36 private foundations reported public & society benefit grants in Texas on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 36 private foundations reported 41 grants for public & society benefit totaling $2,454,350 to 38 organizations in Texas. The most-funded Texas communities were Houston, Austin, Dallas. John and AMY Phelan Family Foundation reported the most public & society benefit giving — $1,000,000 across 1 grant. The median grant was $15,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| John and AMY Phelan Family Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Wal-mart Foundation | 2 | $500,000 |
| Wallace Genetic Foundation II Inc | 1 | $160,000 |
| The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc | 1 | $150,000 |
| The Henderson-wessendorff Foundation | 2 | $80,000 |
| The Moody Foundation | 1 | $75,000 |
| The Cullen Foundation | 1 | $75,000 |
| The Sidney E Frank Foundation | 1 | $50,000 |
| Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation | 1 | $40,000 |
| Haynes & Boone Foundation | 2 | $30,500 |
| The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust | 1 | $25,000 |
| The Scott Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Methodist University | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Girls Embracing Mothers Inc | 1 | $250,000 |
| Rockteen Youth Foundation | 1 | $250,000 |
| Millennium Water Alliance | 1 | $160,000 |
| Center for Science and LAW | 1 | $150,000 |
| Children's Advocacy Center of Big Bend | 1 | $75,000 |
| Rice University | 1 | $75,000 |
| Ground Game Fund | 2 | $65,000 |
| Avda (aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse) | 1 | $45,000 |
| Huston-tillotson University | 1 | $40,000 |
| Lone Star Legal AID | 1 | $35,000 |
| DBA Community Service Fund Inc | 1 | $25,500 |
| Casa of Denton County Inc | 1 | $25,000 |
| Children's Advocacy Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| LBJ Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
36 private foundations reported public & society benefit grants in Texas on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $2,454,350. The largest by reported dollars were John and AMY Phelan Family Foundation, Wal-mart Foundation, Wallace Genetic Foundation II Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
38 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Texas, led by Southern Methodist University, Girls Embracing Mothers Inc, Rockteen Youth Foundation. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported public & society benefit grant in Texas was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $1,000,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
