Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation
Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $52K. Net investment income was $51K.
Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation at a glance
In short: Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation gave $52K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $52,165
- -76.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,521
- -73.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,748,402
- +2.0% 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 Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Crystal Charity Ball ($21K). Together the top 8 received $52K.
Grant Size Distribution
51 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 51 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation gives
- Giving fell 59% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 62% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $221K (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $52K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Crystal Charity Ball Dallas, TX | support childrens charities | $20,665 |
| The Woodlands Christian Academy The Woodlands, TX | Educate students both intellectually and spiritually with a Biblical faith | $10,000 |
| Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | Education Research | $7,000 |
| Preston Hollow Presbyterian School Dallas, TX | New facility for school | $5,000 |
| Blood Cancer United Dallas, TX | support blood cancer patients | $5,000 |
| Care Dallas, TX | Support alcohol and substance abuse education for DFW | $2,500 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital Memphis, TX | Cancer treatment for children | $1,000 |
| Baylor Health Care System Foundatio Dallas, TX | advance fight against breast cancer | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,748,402 | $89,720 | $54,684 | $52,165 | 8 | $51,751 | $50,747 | $84,000 |
| 2024 | $1,713,366 | $69,195 | $224,064 | $220,750 | 9 | $220,835 | $103,744 | $89,053 |
| 2023 | $1,868,298 | $93,470 | $171,107 | $170,000 | 12 | $169,193 | $88,620 | $90,950 |
| 2022 | $1,945,939 | $-90,180 | $130,538 | $126,500 | 20 | $118,124 | $12,325 | $100,029 |
| 2021 | $2,166,920 | $239,290 | $9,668 | $8,150 | 2 | $8,233 | $242,853 | $98,821 |
| 2020 | $1,936,968 | $45,055 | $82,812 | $71,385 | 5 | — | $37,758 | $91,884 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation reported a distributable amount of $84K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation is led by Mary Clare Finney, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mary Clare Finney
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
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 Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation
How much does Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation give each year?
Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation gave $52K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $221K across 9 grants.
What is Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation's typical grant size?
Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,521, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation give grants?
Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (6 grants).
Does Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation's largest grantees?
Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Crystal Charity Ball ($20,665), The Woodlands Christian Academy ($10,000) and Southern Methodist University ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation?
Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $52K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $84K (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 is Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation's EIN?
Stanford C and Mary Clare Finney Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2809984. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
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