Spirit of Giving Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker San Antonio, TX EIN: 81-0823880

Combat hunger and malnutrition by providing emergency food, housing, and miscellaneous aid for those in need;Catastrophic/Disaster Relief

Spirit of Giving Fund at a glance

In short: Spirit of Giving Fund gave $295K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $74K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$295,002
+88.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
+33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$73,751
+41.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$75,000
Total assets
$1,059,555
+13.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
Texas (63% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Spirit of Giving Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Communities in Schools of San Antonio: $136KCommunities in Schools of SanAntonio$136KAmerican Farmland Trust: $100KAmerican Farmland Trust$100KTexsar: $50KTexsar$50KClark Hill PLC: $9KClark Hill PLC$9K

The largest 2024 recipient was Communities in Schools of San Antonio ($136K). Together the top 4 received $295K.

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K3$50–100K7$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 29 (62%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

San AntonioAustinUvaldeDetroitRockportCastrovilleDallasHoustonPort AransasSchertzSutherland SpringsTexas CityVictoriaWashingtonWimberley

How Spirit of Giving Fund gives

  • Giving grew 126% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M6 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 18 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2020) to $1.0M (2022). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $295K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Communities in Schools of San Antonio San Antonio, TXTrauma Support and Uvalde CISD Support$136,000
American Farmland Trust Washington, DCAFTs Brighter Future Fund for the Panhandle$100,000
Texsar Wimberley, TXSupport of Texas Panhandle Wildfires$50,000
Clark Hill PLC Detroit, MIJoe & Irma Garcia Bills (Uvalde)$9,002
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$1,059,555$452,000$326,982$295,0024
2023$934,537$129$293,966$156,3663
2022$1,228,374$1,957,160$1,284,225$1,001,89118
2021$555,439$45,025$146,962$130,6682
2020$657,376—$30,907$29,3542
2019$688,283$500$224,198$221,0296

About Spirit of Giving Fund

Based on IRS filings

Spirit of Giving Fund is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $295K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Spirit of Giving Fund's 2024 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Debra S. Salge

    S Flores St Sa Tx

    S Flores St Sat → S Flores St Sa Tx, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Eleanor B. Crook

    S Flores St Sa Tx

    S Flores St Sat → S Flores St Sa Tx, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Winell I. Herron

    S Flores St Sa Tx

    S Flores St Sat → S Flores St Sa Tx, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel P. Flores

    S Flores St Sa Tx

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Spirit of Giving Fund

How much does Spirit of Giving Fund give each year?

Spirit of Giving Fund gave $295K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $156K across 3 grants.

What is Spirit of Giving Fund's typical grant size?

Spirit of Giving Fund's median grant in 2024 was $75,000, and its average grant was $73,751, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Spirit of Giving Fund give grants?

Spirit of Giving Fund gives mostly in Texas: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (34%).

Does Spirit of Giving Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Spirit of Giving Fund's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Spirit of Giving Fund?

Spirit of Giving Fund reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $452K.

What is Spirit of Giving Fund?

Spirit of Giving Fund is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in San Antonio, TX. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2024.

What is Spirit of Giving Fund's EIN?

Spirit of Giving Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0823880. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 25, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 30, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 13, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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