Private foundation · Dallas, TX

Ainslie Foundation

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Typical grant size
$5K $10K $50K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
141
Repeat grantees
95
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Lee S Ainslie III
PRESIDENT & CO-CHAIR
Elizabeth M Ainslie
CO-CHAIR
Alex Rafal
SECRETARY
W Keith Hennington
TREASURER

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
3.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
546
Total grants awarded
$83.9M
Total amount
$154K
Average grant
$6.7M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$15.5M
107 grants
2023
$15.0M
85 grants
2022
$17.9M
82 grants
2021
$13.9M
88 grants
2020
$11.8M
99 grants
2019
$9.7M
85 grants

Top recipients

6 grants · VA · ≈ likely match
$21.3M
7 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$15.7M
5 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$11.3M
7 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$9.7M
7 grants · FL · ≈ likely match
$3.5M
8 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$2.5M
6 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$1.6M
6 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$1.4M
6 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$1.2M
4 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$1.2M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.