Reuter Family Foundation
The Reuter Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Plano, Texas. Established in 2011, it says it supports organizations and initiatives serving poor, disadvantaged, and underserved communities in Collin County and the Dallas, Texas area.
Reuter Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Reuter Family Foundation gave $340K across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Texas. 43% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $339,500
- +31.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 24
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,146
- +25.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $6,899,112
- +15.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 43% first-time grantees (10 of 23, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (90% 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 Reuter Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s website says there is no special application form and suggests that applicants may first send a brief letter of inquiry. It asks for a signed, one-page cover letter describing the project and requested amount, identifying a contact person, and stating that the applicant is not a 509(a)(3) organization. The proposal should describe the project, need, budget, goals, outcomes, methods, and completion timeframe. The site also requests a brief organizational mission and history, an approved current-year operating budget with year-to-date actuals, two years of profit-and-loss statements, and an IRS determination letter showing 501(c)(3) public-charity status. The website gives both a two-page limit for the organizational description and a four-page limit for the proposal. It says proposals are evaluated throughout the year, with submissions excluded in November, December, and January; applicants are to be contacted two to four weeks after receipt.
- Contact
Application contact: Gretchen Bowen
Mailing address: 6505 Cypress Point Drive, Plano, TX 75093
Phone: (972) 862-8763
Email: proposal@rfftx.org
Website: https://www.rfftx.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Reuter Family Foundation
Who Reuter Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Catholic Charities Dallas ($50K). Together the top 10 received $225K.
Grant Size Distribution
84 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 83 grants of 84 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation states that it confines grants to social-service organizations in Collin County and Dallas, Texas. Its 2025 filing shows that 90% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas and 10% to recipients in Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Reuter Family Foundation open to new grantees?
43%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 23 grantees (43%) were first-time recipients. With only 23 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $19K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 48% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 172% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% 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 $103K (2021) to $340K (2025). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $340K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities Dallas Dallas, TX | Social Welfare | $50,000 |
| All Hands & Hearts Mattapoisett, MA | Social Welfare | $35,000 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Dallas, TX | Social Welfare | $22,500 |
| Orphan Outreach Plano, TX | Social Welfare | $20,000 |
| Cristo Rey Dallas Dallas, TX | Social Welfare | $20,000 |
| Storehouse of Collin County Plano, TX | Social Welfare | $15,000 |
| North Dallas Shared Ministries Dallas, TX | Social Welfare | $15,000 |
| Frisco Family Services Frisco, TX | Social Welfare | $15,000 |
| The Magdalan House Dallas, TX | Social Welfare | $15,000 |
| Community Partners of Dallas Dallas, TX | Social Welfare | $12,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts reported in the foundation’s filings:
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,899,112 | $1,302,967 | $378,619 | $339,500 | 24 | $339,500 | $1,263,848 | $369,901 |
| 2024 | $5,993,639 | $1,057,959 | $297,915 | $258,500 | 23 | $258,500 | $1,018,544 | $343,050 |
| 2023 | $4,482,005 | $2,532,721 | $182,654 | $141,500 | 15 | $142,150 | $203,718 | $274,612 |
| 2022 | $2,131,669 | $198,146 | $159,953 | $125,000 | 13 | $125,650 | $66,836 | $204,474 |
| 2021 | $2,094,339 | $413,208 | $131,849 | $102,500 | 9 | $103,737 | $185,202 | $136,652 |
| 2020 | $1,815,656 | $28,416 | $146,200 | $122,500 | 14 | — | $29,317 | $118,247 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Reuter Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $370K 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 says it supports organizations serving poor and underserved communities. Its stated areas of interest include emergency assistance for displaced people; affordable housing; social services for poor and disadvantaged people; temporary or permanent housing for youth or adults; early childhood education for underserved families; and substance-abuse, addiction, or mental-health programs.
Grantees’ own mission statements illustrate the range of organizations it has supported. For example, Orphan Outreach says it serves orphans’ spiritual, physical, emotional, and educational needs. North Dallas Shared Ministries describes itself as helping people through unexpected life challenges. Simply Grace says it provides a structured setting for women recovering from substance abuse, while Shared Christian Ministries says it provides free or low-cost medical care to uninsured adults.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 24 grants totaling $339,500. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000. The listed purposes were social welfare. The website describes the foundation as granting less than $100,000 per year; the 2025 filing, however, reports a grant total of $339,500.
Among the largest 2025 awards were $50,000 to Catholic Charities Dallas, $35,000 to All Hands & Hearts, $22,500 to Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, and $20,000 each to Orphan Outreach and Cristo Rey Dallas. Other listed awards included $15,000 each to Storehouse of Collin County, North Dallas Shared Ministries, Frisco Family Services, and The Magdalen House.
The website says the foundation generally does not fund endowments, building construction or renovation, equipment purchases, debt reduction, benefit events, conferences, travel or media projects, certain education and training expenses, or political activity. It also says it does not make grants directly to individuals.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert A. Reuter as director, Matthew J. Bowen as secretary, Gretchen R. Bowen as president, and John Bowen as vice president.
Reuter Family Foundation is led by Gretchen R. Bowen, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gretchen R. Bowen
President
President & Treasurer → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert A. Reuter
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Matthew J. Bowen
Secretary
Vice President & Secretary → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
John Bowen
Vice President
On filings since 2024
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 Reuter Family Foundation
How much does Reuter Family Foundation give each year?
Reuter Family Foundation gave $340K across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $259K across 23 grants.
What is Reuter Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Reuter Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $14,146, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Reuter Family Foundation that year got $9K on average.
Where does Reuter Family Foundation give grants?
Reuter Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (12 grants) and Plano, TX (6 grants).
Does Reuter Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 24 grants with a stated purpose on Reuter Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Social Welfare" (24 grants).
Who are Reuter Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Reuter Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Catholic Charities Dallas ($50,000), All Hands & Hearts ($35,000) and Our Lady of Perpetual Help School ($22,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 32% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Reuter Family Foundation?
Reuter Family Foundation reported $6.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $340K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $370K (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 Reuter Family Foundation fund?
The foundation says it supports organizations serving poor and underserved communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Reuter Family Foundation?
The foundation’s website says there is no special application form and suggests that applicants may first send a brief letter of inquiry. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Reuter Family Foundation's EIN?
Reuter Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2626733. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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