Serving Grace Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Austin, TX EIN: 47-2204147

Serving Grace Foundation is a private foundation, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $505K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $47K. Net investment income was $59K.

Serving Grace Foundation at a glance

In short: Serving Grace Foundation gave $47K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $12K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$47,365
+77.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
-20.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$11,841
+122.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$7,250
Total assets
$505,304
+30.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
Texas (94% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Serving Grace Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Peterson Health Foundation: $30KPeterson Health Foundation$30KHill Country Bible Church: $12KHill Country Bible Church$12KBackpack Friends Incorporated: $3KBackpack Friends Incorporated$3KSamaritan's Purse: $3KSamaritan's Purse$3K

The largest 2024 recipient was Peterson Health Foundation ($30K). Together the top 4 received $47K.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

AustinKerrvilleBooneLehiPflugervilleRedwood CityRound RockSouthern Pines

How Serving Grace Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 361% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 199% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K3 grants2020 5 grants2021 2 grants2022 5 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $47K (2024). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $47K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Peterson Health Foundation Kerrville, TXEncourage, cultivate and generate opportunities for philanthropic activities that will enable continued strength, viability, and advancement of prmc$30,000
Hill Country Bible Church Austin, TXChristian Ministry$11,500
Backpack Friends Incorporated Pflugerville, TXTo alleviate childhood hunger in pflugerville and central Texas through awareness, strategic partnerships and community service$3,000
Samaritan's Purse Boone, NCProviding spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around$2,865
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$505,304$168,923$50,045$47,3654$48,705$58,583$24,437
2023$386,426$-6,957$32,508$26,6485$27,823$6,522$20,177
2022$425,891$232,783$17,113$15,0002$16,000$143,983$11,245
2021$210,221$8,934$11,944$10,2815$11,081$8,134$10,786
2020$213,231$8,508$9,553$6,7643—$4,497$10,059

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Serving Grace Foundation reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Serving Grace Foundation is led by Jennifer Anderson, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jennifer Anderson

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Anderson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Serving Grace Foundation

How much does Serving Grace Foundation give each year?

Serving Grace Foundation gave $47K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $27K across 5 grants.

What is Serving Grace Foundation's typical grant size?

Serving Grace Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $7,250, and its average grant was $11,841, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Serving Grace Foundation give grants?

Serving Grace Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (6%).

Does Serving Grace Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Serving Grace Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Serving Grace Foundation?

Serving Grace Foundation reported $505K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $49K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Serving Grace Foundation's EIN?

Serving Grace Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2204147. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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