ERNST FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Plain text ERNST FAMILY FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2025. https://furp.org/org/ernst-family-foundation-843518735. Retrieved 2026-11-15.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). ERNST FAMILY FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2020–2025]. Retrieved November 15, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/ernst-family-foundation-843518735

MLA “ERNST FAMILY FOUNDATION.” furp.org, tax years 2020–2025, https://furp.org/org/ernst-family-foundation-843518735. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-15; covers tax years 2020–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $638K · expenses $925K · assets $4.6M

EIN
84-3518735
Address
6506 STEFANI DR, DALLAS, TX 75225-2329
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2020 (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
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person 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
Mark Ernst PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK ERNST PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK ERNST PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK ERNST PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK ERNST PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK ERNST PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK ERNST PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR5 $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.

2025 · 3 grants to organizations · $912K
2024 · 4 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2023 · 3 grants to organizations · $490K
2022 · 4 grants to organizations · $485K
2021 · 5 grants to organizations · $330K
2020 · 6 grants to organizations · $165K

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.

2024 · 1 contributor · $5K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WATER STREET PARTNERS LP Organization or other DALLAS, TX $5,430$5,430 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $17K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WATER STREET PARTNERS LP Organization or other DALLAS, TX $16,699$16,699 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 2 contributors · $441K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MARK ERNST Person DALLAS, TX $387,235$1,198,542 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 WATER STREET PARTNERS LP Organization or other DALLAS, TX $54,026$54,026 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $2.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MARK ERNST Person DALLAS, TX $2,675,286$2,675,286 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $312K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MARK ERNST Person DALLAS, TX $312,044$313,254 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · 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
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$637,603$925,293 $4,627,633$4,627,633 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$234,260$1,077,292 $4,917,521$4,917,521 $5,430- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$177,238$503,409 $5,762,236$5,762,236 $16,699- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$504,563$528,334 $6,089,470$6,089,470 $441,261- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,055,411$341,061 $6,433,467$6,433,467 $429,637- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$781,024$170,177 $3,843,632$3,843,632 $313,254- $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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DENMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $604,305$281,603 Pres/Director$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LEHMANN FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $632,429$200,869 President, Trasurer$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
TANG-MA FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $616,429$40,318 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
GIFFORD FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $610,166$322,952 AGENT FOR FIDUCIARY$54,519 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
NICHOLSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $642,506$646,604 President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
THE STAUBACH FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $659,067$3,187,647 SCTY/TREAS.$55,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SADIE JO BLACK FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $664,409$355,955 PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN$47,898 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
R4 FOUNDATIONTXT22 $680,590$1,353,029 PRESIDENT/CEO$180,770 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
HERVEY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $658,187$470,139 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ANDRAS FOUNDATIONTXT22 $674,631$659,890 PRESIDENT, TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THREE G FOUNDATIONTXT22 $608,698$739,338 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
The White FoundationTXT22 $602,838$634,058 Director$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
COCANOUGHER FOUNDATIONTXT22 $663,000$357,742 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MASSEY TUCKER FOUNDATIONTXT22 $668,782$3,415,099 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BRADBURY DYER FOUNDATIONTXT22 $668,974$387,902 TRUSTEE/PRES$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THOMAS C BURKE FOUNDATIONTXT22 $599,111$436,331 TRUSTEE$45,724 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
RUTH PARR SPARKS FOUNDATIONTXT22 $625,531$505,303 Chairman$58,100 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JOE AND VAN MABEE FOUNDATIONTXT22 $612,975$172,547 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JAMES PURDY BARROW FOUNDATIONTXT22 $638,264$356,838 President & Dir$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
LINDAN FOUNDATION FOR CARING INCTXT22 $650,000$247,350 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JEFF & CONNIE WOODMAN FOUNDATIONTXT22 $653,352$356,873 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
LARRY AND PAT MCNEIL FOUNDATIONTXT22 $627,334$465,277 FINANCIAL MANAGER$42,223 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MILDRED YOUNT MANION CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT22 $648,424$719,592 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JERRY AND EMY LOU BALDRIDGE FOUNDATIONTXT22 $656,621$175,960 Pres/Sec/Dir.$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JAMES R DOUGHERTY JR FOUNDATION INCTXT22 $636,934$460,012 Treasurer$54,167 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
EDWARD CHARLES FOUNDATION $19,561,5101 1DAF sponsor2021–2021 FELTHEIMER FAMILY FOUNDATION
DECHOMAI FOUNDATION INC $400,0001 1DAF sponsor2021–2021 FELTHEIMER FAMILY FOUNDATION
DECHOMAI ASSET TRUST $189,1251 1DAF sponsor2021–2021 FELTHEIMER FAMILY FOUNDATION
NBA FOUNDATION INC $65,0004 1Private foundation2016–2020 AMERICAN CAMPUS CHARITIES FOUNDATION
MORLEY GROUP FOUNDATION $12,0001 1Private foundation2011–2011 AMERICAN CAMPUS CHARITIES FOUNDATION
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $10,0001 1DAF sponsor2020–2020 AMERICAN CAMPUS CHARITIES FOUNDATION
SOLDIER ART WORKSHOPS $10,0001 1Private foundation2025–2025 HERVEY FOUNDATION
THE DALLAS FOUNDATION $6,1961 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 JERRY AND EMY LOU BALDRIDGE FOUNDATION
SHIEL SEXTON FOUNDATION INC $5,0001 1Private foundation2020–2020 AMERICAN CAMPUS CHARITIES FOUNDATION
HARRY AND FLORENCE SLOAN FOUNDATION $5,0001 1Private foundation2022–2022 FELTHEIMER FAMILY FOUNDATION
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION $991 1Private foundation2012–2012 AMERICAN CAMPUS CHARITIES 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.

2025 · Form 990PF · $925,293 spent · pay $0 · grants $912,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $912,500 98.6%
Taxes $8,448 0.9%
Fees: accounting $4,200 0.5%
Fees: legal $145 0.0%
Total$925,293100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $1,077,292 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,060,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,060,000 98.4%
Taxes $7,783 0.7%
Other expenses $5,430 0.5%
Fees: accounting $4,079 0.4%
Total$1,077,292100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $503,409 spent · pay $0 · grants $490,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $490,000 97.3%
Taxes $9,394 1.9%
Fees: accounting $3,885 0.8%
Fees: legal $130 0.0%
Total$503,409100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $528,334 spent · pay $0 · grants $485,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $485,000 91.8%
Taxes $39,764 7.5%
Fees: legal $3,570 0.7%
Total$528,334100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $341,061 spent · pay $0 · grants $330,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $330,000 96.8%
Taxes $7,803 2.3%
Fees: legal $3,258 1.0%
Total$341,061100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $170,177 spent · pay $0 · grants $165,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $165,000 97.0%
Taxes $3,077 1.8%
Fees: legal $2,100 1.2%
Total$170,177100%

View the filing

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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RecordName as filedWhereDatasetMatched by
Business registrationERNST FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXState business registriesname and state

Matched by an identifier (EIN, CIK, CRD), by name and state or city, or by street address; a shared name or address is not proof of the same person or organization. Every link says how it was made; how the cross-referencing works.

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NTEE code Private Independent Foundations, TX first:

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The area Census

Dallas CountyDallas cityCensus Tract 195.01

County outline, the place (blue), the tract (orange) and the ZIP center (dot).

In Census Tract 195.01, Dallas County, Texas, place (city or town) Dallas, TX, county Dallas County, TX, state Texas; placed by its ZIP code (county and tract) and city name (place). The tract is the tract holding most of the record's ZIP code (FURP does not geocode street addresses).

  • Revenue of $637,603 is $0 per resident of Dallas, TX (population 1,307,930).
  • That revenue equals 0.00% of all household income in Dallas, TX (533,915 households at the median $70,518, about $37,650,617,970).
MeasureCensus tract
Census Tract 195.01, Dallas County, Texas
Place (city or town)
Dallas, TX
County
Dallas County, TX
State
Texas
Population B010037,3141,307,9302,621,17930,188,424
Population, 2020 census P17,0961,304,3792,613,53929,145,505
Median age B0100235.133.434.135.6
Under 18 B0100134.6%23.9%25.1%25.0%
65 and over B010017.6%11.8%11.8%13.4%
Households B110012,241533,915982,73710,992,816
Foreign born B050024.0%23.4%24.8%17.6%
Median household income B19013$250,001$70,518$76,547$78,476
Median family income B19113$250,001$80,707$88,706$94,599
Per capita income B19301$146,955$45,811$42,559$40,752
Poverty rate B170011.9%16.7%13.9%13.8%
Unemployment rate B230251.1%4.9%5.0%5.3%
Civilian labor force B230253,129707,5241,402,30115,233,563
Mean commute (minutes) B0801319.425.726.826.7
Bachelor's degree or higher B1500395.4%38.2%35.7%33.8%
Housing units B250012,321590,2371,064,96512,128,515
Owner-occupied B2500395.7%42.4%50.8%62.6%
Renters B250034.3%57.6%49.2%37.4%
Median home value B25077$2,000,001$320,700$303,000$283,800
Median gross rent B25064$3,501$1,472$1,565$1,403
White, not Hispanic B0300294.4%27.6%26.4%39.1%
Black B030020.0%22.9%22.1%11.9%
Hispanic or Latino B030021.1%42.6%41.3%39.7%
Asian B030022.8%3.8%7.0%5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native B030020.0%0.2%0.1%0.1%

Data: IPUMS NHGIS (ACS 2020-2024 and the 2020 census); each figure links to its table for that area at data.census.gov. Records are placed by ZIP code and city name, not street address. More: everything FURP has in Census Tract 195.01, Dallas County, Texas.

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