Private foundation · Abilene, TX

Dian Graves Owen Foundation

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Typical grant size
$5K – $15K – $50K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
233
Repeat grantees
144
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Tucker S Bridwell
PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
$475K
Jane V Beard
SECRETARY
$285K
Deborah O Carson
DIRECTOR
Dian Graves Owen Stai
CHAIRMAN, TREASURER, DIR

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
12.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
872
Total grants awarded
$101.0M
Total amount
$116K
Average grant
$6.1M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$24.1M
202 grants
2023
$22.9M
176 grants
2022
$19.0M
186 grants
2021
$20.8M
154 grants
2020
$14.2M
154 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$19.0M
5 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$11.0M
1 grant · TX · ≈ likely match
$6.1M
5 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$5.1M
Houston Grand Opera
4 grants · TX
$4.6M
3 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$2.5M
West Texas Rehab Center
3 grants · TX
$2.5M
5 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$2.4M
3 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$2.3M
4 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$2.0M

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.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Abilene Heritage Square
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$4.0M
Community Foundation of Abilene
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$2.5M
Mcmurry University
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$2.0M
West Texas Rehab Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$1.3M
Houston Grand Opera
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$1.2M
Grover Nelson Park Zoological Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$1.0M
Abilene Youth Sports Authority
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$1.0M
Fredericksburg Tennis Center Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$625K
Abilene Improvement Corporation
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$513K
Admiral Nimitz Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$507K
Discipleship Network of America
GENERAL SUPPORT
TN · TY 2024
$400K
Fredericksburg Theater Company
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$375K
The Leadership Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$340K
Hardin Simmons University
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$333K
Frontier Texas
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$315K
Regional Victim Crisis Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$300K
Turning Point USA
GENERAL SUPPORT
AZ · TY 2024
$300K
Food Bank of Abilene
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$267K
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$253K
Friends of Fredericksburg Nature Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$250K
Meals on Wheels
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$208K
Do No Harm
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$200K
Tlr Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$200K
Texas State Technical College Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$200K
Stand Together Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$200K
United Way of Abilene
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$199K
All Kind Animal Initiative
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$183K
Abilene Philharmonic Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$165K
Cook Children's Health Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$150K
Abilene Chamber of Commerce Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$150K
Prager University Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$150K
Compass School of Texas
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$150K
Abilene Arts Alliance
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$131K
Humanities Texas
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$125K
Texas Tech Foundation Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$125K
Hill Country Community Needs Council
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$102K
Bienvenido
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$100K
The Grace Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$100K
Bethany Lutheran Church
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$100K
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
DE · TY 2024
$100K
Media Research Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$100K
American Private Radio
GENERAL SUPPORT
MS · TY 2024
$100K
Boy Scouts of America
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$99K
Tstc Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$90K
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$87K
Good Samaritan Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$78K
Friends of the Gap
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$75K
Stone Owl Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2024
$75K
The Global Orphan Project
GENERAL SUPPORT
MO · TY 2024
$75K
Network of Enlightened Women
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$60K

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