Dixon Water Foundation Grant
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Overview
Dixon Water Foundation Grant
Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Dixon Water Foundation
Last Updated: October 22, 2025
Summary
The Dixon Water Foundation Grant supports non-profit organizations in Texas that focus on sustainable land management and watershed health. The foundation funds annual grants for projects that utilize their ranches for research and education on land stewardship and water conservation. Ideal applicants are those recognized as charitable organizations by the IRS, promoting key Texas ecosystems through innovative practices. This initiative ensures future generations have the necessary water resources.Overview
NOTE: Unsolicited grant proposals are not accepted. For information about partnerships and grant opportunities, please contact the foundation. Mission The Dixon Water Foundation promotes healthy watersheds through sustainable land management to ensure that future generations have the water resources they need. Grants We fund annual grants that support our mission of promoting watershed health through sustainable land management. Many of our grants support projects that make use of Dixon Ranches and other properties managed by the foundation. For example, the foundation has funded long-term research on grazing management on our ranches, as well as education programs that use our ranches as laboratories for learning about land stewardship and water conservation.Eligibility
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations, preferably in Texas, that are recognized as charitable organizations by the Internal Revenue Service. We fund annual grants to programs that support our mission in key Texas ecosystems.What The Dixon Water Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 11
- Total given
- $401K
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $7,000–$159K
- By dollars: Texas 86%, New Mexico 12%, Wisconsin 2%. Top recipient cities: Austin, TX; San Anotonio, TX; Alpine, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Borderlands Research Institute Ar Srsu · Alpine, TX
Ranch management
$159K
Holistic Management International · Albuquerque, NM
Land program
$50K
National Audubon Society Inc DBA Audubon Texas · Austin, TX
Praire and grassland conservation
$40K
Texas Land Conservancy · Austin, TX
Land conservancy
$40K
Texas Agricultural Land Trust · San Anotonio, TX
Land management
$25K
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