John S. Dunn Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Non-profit, tax-exempt organizations only
Required status
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- Grant requests are limited to programs and projects within the greater Houston area.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Type III Section 509(a)(3) supporting organizations
- Not eligible: No grants are made to individuals.
- Not eligible: The Foundation does not give scholarships directly to individuals.
- Not eligible: Generally, the Foundation typically does not give multiyear grants; however, matching grants and collaboration are encouraged.
- Not eligible: Businesses
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: Support capital campaigns
- Not eligible: Construction and/or furnishings
- Not eligible: Support advocacy or to other foundations who then make grants to third-party organizations
Overview
The John S. Dunn Foundation supports healthcare initiatives in the greater Houston area, focusing on mental health programs, healthcare education, and medical research. It grants funds exclusively to non-profit organizations and emphasizes collaboration over multiyear commitments. The foundation is dedicated to reflecting John S. Dunn's legacy of community service and commitment to health equity.
Dunn Foundation recently made a multiyear commitment to mental health, establishing the John S. Because of this multiyear commitment, we have exceeded our annual budget for mental health grants for the foreseeable future.
Focus Areas
The Foundation’s grants are generally approved for healthcare education, including nursing programs, healthcare clinics for the underserved, mental health programs, and medical research in the greater Houston area.
The Foundation does support nursing scholarships, medical research endowments and chairs.
Eligibility
Grants are made to non-profit, tax-exempt organizations only. Organizations applying for grants must meet criteria established by the United States Internal Revenue Service described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1968 and be classified as other than a private foundation under the terms of Section 509(a).Grant requests are limited to programs and projects within the greater Houston area.
Ineligibility
Please note that the Foundation does not support Type III Section 509(a)(3) supporting organizations.No grants are made to individuals.The Foundation does not give scholarships directly to individuals.Generally, the Foundation typically does not give multiyear grants; however, matching grants and collaboration are encouraged.Restrictions:The Dunn Foundation does not make grants to businesses or individuals.The Dunn Foundation does not make grants to support capital campaigns. The Dunn Foundation does not make grants for construction and/or furnishings.The Dunn Foundation does not make grants to support advocacy or to other foundations who then make grants to third-party organizations.
What John S Dunn Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 45
- Total given
- $5.11M
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $3,000–$2M
- By dollars: Texas >99%, Alabama <1%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; College Station, TX; Rosenberg, TX.
- 18% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 12% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Uthealth Science Center - John S Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center · Houston, TX
Grant to establish 14 separate permanent endowments for the use, benefit, and support…
$2M
Rice University · Houston, TX
Grant to support a fund for research seed grants with the Collaborative Research…
$300K
Communities in Schools of Houston Inc · Houston, TX
Grant to support the on-campus Mental Health Initiative Program Program for 2023-2024…
$200K
Texas Heart Institute · Houston, TX
Grant to establish the John S. Dunn Chair for the Innovative Device & Engineering…
$200K
Uthealth Science Center - Faillace Dept of Psychiatry · Houston, TX
Grant to establish the John S. Dunn Foundation Distinguished Chair in Faillace…
$200K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Mental health
- Healthcare
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