The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Antonio, TX EIN: 74-6032845

The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer is a private foundation based in San Antonio, Texas. Its 2025 filing reports 76 grants totaling $642,175, with most grant dollars going to recipients in Texas.

Key facts about The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer

In short: The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer gave $642K across 76 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Texas. 22% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
74-6032845
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$642,175
Grants made (2025)
76
Average grant
$8,450
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
22% first-time grantees (16 of 74, 2025)
Total assets
$7,637,296
Primary geography
Texas (62% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$7.6M

+8.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$642K

+16.5% YoY

Grant Count

76

-7.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+25.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer reported a distributable amount of $736K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer open to new grantees?

22%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 16 of 74 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $8K. How we count

Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.

  • 72% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 87% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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.

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

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include operating support for organizations in education, health care, arts and culture, and other areas. The grantees describe their own work in varied terms: Planned Parenthood South Texas says it provides family planning and sexual health care, with an emphasis on low-income and medically underserved people; Alcuin School describes its Montessori and International Baccalaureate education; and McNay Art Museum says it engages a diverse community in the visual arts.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 76 grants totaling $642,175. Grants ranged from $875 to $136,000, with a median grant of $5,000. The largest listed awards included $136,000 to Keystone School, $49,500 to Temple Beth-El, $25,000 to Planned Parenthood South Texas, $21,000 to KLRN Public Television, and $20,000 to Doctors Without Borders. The listed purposes for these grants were operating fund.

In 2024, the foundation gave $551,150 through 82 grants. Recipients included Planned Parenthood South Texas ($39,500), Alcuin School ($17,500 and $15,000), McNay Art Museum ($15,000), and Saint Marys Hall ($10,000). Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 76 grants totaling $642,175.

How to Apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, Texas recipients received 62% of grant dollars. New York and the District of Columbia each received 8%, California received 7%, and Maryland received 4%.

Grant Distribution by State

24states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 76 itemized grants.

Cities

San AntonioWashingtonNew YorkDallasLos AngelesAlbert LeaMontgomeryNew York CityAtlantaCambridgeDenverBaltimoreChestnut HillCosta MesaClarksburgMerrifieldBooneSeattleEtnaHagerstown

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K62 grants2020 69 grants2021 74 grants2022 74 grants2023 82 grants2024 76 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $377K (2020) to $642K (2025). In 2025 it made 76 grants totaling $642K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Keystone School: $136KKeystone School$136KTemple Beth-El: $50KTemple Beth-El$50KDoctors Without Borders: $25K across 2 grantsDoctors Without Borders$25K · 2 grantsPlanned Parenthood South Texas: $25KPlanned Parenthood South Texas$25KKLRN Public Television: $21KKLRN Public Television$21KMcNay Art Museum: $20KMcNay Art Museum$20KMinds Matter Bay Area: $15KMinds Matter Bay Area$15KAlcuin School: $15KAlcuin School$15KUT Health Mays Cancer Center: $15KUT Health Mays Cancer Center$15KInternational Rescue Committee: $15KInternational Rescue Committee$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Keystone School ($136K). Together the top 10 received $336K.

Grant Size Distribution

375 grants across all recorded years

370<$50K4$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 370 grants of 375 (99%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Keystone School San Antonio, TXOperating Fund$136,000
Temple Beth-El San Antonio, TXOperating Fund$49,500
Planned Parenthood South Texas San Antonio, TXOperating Fund$25,000
KLRN Public Television San Antonio, TXOperating Fund$21,000
Doctors Without Borders New York, NYOperating Fund$20,000
McNay Art Museum San Antonio, TXOperating Fund$19,600
Minds Matter Bay Area San Fransisco, CAOperating Fund$15,000
Alcuin School Dallas, TXOperating Fund$15,000
UT Health Mays Cancer Center San Antonio, TXOperating Fund$15,000
International Rescue Committee Albert Lea, MNOperating Fund$15,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $7,637,296 $1,343,769 $723,998 $642,175
2024 $7,010,258 $1,964,384 $615,642 $551,150
2023 $5,666,843 $217,435 $558,907 $490,050
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$7,637,296$7,010,258$5,666,843
Revenue$1,343,769$1,964,384$217,435
Expenses$723,998$615,642$558,907
Qualifying Distributions$642,175$551,150$490,050
Net Investment Income$1,124,876$1,899,892$148,578
Distributable Amount$736,199$639,846$559,776

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Rebecca Nathan, Jacob Oppenheimer, Daniel Oppenheimer, and Harrison Cohn as trustees.

The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Daniel Oppenheimer

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Harrison Cohn

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Oppenheimer

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Nathan

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: J. David Oppenheimer (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan R. Oppenheimer (2020–2024) — 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.

Contact

Mailing address: 400 E Mandalay Dr, San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: (210) 826-5809

Frequently asked questions about The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer

How much does The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer give each year?

The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer gave $642K across 76 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $551K across 82 grants.

What is The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer's typical grant size?

The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,450, across 76 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer that year got $12K on average.

Where does The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer give grants?

The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer gives mostly in Texas: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (8%) and District of Columbia (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Antonio, TX (28 grants), Washington, DC (12 grants), New York, NY (7 grants) and Baltimore, MD (3 grants).

Does The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (76 of 76) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer's largest grantees?

The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer's largest 2025 grantees include Keystone School ($136,000), Temple Beth-El ($49,500) and Doctors Without Borders ($25,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer?

The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer reported $7.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $642K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $736K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What does The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include operating support for organizations in education, health care, arts and culture, and other areas. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer?

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer's EIN?

The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6032845. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer 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.

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