Foundations that fund organizations in El Paso, Texas
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for El Paso nonprofits
295 private foundations gave $30M to El Paso organizations in their latest filings; 44 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
837 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to El Paso around $63K. 43 of these funders are based in Texas; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 295
- Accept applications
- 44
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to El Paso
- $30M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 837
- Typical median grant
- $63K
- Based in TX
- 43%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to El Paso organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hunt Family Foundation | El Paso, TX | 83 | $7.3M | $20K | Yes | Deposit to operations bank account; Unrestricted grant; Deposit to charitable bank account - canutillo isd algebra… |
| Garbar Family Foundation | El Paso, TX | 2 | $1.8M | $916K | Preselected only | General charritable purposes; General purposes |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Yes | K-12 education |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Yes | Nurturing children-worship & prayer |
| Paul L Foster Family Foundation | El Paso, TX | 16 | $1.0M | $9,878 | Preselected only | General support; Sponsorship for the 2024 plaza classic film festival; Flights & bites sponsorship |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $850K | $150K | Yes | To support the el paso museum of art; To support a printmaking worship and artistic programming f…; To support capacity building and programs of a sponsored pr… |
| The Electric Company Charitable Foundation | El Paso, TX | 37 | $733K | $13K | Yes | Economic Development - Funds will support a dynamic mentori…; Economic Development -Offer a Coaching Program throughout t…; Economic Development - Train El Paso residents to become Em… |
| Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc | Midland, TX | 2 | $730K | $365K | Preselected only | Community outreach; Youth development |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $726K | $126K | Yes | General support and core support for institutional strength…; Core support for the fund for transborder art to transform…; Core support for desierto mountain time, a collaborative ef… |
| Bridge Builders Foundation | Gibsonia, PA | 1 | $622K | $622K | Preselected only | Distributions per Foundation's Plan of Termination and Comp… |
| Schwartz Foundation | El Paso, TX | 2 | $529K | $264K | Yes | Charity; The building campaignthe building campaign |
| Wilma Donohue Moleen Foundation Xxxxx7003 | Chicago, IL | 15 | $498K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| Robert E & Evelyn McKee Foundation | El Paso, TX | 32 | $360K | $9,000 | Yes | 2024 Donation; Support of services; Offset the costs of the 2023-2024 season operating expenses… |
| The Moody Foundation | Galveston, TX | 4 | $345K | $63K | Yes | Assistance for Living Everyday; Complete domestic violence shelter renovations for safer, m…; Assistance with the PdN Children's Inclusive Early Learning… |
| Hervey Foundation | El Paso, TX | 34 | $337K | $10K | Yes | Support core services; Spray Neuter program; Replace playground equipment. |
| Catena Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 1 | $325K | $325K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Anchondo Law Foundation Inc | El Paso, TX | 3 | $310K | $90K | Preselected only | To improve the health and education of individuals in el pa…; Utep law school preparation institute (lspi); To assist in educating, training, and raising awareness abo… |
| Greater Texas Foundation | Bryan, TX | 3 | $300K | $50K | Preselected only | To establish or improve an emergency aid program at el paso…; A scholarship and retention program for early college high…; To support the gtf scholars program. |
| Tres Grace Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Hunger & Food Security |
| The Robert a Welch Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | Basic research in chemistry and related fields |
| Bowling Family Charitable Foundation | El Paso, TX | 11 | $285K | $24K | Yes | General support |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $264K | $132K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Hws Charitable Foundation Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $255K | $128K | Preselected only | Community advocacy program 2025-2026; Equitable opportunities through postsecondary access 2024-2… |
| Panetta Villareal Foundation | El Paso, TX | 3 | $240K | $100K | Yes | To support artistic performances; To improve and restore sacred heart church; To expand museum experiences for the community |
| Cesle C & Mamie F Dues Foundation Xxxxx4003 | Chicago, IL | 14 | $230K | $11K | Yes | General |
| Brooks Family Foundation Trust | Wilmington, NC | 4 | $215K | $63K | Yes | General support |
| Wl & Louise Seymour Endowment Xxxxx3004 | Chicago, IL | 7 | $209K | $18K | Yes | General |
| Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General |
| One Gas Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 9 | $175K | $9,100 | Yes | Employee Matching Grant; Workforce Development; Community Collaboration |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $163K | $163K | Yes | To accelerate systemic change across computing alliance his… |
| The Charles Butt Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $160K | $80K | Preselected only | Scholarships; Scholarships support |
| Huthsteiner Fine Arts Trust C/O Weststar Bank Trustee | El Paso, TX | 5 | $158K | $32K | Yes | General support; General support, ep youth symphony,; General support, window to the world |
| Adam R Bronfman Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General charitable support - no designation |
| Casey Family Programs | Seattle, WA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General operating grant |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | For general support |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Support for two Clare Boothe Luce STEM professorships |
| Lizanell and Colbert Coldwell Fdn Xxxxx3005 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $140K | $140K | Yes | General |
| Larry & Norma Price Family Charitable Foundation | El Paso, TX | 22 | $138K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Serve el paso youth; Supporting area ministries; Promotion of the christian religion |
| Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust | Paducah, KY | 2 | $135K | $68K | Yes | Programming support |
| Mark Edward Delowery Advancement of Life and Society Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $133K | $133K | Preselected only | Charity |
| The Bos Family Foundation | Demotte, IN | 1 | $130K | $130K | Yes | General expenses |
| Ralls Family Foundation | Diamond Bar, CA | 2 | $126K | $63K | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | To provide general operating support for nonprofit journali… |
| The Johnson Street Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Grant: attachment vitamins |
| Alternative House Inc | El Paso, TX | 15 | $125K | $10K | Preselected only | Assitance for no-kill shelter; Providing free booksto children toincrease literacy; Assistance for childrenwith learning disabilitiesand specia… |
| Food for Needy Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $123K | $123K | Preselected only | General support |
| Alexander C Macintyre Charitable Trust II | Miami, FL | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | Various |
| Right Reverand Monsignor Henry & Julia | Chicago, IL | 1 | $109K | $109K | Preselected only | General |
| Feinberg Foundation | El Paso, TX | 8 | $108K | $8,225 | Yes | Unrestricted charitable contribution |
| Sue Smith Harrison Family Foundation | El Paso, TX | 17 | $107K | $6,500 | Preselected only | General charitablepurposes of organization; General charitablepurposes oforganization; Gerneral charitablepurposes of organization |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | 81629 general operating support for the firstlight communit… |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | In support of femme frontera |
| The John P Ellbogen Foundation C/O Mary Garland | Laramie, WY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Nita Thiessen Foundation | Paris, TX | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Donation foroperations. |
| Doswell Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Operations |
| Greenworks Foundation (f/K/A James Christianman Foundation) | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $96K | $96K | Preselected only | General funding |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $95K | $30K | Preselected only | Foreclosure Prevention & Homebuyer Education & Counseling P…; Spark! Workforce Development Program; Small Business Programming and P21 CapitalEdge |
| Carl C Anderson Sr and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation | Dallas, TX | 9 | $93K | $10K | Yes | General operations support; Mental health srvcs for underprivileged youth; Improving food security |
| Slayton Foundation | Roswell, NM | 3 | $90K | $32K | Preselected only | Support christian values |
| Robert and Mabel Lipscomb Fd Xxxxx7006 | Chicago, IL | 6 | $90K | $11K | Yes | General |
| Slf Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 6 | $88K | $7,000 | Yes | Unrestricted charitable contribution |
| Richard G Miller Memorial Foundation | El Paso, TX | 6 | $88K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Support; Scholarships |
| Abell-Hanger Foundation | Midland, TX | 3 | $88K | $6,250 | Yes | Individual student scholarships; 2024-2025 donor network match |
| Mary L Peyton Foundation | El Paso, TX | 22 | $85K | $2,664 | Yes | Rent/ basic necessities of life; Basic necessities of life; Arts |
| The Blackstone Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | Programmatic support for launchpad |
| The Sanders Foundation | El Paso, TX | 3 | $80K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $78K | $78K | Yes | General operating support |
| Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Inc | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $76K | $13K | Yes | Toward general operating expenses.; Toward operating expenses of the affirmative legal services…; Toward expenses of the peace and justice ministry, to minis… |
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | to provide emergency support for border communities |
| Cedar Tree Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Project support for la mujer obrera's children's environmen… |
| Nasdaq Educational Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Empowering underserved communities: project vida's microent… |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Jobs and Family Economic Security |
| Ella Maybelle Hockers Trust UW #36751 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $74K | $74K | Preselected only | General |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $72K | $72K | Preselected only | Reducing poverty by empowering the underserved |
| Marion Collins Resch Foundation Trust | El Paso, TX | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | General |
| Patti and Paul Yetter Foundation | Spring, TX | 6 | $65K | $8,500 | Preselected only | General use |
| James a Buddy Davidson Charitable Foundation | Midland, TX | 1 | $64K | $64K | Yes | Bee research in arid desert |
| Shepherds Door Inc | Plainfield, IL | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Mission trips, home building trips |
| J D Abrams Foundation | El Paso, TX | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | Contribution in support of housing homeless animals |
| Michael M Peacock Foundation | El Paso, TX | 7 | $58K | $4,000 | Preselected only | Animal welfare; Provide housing and supportive services for young women; Provide assistance to domestic violence victims |
| Harmon Foundation C/O Holly Harmon-Hutto | Cherry Hills Village, CO | 1 | $56K | $56K | Preselected only | General support |
| Jack H Dembow Charitable Fndtn | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $56K | $56K | Preselected only | Charity |
| Cosme & Elisa R Pena Scholarship Foundation Inc | El Paso, TX | 4 | $53K | $15K | Preselected only | To support education |
| Meadows Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Toward construction of a second facility to increase capaci… |
| Hca Healthcare Foundation | Nashville, TN | 2 | $50K | $25K | Yes | Operational funding request |
| Isla Carroll Turner Friendship Trust | Houston, TX | 4 | $50K | $13K | Yes | Community Access Initiative For Seniors; Bathroom Remodels For Seniors; Vaccines For Seniors |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Exhibition program support (over 2 years |
| The Summerlee Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $50K | $15K | Yes | General support |
| C and a Johnson Family Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Charitable support |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To support art sharing and community engagement programs |
| Rosina Patterson Trust Wally Stoelzel Trustee | El Paso, TX | 1 | $49K | $49K | Preselected only | Support donation |
| Trueman P Wigim Charitable Trust Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Tampa, FL | 2 | $48K | $24K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 2 | $45K | $23K | Preselected only | Animal rescue; Humanitarian charity |
| Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | General support of the organization |
| Charlottee Keene Charitable Tr Xxxxx9007 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $44K | $44K | Preselected only | General |
| Chiu Family Foundation | El Paso, TX | 3 | $44K | $15K | Yes | Wildcat mile 2024; El paso museum of art star ceiling fund; To provide supplemental funding and support for educational… |
| Macguire-Moor Endowment Fund Fbo Lee Moor Childrens Home | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $43K | $43K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Lula H McAfee Foundation Xxxxx7006 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $42K | $12K | Preselected only | General |
| Aged & Indigent Old Folks of El Paso County | Chicago, IL | 3 | $41K | $10K | Preselected only | Flu to you program; Symphony seniors program; Support for food during |
| Marsh Edward & Margaret Fdn-Main | St Louis, MO | 4 | $40K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in El Paso, Texas?
The Hunt Family Foundation, Garbar Family Foundation, Gates Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc, Paul L Foster Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to El Paso organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in El Paso. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.