Creative Action
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$4.0M
Foundation funders
47
Grants recorded
96
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Creative Action?
Creative Action is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by Meinig Family Foundation ($735K), St David's Foundation ($705K), Austin Community Foundation Inc ($641K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Creative Action between 2020–2025.
Show all 47 funders
| Ecg Foundation | $16,190 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | $16,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Laird Norton Family Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rwh Foundation | $9,500 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Barilla Foundation Inc | $8,040 | 4 | 2020–2023 |
| The Pacey Family Foundation | $7,000 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | $5,050 | 1 | 2022 |
| Usg Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ce | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Koonce Family Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ed Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tingari Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| One Skye Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Amherst Foundation | $3,500 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundry | $1,614 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inman Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ask Charitable Foundation | $910 | 1 | 2021 |
| DeAngelis Family Foundation | $800 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chance Comes Once Foundation | $510 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Cullen Family Charitable Foundation | $375 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arthur J Gallagher Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | $75 | 1 | 2023 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Creative Action received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ecg Foundation | CHARITABLE | $8,690 |
| 2024 | Meinig Family Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $565,000 |
| 2024 | Austin Community Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $202,000 |
| 2024 | Mark Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT. | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Buena Vista Foundation | SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | $70,000 |
| 2024 | The Powell Foundation | Arts: Student Education Programs | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Greater Austin Performing Arts Center | PROMOTE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND DESTINATIONS THAT ATTRACT AUSTIN-BASED TOURISM | $45,000 |
| 2024 | The Webber Family Foundation | Cultural enrichment and education through the Arts | $43,000 |
| 2024 | The Campbell Foundation | HEALTH AND WELFARE | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Mr and Mrs Nelson Rusche Foundation | General Support | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Arts & Culture | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Rwh Foundation | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSES | $9,500 |
| 2024 | Usg Foundation Inc | Arts Culture & Humanities | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Arthur J Gallagher Foundation | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE | $100 |
| 2023 | The Onestar National Service | AMERICORP SUB-GRANT | $237,481 |
| 2023 | Austin Community Foundation Inc | CAPITAL PROJECT PAYMENT; GENERAL OPERATING PAYMENT; PLANNING GRANT; CREATIVE ACTION VISION FUND | $235,500 |
| 2023 | Genesis Inspiration Foundation | Grant to arts programming at the community level for youth | $50,000 |
| 2023 | The Webber Family Foundation | Cultural enrichment and education through the Arts | $40,000 |
| 2023 | Meinig Family Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $40,000 |
| 2023 | The Campbell Foundation | HEALTH AND WELFARE | $30,000 |
| 2023 | Harry E and Eda L Montandon Charitable Tr | Provide free and affordable high quality after school care to low income youth. | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Shield-ayres Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $10,000 |
| 2023 | The Seawell Elam Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Topfer Family Foundation | TO SUPPORT ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH | $8,500 |
| 2023 | Shanti Foundation for Intercultural Understanding | Teaching social emotional skills to youth in schools and after-school programs and summer camps | $7,500 |
| 2023 | Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $3,500 |
| 2023 | Amherst Foundation | Creative Action is a state funded Non-profit agency that works with multiple employers/worksites in providing different volunteer and/or gainful employment opportunities in the community. | $3,500 |
| 2023 | Ecg Foundation | CHARITABLE | $2,500 |
| 2023 | The Barilla Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $2,010 |
| 2023 | Foundry | Dissolution | $1,614 |
Showing 30 most recent of 96 recorded grants.
Similar nonprofits
Organizations funded by many of the same grantmakers
More nonprofits on Grantable
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Creative Action?
Creative Action is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by Meinig Family Foundation ($735K), St David's Foundation ($705K), Austin Community Foundation Inc ($641K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Creative Action between 2020–2025.
Who is Creative Action's largest funder?
Meinig Family Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Creative Action, with $735K across 6 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Creative Action received?
IRS 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Creative Action across 96 grants from 47 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Creative Action's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 47 funders
~5 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 47
~2 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.