Foundations · IRS 990 filings

Foundations in Texas

9,018
foundations
$8.12B
grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
1,939
say they accept unsolicited
$10,277
median grant

Grantlas lists 9,018 foundations based in Texas — 8,620 private foundations and 398 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $8.12 billion in grants in their latest filing year, and 1,939 of them (22%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Dallas (4,152), Houston (989) and San Antonio (394).

1,939 of them say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Foundations accepting applications in Texas.

Top 25 of 9,018 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 1,914 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in Texas
O'Donnell FoundationDallas, TX$1M$187.4M$10,000–$38.4MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX$19,324$163.8M$75–$50MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Moody FoundationGalveston, TX$70,000$121.3M$1,500–$30MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX$150,000$105.2M$2,500–$8MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Rees-Jones FoundationDallas, TX$75,000$103.9M$1,200–$40MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX$125,000$99.6M$500–$5MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX$50,000$84.3M$20,000–$11MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Eugene McDermott FoundationDallas, TX$50,000$55.5M$5,000–$10MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Amon G Carter FoundationFort Worth, TX$50,000$40M$2,500–$16.7MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Robert A Welch FoundationHouston, TX$105,000$38.3M$25,000–$10MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Carl & Marilynn Thoma FoundationDallas, TX$15,000$37.7M$1,000–$35.1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Kate Marmion Charitable FoundationSan Antonio, TX$100,000$34.2M$3,000–$15MUp 7421% over 3 yearsFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Stoller FoundationHouston, TX$28,250$32.6M$16–$5MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Ed Rachal FoundationCorpus Christi, TX$25,000$27.5M$50–$7.4MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Scharbauer Foundation IncMidland, TX$25,000$27.3M$2,500–$8.5MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Meadows Foundation IncDallas, TX$75,000$24.1M$500–$4.9MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Valley Baptist Legacy FoundationHarlingen, TX$55,000$23.7M$2,500–$10MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Sid W Richardson FoundationFort Worth, TX$23.7M$23.7M—No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX$20,000$23.6M$500–$10MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Addy FoundationDallas, TX$60,000$23.2M$104–$7.2MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX$500$22.6M$13–$1.1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Tll Temple FoundationLufkin, TX$21.1M$22.4M$19.9M–$22.4MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Jerold B Katz FoundationHouston, TX$350,000$21.3M$20,000–$6.5MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Powell FoundationHouston, TX$15,500$20.4M$50–$1.5MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The George FoundationRichmond, TX$18.6M$18.6M—No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.
  • 3-yr trend compares the latest filing year with the year two before it, so it needs grants on file for both. Most foundations file one year of grants, so most rows show a dash.

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Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.