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Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation: 46 grants to organizations, $38.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation, a private foundation in Dallas, TX, paid 46 grants to organizations totaling $38,369,149 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $35,100,000 to Schwab Charitable in Orlando, FL for general support.
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- EIN
- 465446388
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- Assets
- $1,213,611,607
- Grants paid
- $37,681,099
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202533219349104118. It reported $37,681,099 in grants paid; 46 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable | Orlando, FL | General support | $35,100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shirley Ryan Abilitylab Fka Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc Dba Seo Scholars | San Francisco, CA | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Site Santa Fe | Sante Fe, NM | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scholarships | Dallas, TX | Scholarships | $123,197 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation | Stillwater, OK | General support | Education | $111,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Fine Arts Academy | Buffalo, NY | Publication grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Golden Apple Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Mexico School for the Arts | Sante Fe, NM | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University College London | London, UK | Post-doctoral fellowship | $82,508 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | Riverside, CA | Exhibition support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe Opera | Sante Fe, NM | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Exhibition support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milwaukee Art Museum | Milwaukee, WI | Exhibition support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dallas Foundation | Dallas, TX | Exhibition support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museo de Arte de Lima | Lima, PE | Exhibition support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Think New Mexico | Sante Fe, NM | General support | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Universidad de Ingeniera Y Tecnologia | Lima, PE | Conservation grant | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Foundation | Hillsboro, OR | General support | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amon Carter Museum of Art | Fort Worth, TX | General & exhibition support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dallas Opera | Dallas, TX | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Figge Art Museum | Davenport, IA | Exhibition support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Museum of Art | Santa Fe, NM | Publication grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Electronic Arts Intermix | New York, NY | Publication grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $21,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cantor Art Museum Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Publication grant | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | Publication grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | Exhibition support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Exhibition support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Utec | Lowell, MA | General support | Youth development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the Prado Museum | Minneapolis, MN | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| State University of New York State | Stony Brook, NY | Seminar support | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nasher Sculpture Center | Dallas, TX | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nevada Museum of Art | Reno, NV | Exhibition support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival | Sante Fe, NM | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,344 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baylor Scott Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation - Next Gen Awards | Dallas, TX | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dallas Art Museum | Dallas, TX | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | Publication grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa of Polk County | Dallas, OR | General support | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Inc Dba Swaia | Santa Fe, NM | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $834,244 |
| Education | $176,200 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 |
| Human services | $42,500 |
| Youth development | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Florida | $35,100,000 |
| Illinois | $1,500,000 |
| California | $470,000 |
| New Mexico | $376,000 |
| Texas | $278,197 |
| New York | $155,744 |
| Oklahoma | $111,200 |
| District of Columbia | $53,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.