W C Payne Foundation

DALLAS, TX EIN: 83-0343851

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$8.9M

-3.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

+142.9% YoY

Grant Count

11

+57.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$105K

+54.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$8,861,069$9,184,446$9,440,167
Revenue$885,633$341,935$-648,022
Expenses$1,192,069$618,536$708,201
Qualifying Distributions$1,167,345$475,000$541,352
Net Investment Income$871,622$212,651$74,382
Distributable Amount$515,844$470,072$472,277

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$288K$577K$865K$1M11 grants202010 grants20218 grants20227 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVE…$500KNATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR …$200KTHE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL$200KTHE COMMIT PARTNERSHIP$75KYMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON$50KOKLAHOMA CITY MUSEUM OF …$49KUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS$25KCASADY SCHOOL$20KJORDAN SPIETH FAMILY FOU…$15KFAITH FIGHT FINISH FOUND…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K9$50–100K10$100–250K$250–500K1$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
WILLIAM G PAYNEPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR2
JOAN N PAYNESECRETARY & DIRECTOR2
CAROLINE P YOUNGDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

ArlingtonAustinBeverly HillsDallasHoustonLexingtonNew YorkOklahomaOklahoma CityWaxahachie

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

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