Once Upon A Time Foundation
The official Once Upon a Time Foundation website (onceuponatime.org) identifies the organization as a Fort Worth, TX private foundation (EIN 75-2765224) with roughly $275M in assets. The site describes its grantmaking and programs including health & medicine initiatives, the Raynor Cerebellum Project, The Philanthropy Lab, and Childhood Apraxia of Speech resources, and lists staff and contact details.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Hospitals, universities, medical research centers, or established Texas-area nonprofits and youth/community programs aligned with the foundation's health, pediatric, and philanthropy education priorities.
Good Fit
- • Provides medical research, hospital or clinical services tied to children’s health.
- • Has programs related to cerebellum research, childhood apraxia of speech, or youth philanthropy education.
- • Is an established charity or university capable of absorbing multi-year or large general-support grants.
- • Has an existing relationship, nomination, or local Fort Worth/Texas connection to the foundation.
Geography
Observed giving in the latest year reached organizations in 39 states (and some international recipients), demonstrating a national footprint, though a majority of dollars (56%) stayed in Texas.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 435 distinct recipients and over a thousand grants, with many small awards and 358 new recipients that year, indicating a broad and diverse recipient set rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Behaviorally the foundation added many new recipients in 2024 (about 82% were new), suggesting new entrants can appear in the portfolio; however the foundation explicitly states it funds only preselected applicants and does not operate an open application process, so unsolicited applicants are unlikely to gain entry without nomination or a relationship.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
