Covey Gant Foundation
Covey Gant Foundation is a private foundation based in Fort Worth, Texas. Its 2025 filing reports 11 grants totaling $79,000, with recipients in Texas, Colorado, and Massachusetts.
Covey Gant Foundation at a glance
In short: Covey Gant Foundation gave $79K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Texas. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $79,000
- +15.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- -8.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,182
- +25.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,500
- Total assets
- $1,512,369
- +3.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (2 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Covey Gant Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- Yes
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It accepts unsolicited requests. Submit a letter with relevant information about the nonprofit organization’s charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational purposes. Awards must be paid to Section 501(c)(3) organizations.
- Contact
Application contact: Burl B Daniel Iii
Mailing address: 3220 Westcliff Road West, Fort Worth, TX 76109
Phone: (817) 980-4897
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Covey Gant Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of North Texas ($25K). Together the top 10 received $78K.
Grant Size Distribution
64 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 64 grants of 64 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing shows that 92% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas, 4% to Colorado, and 4% to Massachusetts. The listed grants show a concentration of recipients in Fort Worth, Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Covey Gant Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $6K repeat.
- 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $69K (2024) to $82K (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $79K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of North Texas Fort Worth, TX | General | $25,000 |
| Comm Foundation of TX Hill Country Kerrville, TX | General | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross Dallas, TX | General | $10,000 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank Fort Worth, TX | General | $7,500 |
| Center for Transforming Lives Fort Worth, TX | General | $6,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Fort Worth, TX | General | $5,500 |
| First Tee of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX | General | $4,500 |
| Colorado Fourteeners Initiative Golden, CO | General | $3,500 |
| Sclerderma Foundation Danvers, MA | General | $3,000 |
| Project Beloved Fort Worth, TX | General | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,512,369 | $156,460 | $103,193 | $79,000 | 11 | $79,000 | $60,159 | $89,890 |
| 2024 | $1,459,102 | $141,972 | $89,953 | $68,500 | 12 | $68,805 | $68,155 | $80,280 |
| 2023 | $1,407,083 | $82,695 | $90,863 | $70,500 | 13 | $71,557 | $19,382 | $70,436 |
| 2022 | $1,415,251 | $90,188 | $103,636 | $82,000 | 15 | $83,061 | $18,478 | $70,929 |
| 2021 | $1,428,699 | $177,380 | $90,206 | $68,750 | 13 | $69,153 | $59,358 | $81,412 |
| 2020 | $1,341,525 | $117,792 | $93,890 | $75,000 | 15 | — | $18,657 | $74,326 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Covey Gant Foundation reported a distributable amount of $90K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing describes its charitable purposes as charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations addressing hunger, poverty, youth, disaster relief, education, and environmental stewardship. These examples describe grantees, not the foundation’s own stated mission: Tarrant Area Food Bank says its mission is to empower the community to alleviate hunger and improve health; Center for Transforming Lives says it transforms the lives of women, children, and families from poverty to independence; and Colorado Fourteeners Initiative says it works to protect and preserve Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks through stewardship and public education.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $79,000 through 11 grants. Grants ranged from $1,500 to $25,000, with a median of $5,500. The largest awards included $25,000 to the University of North Texas, $10,000 each to Community Foundation of Texas Hill Country and American Red Cross, and $7,500 to Tarrant Area Food Bank. Other grants included $6,000 to Center for Transforming Lives, $5,500 to Boys & Girls Club of Greater, $4,500 to First Tee of Fort Worth, $3,500 to Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, $3,000 to Scleroderma Foundation, $2,500 to Project Beloved, and $1,500 to Friends of Fort Worth Nature Center. The filing lists each grant’s purpose as general.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Burl Daniel, Paige Daniel, and Danny Denke as directors.
Covey Gant Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Burl Daniel
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Danny Denke
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Paige Daniel
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Covey Gant Foundation
How much does Covey Gant Foundation give each year?
Covey Gant Foundation gave $79K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $69K across 12 grants.
What is Covey Gant Foundation's typical grant size?
Covey Gant Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,500, and its average grant was $7,182, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Covey Gant Foundation that year got $6K on average.
Where does Covey Gant Foundation give grants?
Covey Gant Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Worth, TX (7 grants).
Does Covey Gant Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Covey Gant Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (11 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Covey Gant Foundation's largest grantees?
Covey Gant Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include University of North Texas ($25,000), Comm Foundation of TX Hill Country ($10,000) and American Red Cross ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Covey Gant Foundation?
Covey Gant Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $79K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $90K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Covey Gant Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing describes its charitable purposes as charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations addressing hunger, poverty, youth, disaster relief, education, and environmental stewardship. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Covey Gant Foundation?
The foundation’s filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Covey Gant Foundation's EIN?
Covey Gant Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1540021. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Covey Gant Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
Yes, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
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