Data / Foundation grants / Arts, culture and humanities / Texas
Who funds arts, culture and humanities in Texas: 1,279 foundations, $215.3 million in grants
1,279 private foundations paid 4,874 grants totaling $215,311,953 to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in Texas, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is O'Donnell Foundation, with $34,131,022 in 5 grants.
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- Cause
- Arts, culture and humanities
- Recipients in
- Texas
- Foundations
- 1,279
- Grants
- 4,874
- Total granted
- $215,311,953
Foundations that funded arts, culture and humanities in Texas
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 1,279 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Donnell Foundation | Dallas, TX | 5 | $34,131,022 | $12,930,022 | Dallas Symphony Association | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 61 | $12,404,500 | $3,000,000 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Brown Hall of Entomology ($2,850,000) and Youth Education Support ($150,000) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarofim Foundation | Houston, TX | 8 | $12,175,000 | $5,150,000 | Alley Theatre | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nasher Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10,553,733 | $10,553,733 | The Nasher Sculpture Center | Various expense payments | apps.irs.gov |
| The Addy Foundation | Dallas, TX | 6 | $7,865,000 | $7,200,000 | North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc | Civic/community engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Houston, TX | 54 | $6,805,000 | $1,000,000 | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Capital Support Toward Land Acquisition for the Museum's West Expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| Dian Graves Owen Foundation | Abilene, TX | 20 | $5,950,300 | $4,000,000 | Abilene Heritage Square | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | 2 | $4,225,000 | $4,000,000 | The 19TH News | To provide general support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 9 | $3,990,000 | $800,000 | Power of Preservation Foundation | To support staffing, partner engagement, and programming in north america and africa of a sponsored project | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Houston, TX | 16 | $3,342,500 | $1,000,000 | Asia Society Texas Center | Program/project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dan L Duncan Foundation | Houston, TX | 5 | $3,268,366 | $2,388,366 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Education and historical preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 15 | $3,022,702 | $1,252,500 | The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | National Association of Latino Arts and Culture | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $2,599,851 | $2,499,851 | Childrens Museum Inc | Religion & cultural inst initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| JP'S Peace Love & Happiness Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 8 | $2,567,324 | $2,500,000 | Austin Theatre Alliance | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marshall Steves Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $2,001,250 | $2,000,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Moody Foundation | Galveston, TX | 21 | $1,976,223 | $847,890 | Dallas Historical Society Hall of State Fair Park | Assistance with The Moody Family Digital Immersive Learning Experience | apps.irs.gov |
| Rea Charitable Trust | Cincinnati, OH | 72 | $1,724,800 | $150,000 | Museum of the Southwest | Support for daily operation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cockrell Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $1,693,232 | $1,683,232 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Support the Virginia and Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Permanently Restricted Endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Powell Foundation | Houston, TX | 25 | $1,635,995 | $350,000 | Arts Connect Houston | Arts: Student Education Programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 137 | $1,544,990 | $200,000 | Perot Museum of Nature and Science | Miscellaneous charitable, educational-related, scientific, cultural and arts organizations. | apps.irs.gov |
| FMH Foundation | Midland, TX | 11 | $1,514,500 | $800,000 | Levelland Wallace Theater | Renovation and restoration | apps.irs.gov |
| Ed Rachal Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | 16 | $1,419,290 | $1,000,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerold B Katz Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $1,350,000 | $900,000 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | 2025 donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cullen Foundation | Houston, TX | 9 | $1,275,000 | $175,000 | Alley Theatre | Annual Giving Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Priddy Foundation | Wichita Falls, TX | 12 | $1,187,619 | $456,908 | Whiteside Museum of Natural History | Technology Community Impact Project II 2024 - 2027 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wortham Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 8 | $1,187,000 | $1,000,000 | Houston Symphony Society | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 22 | $1,165,000 | $150,000 | Alley Theatre | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 72 | $1,160,574 | $500,000 | Big Thought | In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways | apps.irs.gov |
| Laurie and Reed Morian Foundation | Houston, TX | 4 | $1,095,000 | $775,000 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 2024 in lieu of gala, annual commitment | apps.irs.gov |
| MD Anderson Foundation | Houston, TX | 12 | $1,020,000 | $275,000 | Theatre Under the Stars Inc | To support the musical theatre academy productions | apps.irs.gov |
| Still Water Foundation | Austin, TX | 9 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | Abilene Heritage Square | Cultural - to support the revitalization project. | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 4 | $950,200 | $700,000 | Perot Museum of Nature and Science | New construction | apps.irs.gov |
| John P McGovern Foundation | Houston, TX | 13 | $872,000 | $290,000 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Amon G Carter Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 15 | $857,500 | $200,000 | Fort Worth Opera Association | Production support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pino Family Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $850,000 | $850,000 | Jeff Pino Foundation | Support organizations missionsupport organizations mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elkins Foundation | Houston, TX | 8 | $808,000 | $250,000 | Hobby Center Foundation | In support of hobby center campus enhancements | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon A Cain Foundation | Houston, TX | 5 | $805,000 | $450,000 | Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alkek and Williams Foundation | Houston, TX | 8 | $784,325 | $500,000 | Houston Ballet Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc | Midland, TX | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Perot Museum of Nature and Science | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Organizers Institute South and West Iaf | Increasing leadership capacity to advance health equity in california | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tobin Endowment | San Antonio, TX | 4 | $745,000 | $500,000 | The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund | Charitable grant for operating budget | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $725,000 | $500,000 | Alamo Trust Inc | To support a capital campaign for the Vistors Ctr and 4D Theater Lobby | apps.irs.gov |
| John R Eckel Jr Foundation | Houston, TX | 15 | $699,700 | $100,000 | Menil Foundation Inc | Unrestricted operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Ft Mitchell, KY | 4 | $660,000 | $500,000 | Admiral Nimitz Foundation | Education Studio, Space, and Portal | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Foundation | Houston, TX | 4 | $660,000 | $250,000 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Capital Campaign to renovate Cullen Gem & Mineral Hall | apps.irs.gov |
| Leo Potishman Foundation XXXXX3002 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $650,000 | $500,000 | Texas Ballet Theater Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The John M O'Quinn Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $650,000 | $500,000 | The Houston Museum of Natural Science | To create the jmoqf endowment for youth programming | apps.irs.gov |
| John R & Greli N Less Charitable Trust #fe324 | San Antonio, TX | 7 | $645,482 | $150,000 | McNay Art Museum | Charitable Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Pilara Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $641,043 | $641,043 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Art | apps.irs.gov |
| Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 21 | $627,000 | $100,000 | Nasher Sculpture Center | Support free first | apps.irs.gov |
| Kinder Foundation | Houston, TX | 9 | $616,000 | $200,000 | Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Exhibitions | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benton Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| San Antonio Museum of Art Trust U/w Gilbert M Denman Jr | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $593,087 | $593,087 | San Antonio Museum of Art | General purpose grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation | Houston, TX | 4 | $580,000 | $400,000 | Houston Symphony Society | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hunt Family Foundation | El Paso, TX | 7 | $567,500 | $500,000 | The Epc Museum | 9 of 13 on $5m commitment | apps.irs.gov |
| Meinig Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $565,000 | $565,000 | Creative Action | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Meadows Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 11 | $551,761 | $200,000 | Stages | Toward support for collaborative early-career theater training and mentoring programs in Houston | apps.irs.gov |
| The Karakin Foundation | Abilene, TX | 6 | $550,000 | $300,000 | Admiral Nimitz Foundation | Gallery expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992 | San Antonio, TX | 15 | $523,000 | $213,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| BNSF Railway Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 19 | $519,646 | $400,000 | National Juneteenth Museum | Cultural | apps.irs.gov |
| The Glassell Family Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $512,500 | $512,500 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | general purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Nelson Puett Foundation | Austin, TX | 2 | $511,000 | $510,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Charitable, educational, religious, scientific & medical | apps.irs.gov |
| Chambers Foundation 1115004822 | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $508,975 | $508,975 | Beaumont Heritage Society | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $508,334 | $475,000 | Austin Film Society | 81976 advancing a new film financing initiative and career advancement and networking opportunities for independent, diverse filmmakers to thrive | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 12 | $507,500 | $250,000 | National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame | National cowgirl museum building expansion project | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Jones Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | 7 | $505,000 | $235,000 | Science Spectrum | Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation | Lindon, UT | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Ubongo International | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| The Humphreys Foundation | Liberty, TX | 4 | $495,000 | $200,000 | Alley Theatre | Productions | apps.irs.gov |
| Oshman Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $483,000 | $473,000 | The Orange Show Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 110 | $475,311 | $65,814 | Houston Public Media Foundation | 65814.05 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann L Rhodes and Carol Greene Rhodes | Dallas, TX | 9 | $465,000 | $140,000 | Amphibian Productions Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts | San Antonio, TX | 13 | $435,000 | $75,000 | Magik Theatre | Loteria: game on! | apps.irs.gov |
| Sterling-Turner Foundation | Houston, TX | 12 | $435,000 | $100,000 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Reinzi Endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Scharbauer Foundation Inc | Midland, TX | 1 | $425,000 | $425,000 | Midland Community Theatre | Additional funding: lobby and education department expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillcrest Foundation | Dallas, TX | 5 | $410,000 | $200,000 | Perot Museum of Nature and Science | Perot museum children's museum transformation | apps.irs.gov |
| Welborn-Payne Endowment Trust | Lubbock, TX | 5 | $402,195 | $150,000 | Lubbock Public Media | To support the growth of classical music in lubbock | apps.irs.gov |
| The Francis and Kathleen Rooney Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Medal of Honor Museum Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Tres Grace Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 5 | $400,000 | $150,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Summer Teacher Institute | apps.irs.gov |
| Mays Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 8 | $392,500 | $100,000 | Alamo Trust Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| CH Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | 15 | $389,700 | $65,000 | Lubbock Symphony Orchestra | Arts and culture | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Civil War Museum Inc | Hurst, TX | 2 | $382,508 | $282,508 | Agnes Community Association Inc | Community service | apps.irs.gov |
| Melbern G & Susanne M Glasscock Foundation | Houston, TX | 4 | $365,000 | $275,000 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Education campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Perkins-Prothro Foundation | Wichita Falls, TX | 11 | $361,800 | $187,500 | Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra | Dale Prothro Piano Endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Kozmetsky Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $360,000 | $140,000 | Big Thought | General operating support to fund front line program staff salary increases | apps.irs.gov |
| William E Scott Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 4 | $355,000 | $200,000 | National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame | Cultural | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | 19TH News | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ewing Halsell Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 4 | $345,000 | $200,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Program Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ritchie Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $340,080 | $340,080 | Taft Public Library | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Kickapoo Springs Foundation | Abilene, TX | 8 | $337,000 | $150,000 | Abilene Arts Alliance | Storybook garden expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| TJ Brown & Ca Lupton Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $335,000 | $335,000 | National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800 | San Antonio, TX | 26 | $332,000 | $50,000 | Zachary Scott Theater Center | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richard & Enika Schulze Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $330,000 | $250,000 | The Dallas Opera | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 17 | $314,792 | $129,292 | Nia Cultural Center | Capacity building | apps.irs.gov |
| Dickson-Allen Foundation | Hallettsville, TX | 6 | $311,000 | $200,000 | The Witte Museum | Unrestricted operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation | Houston, TX | 24 | $305,500 | $100,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Towards the support of the alamo plan capital campaign. | apps.irs.gov |
| Shirley & William S McIntyre Foundation | Dallas, TX | 6 | $304,741 | $150,000 | Dallas Symphony Foundation | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Gene & Jerry Jones Arlington Youth Foundation | Frisco, TX | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Medal of Honor Museum Foundation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The WT & Louise J Moran Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $300,000 | $125,000 | Alley Theatre | To further the organization's charitable mission. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust | Tyler, TX | 3 | $294,645 | $263,645 | Dallas Museum of Art | TO SUPPORT ARTS IN Dallas, TX, including artwork and Curatorial Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pangburn Foundation XXXXX0006 | Chicago, IL | 6 | $288,000 | $120,000 | Van Cliburn Foundation Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation | Richmond, TX | 5 | $282,100 | $150,000 | Rosenberg Railroad Museum | To relocate two heritage rail cars and develop an interdisciplinary education program | apps.irs.gov |
| Greentree Fund | Houston, TX | 4 | $281,400 | $166,900 | Asia Society Texas Center | Exhibitions, performances, education | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellevue Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $277,500 | $250,000 | Perot Museum of Nature and Science | Children's museum project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Vaughan Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 8 | $275,000 | $150,000 | Chinati Foundation | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dora Roberts Foundation - Fi XXXXX4008 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $274,800 | $179,800 | Friends of the Big Spring Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrew Delaney Foundation | Austin, TX | 2 | $270,000 | $150,000 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Natural history, natural sciences museum - capital campaign for gem/mineral hall renovation | apps.irs.gov |
| Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $270,000 | $270,000 | National United States Armed Forces Museum | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| La Brasada Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $270,000 | $250,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Education Ctr - Library/conference room | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc | Galveston, TX | 10 | $267,505 | $112,437 | Galveston Historical Foundation | Assist 501(c)(3) organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Hal & Diane Brierley Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $265,000 | $250,000 | Dallas Theater Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul E Andrews Jr Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | $265,000 | $250,000 | Fort Worth Museum of Science and History | Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Abell-Hanger Foundation | Midland, TX | 10 | $257,663 | $75,000 | Museum of the Southwest | Unrestricted general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Legett Foundation | Abilene, TX | 9 | $256,500 | $150,000 | Abilene Arts Alliance | Storybook garden expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The 19TH News | To provide general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mike A Myers Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Texas Advocacy Project | Texas advocacy project empowers survivors through free legal services and access to the justice system, and advances prevention through public outreach and education (pledge 2/4) | apps.irs.gov |
| Mulago Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Ubongo International | Relief to the poor | apps.irs.gov |
| The Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The 19TH News | Unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Public Health Watch Inc | For fenceline communities to manage and share data on local pollution and associated health impacts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ruth Stanton Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The Chinati Foundation | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | 19TH News | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Winn Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Fort Worth Museum of Science and History | Educational programming. | apps.irs.gov |
| Vivian L Smith Foundation | Houston, TX | 14 | $245,000 | $45,000 | Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Support the exhibit "picasso-klee-matisse: masterpieces from the museum berggruen" | apps.irs.gov |
| Mark Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $230,000 | $200,000 | Creative Action | General support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | 3 | $230,000 | $100,000 | Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Art & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| H E Butt Foundation | Kerrville, TX | 8 | $226,077 | $100,000 | Public Health Watch | 2024 grant-public health watch | apps.irs.gov |
| Ernest L Kurth Jr Charitable Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $220,000 | $100,000 | Texas Forestry Museum | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Mamie McFaddin Ward Heritage Foundation | Beaumont, TX | 3 | $218,500 | $104,500 | Beaumont Heritage Society | John jay french museum window restoration; spindletop park panels special project | apps.irs.gov |
| Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation | Houston, TX | 8 | $213,960 | $87,627 | Stages | Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| South Texas Charitable Foundation | Victoria, TX | 2 | $213,333 | $208,333 | The Orange Show Foundation | Charitable/educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Sally and Charlie Cheever Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $210,000 | $200,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Stamps Farish Fund | Houston, TX | 3 | $209,000 | $100,000 | Alley Theatre | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Teiger Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $208,180 | $153,180 | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Program support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Buena Vista Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $206,000 | $130,000 | Humanities Texas | Donation for emergency funds | apps.irs.gov |
| The Koz Foundation | Dallas, TX | 8 | $205,000 | $50,000 | Dallas Black Dance Theatre | Dallas black dance academy general operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $205,000 | $200,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Educational programming at the Texas Cavaliers Alamo Education Center. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dawson Charitable Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 3 | $204,900 | $200,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Abrams Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | The 19TH News | General operating support to advance reproductive rights coverage | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward J Hudson Jr Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Annual fundraising | apps.irs.gov |
| Leonian Charitable Trust | Bronx, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Photo exhibition gallery endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| SWBC Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | To support the alamo plan that aims to preserve and restore the alamo. | apps.irs.gov |
| Shirley and David Toomim Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Holocaust Museum Houston | Protectors of the Museum fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Star Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Stages | To support their year-round series of shows and providing meaningful employment for hundreds of houston performers, creators, writers, musicians, technicians, and staff. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Debakey Medical Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | The John P McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science | Supporting the Michael E. DeBakey Cell Lab | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoblitzelle Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $195,900 | $125,000 | The Dallas Opera | Toward infrastructure repairs at the karayanis rehearsal and production center (krpc) in fair park. | apps.irs.gov |
| Wawro-Gray Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $192,500 | $192,500 | Menil Foundation | Capital campaign contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jeanie Wyatt Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 3 | $192,000 | $150,000 | The Witte Museum | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Adeline & George McQueen Foundation XXXXX1007 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $190,000 | $175,000 | Fort Worth Museum of Science and History | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvey E Najim Charitable Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 5 | $187,500 | $70,000 | Witte Museum | Assist children | apps.irs.gov |
| Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 3 | $185,000 | $125,000 | Fort Worth Opera Association Inc | Lesley artist program-4 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thomas Heritage Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $179,000 | $90,000 | Undermain Theatre | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Web Maddox Trust XXXXX0008 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $175,000 | $75,000 | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Betty Stieren Kelso Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 6 | $171,500 | $50,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 8 | $167,600 | $50,500 | Lone Star Flight Museum | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Edgar A & Ruth E Robinson Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $165,000 | $105,000 | Dallas Symphony Association | Annual fund and young musicians | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hartland & Mackie Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $165,000 | $65,000 | Dallas Museum of Art | Funds for membership renewals for directors council and contemporary art initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation | Fairview, TX | 8 | $162,500 | $50,000 | Laredo Theater Guild International | Operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Waghorne Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $161,056 | $161,056 | Smu | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bookout Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $160,000 | $155,000 | Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Exempt function | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dedman Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $154,963 | $154,963 | Dallas Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Steen Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 4 | $151,250 | $111,250 | The Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Leland Fikes Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 2 | $150,000 | $100,000 | North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Sapphire Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 8 | $150,000 | $50,000 | Dallas Theater Center | Emergency Funding Request from the Crisis Team | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Dallas Museum of Art | Conserving canvas | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | 2 | $150,000 | $75,000 | The 19TH News | 24-50128 - to provide project support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephens Family Foundation | Wichita Falls, TX | 4 | $148,550 | $60,000 | Dallas Opera | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 11 | $138,800 | $75,000 | Port Aransas Art Center | Creative Horizons: A Young Artists Initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1,445 | $136,858 | $10,183 | Houston Public Media Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| SLF Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 3 | $136,250 | $64,750 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Unrestricted charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 4 | $135,000 | $45,000 | Temple Symphony Orchestra | To be applied in its discretion to help with the costs of compensating the conductor, musicians, soloists and dancers for its september 2024, "apotheosis of danceits december 2024, "the nutcracker." | apps.irs.gov |
| JC Ferguson Foundation Inc | Odessa, TX | 5 | $135,000 | $60,000 | Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin | Building Fund and general support | apps.irs.gov |
| JM Parker Foundation | Abilene, TX | 2 | $135,000 | $130,000 | Frontier Texas | For operations | apps.irs.gov |
| KSL Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 3 | $134,000 | $100,000 | San Antonio Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| E L and R F Hallberg Foundation XXXXX5006 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $130,000 | $110,000 | Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Garrison Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $130,000 | $60,000 | Agriculture Heritage Museum Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The O'Connor & Hewitt Foundation | Victoria, TX | 8 | $127,500 | $55,000 | Victoria Bach Festival Association Inc | Underwriting of operations and annual festivals | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark and Charlene Thompson Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $125,000 | $100,000 | Museum of Fine Arts Houston | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 3 | $125,000 | $50,000 | Humanities Texas | Rural & exhibition grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Dudley Family Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | Houston Grand Opera Association | General use. | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Words Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | The 19TH News | Support empowerment of underserved communities | apps.irs.gov |
| James N McCoy Foundation | Wichita Falls, TX | 4 | $125,000 | $75,000 | Arts Council Wichita Falls Area Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Prentice Farrar Brown and Alline Ford Brown | Dallas, TX | 2 | $125,000 | $75,000 | Chinati Foundation | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Red Butterfly Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | The 19TH News | Charity's general purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $125,000 | $75,000 | The 19TH News | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $124,436 | $124,436 | Independent Media Initiative | To support independent creators on youtube and tiktok via the sloan science prizes and panel at imi fest and to support 12 episodes of howtown | apps.irs.gov |
| J P & Mary Jon Bryan Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $123,500 | $118,500 | Bryan Educational Institute | Art contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| B A and E W Steinhagen Benevolent Trust | New Orleans, LA | 6 | $123,000 | $45,000 | Beaumont Heritage Society | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Alvin and Gracie Fuhrman Foundation Dba Nortex Foundation | Muenster, TX | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | Germanfest Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| CFP Foundation | Houston, TX | 4 | $120,000 | $70,000 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles Butt Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 3 | $120,000 | $100,000 | San Antonio Report | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Favrot Fund | Houston, TX | 3 | $120,000 | $60,000 | Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation | The glenwood cemetery historic preservation foundation was formed in 1999 to raise funds for the preservation of historic glenwood cemetery (1871) to pay for tree and landscape maintenance, repairs an | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gayden Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $120,000 | $100,000 | Perot Museum of Nature & Science | General Funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Stribling Funding Corporation | San Angelo, TX | 3 | $117,100 | $115,000 | San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Zephyr Foundation | Wellington, TX | 1 | $117,000 | $117,000 | Wellington Ritz Theatre Inc | General operating support and grant for improvements | apps.irs.gov |
| Joe and Jessie Crump Fund XXXXX3000 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $115,552 | $115,552 | Fort Worth Museum of Science and History | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Martha Sue Parr Trust XXXXX6005 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $115,000 | $100,000 | Fort Worth Museum of Science and History | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Gwen Tandy Art Trust XXXXX2000 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $113,226 | $113,226 | Fort Worth Art Association | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carruth Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 3 | $112,500 | $50,000 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarofim Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $112,186 | $112,186 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Anahata Foundation XXXXX5004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $110,000 | $110,000 | Common Threads | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle Bar Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $110,000 | $100,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carlson Foundation | Dallas, TX | 4 | $110,000 | $75,000 | Dallas Museum of Art | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sheba Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $110,000 | $110,000 | The Clarion Project | Education on public safety | apps.irs.gov |
| Rainwater Charitable Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 4 | $109,400 | $50,000 | Big Thought | Program support - metro opportunity school | apps.irs.gov |
| Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund | Fort Worth, TX | 5 | $105,000 | $30,000 | Welman Project | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Florence Newman Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $105,000 | $60,000 | San Antonio Report | San antonio cityfest | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frill Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | $105,000 | $90,000 | Texas Ballet Theater | To further their exclusively charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Vansickle Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $105,000 | $40,000 | Dallas Opera | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Halperin Foundation | Dallas, TX | 14 | $104,504 | $25,000 | Sammons Center for the Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dogwood Foundation | Poolville, TX | 1 | $102,500 | $102,500 | National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame | To support operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $102,484 | $102,484 | Chinati Foundation | Cultural | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roy F & Joann Cole Mitte Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $100,312 | $100,312 | Mitte Cultural District | Grant to support salary for Executive Director and misc. development/office expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Aec Trust | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | 19TH News | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Beal Foundation | Midland, TX | 3 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Museum of the Southwest | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Boshell Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Dallas Museum of Art | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Common Threads | to support youth nutrition education programs in North Lawndale, Englewood and Little Village | apps.irs.gov |
| Children of Israel Trust | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Clarion Project Inc | Advance charity's tax-exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | 19TH News | The 19th: news that represents | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Arlington Museum of Art | Fci 2024 tech assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerry C Dearing Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Stages | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph & Sylvia Slifka Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | To support glassell school of art core artist residency program | apps.irs.gov |
| MR and MRS Nelson Rusche Foundation | Willis, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Creative Action | Community Arts Collaborative | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael L Rosenberg Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Dallas Museum of Art | General support for the public art museum | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert D and Alma Moreton Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Texas Ballet Theater | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles D Schwetke Foundation Inc | Colleyville, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Remember the Alamo Foundation | Support of Alamo Plan | apps.irs.gov |
| The Covalent Foundation | Reston, VA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Texas Advocacy Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elma Music Foundation (us) | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Big Thought | Project support for intensive performing arts program, creative solutions, to help disengaged youth in the juvenile system transition out of the juvenile justice system | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The 19TH News | Journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | 19TH News | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marie M and James H Galloway Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Admiral Nimitz Foundation | Fund a need initiative and construction of the main street entrance | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rose Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Big Thought | General purpose grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Waltrip-McGee Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Lone Star Flight Museum | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| WM & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Fort Worth Opera Association Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Pryor Myra Stafford Char Trust F0030100 | San Antonio, TX | 5 | $98,045 | $45,000 | McNay Art Museum | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Bancroft-Clair Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | 3 | $97,500 | $75,000 | Austin Symphony Orchestra Society | Bancroft initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Ben E Keith Foundation Trust XXXXX0005 | Chicago, IL | 19 | $95,444 | $26,000 | Dallas Museum of Art | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Summerfield G Roberts Foundation | Dallas, TX | 6 | $94,000 | $25,000 | Humanities Texas | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| McCallum Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 10 | $90,447 | $40,000 | Casa Manana Inc | New Sound Board for the Theater fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred and Mabel R Parks Foundation | Sugar Land, TX | 5 | $90,000 | $25,000 | Galveston Historical Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Katherine C Carmody Charitable Tuw | Dallas, TX | 4 | $90,000 | $50,000 | Frontiers of Flight Museum Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen M Seay Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 3 | $90,000 | $50,000 | Perot Museum of Nature & Science | Help others | apps.irs.gov |
| Tejemos Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 3 | $90,000 | $50,000 | Austin Symphony Orchestra Society | Program/Project Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Inc | Tolland, CT | 4 | $90,000 | $35,000 | Creative Waco | Visual art - project/program | apps.irs.gov |
| Breach Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $89,860 | $89,860 | Trail of Lights Foundation | To further program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Bryant Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 6 | $85,000 | $30,000 | Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin | Arts & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| Mindy's Hope Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 | The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Puente de Maravillas Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 5 | $85,000 | $50,000 | San Antonio Philharmonic | Arts & Culture | apps.irs.gov |
| Three G Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $85,000 | $50,000 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $85,000 | $50,000 | Houston Ballet Foundation | 2025 Nutcracker Market Small Business Program | apps.irs.gov |
| I D & Marguerite Fairchild Foundation | Lufkin, TX | 2 | $84,000 | $62,000 | Museum of East Texas | Education and endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Weingarten Schnitzer Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $80,250 | $55,000 | Museum of Fine Arts Houston | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Freebird Foundation | Bellaire, TX | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Houston Ballet Foundation | Towards houston ballet's education and community engagement programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 12 | $80,000 | $15,000 | Edison Arts Foundation Inc | Culture & arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne & Jo Ann Moore Charitable Foundation | Midland, TX | 10 | $78,000 | $20,000 | Permian Basin Honor Flight | Operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation | Houston, TX | 6 | $77,500 | $25,000 | Public Health Watch Inc | Toward general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Alice L Walton Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | Van Cliburn Foundation Inc | to provide general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Carol K Engler Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $75,000 | $60,000 | Austin Theatre Alliance | Paramount Education 2024-2025 Programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Alley Theatre | Alley theatre simulated environment for theatrical staging (sets) | apps.irs.gov |
| Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Youth Choirs Inc | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Just Facts Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 3 | $75,000 | $50,000 | The Dallas Opera | Production of pelleas and melisande | apps.irs.gov |
| Tingari Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | The 19TH News | To support organization's purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Trellis Charitable Fund | Washington, DC | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | The 19TH News | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Umb Financial Corporation Charitable | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Medal of Honor Museum Foundation | Last payment of commitment | apps.irs.gov |
| Wagner Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Rebirth in action phase two | apps.irs.gov |
| William and Marsha Rickett Family Foundation | Burleson, TX | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Arlington Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew and Sheri Rosen Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $74,040 | $59,040 | Broadway Dallas | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Douglass Foundation | Richmond, TX | 1 | $74,000 | $74,000 | McNay Art Museum | Diversity & graduate level internships | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert J & Helen C Kleberg Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $73,726 | $48,726 | South Texas Public Broadcasting System | Support "nova"nature" programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Fox-Khatami Charitable Trust | Austin, TX | 4 | $73,500 | $26,000 | Austin Chamber Music Center | Performing arts - unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Hirsch Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 4 | $70,500 | $25,000 | Big Thought | Annual event | apps.irs.gov |
| William Eand Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable | Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $70,338 | $15,000 | Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | Community & learning | apps.irs.gov |
| Betty & James Muns Foundation | Plano, TX | 5 | $70,000 | $30,000 | Dallas Opera | Further nonprofit purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Greathouse Charitable Trust | Saint Louis, MO | 4 | $70,000 | $30,000 | Museum of the Southwest | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frank W & Sue Mayborn Foundation | Temple, TX | 2 | $70,000 | $35,000 | Cultural Activities Center | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Holthouse Foundation for Kids | Houston, TX | 2 | $70,000 | $65,000 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Marek Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 6 | $68,500 | $22,500 | Asia Society Texas Center | To promote education and cultural awareness | apps.irs.gov |
| Harbour Foundation | Southlake, TX | 1 | $68,268 | $68,268 | The Justice Reform | The justice reform is associated with mercy culture church and is for the benefit of females in sex trafficking | apps.irs.gov |
| Mandy and Bill Dillard Charitable Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $67,500 | $60,000 | Dallas Museum of Art | Pursue excellence in collecting and programming. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gailo Trust | Houston, TX | 6 | $66,000 | $50,000 | Alley Theatre | Annual commitment | apps.irs.gov |
| Bryant Edwards Foundation Inc | Wichita Falls, TX | 5 | $65,000 | $20,000 | Arts Council Wichita Falls Area Inc | Sponsor Cowboy True | apps.irs.gov |
| The Electric Company Charitable Foundation | El Paso, TX | 3 | $65,000 | $50,000 | Epc Museum | Education - The Code It Bots, supports kids' self-guided exploration of programming languages and robotic capabilities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry S Moss Foundation | Dallas, TX | 7 | $64,500 | $10,000 | Dallas Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Buddy Taub Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $63,316 | $27,563 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Unknown, british, family group w/telescope 1845-1848 | apps.irs.gov |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $63,000 | $63,000 | Big Thought | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Hobbs Charitable Trust Simmons Bank Trustee | Fort Worth, TX | 8 | $61,000 | $25,000 | Mayfest | Education and support | apps.irs.gov |
| Simon & Louise Henderson Foundation | Lufkin, TX | 4 | $60,300 | $30,300 | Museum of East Texas | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Fundacion Proa | Houston, TX | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Grants-exhibition: latin wave projec | apps.irs.gov |
| CM Bass Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Dallas Museum of Art | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Irwin Littauer Educational Trust | Dallas, TX | 3 | $60,000 | $25,000 | Fort Worth Museum of Science & History | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Potishman Lard Trust Walker C Friedman Co Trustee | Fort Worth, TX | 7 | $60,000 | $15,000 | Casa Manana | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Peach Mott Foundation Inc | Victoria, TX | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Van Cliburn Foundation Inc | Charitable/educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Sulentic Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Dallas Wind Symphony | Youth Education Programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Aurora Picture Show | Program support (over 2 years) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Orr Family Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Witte Museum | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles & Lois Marie Bright Foundation | Nacogdoches, TX | 2 | $59,500 | $50,000 | Friends of Historic Nacogdoches | Robertson photo etx research center | apps.irs.gov |
| The Levant Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $58,795 | $58,795 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pat & Tom Frost Foundation F0731600 | San Antonio, TX | 3 | $57,500 | $32,500 | McNay Art Museum | Charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The HG Ash Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | Hobby Center Foundation | Community outreach | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust | Galveston, TX | 3 | $55,000 | $50,000 | Battleship Texas Foundation | Grant repairs to battleship texas | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Donnell Foundation | Dallas Symphony Association | Dallas, TX | Operations | $12,930,022 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nasher Foundation | The Nasher Sculpture Center | Dallas, TX | Various expense payments | $10,553,733 | apps.irs.gov |
| O'Donnell Foundation | Dallas Museum of Art | Dallas, TX | Operations | $10,001,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| O'Donnell Foundation | Perot Museum of Nature and Science | Dallas, TX | Operations | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Addy Foundation | North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc | Dallas, TX | Civic/community engagement | $7,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarofim Foundation | Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | General charitable purposes | $5,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarofim Foundation | The Hobby Center Foundation | Houston, TX | General charitable purposes | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dian Graves Owen Foundation | Abilene Heritage Square | Abilene, TX | General support | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | The 19TH News | Austin, TX | To provide general support | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | Brown Hall of Entomology ($2,850,000) and Youth Education Support ($150,000) | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | National Association of Latino Arts and Culture | San Antonio, TX | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JP'S Peace Love & Happiness Foundation | Austin Theatre Alliance | Austin, TX | General & Unrestricted | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Childrens Museum Inc | Houston, TX | Religion & cultural inst initiative | $2,499,851 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dan L Duncan Foundation | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | Education and historical preservation | $2,388,366 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marshall Steves Foundation | Remember the Alamo Foundation | San Antonio, TX | Charitable | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cockrell Foundation | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | Support the Virginia and Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Permanently Restricted Endowment | $1,683,232 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture | San Antonio, TX | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,252,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarofim Foundation | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Houston, TX | General charitable purposes | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Asia Society Texas Center | Houston, TX | Program/project support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Houston, TX | Capital Support Toward Land Acquisition for the Museum's West Expansion | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Houston Arts Alliance | Houston, TX | For the Houston BIPOC Arts Network & Fund - Phase IV Sustaining | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | Program/project support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wortham Foundation Inc | Houston Symphony Society | Houston, TX | General operations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ed Rachal Foundation | Remember the Alamo Foundation | San Antonio, TX | Capital campaign | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| O'Donnell Foundation | The Dallas Opera | Dallas, TX | Operations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | MFAH Operating Support ($900,000) and Ruth K Shartle Lecture Series ($29,500) | $929,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerold B Katz Foundation | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | 2025 donation | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | Operating Support | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | Houston, TX | Operating Support | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Houston Symphony Society | Houston, TX | Operating Support | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pino Family Foundation | Jeff Pino Foundation | Colleyville, TX | Support organizations missionsupport organizations mission | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Moody Foundation | Dallas Historical Society Hall of State Fair Park | Dallas, TX | Assistance with The Moody Family Digital Immersive Learning Experience | $847,890 | apps.irs.gov |
| FMH Foundation | Levelland Wallace Theater | Levelland, TX | Renovation and restoration | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Menil Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | Operating Support | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Power of Preservation Foundation | San Antonio, TX | To support staffing, partner engagement, and programming in north america and africa of a sponsored project | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laurie and Reed Morian Foundation | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | 2024 in lieu of gala, annual commitment | $775,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Houston, TX | Rebirth in Action: Phase 2 | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Organizers Institute South and West Iaf | Austin, TX | Increasing leadership capacity to advance health equity in california | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc | Perot Museum of Nature and Science | Dallas, TX | Education | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | To support the development of latinx archives | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Perot Museum of Nature and Science | Dallas, TX | New construction | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pilara Family Foundation | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Art | $641,043 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Dallas Black Dance Theatre Inc | Dallas, TX | To continue to support capacity building | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center | San Antonio, TX | To support general operations | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benton Family Foundation | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | Charitable | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Antonio Museum of Art Trust U/w Gilbert M Denman Jr | San Antonio Museum of Art | San Antonio, TX | General purpose grant | $593,087 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meinig Family Foundation | Creative Action | Austin, TX | General fund | $565,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Glassell Family Foundation Inc | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | general purpose | $512,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nelson Puett Foundation | Remember the Alamo Foundation | San Antiono, TX | Charitable, educational, religious, scientific & medical | $510,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chambers Foundation 1115004822 | Beaumont Heritage Society | Beaumont, TX | General operating | $508,975 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dian Graves Owen Foundation | Admiral Nimitz Foundation | Fredericksburg, TX | General support | $506,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Still Water Foundation | Abilene Heritage Square | Abilene, TX | Cultural - to support the revitalization project. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Admiral Nimitz Foundation | Fredericksburg, TX | Education Studio, Space, and Portal | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | Alamo Trust Inc | San Antonio, TX | To support a capital campaign for the Vistors Ctr and 4D Theater Lobby | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | Operating Support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Big Thought | Dallas, TX | In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alkek and Williams Foundation | Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | Program support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc | Houston, TX | Program/project support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Addy Foundation | Perot Museum of Nature & Science | Dallas, TX | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | San Antonio Museum of Art | San Antonio, TX | Operating Support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leo Potishman Foundation XXXXX3002 | Texas Ballet Theater Inc | Fort Worth, TX | General | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | The 19TH News | Austin, TX | Core support for nonpartisan coverage of the 2024 u.s. presidential election season, the aftermath and related political coverage in local markets | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hunt Family Foundation | The Epc Museum | El Paso, TX | 9 of 13 on $5m commitment | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The John M O'Quinn Foundation | The Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | To create the jmoqf endowment for youth programming | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tobin Endowment | The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund | San Antonio, TX | Charitable grant for operating budget | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation | Ubongo International | Austin, TX | Humanitarian | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Austin Film Society | Austin, TX | 81976 advancing a new film financing initiative and career advancement and networking opportunities for independent, diverse filmmakers to thrive | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | River Pierce Foundation | San Ygnacio, TX | To support staffing and development, humanities programming, and research and preservation planning for historic sites in san ygnacio | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oshman Foundation | The Orange Show Foundation | Houston, TX | Charitable | $473,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Priddy Foundation | Whiteside Museum of Natural History | Seymour, TX | Technology Community Impact Project II 2024 - 2027 | $456,908 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon A Cain Foundation | Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scharbauer Foundation Inc | Midland Community Theatre | Midland, TX | Additional funding: lobby and education department expansion | $425,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation | Houston Symphony Society | Houston, TX | Operational support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Francis and Kathleen Rooney Foundation | Medal of Honor Museum Foundation | Arlington, TX | General support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| BNSF Railway Foundation | National Juneteenth Museum | Fort Worth, TX | Cultural | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dan L Duncan Foundation | Remember the Alamo Foundation | San Antonio, TX | Education and historical preservation | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | McNay Art Museum | San Antonio, TX | Core support for a new position, curator of latinx art, at mcnay museum through the leadership in art museums initiative | $380,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dian Graves Owen Foundation | Fredericksburg Theater Company | Fredericksburg, TX | General support | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | 19TH News | Austin, TX | General support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Powell Foundation | Arts Connect Houston | Houston, TX | Arts: Student Education Programs | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Powell Foundation | Creative Action | Austin, TX | Arts: Student Education Programs | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Houston Maritime Museum | Houston, TX | Capital Support for the Relocation and Expansion of the Houston Maritime Museum in the Greater East End | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ritchie Foundation | Taft Public Library | Taft, TX | Charitable contribution | $340,080 | apps.irs.gov |
| TJ Brown & Ca Lupton Foundation | National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame | Fort Worth, TX | Charitable | $335,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dian Graves Owen Foundation | Frontier Texas | Abilene, TX | General support | $315,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Karakin Foundation | Admiral Nimitz Foundation | Fredericksburg, TX | Gallery expansion | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gene & Jerry Jones Arlington Youth Foundation | Medal of Honor Museum Foundation | Arlington, TX | General purpose | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Trucha | McAllen, TX | To support artistic programs and fellowships | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laurie and Reed Morian Foundation | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Bayou bend garden party, campaign for the mfah campus, conservation center build-out, general contributions | $295,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John P McGovern Foundation | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | General support | $290,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon A Cain Foundation | Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $285,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Civil War Museum Inc | Agnes Community Association Inc | Springtown, TX | Community service | $282,508 | apps.irs.gov |
| Melbern G & Susanne M Glasscock Foundation | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | Education campaign | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | The 19TH News | Austin, TX | General support | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MD Anderson Foundation | Theatre Under the Stars Inc | Houston, TX | To support the musical theatre academy productions | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust | National United States Armed Forces Museum | Houston, TX | General operating | $270,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust | Dallas Museum of Art | Dallas, TX | TO SUPPORT ARTS IN Dallas, TX, including artwork and Curatorial Support | $263,645 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dan L Duncan Foundation | The Witte Museum | San Antonio, TX | Education and historical preservation | $255,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dian Graves Owen Foundation | Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame | Abilene, TX | General support | $253,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | 19TH News | Austin, TX | For general operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.