A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 74-6060685Arts and culture

Who funds Preservation Austin?

13 private foundations gave Preservation Austin in Austin, TX $1.5 million across 34 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

34 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Shepherd 5 Points Family FoundationAustin, TX 2025

    General support

    $50,000
  2. Summerfield G Roberts FoundationDallas, TX 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $9,000
  3. McBee Family FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General support

    $1,000,000
  4. Still Water FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    Charitable - for the capital campaign

    $100,000
  5. Shepherd 5 Points Family FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  6. The Moody FoundationGalveston, TX 2024

    Assistance in the preservation of the McFarland House

    $25,000
  7. The Summerlee FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  8. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    To support the capital campaign

    $25,000
  9. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2024

    To empower Austinites to shape a more inclusive, resilient and meaningful community culture through preservation

    $20,000
  10. The Greg and Mari Marchbanks Family FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    Charitable

    $2,000
  11. The Haggerty Family FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    General operating

    $1,000
  12. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    125

    $125
  13. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2023

    To empower Austinites to shape a more inclusive, resilient, and meaningful community culture through preservation

    $10,000
  14. McBee Family FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Shepherd 5 Points Family FoundationAustin, TX 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  16. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2023

    To empower meaningful community culture through preservation

    $5,000
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $59
  18. The Summerlee FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    General support

    $20,000
  19. McBee Family FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  20. Shepherd 5 Points Family FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  21. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2022

    To empower Austinites to shape a more inclusive, resilient, and meaningful community culture

    $2,500
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $69
  23. Still Water FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    Charitable - to be used for phase 2 renovations of the mcfarland house.

    $30,000
  24. The Summerlee FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  25. McBee Family FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  26. Shepherd 5 Points Family FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  27. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2021

    To empower Austinites to shape a more inclusive, resilient, and meaningful community culture

    $2,000
  28. Eva & Marvin Womack FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    Cultural

    $1,000
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $48
  30. Eva & Marvin Womack FoundationAustin, TX 2020

    Cultural

    $1,000
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $37
  32. McBee Family FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    General operating funds

    $5,000
  33. McBee Family FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    General operating funds

    $5,000
  34. Eva & Marvin Womack FoundationAustin, TX 2018

    Cultural

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Austin, TX and are not among Preservation Austin’s funders above.

  1. The Applied Materials FoundationSanta Clara, CA 45 grants Accepts applications $487,700 to similar organizations
  2. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 18 grants Preselected only $30,095 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 56 grants Accepts applications $245,478 to similar organizations
  4. Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800San Antonio, TX 43 grants Accepts applications $768,610 to similar organizations
  5. JP's Peace Love & Happiness FoundationWilmington, DE 44 grants Preselected only $5,285,324 to similar organizations
  6. The Webber Family FoundationAustin, TX 27 grants Accepts applications $488,250 to similar organizations
  7. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 21 grants Preselected only $42,576 to similar organizations
  8. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 24 grants Accepts applications $3,178,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 74-6060685 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.