A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 82-4915975Environment

Who funds Great Springs Project Inc?

26 private foundations gave Great Springs Project Inc in Austin, TX $1.6 million across 59 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

59 grants

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

  1. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2025

    For general operating support

    $25,000
  2. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Health & social services

    $10,000
  3. Keith M Orme and Pat Vigeon Orme Charitable FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2025

    Funds to support ongoing trail, park, and green space development in Bexar County. Grant funding will accelerate build out of trail and park connections from the extensive Bexar County trail system into Comal County along the main spine of the Great Springs Trail as GSP works to link San Antonio to Austin and protect our precious springs.Funds are to be used in Bexar County only

    $5,000
  4. Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800San Antonio, TX 2025

    Unrestricted grant

    $5,000
  5. The Phil and Linda Hardberger FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2025

    To create a greenway of protected lands between austin and san antonio

    $5,000
  6. Carson Family FoundationSan Marcos, TX 2025

    Public trail creation & land conserv

    $2,500
  7. 80-20 FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2024

    General Support for the Greater San Antonio efforts

    $50,000
  8. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Toward general operations

    $50,000
  9. Jesse W Couch Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  10. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2024

    To conserve open space over the Edwards Aquifer and the life-sustaining waters that run through it and one great Texas trail from the Alamo to the Capitol

    $35,000
  11. The Burdine Johnson FoundationBuda, TX 2024

    Hays county project general operating expenses

    $30,000
  12. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    For general operating support

    $25,000
  13. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    General support of the organization

    $20,000
  14. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2024

    To build spring-to-spring trail from San Antonio to Austin and protect critical land in the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer

    $10,000
  15. Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800San Antonio, TX 2024

    Unrestricted grant

    $5,000
  16. Norman Family FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2024

    General fund

    $200
  17. Celanese FoundationIrving, TX 2024

    Charitable contribution

    $130
  18. Nancy Smith Hurd FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2023

    Towards general operating support in bexar county

    $100,000
  19. 80-20 FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2023

    General Support for planning specialist for the ActivateSA Program

    $50,000
  20. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Toward landowner engagement across the Great Springs Trail

    $50,000
  21. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    For general operating support

    $50,000
  22. Flex Foundation (f/k/a Flextronics Foundation)San Jose, CA 2023

    Climate resiliency in central texas

    $50,000
  23. Jesse W Couch Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Create a greeway of protected lands between austin & san antonio

    $50,000
  24. Still Water FoundationAustin, TX 2023

    Charitable - to support construction of the emerald crown trail.

    $25,000
  25. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2023

    To build a spring-to-spring trail from San Antonio to Austin and protect critical land in the recharge zone of the the Edwards Aquifer

    $22,299
  26. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 2023

    General support of the organization

    $20,000
  27. Pierce Runnells FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  28. CB and Anita Branch TrustSan Antonio, TX 2023

    General fund

    $10,000
  29. Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800San Antonio, TX 2023

    Unrestricted grant

    $5,000
  30. LAiglon FundKingsville, TX 2023

    Operations

    $2,000
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $311
  32. Meadows Foundation IncDallas, TX 2022

    Toward conserving an additional 694 acres of land over the Edwards Aquifer

    $150,000
  33. 80-20 FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2022

    General Support for planning specialist for the ActivateSA Program

    $50,000
  34. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Toward landowner engagement across the Great Springs Trail

    $50,000
  35. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Charitable

    $50,000
  36. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2022

    To conserve open space over the life-sustaining Edwards Aquifer

    $45,000
  37. Pierce Runnells FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  38. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    General support of the organization

    $20,000
  39. The Summerlee FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    General support

    $20,000
  40. Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800San Antonio, TX 2022

    Unrestricted grant

    $10,000
  41. LAiglon FundKingsville, TX 2022

    Operations

    $2,000
  42. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $214
  43. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2021

    To complete the Land Prioritization Study in the Central Texas region

    $50,000
  44. The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham Charitable FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    General operations

    $50,000
  45. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Toward identifying priority lands and advancing land protection

    $50,000
  46. 80-20 FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2021

    General Support for planning specialist for the ActivateSA Program

    $32,500
  47. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Charitable

    $30,000
  48. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    General support of the organization

    $20,000
  49. Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800San Antonio, TX 2021

    Program services/expenses

    $15,000
  50. The Phil and Linda Hardberger FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2021

    To create a greenway of protected lands between austin and san antonio

    $5,000
  51. Socius FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    2021 grant

    $2,000
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $250
  53. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    The Great Springs Master Trail Plan

    $50,000
  54. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2020

    To create a national park scale preserve between San Antonio and Austin and to build a spring-to-spring trail from San Antonio to Austin

    $45,000
  55. One Skye Foundation IncAustin, TX 2020

    Unifying existing local efforts to address the most crucial enviornmental challenges

    $7,500
  56. CB and Anita Branch TrustSan Antonio, TX 2020

    General fund

    $2,500
  57. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $144
  58. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 2019

    General support of the organization

    $30,000
  59. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Conserve Comal! Public Education and Awareness Campaign

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Austin, TX and are not among Great Springs Project Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 58 grants Accepts applications $109,547 to similar organizations
  2. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 19 grants Accepts applications $20,026 to similar organizations
  3. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 23 grants Accepts applications $1,491,027 to similar organizations
  4. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 16 grants Preselected only $185,915 to similar organizations
  5. Hixon Family FoundationSan Antonio, TX 28 grants Preselected only $59,661 to similar organizations
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 12 grants Preselected only $6,299 to similar organizations
  7. The Dixon Water FoundationDecatur, TX 13 grants Preselected only $371,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Horizon FoundationPlano, TX 11 grants Preselected only $756,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-4915975 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.