The Long Foundation
The Long Foundation is an Austin, Texas–based private foundation established in 1999 by Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long. It supports programs in the Austin metropolitan area that create opportunities for children and young adults, with an emphasis on education and on improving young people’s economic and social potential.
The Long Foundation at a glance
In short: The Long Foundation gave $353K across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Texas. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $352,660
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 25
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,106
- +0.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $7,927,140
- +10.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (2 of 24, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% 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 Long Foundation
- How to Apply
The foundation’s pre-grant application form requests organizational information, the geographic area served, the relevant Five Promises, and a summary of the organization and proposed project, including its purpose,…
The foundation’s pre-grant application form requests organizational information, the geographic area served, the relevant Five Promises, and a summary of the organization and proposed project, including its purpose, past effectiveness if available, anticipated results, and timeline. The 2025 filing directs applicants to the foundation’s website for application materials, deadlines, and award restrictions.
- Contact
Application contact: Mitchell A Long Executive Director
Mailing address: 40 N Ih 35 Suite 7C2, Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 479-4080
Website: https://www.longfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from The Long Foundation
Who The Long Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Austin Classical Guitar ($20K). Together the top 10 received $173K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($40,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
118 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 118 grants of 118 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s guidelines state that its funding area was narrowed to the Austin metropolitan area in 2017. They also specify that selected programs or organizations must be located in areas with large Hispanic populations or target groups with large Hispanic populations. In 2025, all reported grant dollars went to Texas recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Long Foundation open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 24 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 24 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 92% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $260K (2020) to $353K (2025). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $353K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Classical Guitar Austin, TX | Grant Supporting Austin Area School-Based Guitar Program | $20,000 |
| 2 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $40,000 |
| Avance-Austin Austin, TX | Grant Supporting Parent-Child Program | $20,000 |
| Foundation Communities Austin, TX | Grant Supporting College Hub Program | $20,000 |
| University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley McAllen, TX | Medical School Scholarships | $20,000 |
| Pelotonu Austin, TX | Grant Supporting Online College Degree Program | $18,000 |
| Assistance League of Austin Austin, TX | Grant Supporting Operation Wish List Program | $15,000 |
| Breakthrough of Central Texas Austin, TX | Grant Supporting Summer Programs | $15,000 |
| CASA of Travis County Austin, TX | Supporting Spanish-Speaking Vol. Advocates | $15,000 |
| College Possible-Texas Austin, TX | Grant Supporting Austin Area Program | $15,000 |
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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 | $7,927,140 | $1,329,303 | $600,234 | $352,660 | 25 | $489,052 | $1,240,322 | $539,104 |
| 2024 | $7,204,038 | $979,910 | $584,365 | $338,000 | 24 | $473,068 | $869,462 | $499,914 |
| 2023 | $6,828,462 | $267,585 | $540,625 | $333,000 | 24 | $454,508 | $181,469 | $450,970 |
| 2022 | $7,101,502 | $402,960 | $541,559 | $325,100 | 23 | $445,230 | $319,715 | $452,099 |
| 2021 | $7,240,101 | $677,803 | $537,565 | $300,000 | 22 | $446,306 | $586,544 | $474,588 |
| 2020 | $7,099,863 | $278,887 | $448,906 | $260,000 | 22 | — | $210,760 | $416,672 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Long Foundation reported a distributable amount of $539K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to support Austin-area programs that help children and young adults improve their economic and social potential and that of their communities. Education is a main focus, with an emphasis on higher education. The foundation also gives preference to projects addressing barriers to education, including legal, health, and welfare issues.
Its guidelines say selected programs or organizations must be located in areas with large Hispanic populations or target groups with large Hispanic populations, and must fulfill at least one of the Five Promises: caring adult relationships; safe places and structured activities outside school hours; healthy starts and futures; marketable skills through education; or opportunities for community service. The foundation makes grants to nonprofits, schools and universities, and governmental and quasi-governmental programs.
Grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of work supported. PelotonU says it provides working students a pathway and support to graduate from college on time and debt-free. Con Mi MADRE describes its work as empowering young Latinas and their mothers through educational and support services that increase preparedness, participation, and success in post-secondary education. Austin Partners in Education says it provides college and career readiness support through individualized academic and mentoring programs.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 25 grants totaling $352,660. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $20,000, with a median of $15,000. All reported grant dollars went to recipients in Texas.
Among the largest listed grants were $20,000 each to Austin Classical Guitar for a school-based guitar program, AVANCE-Austin for a parent-child program, Foundation Communities for its College Hub program, and the University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley for medical school scholarships. The filing also lists $20,000 grants to individual recipients, including one described as supporting a musician program with college assistance and another supporting an individual recipient’s reading program. PelotonU received $18,000 for an online college degree program. Other listed awards included $15,000 each to Assistance League of Austin, Breakthrough of Central Texas, CASA of Travis County, College Possible–Texas, and Con Mi MADRE.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Joe R. Long as president and director; Kally A. Long and Ruby Lu Ann Long as directors; and Mitchell A. Long as secretary, treasurer, director, and executive director.
The Long Foundation is led by Mitchell A. Long, Secretary, Treasurer, Director & Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mitchell A. Long
Secretary, Treasurer, Director & Executive Director
Secretary & Treasurer Executive Director → Secretary, Treasurer, Director & Executive Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$84K (2020) → $90K (2025)
Joe R. Long
President & Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kally A. Long
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruby Lu Ann Long
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Teresa L. Long (2020–2021) — Vice President & Director · Filing note: Deceased
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $90K, to Mitchell a Long (Sec./Treas./DIR./Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about The Long Foundation
How much does The Long Foundation give each year?
The Long Foundation gave $353K across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $338K across 24 grants.
What is The Long Foundation's typical grant size?
The Long Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $14,106, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Long Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does The Long Foundation give grants?
The Long Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (22 grants).
Does The Long Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 8% of The Long Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 25) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Long Foundation's largest grantees?
The Long Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Austin Classical Guitar ($20,000), Avance-Austin ($20,000) and Foundation Communities ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($40,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 17% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Long Foundation?
The Long Foundation reported $7.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $489K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $539K (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 Long Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to support Austin-area programs that help children and young adults improve their economic and social potential and that of their communities. Education is a main focus, with an emphasis on higher education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Long Foundation?
The foundation’s pre-grant application form requests organizational information, the geographic area served, the relevant Five Promises, and a summary of the organization and proposed project, including its purpose,… Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Long Foundation's EIN?
The Long Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2916682. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 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 August 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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