Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation
The Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Dallas, Texas. It made 12 grants totaling $3,189,750 in 2025, supporting organizations working in areas including neighborhood revitalization, arts and culture, services for young people, and veterans’ support.
Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation gave $3.2M across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $266K), mostly in Texas. 58% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,189,750
- +55.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $265,813
- +42.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $32,500
- Total assets
- $7,537,658
- -10.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 58% first-time grantees (7 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing lists the materials to provide as purpose, benefit, description, and amount. It states that there are no restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: Carol Cashman
Mailing address: 4245 N Central Exwy 505, Dallas, TX 75205
Phone: (214) 526-6494
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Forest Forward ($2.3M). Together the top 10 received $3.2M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
45 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 45 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the foundation’s grant dollars went to recipients in Texas (79%), Maryland (18%), Arkansas (2%), and New York (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation open to new grantees?
58%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 12 grantees (58%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $30K; repeat grants $597K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $50K repeat.
- 42% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 295% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 485% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $808K (2022) to $3.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $3.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Forward Dallas, TX | To combat the causes and effects of systemic inequities through neighborhood reviltalization | $2,305,000 |
| Harbor Fund Bethesda, MD | General Operating Support | $575,000 |
| Siddhayatan Tirth Windom, TX | General Operating Support | $125,000 |
| BRIDGE2RWANDA Inc Little Rock, AR | To build a fellowship of high capacity young leaders in africa | $50,000 |
| Prison Communities International Purchase, NY | General Operating Support | $50,000 |
| Transition Resource Action Center Dallas, TX | General Operating Support | $50,000 |
| Dallas Contemporary Dallas, TX | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Dallas Film Society Dallas, TX | General Operating Support | $10,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $5,000 |
| Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation Mabank, TX | To honor the courageous men and women who have served to protect our freedoms | $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 | $7,537,658 | $2,400,149 | $3,326,685 | $3,189,750 | 12 | $3,220,157 | $2,299,760 | $663,367 |
| 2024 | $8,464,194 | $994,171 | $2,162,148 | $2,049,585 | 11 | $2,055,430 | $898,370 | $722,307 |
| 2023 | $9,632,171 | $1,127,122 | $1,944,051 | $1,841,000 | 6 | $1,846,721 | $891,763 | $676,282 |
| 2022 | $10,449,100 | $1,275,012 | $924,916 | $808,000 | 4 | $812,901 | $1,035,857 | $733,126 |
| 2021 | $10,099,004 | $1,819,073 | $1,845,611 | $1,730,866 | 12 | $1,735,499 | $1,573,630 | $852,188 |
| 2020 | $10,125,542 | $1,016,665 | $1,619,806 | $1,523,528 | 8 | — | $785,443 | $697,276 |
| 2019 | $10,727,962 | $856,495 | $944,714 | $836,966 | 10 | — | $626,609 | $715,290 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $663K 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
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose work spans several areas. Forest Forward, the largest recipient, says it works with the community to address systemic inequities through neighborhood revitalization centered on advancing marginalized people; its project centers on restoring and renovating the historic Forest Theater in South Dallas. Transition Resource Action Center describes its work as connecting young people transitioning out of foster or juvenile care, and their unhoused peers in North Texas, with individualized support, planning, housing, and community services.
Other recipients describe work in arts and culture: Dallas Contemporary presents art and offers exhibitions, lectures, educational programs, and events, while Dallas Film Society celebrates film and filmmakers and provides educational programs. Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation says it provides financial support to agencies caring for veterans, with a focus on wounded, injured, and disabled veterans in East Texas. Bridge2Rwanda describes its mission as building a fellowship of high-capacity young leaders in Africa.
Grantmaking
The foundation reported 12 grants totaling $3,189,750 in 2025. Individual grants ranged from $250 to $2,305,000, with a median of $32,500. Its largest grants were $2,305,000 to Forest Forward and $575,000 to Harbor Fund, both in 2025. Other notable grants that year included $125,000 to Siddhayatan Tirth; $50,000 each to Bridge2Rwanda, Prison Communities International, and Transition Resource Action Center; and $15,000 to Dallas Contemporary.
The foundation reported 11 grants totaling $2,049,585 in 2024 and 6 grants totaling $1,841,000 in 2023.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jon S. Halbert as president and treasurer, Linda M. Halbert as vice president and secretary, and Lindsay M. Halbert as director.
Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation is led by Jon S. Halbert, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jon S. Halbert
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsay M. Halbert
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda M. Halbert
V.p. & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation
How much does Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation give each year?
Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation gave $3.2M across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 11 grants.
What is Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $32,500, and its average grant was $265,813, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation that year got $30K on average.
Where does Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation give grants?
Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maryland (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (6 grants).
Does Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 67% of Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Forest Forward ($2,305,000), Harbor Fund ($575,000) and Siddhayatan Tirth ($125,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 94% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation?
Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation reported $7.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $663K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose work spans several areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation?
The filing lists the materials to provide as purpose, benefit, description, and amount. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation's EIN?
Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0929091. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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