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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 74-2960699

La Brasada Foundation

A private foundation in San Antonio, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 19 grants and $3 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Leighton Donnell
10721 Gulfdale St
San Antonio, TX 78216
(830) 373-4489
Form and materials
Nature of Charity and Application of Funds
Deadlines
Reviewed Continuously
Restrictions
All Charities Considered

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,975,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $14,652,321
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,900,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $5,034,954
  • Tax year 2022

    $3,870,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $6,511,426
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,698,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $9,804,673
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,685,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $8,982,676
  • Tax year 2019

    $3,175,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $9,685,182
  • Tax year 2018

    $634,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,269,729

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. TSCRA Leadership Development FoundationFort Worth, TX

    General Operations

    $2,000,000
  2. The Episcopal Diocese of West TexasSan Antonio, TX

    General Operations

    $250,000
  3. Remember the Alamo FoundationSan Antonio, TX

    Education Ctr - Library/conference room

    $250,000
  4. The Rey Feo Scholarship FundSan Antonio, TX

    General Operations

    $150,000
  5. South Texas Recovery FoundationBeeville, TX

    General Operations

    $100,000
  6. Charity Ball Ass of San AntonioSan Antonio, TX

    General Operations

    $50,000
  7. Forgotten AngelsPearland, TX

    General Operations

    $50,000
  8. Sky High for KidsHouston, TX

    Scholarship Fund

    $25,000
  9. Witte MuseumSan Antonio, TX

    General Operations

    $20,000
  10. St Frances by the Lake Episcopal ChurchCanyon Lake, TX

    General Operations

    $10,000
  11. Borderlands Research InstituteAlpine, TX

    General Operations

    $10,000
  12. Majesty OutdoorsCorpus Christi, TX

    General Operations

    $10,000
  13. Sabinal AlumniSabinal, TX

    General Operations

    $10,000
  14. South Texas Children's Home MinistriesBeeville, TX

    General Operations

    $10,000
  15. Texas BrigadesNew Braunfels, TX

    General Operations

    $10,000
  16. Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers FoundationFort Worth, TX

    General Operations

    $10,000
  17. Wayside ChapelSan Antonio, TX

    General Operations

    $5,000
  18. Tomorrow's Hope Foundation IIUniondale, NY

    General Operations

    $3,000
  19. The Briscoe Western Art MuseumSan Antonio, TX

    General Operations

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,000,00084% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $272,50011% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $25,0001% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $10,000<1% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $10,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $3,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas18 grants $2,972,500
  2. New York1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Leighton DonnellDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Cydney C DonnellDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • James L Donnell JrDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lori A DonnellDirector Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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