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The Fluor Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Irving, TX EIN: 51-0196032 Website

The Fluor Foundation is a private foundation based in Irving, Texas. Its 2025 filing says it seeks to help build prosperity and empower progress in communities where Fluor has an established presence, and typically works with schools and community organizations in places where Fluor employees can volunteer.

The Fluor Foundation at a glance

In short: The Fluor Foundation gave $2.7M across 77 grants in 2025 (avg $36K), top state Delaware. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,740,892
+5.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
77
+14.9% vs 2024
Average grant
$35,596
-8.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$12,000
Total assets
$1,618,925
+20.7% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
25% first-time grantees (19 of 76, 2025)
Primary geography
Delaware (29% 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 The Fluor Foundation

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation’s website says it does not accept unsolicited requests in general and encourages organizations to discuss opportunities with a Community Affairs representative at a local Fluor office or project site. Its 2025 filing says the grant process is online, applications are reviewed periodically throughout the year, and the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. The website says responses are generally sent within 90 days. The filing says the foundation typically works with schools and community organizations with which it has established or proactively developed relationships in localities where Fluor employees can volunteer.

Review Cycle
The 2025 filing states there is no deadline and that applications are reviewed periodically throughout the year.
Deadline
The 2025 filing states there is no deadline and that applications are reviewed periodically throughout the year.
Contact

Application contact: Online
Mailing address: 6700 Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039
Phone: (469) 398-7000
Website: https://a.fluor.com

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who The Fluor Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

American Online Giving Foundation: $797KAmerican Online GivingFoundation$797KScholarship America Inc: $670KScholarship America Inc$670KAmerican Institute of Chemical: $144KAmerican Institute of Chemical$144KCanadian Online Giving Foundation: $75KCanadian Online GivingFoundation$75KThe UK Online Giving Foundation: $59KThe UK Online GivingFoundation$59KUnited Way Aiken: $47KUnited Way Aiken$47KUnited Way CSRA: $26KUnited Way CSRA$26KBoys & Girls Clubs Greater Dallas: $25KBoys & Girls Clubs GreaterDallas$25KCOMMIT2DALLAS: $25KCOMMIT2DALLAS$25KCool Schools Program: $25KCool Schools Program$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was American Online Giving Foundation ($797K). Together the top 10 received $1.9M.

Grant Size Distribution

450 grants across all recorded years

414<$50K16$50–100K8$100–250K2$250–500K10$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 414 grants of 450 (92%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation’s 2025 filing describes its focus as communities where Fluor has an established presence. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were Delaware (29%), Minnesota (25%), Texas (11%), South Carolina (10%), and California (6%). These shares reflect recipient locations, including the large grants to American Online Giving Foundation in Delaware and Scholarship America in Minnesota.

Grant Distribution by State

39states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 77 itemized grants.

Cities

GreenvilleDallasHoustonIrvineColumbiaSugar LandLong BeachSanta AnaAikenGarden GroveSan Juan CapistranoNew YorkWashingtonAustinNewport BeachTustinAugustaBarnwellCharlestonCollege Station

Is The Fluor Foundation open to new grantees?

25%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 19 of 76 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $43K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $13K repeat.

  • 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M212 grants2020 157 grants2021 79 grants2022 70 grants2023 67 grants2024 77 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.6M (2024) to $3.7M (2020). In 2025 it made 77 grants totaling $2.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Online Giving Foundation Newark, DEGeneral Support$796,500
Scholarship America Inc Minneapolis, MNScholarships$669,500
American Institute of Chemical New York, NYFuture of STEM Scholars Initiative$144,000
Canadian Online Giving Foundation General Support$74,777
The UK Online Giving Foundation General Support$58,621
United Way Aiken Aiken, SCGeneral Support$46,900
United Way CSRA Augusta, GAGeneral Support$26,006
Boys & Girls Clubs Greater Dallas Dallas, TXAcademic Success$25,000
COMMIT2DALLAS Dallas, TXMath Pathways Support$25,000
Cool Schools Program Dallas, TXPlanting Trees$25,000
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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
2025$1,618,925$3,171,201$2,895,207$2,740,89277$2,740,892$50,772$69,371
2024$1,341,032$3,363,195$2,789,560$2,599,63167$2,599,631$36,066$51,259
2023$766,513$3,382,273$2,768,827$2,619,69970$2,619,699$21,836$28,741
2022$152,620$2,289,850$3,196,036$3,037,50779$3,037,507$3,082$34,531
2021$1,082,010$70,637$3,482,639$3,382,402157$3,382,402—$122,223
2020$4,439,707$46,220$3,704,222$3,671,067212—$62,114$296,352

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Fluor Foundation reported a distributable amount of $69K 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 website describes its community-service approach as giving back to communities where Fluor and its employees live and work. Its stated priority areas are economic development, education, environmental stewardship, and public health and critical human needs.

Its 2025 grants included support for organizations with varied activities. For example, the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas says its mission is to build girls’ courage, confidence, and character; Commit2Dallas says it works toward a goal that at least half of Dallas County residents ages 25 to 34 earn a living wage by 2040. Meals on Wheels Inc. of Anderson describes its work as delivering meals and interaction to senior and disabled neighbors, while Greenville Tech Foundation says it provides financial assistance to Greenville Technical College and its students.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 77 grants totaling $2,740,892. Grants ranged from $267 to $796,500, with a median of $12,000. Among the largest were $796,500 to American Online Giving Foundation for general support, $669,500 to Scholarship America for scholarships, and $144,000 to the American Institute of Chemical for the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative. Other grants included $46,900 to United Way Aiken for general support and $25,000 each to Boys & Girls Clubs Greater Dallas for academic success, Commit2Dallas for math pathways support, and the Cool Schools Program for planting trees.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists T H Robinson as president; T F Johnson as treasurer; DE Constable and J Breuer as chairman/trustees; T D’Agostino, S L Dillow, M Fields, RC Taylor, and J L Brennan as trustees; and JR Reynolds as trustee/secretary.

The Fluor Foundation is led by T. H. Robinson, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • T. H. Robinson

    President

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • De Constable

    Chairman & Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Breuer

    Chairman & Trustee

    Trustee → Chairman & Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. L. Brennan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jr Reynolds

    Trustee & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • M. Fields

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rc Taylor

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • S. L. Dillow

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • T. D'agostino

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ac Collins III

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jc Regan

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • N. Davies

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • T. Cook

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • T. F. Johnson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1.6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kb Hammonds

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: T. Towle (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: C. M. Hernandez (2020–2021) — Chairman & Trustee
  • Former: D. A. Stout (2020) — Trustee & Secretary
  • Former: D. M. Steuert (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: J. Bustamante (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: M. McSorley (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: R. F. Barnard (2020) — Trustee

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 The Fluor Foundation

How much does The Fluor Foundation give each year?

The Fluor Foundation gave $2.7M across 77 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.6M across 67 grants.

What is The Fluor Foundation's typical grant size?

The Fluor Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,000, and its average grant was $35,596, across 77 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Fluor Foundation that year got $14K on average.

Where does The Fluor Foundation give grants?

The Fluor Foundation's top state is Delaware, with 29% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Minnesota (25%) and Texas (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Greenville, SC (9 grants), Houston, TX (6 grants), Dallas, TX (5 grants) and Washington, DC (3 grants).

Does The Fluor Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 17% of The Fluor Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 77) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships" (3 grants).

Who are The Fluor Foundation's largest grantees?

The Fluor Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include American Online Giving Foundation ($796,500), Scholarship America Inc ($669,500) and American Institute of Chemical ($144,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Fluor Foundation?

The Fluor Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.7M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $69K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does The Fluor Foundation fund?

The foundation’s website describes its community-service approach as giving back to communities where Fluor and its employees live and work. Its stated priority areas are economic development, education, environmental stewardship, and public health and critical human needs. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Fluor Foundation?

The foundation’s website says it does not accept unsolicited requests in general and encourages organizations to discuss opportunities with a Community Affairs representative at a local Fluor office or project site. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Fluor Foundation's EIN?

The Fluor Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0196032. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does The Fluor 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

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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