Searcy Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 84-1820177

Searcy Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $134 in total assets.

Searcy Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$134
+0.0% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Searcy Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

NashvilleDallas

How Searcy Family Foundation gives

  • In 2022 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $885K (2020) to $1.1M (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $991K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNSearcy dean's chair at the college of arts and science$991,156
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$134——————$7
2023$134$1————$1$7
2022$133$133$991,156$991,1561$991,156$133$1,903
2021$991,156$4,502$1,093,000$1,093,0003$1,093,000$4,502$33,332
2020$2,158,971$59,170$889,487$884,7201—$54,403$132,803

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Searcy Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Searcy Family Foundation is led by Michael Conner Searcy, President, Secretary & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Michael Conner Searcy

    President, Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Virginia Elizabeth Buxton Searcy

    Secretary, Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Katherine Hildebrand (2020–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Searcy Family Foundation

How large is Searcy Family Foundation?

Searcy Family Foundation reported $134 in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Searcy Family Foundation operate?

Searcy Family Foundation has awarded grants in Tennessee, Texas.

How much is Searcy Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Searcy Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Searcy Family Foundation's EIN?

Searcy Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1820177. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Searcy Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/searcy-family-foundation-morg_788978a625764fe2b2f6c1e424258c0e

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