Texas Private Foundations & Charitable Funders

Our directory lists 3098 private foundations based in Texas, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings. The most common giving areas are Education, Human Services, Health, Arts, Culture & Humanities. Most give by invitation only rather than accepting unsolicited proposals. Explore profiles to see each funder's giving history and whether it accepts unsolicited applications.

Health12

Health

Established

Health Foundation of East Texas

Texas

EducationHealthEducation

Assets: $186.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $7.5M

Funds in TX

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Health

Established

Dr Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust

Texas

Health

Assets: $145.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $8.3M

Funds in OH · MN · IL +8

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Health

Established

The Columbus Community Hospital Foundation Inc

Texas

Health

Assets: $50.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.7M

Funds in TX

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

John L Patten Trust 091261 N009-43620 FBO Evanston Hospital a

Texas

Assets: $24.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.4M

Funds in IL

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Combined Townsend Fund

Texas

Health

Assets: $21.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.1M

Funds in RI

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Trust U/w C C Swebilius

Texas

Health

Assets: $14.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $680K

Funds in CT

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Thai Lee Foundation

Texas

Health

Assets: $14M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $569K

Funds in NY · MD

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Ruth Charlton Mitchell Masson Fund for Charlton Memorial Hospital Inc

Texas

Assets: $13.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $902.3K

Funds in MA

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Johnson Fe Trust Uw Article 3Rd

Texas

Human ServicesEducation

Assets: $12.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $613.6K

Funds in CT

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Ralph H and Ruth J Mc Cullough Foundation

Texas

Human ServicesHealthHuman Services

Assets: $12.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $600K

Funds in TX · KS · CA +7

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Taub Foundation

Texas

Human ServicesHealthHuman Services

Assets: $10.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $551K

Funds in TX · CA

Invitation only

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Health

Emerging

Earl P Charlton Foundation Trust Ua 080873 Truesdale Hospital

Texas

Health

Assets: $10M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $639.1K

Funds in MA

Invitation only

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All Health

Education12

Education

Established

Odonnell Foundation

Texas

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $195.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $187.4M

Funds in TX · VA

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Education

Established

Harry Bass Foundation

Texas

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $71.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $6.7M

Funds in TX

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Education

Established

Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust

Texas

Human ServicesReligionHealth

Assets: $65.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $3.7M

Funds in TX

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Education

Established

Fred and Mabel R Parks Foundation

Texas

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $42.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2.2M

Funds in TX · LA · NY +6

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Education

Established

H L Brown JR Family Foundation

Texas

Environment & AnimalsEducationEnvironment & Animals

Assets: $34.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2.1M

Funds in TX · MA · NY +6

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Education

Established

Uw Harold S Geneen Charitable Tr

Texas

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $33.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2.3M

Funds in NY · MA · CA +8

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Education

Established

Chesmar Foundation

Texas

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $32.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $3.7M

Funds in TX · CA · AZ +12

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Education

Established

Eos Foundation Tr

Texas

ReligionEducationReligion

Assets: $32M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1M

Funds in AZ · MO

Invitation only

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Education

Established

El Dorado Promise Inc

Texas

Assets: $25.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $4.9M

Funds in AR

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Samuel Pearsall Trust Uw 361582

Texas

Education

Assets: $22.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.2M

Funds in NY

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Robert H and Domeena C Renshaw Charitable Trust B

Texas

Education

Assets: $18.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.2M

Funds in MI · NY

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

The Hood-barrow Foundation

Texas

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $17.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $700K

Funds in TX · CO · CA +3

Invitation only

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All Education

Human Services12

Human Services

Established

Hendrick Home for Children

Texas

Human Services

Assets: $192.1M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Human Services

Established

Marek Family Foundation

Texas

ReligionHuman ServicesReligion

Assets: $108.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $4.7M

Funds in TX · VA · CO +9

Invitation only

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Human Services

Established

Project Gatehouse Endowment

Texas

Assets: $95.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $440.6K

Funds in TX

Invitation only

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Human Services

Established

The Ben and Mary Doskocil Family Foundation

Texas

Assets: $93.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $5.3M

Funds in TX · DC · NY +12

Invitation only

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Human Services

Established

Read Youth Charities

Texas

Assets: $53.4M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Human Services

Established

Sherman and Joyce Scott Family Foundation

Texas

Public & Societal BenefitHuman ServicesPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $25.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $632.5K

Funds in LA · MA · ME +1

Invitation only

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Human Services

Established

Lyda Hill Foundation

Texas

HealthHuman ServicesHealth

Assets: $25.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2M

Funds in TX

Invitation only

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Human Services

Established

The Nicholas Martin JR Family Foundation

Texas

HealthHuman ServicesHealth

Assets: $25.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.6M

Funds in TX · MI · WI +5

Invitation only

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Human Services

Emerging

Hoche-scofield Foundation

Texas

EducationArts, Culture & HumanitiesHealth

Assets: $21.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1M

Funds in MA

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Human Services

Emerging

Louise Allen Foundation

Texas

Assets: $21M
Giving / yr: —

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Human Services

Emerging

Neviaser Foundation

Texas

EducationHuman ServicesEducation

Assets: $19.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $910K

Funds in FL

Invitation only

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Human Services

Emerging

Russell Grinnell Memorial Tr

Texas

Public & Societal BenefitHuman ServicesPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $18.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $814.8K

Funds in NY · CO · WA +4

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All Human Services

Arts, Culture & Humanities11

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Major funder

Shraman South Asian Museum and Learning Center Foundation

Texas

Assets: $571.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $10.5M

Funds in TX

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Established

Nasher Foundation 101796

Texas

Assets: $105M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $10.6M

Funds in TX

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Established

Austin Rock and Roll Car Museum Inc

Texas

Assets: $26.3M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Established

VA Museum of Fine Arts Trust Uw 05 500 6364632

Texas

Assets: $25.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.4M

Funds in VA

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Favrot Fund

Texas

HealthEducationInternational & Foreign Affairs

Assets: $12.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1M

Funds in TX · CA · NY +1

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

West Endowment

Texas

HealthArts, Culture & HumanitiesHealth

Assets: $11.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $578K

Funds in TX

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Art and Eva Camunez Tucker Foundation

Texas

Assets: $10.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $912K

Funds in TX

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Gordon Samstag Fine Arts Trust

Texas

Assets: $8.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $518.3K

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Ladd & Katherine Hancher Library Foundation

Texas

Assets: $8.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $500.1K

Funds in TX

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Go Inc

Texas

Assets: $8.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $320.1K

Funds in TX · CO · CA

Invitation only

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Emerging

Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation

Texas

Human ServicesArts, Culture & HumanitiesHuman Services

Assets: $7.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $3.2M

Funds in TX · AR · MD +1

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All Arts, Culture & Humanities

Environment & Animals7

Environment & Animals

Established

Moore-odom Wildlife Foundation Inc

Texas

Assets: $84.3M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Established

Rose Family Foundation

Texas

Public & Societal BenefitEnvironment & AnimalsPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $74.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $18.5M

Funds in TX · CT · PA +2

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Established

Serengeti Foundation

Texas

Assets: $35.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $20K

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

David and Judy Norsworthy Charitable Tr

Texas

Environment & Animals

Assets: $24.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.4M

Funds in TX

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

Andrew Delaney Foundation

Texas

EducationEnvironment & AnimalsEducation

Assets: $16.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $3.4M

Funds in TX · DC · IA +5

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

Fred and Armour Shin Foundation

Texas

Assets: $15.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $303.8K

Funds in TX · DC · GA +2

Invitation only

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Environment & Animals

Emerging

Douglas and Allison Frey Foundation Inc

Texas

EducationEnvironment & AnimalsEducation

Assets: $7.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $514.2K

Funds in TX · NE · DC +5

Invitation only

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All Environment & Animals

Public & Societal Benefit6

Public & Societal Benefit

Established

Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc

Texas

EducationPublic & Societal BenefitEducation

Assets: $52.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $18.3M

Funds in TX · IN · MN +12

Invitation only

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Public & Societal Benefit

Established

Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy

Texas

Assets: $31.7M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Public & Societal Benefit

Established

R W Fair Foundation

Texas

Assets: $25.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2M

Funds in TX

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Public & Societal Benefit

Emerging

Crist & Elizabeth Pshigoda Foundation

Texas

Human ServicesPublic & Societal BenefitHuman Services

Assets: $10.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $2K

Funds in TX

Invitation only

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Public & Societal Benefit

Emerging

Peach Mott Foundation Inc

Texas

Assets: $10.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $718.2K

Funds in TX · CO · GA +2

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Public & Societal Benefit

Emerging

Mcwethy Foundation

Texas

Public & Societal Benefit

Assets: $8.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $579K

Funds in IL · MI · DC +12

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All Public & Societal Benefit

Religion9

Religion

Major funder

Ed Rachal Foundation

Texas

Assets: $825.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $27.5M

Funds in TX · IL · MI

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Religion

Emerging

Timothy J Mee Charitable Trust

Texas

Religion

Assets: $22.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.8M

Funds in GA

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Christian Mission Concerns

Texas

International & Foreign AffairsReligionInternational & Foreign Affairs

Assets: $18.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $804K

Funds in TX · DC · GA +3

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Koonce Family Foundation Tr

Texas

Assets: $13.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1.4M

Funds in TX · CA · DC +5

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Nicholson Family Foundation

Texas

Human ServicesReligionHuman Services

Assets: $12.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $588.6K

Funds in AL · TX · CA +4

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Climb Haier International Inc

Texas

Assets: $12.3M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Swanson Family Foundation

Texas

Assets: $10M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Louis Mitnick Fund

Texas

EducationReligionEducation

Assets: $9.9M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $509.1K

Funds in CT · NY

Invitation only

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Religion

Emerging

Adolf Frederick Lang Fund

Texas

Assets: $8.7M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $493.9K

Funds in IL

Invitation only

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FAQFrequently Asked Questions

Our directory lists 3098 private foundations based in Texas, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings.

The most common giving areas among Texas foundations are Education, Human Services, Health, Arts, Culture & Humanities. Filter by cause to find funders aligned with your mission.

🏥 Health12

Health Foundation of East Texas

Dr Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust

The Columbus Community Hospital Foundation Inc

John L Patten Trust 091261 N009-43620 FBO Evanston Hospital a

Combined Townsend Fund

Trust U/w C C Swebilius

Thai Lee Foundation

Ruth Charlton Mitchell Masson Fund for Charlton Memorial Hospital Inc

Johnson Fe Trust Uw Article 3Rd

Ralph H and Ruth J Mc Cullough Foundation

Taub Foundation

Earl P Charlton Foundation Trust Ua 080873 Truesdale Hospital

🎓 Education12

Odonnell Foundation

Harry Bass Foundation

Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust

Fred and Mabel R Parks Foundation

H L Brown JR Family Foundation

Uw Harold S Geneen Charitable Tr

Chesmar Foundation

Eos Foundation Tr

El Dorado Promise Inc

Samuel Pearsall Trust Uw 361582

Robert H and Domeena C Renshaw Charitable Trust B

The Hood-barrow Foundation

🤝 Human Services12

Hendrick Home for Children

Marek Family Foundation

Project Gatehouse Endowment

The Ben and Mary Doskocil Family Foundation

Read Youth Charities

Sherman and Joyce Scott Family Foundation

Lyda Hill Foundation

The Nicholas Martin JR Family Foundation

Hoche-scofield Foundation

Louise Allen Foundation

Neviaser Foundation

Russell Grinnell Memorial Tr

🎨 Arts, Culture & Humanities11

Shraman South Asian Museum and Learning Center Foundation

Nasher Foundation 101796

Austin Rock and Roll Car Museum Inc

VA Museum of Fine Arts Trust Uw 05 500 6364632

Favrot Fund

West Endowment

Art and Eva Camunez Tucker Foundation

Gordon Samstag Fine Arts Trust

Ladd & Katherine Hancher Library Foundation

Go Inc

Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation

🌿 Environment & Animals7

Moore-odom Wildlife Foundation Inc

Rose Family Foundation

Serengeti Foundation

David and Judy Norsworthy Charitable Tr

Andrew Delaney Foundation

Fred and Armour Shin Foundation

Douglas and Allison Frey Foundation Inc

🏛️ Public & Societal Benefit6

Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc

Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy

R W Fair Foundation

Crist & Elizabeth Pshigoda Foundation

Peach Mott Foundation Inc

Mcwethy Foundation

⛪ Religion9

Ed Rachal Foundation

Timothy J Mee Charitable Trust

Christian Mission Concerns

Koonce Family Foundation Tr

Nicholson Family Foundation

Climb Haier International Inc

Swanson Family Foundation

Louis Mitnick Fund

Adolf Frederick Lang Fund

❓FAQFrequently Asked Questions

Health12

Education12

Human Services12

Arts, Culture & Humanities11

Environment & Animals7

Public & Societal Benefit6

Religion9

FAQFrequently Asked Questions