Foundations that fund organizations in San Antonio, Texas
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for San Antonio nonprofits
1,512 private foundations gave $317M to San Antonio organizations in their latest filings; 42 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
5,409 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to San Antonio around $150K. 74 of these funders are based in Texas; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 1,512
- Accept applications
- 42
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to San Antonio
- $317M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 5,409
- Typical median grant
- $150K
- Based in TX
- 74%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to San Antonio organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decoster Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Turner, ME | 1 | $20M | $20M | Preselected only | To provide financial support to the organization |
| Impetus Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 59 | $9.6M | $20K | Preselected only | General Charitable Purpose; General charitable purpose; General Charitable Foundation |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 3 | $9.2M | $951K | Yes | Thriving congregations initiative; Hispanic pastoral leaders initiative; Capacity bldg-natl military serv org |
| Mays Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 135 | $9.0M | $25K | Yes | General |
| Capital One Foundation Inc | McLean, VA | 4 | $7.5M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Asset building/financial capability; Education |
| Hector and Gloria Lopez Foundation | Austin, TX | 3 | $7.2M | $2.5M | Preselected only | Funding for scholarships |
| Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 19 | $6.9M | $175K | Yes | To support community nonprofit organization in conducting i… |
| Harvey E Najim Charitable Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 140 | $6.8M | $40K | Yes | Assist children; Assit children |
| The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $6.8M | $6.8M | Preselected only | 2024 grant awards |
| John R & Greli N Less Charitable Trust #fe324 | San Antonio, TX | 59 | $6.2M | $100K | Preselected only | Charitable grant; Chartiable grant; Charitable Grant |
| George W Brackenridge Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 14 | $5.9M | $250K | Preselected only | Educational purposes or programs |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 6 | $5.0M | $784K | Yes | K-12 education; Discovery and translational sciences; Neglected tropical diseases |
| The Goldsbury Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 6 | $4.4M | $413K | Preselected only | Contribution for children's charities; Support culinary programs; Trinity university entrepreneurship |
| Cohen Veterans Network Inc | Stamford, CT | 5 | $4.4M | $1.2M | Preselected only | Military family clinic; Food bank |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $4.3M | $2.2M | Preselected only | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Art…; To participate in Wallace's ECPI. |
| The Ewing Halsell Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 37 | $4.2M | $100K | Yes | Program Support |
| Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 25 | $4.2M | $100K | Preselected only | General support; General operations; Table sponsor for gala |
| The Moody Foundation | Galveston, TX | 13 | $3.9M | $97K | Yes | Assistance with the Expansion of AVANCE's ParentChild Educa…; Assistance with providing quality after-school activities; Assistance with CAST Schools |
| Charitable Foundation Frost F0359600 | San Antonio, TX | 43 | $3.8M | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted grant for; Unrestricted grant; Grant |
| McS Charitable Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $3.6M | $1.8M | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 41 | $3.5M | $100K | Yes | To honor jane phipps, a nancy smith hurd foundaiton trustee…; To honor lora watts, a nancy smith hurd foundation trustee…; To honor mark thornton, a nancy smith hurd foundation trust… |
| The Mulva Family Foundation | Austin, TX | 2 | $3.5M | $1.8M | Preselected only | Support for rotc; Support for new business school |
| Dan L Duncan Foundation | Houston, TX | 4 | $3.5M | $862K | Preselected only | Education and historical preservation; Animal and wildlife habitat conservation; Educational services |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $3.3M | $595K | Yes | To support the museo del westside renovations, a community…; To support general operations; To support increased participation by humanists in establis… |
| The Charles Butt Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 28 | $3.3M | $82K | Preselected only | General support; Scholarships support; Scholarships |
| Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund | San Antonio, TX | 20 | $3.2M | $150K | Yes | Support the pediatric neurosurgery epilepsy program; Support patient vision services at haven for hope; Support vision-impaired radio programming |
| Seven Cities Foundation | McAllen, TX | 1 | $3.1M | $3.1M | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 14 | $2.9M | $52K | Yes | Matching gift; General support; General support and core support for institutional strength… |
| Betty Stieren Kelso Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 63 | $2.9M | $25K | Yes | Charitable |
| The Tobin Endowment | San Antonio, TX | 11 | $2.8M | $50K | Yes | Support to provide a diverse range of cultural, educational…; Support for christus santa rosa friends foundation to compl…; Support to grow concert season and expand education programs |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Fort Mitchell, KY | 16 | $2.6M | $150K | Preselected only | General Operations; Technology updates; General Purposes for HOT Swim/America |
| Richter Responsibility Fund Fka Holt Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 3 | $2.6M | $650K | Preselected only | Charitable; Charitable endowment |
| H E Butt Foundation | Kerrville, TX | 54 | $2.4M | $2,500 | Preselected only | To support the mission of the organization; Cohort; Sponsorship |
| The Jeanie Wyatt Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 34 | $2.4M | $40K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992 | San Antonio, TX | 52 | $2.4M | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted; unrestricted |
| 80-20 Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 31 | $2.4M | $20K | Yes | General Support; Support for Activate Houston Street 2.0 and the Gensler Dow…; Support for Phase 1 of the AI Security Program at UTSA Scho… |
| Tres Grace Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 28 | $2.3M | $100K | Preselected only | Health & Human Services; Unhoused; Parks & Green Space |
| The Tnd Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 32 | $2.1M | $50K | Preselected only | Health & Human Services; Arts & Culture; General support |
| The Marshall Steves Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 14 | $2.1M | $4,250 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Genevieve & Ward Orsinger Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 48 | $2.1M | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support; Dual gen operating support; Dual gen family activities |
| Butt Rogers Charitable Trust | San Antonio, TX | 26 | $2.0M | $63K | Yes | General Charitable Purpose |
| Donald L Hutt Trust Xxxxx2004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General |
| Pryor Myra Stafford Char Tr F0030100 | San Antonio, TX | 64 | $1.8M | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted grant |
| The Klesse Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $1.7M | $1.7M | Preselected only | General Charitable Purpose |
| Ed Rachal Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | 19 | $1.7M | $35K | Yes | General operations; Program support; Program support - rotc |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 15 | $1.7M | $50K | Preselected only | Wells Fargo "Welcome Home" Supporting Survivors of Human Tr…; Hands on Banking Financial Ed in Boys & Girls Clubs; Financial Literacy |
| Lawson Geraldine G Charitable Trust | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $1.6M | $820K | Preselected only | Provide and support museum programs in accordance with the…; Provide and supportzoo programs in accordance with the will… |
| The Kle Foundation | Austin, TX | 2 | $1.6M | $812K | Preselected only | General support |
| Cb and Anita Branch Trust James L Drought Trustee | San Antonio, TX | 12 | $1.5M | $65K | Preselected only | General fund; Capital campaign; Help prepare students to be better people and to succeed |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | Support for veterans transitional housing programs |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Yes | Mouse & human cell culture models of transgenerational epig… |
| William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation | Sa, TX | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Yes | Block grant for medical research projects |
| Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund | Broomfield, CO | 9 | $1.5M | $200K | Yes | Charter school growth; Impact and innovation; Charter school capacity-building |
| The Robert a Welch Foundation | Houston, TX | 5 | $1.5M | $360K | Yes | Basic research in chemistry and related fields |
| Paz de Corazon | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | General or Charitable Purpose |
| Circle Bar Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 40 | $1.4M | $20K | Preselected only | Operating expenses |
| Ednamae Walsh Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | Program support |
| Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts | San Antonio, TX | 32 | $1.4M | $24K | Yes | Imani winds concert & humble hall mobile concert series; Russell hill rogers san antonio sessions performance series; The world premiere of peter pan |
| United Health Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | Health care scholars united program |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 12 | $1.3M | $40K | Yes | Operating Support; Health Care in the Rio Grande Valley; Catalyst Campaign |
| The Carroll and Marguerite Wheeler Foundation | Austin, TX | 32 | $1.3M | $25K | Yes | Program support |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 64 | $1.2M | $220 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of neighborhood revitalization |
| Stephen and Susan Butt Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 3 | $1.2M | $100K | Yes | General charitable purpose |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Austin, TX | 3 | $1.1M | $120K | Yes | Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio; Advancing ASCENDER SIS to Enable Texas Exchange Partnership; Supporting Texas Education Exchange Adoption through ASCEND… |
| Guglielmo Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 12 | $1.1M | $13K | Preselected only | Support programs |
| Bar-Yadin Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 8 | $1.1M | $17K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Ibc Foundation | Laredo, TX | 4 | $1.1M | $325K | Yes | William heinrich memorial endowment; Nursing wing; Mass spectrometer |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 3 | $1.1M | $325K | Yes | 80184 general operating support for the national associatio…; 82360 advancing equitable neighborhood development that mit…; 79554 examining the underuse of healthcare by lgbtq+ people… |
| Greater Texas Foundation | Bryan, TX | 9 | $1.0M | $75K | Preselected only | To support curricular innovation and advising practices for…; To develop a credit mobility portal to increase transfers f…; To establish or improve an emergency aid program at northea… |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | To strengthen the organizational capacity and sustainabilit… |
| The Margery L Block Charitable Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 3 | $975K | $125K | Preselected only | Contribution to support community, worship, and learning.; Contribution to support integration of art and to enhance t…; Contribution for general support |
| Wyatt Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 17 | $975K | — | Preselected only | General Fund; Donation Strictly for Ocology |
| Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation | Houston, TX | 4 | $940K | $195K | Yes | Renovations to the albert b. alkek building; Land stewardship ambassador program; Alkek scholarships |
| Swbc Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 11 | $926K | $25K | Yes | To support the mission of the american heart association to…; To help support their mission to provide a diverse range of…; To support the tobin center for performing arts wolf trap e… |
| Toyota USA Foundation C/O Corporate Tax Department | Plano, TX | 2 | $904K | $452K | Yes | Close the stem gap for diverse students by removing barrier… |
| Meadows Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 6 | $900K | $150K | Yes | Toward developing a replicable water conservation model for…; Toward the expansion of an arts-integrated program that sup…; Toward the development of a communications effort to build… |
| Tenet Healthcare Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $879K | $879K | Preselected only | Charitable support |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $850K | $200K | Yes | General support |
| Csx Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $850K | $850K | Preselected only | Various |
| Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc | Midland, TX | 1 | $845K | $845K | Preselected only | Youth development |
| Musk Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $810K | $810K | Preselected only | Support programs promoting accessibility, inclusion, and op… |
| Muriel F Siebert Foundation Inc | Southampton, NY | 51 | $789K | $10K | Preselected only | General Support; Hope for the Future; San Pedro Playhouse |
| The Knobloch Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $781K | $390K | Preselected only | Parks Ranch, Goliad County, Texas: A Conservation Easement; Grosse Ranch Conservation Easement |
| Sam and Laura Dawson Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 16 | $754K | $15K | Yes | Support programs |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $750K | $375K | Yes | To support a capital campaign for the Vistors Ctr and 4D Th…; To provide equipment for the Health Professions Simulation… |
| Dickson-Allen Foundation | Hallettsville, TX | 14 | $741K | $30K | Yes | Unrestricted operating funds; Youth artist program |
| La Brasada Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 7 | $728K | $50K | Yes | General Operations; Education Ctr - Library/conference room |
| Louis H and Mary Patricia Stumberg Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 21 | $723K | $40K | Yes | Charitable |
| Keith M Orme and Pat Vigeon Orme Charitable Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 37 | $691K | $5,000 | Yes | General operating, San Antonio Food Bank would be able to s…; General operating support for ChildSafe's comprehensive tra…; Funds will be used to support dual-generation programs that… |
| Ddm Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 9 | $678K | $75K | Preselected only | Charitable use |
| John & Florence Newman Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 24 | $667K | $25K | Preselected only | General; Covid challenge; Professional development |
| Wellcome Leap Inc | San Diego, CA | 1 | $652K | $652K | Preselected only | Global health research |
| Whitacre Family Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 11 | $644K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| John and Rita Feik Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 4 | $641K | $25K | Yes | To support charitable healthcare services and charitable pr…; To support youth agricultural, educational and community pr…; To support witte museum's educational, scientific, and comm… |
| Graham Scholarship Fund Fd613 | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $629K | $629K | Preselected only | Scholarship grant |
| The Ted and Laurie Beneski Foundation | Colleyville, TX | 1 | $625K | $625K | Preselected only | For president's fund and trinity fund |
| Pharaoh C Thompson Foundation | McAllen, TX | 2 | $599K | $299K | Preselected only | General funding |
| San Antonio Museum of Art Trust U/W Gilbert M Denman Jr | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $593K | $593K | Preselected only | General purpose grant |
| Lauren Kate and Peter John Holt Foundati | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $583K | $583K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Seattle, WA | 3 | $562K | $133K | Preselected only | General operating support |
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 San Antonio, Texas?
Decoster Family Charitable Foundation Inc, Impetus Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc, Mays Family Foundation, Capital One Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to San Antonio 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 San Antonio. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.