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

Grant recipient EIN 75-1493438Arts and culture

Who funds Humanities Texas?

26 private foundations gave Humanities Texas in Austin, TX $1.8 million across 53 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

53 grants

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

  1. Buena Vista FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    Donation for emergency funds

    $130,000
  2. Prentice Farrar Brown and Alline Ford BrownDallas, TX 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  3. Crystelle Waggoner Charitable TrustDallas, TX 2025

    Rural & exhibition grants

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

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  5. Inman FoundationAustin, TX 2025

    Advancing education and cultural understanding

    $1,000
  6. The Gailo TrustHouston, TX 2025

    General operating funds

    $500
  7. Kate Marmion Charitable FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2024

    To support community nonprofit organization in conducting its charitable purpose for the public

    $375,000
  8. Dian Graves Owen FoundationAbilene, TX 2024

    General support

    $125,000
  9. Still Water FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    Charitable - for emergency retainer wall replacement

    $40,000
  10. Buena Vista FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Support general fund

    $25,000
  11. The Kerr Family Charitable FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2024

    General fund

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

    General support

    $15,000
  13. The Ralph H and Ruth J McCullough FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  14. The Elizabeth Crook & Marc Lewis FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    General charitable purpose

    $5,000
  15. Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2Pittsburgh, PA 2024

    Special projects

    $4,000
  16. Buena Vista FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Support general fund

    $25,000
  17. The Tobin EndowmentSan Antonio, TX 2023

    Support to improve the quality of classroom teaching, support local cultural organizations and libraries

    $25,000
  18. The Kerr Family Charitable FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2023

    General fund

    $20,000
  19. Kodiak Cares FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  20. The Elizabeth Crook & Marc Lewis FoundationAustin, TX 2023

    General charitable purpose

    $5,000
  21. The Ralph H and Ruth J McCullough FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  22. Labatt Foundation IncSan Antonio, TX 2023

    Program support

    $1,000
  23. Buena Vista FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Support general fund

    $25,000
  24. The Moody FoundationGalveston, TX 2022

    Assistance with Critical Repairs for the Historic Byrne-Reed House

    $20,000
  25. ESB3 FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General support

    $15,000
  26. The Elizabeth Crook & Marc Lewis FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  27. The Ralph H and Ruth J McCullough FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. Labatt Foundation IncSan Antonio, TX 2022

    Program support

    $1,000
  29. Heart SingChevy Chase, MD 2022

    General use

    $250
  30. Buena Vista FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Support general fund

    $25,000
  31. The Tobin EndowmentSan Antonio, TX 2021

    To meet your challenge grant from the still water foundation and support the historic preservation of the byrne-reed house

    $17,900
  32. ESB3 FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General support

    $15,000
  33. The Elizabeth Crook & Marc Lewis FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  34. The Ralph H and Ruth J McCullough FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  35. Heart SingChevy Chase, MD 2021

    General use

    $250
  36. Still Water FoundationAustin, TX 2020

    Charitable - for the endowment campaign.

    $250,000
  37. Buena Vista FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Support general fund

    $100,000
  38. Kickapoo Springs FoundationAbilene, TX 2020

    Charitable/ pledge towards still water foundation's challenge for the byrne-reed house endowment

    $25,000
  39. The Legett FoundationAbilene, TX 2020

    Charitable - still water foundation's challenge for the byrne-reed house endowment

    $25,000
  40. The Kerr Family Charitable FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2020

    General fund

    $16,650
  41. The Eugene McDermott FoundationDallas, TX 2020

    For Historic Preservation Fund

    $10,000
  42. The Elizabeth Crook & Marc Lewis FoundationAustin, TX 2020

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  43. ESB3 FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  44. Hord FoundationMidland, TX 2020

    Operation

    $2,500
  45. Heart SingChevy Chase, MD 2020

    General use

    $250
  46. The Elizabeth Crook & Marc Lewis FoundationAustin, TX 2019

    General charitable purpose

    $20,000
  47. The Charles Butt FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2019

    Humanities - sponsorship

    $5,000
  48. Heart SingChevy Chase, MD 2019

    General use

    $250
  49. The Klein FoundationMarble Falls, TX 2018

    Support of public education

    $80,000
  50. The Kerr Family Charitable FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2018

    General fund

    $33,300
  51. The Elizabeth Crook & Marc Lewis FoundationAustin, TX 2018

    General charitable purpose

    $20,000
  52. Hord FoundationMidland, TX 2018

    Operations

    $7,500
  53. The Kerr Family Charitable FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2017

    General fund

    $16,650

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 646 grants Preselected only $67,622 to similar organizations
  2. The Applied Materials FoundationSanta Clara, CA 45 grants Accepts applications $487,700 to similar organizations
  3. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 18 grants Preselected only $30,095 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 56 grants Accepts applications $245,478 to similar organizations
  5. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 52 grants Preselected only $107,054 to similar organizations
  6. Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800San Antonio, TX 43 grants Accepts applications $768,610 to similar organizations
  7. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 32 grants Accepts applications $398,500 to similar organizations
  8. JP's Peace Love & Happiness FoundationWilmington, DE 44 grants Preselected only $5,285,324 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 75-1493438 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.