Pros for a Purpose Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Plano, TX EIN: 83-2494382

Pros for a Purpose Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Plano, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $71K.

Pros for a Purpose Inc at a glance

In short: Pros for a Purpose Inc gave $71K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$70,790
-84.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$23,597
-79.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$23,790
Total assets
$17,687
-7.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Pros for a Purpose Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Salesmanship Club Charitable GolfDallas: $27KSalesmanship Club CharitableGolfDallas$27KFort Worth Colonial Charities Inc: $24KFort Worth Colonial CharitiesInc$24KRyan Palmer Foundation: $20KRyan Palmer Foundation$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Salesmanship Club Charitable GolfDallas ($27K). Together the top 3 received $71K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 7 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

DallasFort WorthPlanoLas Vegas

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2025) to $466K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $71K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Salesmanship Club Charitable GolfDallas Dallas, TXCharitable Donation$27,000
Fort Worth Colonial Charities Inc Fort Worth, TXCharitable Donation$23,790
Ryan Palmer Foundation Plano, TXCharitable Donation$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$17,687$78,894$80,350$70,7903$70,790
2024$19,143$808,369$772,626$466,1994$466,199
2023—$656,505$673,636$232,656Total only$232,656
2022$531$600,824$601,379$216,659Total only$216,659
2021$1,086$312,932$312,497$135,500Total only$135,500
2020$651$198,279$198,629$183,732Total only—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pros for a Purpose Inc is led by Michael Chisum, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Chisum

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Palmer

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Tevis

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lesley Guinn

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Ashton Gambrell (2020) — Secretary

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 Pros for a Purpose Inc

How much does Pros for a Purpose Inc give each year?

Pros for a Purpose Inc gave $71K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $466K across 4 grants.

What is Pros for a Purpose Inc's typical grant size?

Pros for a Purpose Inc's median grant in 2025 was $23,790, and its average grant was $23,597, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Pros for a Purpose Inc give grants?

Pros for a Purpose Inc gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Pros for a Purpose Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Pros for a Purpose Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Donation" (3 grants).

How large is Pros for a Purpose Inc?

Pros for a Purpose Inc reported $18K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $79K.

What is Pros for a Purpose Inc?

Pros for a Purpose Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Plano, TX. It holds $18K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Pros for a Purpose Inc's EIN?

Pros for a Purpose Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2494382. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 22, 2024)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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