Private foundation · EIN 74-6032845 · San Antonio, Texas

Jesse H & Susan Oppenheimer Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 76 grants paid, $642K total, median $5,000. 39% of grants stayed in Texas.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
76
$642K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in TX
39%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.6M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 76 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Keystone SchoolSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$136K
Temple Beth-ElSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$50K
Planned Parenthood South TexasSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$25K
Klrn Public TelevisionSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$21K
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYOperating fund$20K
McNay Art MuseumSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$20K
Minds Matter Bay AreaSan Francisco, CAOperating fund$15K
Alcuin SchoolDallas, TXOperating fund$15K
Ut Health Mays Cancer CenterSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$15K
International Rescue CommitteeAlbert Lea, MNOperating fund$15K
Tmi EpiscopalSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$15K
Raices Office of DevelopmentSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$10K
NPRBaltimore, MDOperating fund$10K
PBS Socal (PBS)Costa Mesa, CAOperating fund$10K
Ut Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$10K
Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MAOperating fund$10K
Saint Mary's HallSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$10K
Amnesty InternationalWashington, DCOperating fund$10K
Brennan Center for JusticeEtna, NHOperating fund$10K
Child Advocates San AntonioSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$9,000
Alamo Colleges FoundationSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$8,000
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALOperating fund$7,000
Ballet San AntonioSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$5,500
Salk InstituteLA Jolla, CAOperating fund$5,200
Brigid AllianceNew York, NYOperating fund$5,200
San Antonio Botanical GardensSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$5,000
Ut Health Dehs ProgramSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$5,000
The DoseumSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$5,000
Obama FoundationTopeka, KSOperating fund$5,000
The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DCOperating fund$5,000
USA for UnhcrWashington, DCOperating fund$5,000
Unrwa USA National CommitteeWashington, DCOperating fund$5,000
ACLU FoundationNew York, NYOperating fund$5,000
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYOperating fund$5,000
African Wildlife FoundationAlbert Lea, MNOperating fund$5,000
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NYOperating fund$5,000
Blood and Tissue Center FoundationSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$5,000
California Classical KuscLos Angeles, CAOperating fund$5,000
Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DCOperating fund$5,000
Democracy Docket LLCNew York, NYOperating fund$5,000
Doctors Without BordersHagerstown, MDOperating fund$5,000
Environmental Defense FundWashington, DCOperating fund$5,000
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, ALOperating fund$5,000
Friends of Christus Santa Rosa FoundationSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$5,000
Human Rights WatchLos Angeles, CAOperating fund$5,000
Innocence ProjectNew York, NYOperating fund$5,000
World Wildlife FundWashington, DCOperating fund$5,000
National Alliance on Mental HealthBaltimore, MDOperating fund$5,000
Mission Road MinistriesSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$5,000
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CAOperating fund$3,900
World Resources InstituteBaltimore, MDOperating fund$3,900
Colorado Coalition for the HomelessDenver, COOperating fund$3,900
Trout UnlimitedWashington, DCOperating fund$3,900
San Antonio Food BankSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$3,000
Texas Biomedical ForumSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$3,000
Mercy Corps National Processing CenterBoone, IAOperating fund$3,000
Christus Children's HospitalSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$3,000
The Majestic Empire FoundationSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$2,500
Save the ChildrenWashington, DCOperating fund$2,500
Saint Mary's HallSan Antonio, TXOperating fund$2,400

By state: Texas 30 · New York 7 · District of Columbia 12 · California 6 · Maryland 5 · Minnesota 2

About this foundation

Jesse H & Susan Oppenheimer Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in San Antonio, Texas, administered in care of J David Oppenheimer Ttee, tax-exempt since 1965. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Jesse H & Susan Oppenheimer Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Jesse H & Susan Oppenheimer Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $642K across 76 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Jesse H & Susan Oppenheimer Foundation give?

Texas (30 grants), New York (7 grants), District of Columbia (12 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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