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George W Brackenridge Foundation

SAN ANTONIO, TX EIN: 74-6034977 Website

The George W. Brackenridge Foundation is a private foundation based in San Antonio, Texas, established in 1920 by George W. Brackenridge, a businessman and philanthropist who organized the San Antonio National Bank in 1866. The foundation operates as an independent grantmaking organization focused on supporting transformative education initiatives.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$50.1M

+4.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$6.8M

+39.5% YoY

Grant Count

17

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$399K

+39.5% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's current mission is supporting transformative education since 1920. Its primary focus is assisting best-in-class charter management organizations (CMOs) to create high-performing public charter schools in the San Antonio, Texas area.

Key funding areas include:

  • Charter school development and growth
  • K-12 education
  • Educational organizations supporting charter school ecosystems

Grantmaking

The foundation primarily supports the startup of new charter schools and funds related educational organizations. Over the last decade, the foundation has concentrated on supporting the growth of high-performing charter schools in the San Antonio area.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation's grantmaking is primarily concentrated in San Antonio, Texas, with some activity in the District of Columbia.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AustinHoustonSan AntonioWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Based on the most recent IRS Form 990 filing (2024):

  • Total assets: $50,102,523
  • Total giving: $6,735,000
  • IRS ruling year: 1962
  • Organization type: Private Grantmaking Foundation (NTEE code T20)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$7M$10M$14M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$50,102,523$47,929,723$45,789,764
Revenue$10,745,985$7,584,600$12,469,158
Expenses$8,133,062$6,202,924$3,485,615
Qualifying Distributions$7,176,843$5,355,556$2,495,550
Net Investment Income$9,927,762$6,861,960$12,180,906
Distributable Amount$3,366,517$2,921,475$2,516,235

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$3M$5M$7M11 grants202014 grants202113 grants202217 grants202317 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ROYAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS$2.3MGREAT HEARTS AMERICA TEXAS$995KESSENCE PREPARATORY PUBL…$700KPRELUDE PREPATORY SCHOOL$500KHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS$500KTHE GATHERING PLACE$270KNEW FRONTIERS PUBLIC SCH…$250KSOMERSET ACADEMY TEXAS$250KSCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TE…$250K50 CAN INC$250K

Grant Size Distribution

72 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K9$50–100K11$100–250K19$250–500K15$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

VICTORIA B RICOTRUSTEE$64KRANDALL J BOATRIGHTTRUSTEE$64KDAVID ROTHTRUSTEE$64K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
VICTORIA B RICOTRUSTEE10$64,239
RANDALL J BOATRIGHTTRUSTEE10$64,239
DAVID ROTHTRUSTEE10$64,239

Contact Information

  • Address: 700 N Saint Marys St Ste 875, San Antonio, TX 78205-3531
  • Phone: 210-827-6786
  • Website: brackenridgefoundation.org/grants
  • EIN: 74-6034977

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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