Vin and Caren Prothro Foundation

DALLAS, TX EIN: 75-2911958

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$6.0M

-1.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$459K

-0.4% YoY

Grant Count

26

-3.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$18K

+3.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$194K$388K$583K$777K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,952,424$6,033,151$6,500,161
Revenue$441,225$60,004$706,123
Expenses$521,952$527,014$507,978
Qualifying Distributions$493,442$492,805$483,266
Net Investment Income$416,061$197,391$700,324
Distributable Amount$536,795$485,994$471,833

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$118K$235K$353K$471K41 grants202041 grants202140 grants202227 grants202326 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Yale University$283KSouthern Methodist Unive…$71KSouthern Methodist Unive…$20KUT Southwestern Medical …$20KUplift Education$13KATT Performing Arts Center$6KSM Wright Foundation$5KSouthern Methodist Unive…$5KSouthwestern Medical Fou…$5KDallas Symphony Associat…$4K

Grant Size Distribution

175 grants across all recorded years

159<$50K11$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Caren H ProthroChair Em./Dir.3
Nita C ClarkPres./Director3
Vincent H ProthroVP/Director0.1
J H Cullum ClarkSec,Treas./Dir.1
Dori KawaiCFO1
Douglas C DenbyCIO0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

AustinDallasDentonKaunakakaiNew HavenNew YorkOaklandPlanoRichardsonSanta FeWashingtonWichita FallsWinstonsalem

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

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