Live Oak Foundation
Live Oak Foundation is a private foundation based in Fort Worth, Texas. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including organizations in the Azle and Fort Worth areas, and describes a separate OneAzle program that provides space and operating support to selected community-service nonprofits in the Azle area.
Live Oak Foundation at a glance
In short: Live Oak Foundation gave $301K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Texas. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $301,024
- -38.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,502
- -29.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,710
- Total assets
- $1,660,384
- -0.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (3 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Live Oak Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1315 West 10Th Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone: (817) 348-9922
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Live Oak Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Texas Tech University ($123K). Together the top 10 received $281K.
Grant Size Distribution
73 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 66 grants of 73 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas and 2% to recipients in Colorado. The listed 2025 grants include recipients in Azle and Fort Worth, Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Live Oak Foundation open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 13 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $51K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $24K first-time, $13K repeat.
- 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 155% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 657% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $118K (2022) to $1.4M (2021). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $301K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | Texas Tech Foundation $100,000TEXAS Tech Athletics $23,000 | $123,000 |
| Community Caring Center Azle, TX | $8,659 for weekend food program. $5,000 for operating funds. $25,000 for backpack food program. $ | $38,659 |
| First United Methodist Church of Ft Wort Fort Worth, TX | Operating Funds | $24,000 |
| Azle Lions Club Azle, TX | School backpack & supplies program, and angel tree program | $18,346 |
| Good News 4 Seniors Azle, TX | $4,972 for Various ITEMS.$12,0000 Donation for Operating Funds. | $16,972 |
| Alliance for Children Fort Worth, TX | Operating Funds | $15,000 |
| Cool Advisor Proram Azle, TX | Operating Funds | $14,601 |
| The Azle Education Foundation Azle, TX | Teacher grants, college scholarships and teacher of the year continuing education grants | $10,818 |
| The Women's Center Fort Worth, TX | Operating Fund | $10,000 |
| Azle ISD Azle, TX | Azle High School Top Ten Dinner | $9,978 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,660,384 | $427,322 | $434,700 | $301,024 | 14 | $359,405 | $64,707 | $54,687 |
| 2024 | $1,667,762 | $472,368 | $567,136 | $490,180 | 16 | $584,586 | $83,355 | $99,187 |
| 2023 | $1,762,530 | $565,527 | $388,487 | $304,765 | 15 | $363,198 | $93,707 | — |
| 2022 | $1,585,490 | $365,511 | $184,310 | $117,827 | 13 | $155,381 | $46,444 | $53,132 |
| 2021 | $1,404,289 | $440,463 | $1,466,167 | $1,402,782 | 15 | $1,431,914 | $43,558 | $45,979 |
| 2020 | $2,429,993 | $924,216 | $240,108 | $171,553 | 12 | — | $88,833 | $59,849 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Live Oak Foundation reported a distributable amount of $55K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s 2025 grants included support for food and backpack programs, operating costs, children’s services, education, and community programs. Its filing also describes the OneAzle program: in 2025, the foundation provided rent-free space and paid building operating expenses for the Azle Lions Club, the Azle Rotary Club, and Good N.E.W.S. 4 Seniors. The facility includes office, meeting, and warehouse space, and the foundation also pays for an electronic billboard advertising the organizations it houses.
One 2025 grantee, Alliance for Children, describes its mission as protecting Tarrant County children from child abuse through teamed investigation, healing services, and community education.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $301,024. Grant amounts ranged from $3,000 to $123,000, with a median of $12,710.
The largest reported grants included $123,000 to Texas Tech University, with the filing listing $100,000 for the Texas Tech Foundation and $23,000 for Texas Tech Athletics; $38,659 to Community Caring Center, including support for its weekend food and backpack food programs; $24,000 to First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth for operating funds; and $18,346 to Azle Lions Club for its school backpack and supplies program and Angel Tree program. Other grants included $15,000 to Alliance for Children, $10,818 to the Azle Education Foundation for teacher grants and scholarships, and $10,000 to The Women’s Center for operating funds.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Andrew Rector as president.
Live Oak Foundation is led by Andrew Rector, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew Rector
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Live Oak Foundation
How much does Live Oak Foundation give each year?
Live Oak Foundation gave $301K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $490K across 16 grants.
What is Live Oak Foundation's typical grant size?
Live Oak Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,710, and its average grant was $21,502, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Live Oak Foundation that year got $51K on average.
Where does Live Oak Foundation give grants?
Live Oak Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Azle, TX (6 grants) and Fort Worth, TX (5 grants).
Does Live Oak Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 57% of Live Oak Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Live Oak Foundation's largest grantees?
Live Oak Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Texas Tech University ($123,000), Community Caring Center ($38,659) and First United Methodist Church of Ft Wort ($24,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 62% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Live Oak Foundation?
Live Oak Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $359K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $55K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Live Oak Foundation fund?
The foundation’s 2025 grants included support for food and backpack programs, operating costs, children’s services, education, and community programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Live Oak Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Live Oak Foundation's EIN?
Live Oak Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0519320. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Live Oak Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Live Oak Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/live-oak-foundation-morg_b36e7f977be74ec3aee9dc5b0ab8c548
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