2,612 private foundations reported grants to Texas recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 2,612 private foundations reported 14,281 grants totaling $1,292,718,972 to 8,399 organizations in Texas. The most-funded purposes were education (1,098 grants) and health & medical (742 grants). The Moody Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $118,004,009 across 348 grants. The median reported grant was $12,500.
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The Texas communities receiving the most reported foundation grants, of 64 with a meaningful reported volume. Recipient city is the address the filing foundation reported.
Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Moody Foundation | 348 | $118,004,009 |
| Gates Foundation | 91 | $72,574,390 |
| DAN L Duncan Foundation | 79 | $39,519,544 |
| Harry Bass Foundation | 43 | $33,210,300 |
| O'donnell Foundation | 10 | $31,374,338 |
| JE and LE Mabee Foundation Inc | 48 | $29,905,550 |
| ED Rachal Foundation | 291 | $27,356,007 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 4 | $25,063,000 |
| CABIN ROAD FOUNDATION dated April 4 2011 | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| The Cullen Foundation | 35 | $17,160,000 |
| Mays Family Foundation | 139 | $16,037,000 |
| Will and Bailee Byler Foundation | 46 | $15,449,235 |
| The Philecology Foundation | 3 | $14,850,413 |
| FMH Foundation | 70 | $14,184,250 |
| Hamill Foundation | 68 | $13,992,000 |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | City | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas | 42 | $32,884,189 |
| University of Texas at Austin Dept of Intercollegiate Athletics | Austin | 1 | $30,000,000 |
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | Houston | 20 | $23,730,112 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston | 50 | $23,531,213 |
| Paul Quinn College | Dallas | 2 | $22,309,160 |
| University of Texas Dallas | Richardson | 2 | $20,011,000 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston | 6 | $19,851,772 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas | 116 | $17,272,574 |
| Multipurpose Arena Fort Worth | Fort Worth | 2 | $14,725,413 |
| Texas A&m Foundation | College Station | 26 | $13,551,514 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston | 16 | $13,265,937 |
| Texas Tech University System | Lubbock | 2 | $11,935,000 |
| The Nasher Sculpture Center | Dallas | 1 | $10,748,000 |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston | 18 | $10,722,652 |
| Rice University | Houston | 19 | $10,623,234 |
| Faith Academy of Bellville | Bellville | 4 | $10,409,515 |
| Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation | Dallas | 5 | $10,205,000 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin | 32 | $9,844,629 |
| COMMIT2DALLAS | Dallas | 4 | $8,342,914 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | 29 | $8,095,346 |
2,612 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Texas on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $1,292,718,972 across 14,281 grants. The largest by reported dollars were The Moody Foundation, Gates Foundation, DAN L Duncan Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Texas concentrate in education (1,098), health & medical (742), scholarships & financial aid (696). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Texas recipient was $12,500, and the largest single reported grant was $30,000,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Recipients in Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth received the most reported foundation grants in Texas. UseGrants publishes a page for each Texas city with enough distinct funders and recipients to report on.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
