TERRY FAMILY FOUNDATION INC

What TERRY FAMILY FOUNDATION INC does

The Mike & Mary Terry Family Foundation is a private family foundation founded in August 2006 by Dallas natives Mike and Mary Terry and headquartered in Texas. It operates exclusively as a grantmaking entity, deploying charitable capital to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving North Texas residents, with an emphasis on Dallas County. The Foundation concentrates its giving across four defined focus areas: Catholic Education, broader Education, Homelessness, and Victims of Abuse, with the explicit mission of eliminating barriers for the most vulnerable and providing equal opportunities for children.

Since inception, the Foundation has contributed over $30 million to grantee organizations. Notable capital deployments include the inaugural 2006 grant to Ursuline Academy of Dallas (funding the Terry Courtyard and a scholarship endowment), a leading role in the Catholic Diocese of Dallas' $125 million 'Our Faith...Our Future' capital campaign (2017), initial funding to bring the Cristo Rey Corporate Work Study model from Chicago to Southeast Dallas (2015), support for the Methodist Dallas SANE sexual assault nurse examiner program (2014), and underwriting of the Dallas Street Choir's Carnegie Hall performance (2017). Distribution is conducted through an invitation-only online grant portal; the Foundation does not accept unsolicited Letters of Inquiry. There is no commercial product, pricing model, or revenue-generating activity.

Governance is provided by a Board of Directors led by President Melissa Terry Pridmore (the founders' eldest daughter and former founding Executive Director), with founders Mike and Mary Terry and Michael Terry serving on the board. The Foundation maintains no employees, subsidiaries, technology products, or external investors disclosed in the data.

Name

TERRY FAMILY FOUNDATION INC

Legal name

Mike And Mary Terry Family Foundation

Website

https://terryfamilyfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Mike & Mary Terry Family Foundation is a private family foundation founded in 2006 that has contributed over $30 million to North Texas nonprofits across four focus areas: Catholic Education, Education, Homelessness, and Victims of Abuse, distributing capital via an invitation-only grant portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Foundation Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Family foundation grants
• Charitable grantmaking
• Catholic education funding
• Homeless services support
• Abuse victim advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Mike & Mary Terry Family Foundation is a private family foundation that provides grant funding to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations serving North Texas residents. Grants are distributed by invitation only and concentrate on four focus areas: Catholic Education, Education, Homelessness, and Victims of Abuse. Since its founding in August 2006, the foundation has contributed over $30 million to partner organizations.

Product overview

The Mike & Mary Terry Family Foundation is a private charitable foundation, not a technology product company. It does not offer technology products or services. The foundation provides grant funding to nonprofit organizations focused on four areas: Catholic Education, Education, Homelessness, and Victims of Abuse. Grant applications are by invitation only through an online grant portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catholic Education Grants

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $30 million contributed to North Texas organizations since 2006

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ursuline Academy of DallascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst grant recipient on August 10, 2006; funded the Terry Courtyard and created a scholarship endowment. Ursuline has shaped the education, faith, and service of generations of women in the Terry family.
• Catholic Diocese of DallascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading supporter of the $125 million 'Our Faith...Our Future' capital campaign benefiting Catholic schools, Holy Trinity Seminary, Catholic Charities of Dallas, the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and parish ministries. Foundation's grant specifically directed towards Catholic schools.
• Cristo Rey Dallas College PrepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the initial funders to bring the Cristo Rey program to Southeast Dallas from Chicago. Both Mike and Mary Terry have held leadership positions on planning committees and Board of Directors.
• Dallas Street ChoirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided funding to cover rental cost of Carnegie Hall for historic performance. Famous opera star Frederica Van Stade and composer Stephen Schwartz partnered with the choir for the performance.
• Methodist Dallas SANE ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2014, helped Safer Dallas Better Dallas bring the SANE initiative to Methodist for the first time. One of three inaugural donors for on-site counseling services at Turning Point Rape Crisis Center.
• Frederica Van StademinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamous opera star who partnered with Dallas Street Choir to create an unforgettable Carnegie Hall performance for homeless individuals.
• Stephen SchwartzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenowned musical composer who partnered with Dallas Street Choir to create the Carnegie Hall performance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Harold Simmons Foundation: Dallas-based family foundation supporting education, health, and human services in North Texas; comparable as a single-family foundation of similar regional scope.
• The Eugene McDermott Foundation: Long-standing Dallas family foundation funding education, healthcare, and arts/culture in North Texas; directly comparable as a multi-generational, locally focused family grantmaker.
• The Dallas Foundation: Community foundation serving the same North Texas geography with a similar mix of education, social services, and homelessness/vulnerable-population grantmaking; differs structurally as a community foundation rather than a single-family foundation.
• Rees-Jones Foundation: Dallas-based family foundation with a comparable regional focus on North Texas and overlapping interest in child welfare, education, and faith-aligned giving; closest functional peer in scope and size.
• The Hoblitzelle Foundation: Texas-based private foundation supporting education, human services, and community initiatives; similar in scale and regional orientation to the Terry Family Foundation.

Broad incumbents

• The Communities Foundation of Texas: Largest community foundation in Texas, based in Dallas, operating the W.W. Caruth Jr. Foundation and many others; overlapping focus areas (education, homelessness, abuse services) but vastly larger and broader in scope.
• The Moody Foundation: One of the largest Texas family foundations with grantmaking across education, human services, and community development; comparable in mission but substantially larger in assets and geographic reach.
• The Meadows Foundation: Major Texas-based family foundation supporting education, health, and human services; comparable purpose but materially larger endowment and broader state-wide footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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