ROWLING FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $10.1M · expenses $10.4M · assets $51.6M

EIN
73-6351612
Address
4001 MAPLE AVE STE 600, DALLAS, TX 75219-3241
Website
WWW.ROWLINGFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
April 2004 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert B Rowling TRUSTEE2012-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Terry H Rowling TRUSTEE2012-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Carrie A Rowling TRUSTEE2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Travis Blake Rowling TRUSTEE2012-2024 2 $0 reported 1
James D Caldwell (former) TRUSTEE2012 4 $0 reported 3
Robert B Rowling Jr (former) TRUSTEE2012 1 $0 reported 1
William C Dunlap (former) TRUSTEE2012 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT B ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
TERRY H ROWLING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
CARRIE A ROWLING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
TRAVIS BLAKE ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT B ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
TERRY H ROWLING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
CARRIE A ROWLING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
TRAVIS BLAKE ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT B ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
TERRY H ROWLING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
CARRIE A ROWLING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
TRAVIS BLAKE ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT B ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
TERRY H ROWLING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
CARRIE A ROWLING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
TRAVIS BLAKE ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT B ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
TERRY H ROWLING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
CARRIE A ROWLING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
TRAVIS BLAKE ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT B ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
TERRY H ROWLING TRUSTEE2 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT B ROWLING JR TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
TRAVIS BLAKE ROWLING TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
JAMES D CALDWELL TRUSTEE4 $0-$0 $03
WILLIAM C DUNLAP TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 70 grants to organizations · $10.2M
2023 · 72 grants to organizations · $7.2M
2022 · 63 grants to organizations · $4.8M
2021 · 25 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2020 · 13 grants to organizations · $3.8M
2012 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 1 summary line · $5.7M

This return lists 1 summary line (program totals pointing to a separate statement) instead of each grant. The itemized list was filed as an attachment that isn't in the IRS's public e-file data, so the recipients can't be shown.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2023 · 1 contributor · $9.9M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 TRT HOLDINGS INC Fuzzy 0.75 Organization or other DALLAS, TX $9,934,462$9,934,462 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $5.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT B ROWLING Organization or other DALLAS, TX $5,471,119- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 3 contributors · $11.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 ROBERT B ROWLING Organization or other DALLAS, TX $4,652,000$4,652,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
1 ROBERT B ROWLING Organization or other DALLAS, TX $3,747,975- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
3 ROBERT B ROWLING Organization or other DALLAS, TX $2,850,023$2,850,023 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2012 · 1 contributor · $5.4M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 TRT HOLDINGS INC Fuzzy 0.75 Organization or other IRVING, TX $5,377,684- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,063,728$10,429,788 $51,637,677$51,582,677 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,116,273$7,466,253 $50,698,540$50,618,540 $9,934,462- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,461,491$4,871,926 $45,188,504$45,188,504 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,972,845$1,112,440 $46,703,503$46,703,503 $5,471,119- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,840,538$3,838,076 $40,843,098$40,843,098 $11,249,998- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,002,978$5,705,464 $10,624,060$10,624,060 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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M D ANDERSON FOUNDATIONTXT20 $11,473,198$7,012,137 President$48,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MELOY FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT20 $8,632,648$0 Director and President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION Private foundation$12,750,0003 12022–2024 ELEANOR CROOK FOUNDATION
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The David Herro Charitable Foundation Private foundation$3,495,5172 12021–2021 HF FOUNDATION INC
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NORMAN AND ANN HOFFMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,002,5003 12013–2019 RIDGEVIEW FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$1,708,55013 22015–2024 RIDGEVIEW FOUNDATION; TUMO FOUNDATION
SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,466,7723 12020–2025 RIDGEVIEW FOUNDATION
TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,180,0002 12022–2023 TENT FOUNDATION
Hauck Charitable Foundation Private foundation$1,100,0002 12021–2024 ASTROS FOUNDATION
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$661,72510 22016–2024 TUMO FOUNDATION; RIDGEVIEW FOUNDATION
LUCKY SEVEN MN FOUNDATION Private foundation$589,0005 12017–2021 RIDGEVIEW FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $10,429,788 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,233,833 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,233,833 98.1%
Other expenses $195,955 1.9%
Total$10,429,788100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $7,466,253 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,208,833 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $7,208,833 96.6%
Other expenses $251,320 3.4%
Taxes $6,100 0.1%
Total$7,466,253100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $4,871,926 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,763,579 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,763,579 97.8%
Other expenses $84,115 1.7%
Taxes $24,222 0.5%
Fees: other professional $10 0.0%
Total$4,871,926100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $1,112,440 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,057,350 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,057,350 95.0%
Fees: other professional $34,731 3.1%
Taxes $19,222 1.7%
Other expenses $1,137 0.1%
Total$1,112,440100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $3,838,076 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,836,878 · events $102
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,836,878 100.0%
Other expenses $790 0.0%
Taxes $306 0.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $102 0.0%
Total$3,838,076100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $5,705,464 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,705,464 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,705,464 100.0%
Total$5,705,464100%

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