360 private foundations reported education 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, 360 private foundations reported 1,098 grants for education totaling $241,636,993 to 883 organizations in Texas. The most-funded Texas communities were Houston, Dallas, Austin. The Moody Foundation reported the most education giving — $60,079,969 across 112 grants. The median grant was $20,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Moody Foundation | 112 | $60,079,969 |
| Gates Foundation | 65 | $47,089,097 |
| DAN L Duncan Foundation | 33 | $30,687,054 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 2 | $24,063,000 |
| Annunziato Family Foundation | 1 | $6,771,971 |
| George W Brackenridge Foundation | 16 | $6,535,000 |
| Delta AIR Lines Foundation | 2 | $5,900,213 |
| JE and LE Mabee Foundation Inc | 5 | $4,509,600 |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | 2 | $4,100,000 |
| The David B Miller Family Foundation | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| The Henderson-wessendorff Foundation | 12 | $2,464,997 |
| Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Foundation | 4 | $2,158,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin Dept of Intercollegiate Athletics | 1 | $30,000,000 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | 1 | $19,759,772 |
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | 1 | $19,161,000 |
| Southern Methodist University | 9 | $14,074,500 |
| COMMIT2DALLAS | 4 | $8,342,914 |
| The Annunziato Family Fund With Greater Houston Community Foundation | 1 | $6,771,971 |
| Delta Employee Matching Gifts to Collegesuniversities VIA Bonterra | 2 | $5,900,213 |
| University of Texas System | 7 | $5,160,597 |
| Baylor Scott & White Health | 1 | $4,902,000 |
| St Mark's School of Texas | 6 | $4,477,500 |
| William Marsh Rice University | 8 | $4,067,937 |
| Texas Tech University Foundation | 3 | $3,623,250 |
| Texas A&m University | 2 | $3,600,000 |
| SAN Antonio Area Foundation | 2 | $3,473,500 |
| University of Houston | 6 | $3,136,444 |
360 private foundations reported education grants in Texas on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $241,636,993. The largest by reported dollars were The Moody Foundation, Gates Foundation, DAN L Duncan Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
883 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Texas, led by University of Texas at Austin Dept of Intercollegiate Athletics, Greater Houston Community Foundation, Memorial Hermann Foundation. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported education grant in Texas was $20,000, and the largest single reported grant was $30,000,000. 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.
