,100,0002024 tax year
- Cleveland Clinic - Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health · General$500,0002024 tax year
- Randolph-Macon Academy · General$500,0002024 tax year
- Rightway Foundation · General$500,0002024 tax year
- Jim Riley Outreach · General$500,0002024 tax year
- Buckner Children and Family Services · General$400,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kenneth Creighton — Director
- Glen J Hettinger — Executive Director
- Elizabeth F Jones — Director
- Michael B Fulton — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $19,231,716 | $14,352,400 | $201,197,848 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $17,398,555 | $20,679,000 | $204,649,938 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $10,634,317 | $9,725,502 | $209,590,915 | 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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Contact
- Dallas, TX