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The Hefner Family Foundation: 8 grants to organizations, $179,100 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Hefner Family Foundation, a private foundation in Dallas, TX, paid 8 grants to organizations totaling $179,100 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $100,000 to Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, TX for scholarship fund.
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- EIN
- 471606289
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- Assets
- $1,510,941
- Grants paid
- $179,100
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202503179349102870. It reported $179,100 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Baptist University | Dallas, TX | scholarship fund | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Penobscot Bay YMCA | Rockport, ME | Assistance | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | scholarship fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Mary's Catholic Church | Fredericksburg, TX | Assistance | $12,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson, TN | Scholarship | Education | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mississippi College | Clinton, MS | Scholarship | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of North Texas | Denton, TX | Scholarship | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Arkansas Foundation | Fayetteville, AR | Scholarship | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $117,000 |
| Human services | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $117,100 |
| Maine | $25,000 |
| Oklahoma | $20,000 |
| Tennessee | $9,000 |
| Mississippi | $5,000 |
| Arkansas | $3,000 |
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Updated November 13, 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.