Texas Tribune Inc

Austin, TX ·EIN 26-4527097 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$17.5M received 97 funders 200 grants · 2021–2025

Who funds Texas Tribune Inc?

Texas Tribune Inc is funded by 97 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($1.9M), Laura and John Arnold Foundation ($1.7M), The Ford Foundation ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.5M in grants to Texas Tribune Inc between 2021–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$1,936,50042021–2024
Laura and John Arnold Foundation$1,699,84452021–2024
The Ford Foundation$1,450,00062021–2024
Gates Foundation$1,172,72532022–2024
American Journalism Project Inc$1,049,16722023–2024
Austin Community Foundation Inc$924,08532022–2024
Meadows Foundation Inc$900,00032021–2024
Houston Endowment Inc$810,00042023–2024
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation$595,00032021–2023
The Tobin Endowment$520,00042021–2024
John S and James L Knight Foundation$400,00022023–2024
Raise Your Hand for Public Schools$400,00022022–2023
The Sumners Foundation$300,00032022–2024
Greater Texas Foundation$285,00042022–2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$275,00022024
Cooper Foundation$250,00012025
Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation$250,00012024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$250,00012024
The Rockefeller Foundation$250,00022023–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$201,19532022–2024
Trellis Foundation$200,00022022–2024
Texas Women's Foundation$195,00032021–2023
Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation$180,00032022–2024
Tulsa Community Foundation$175,00022022–2023
United States Energy Foundation$150,00022022–2023

Showing top 25 of 97 funders by total given.

What grants has Texas Tribune Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Cooper FoundationSUPPORT A NEW NONPROFIT NEWSROOM IN WACO.$250,000
2025Bhatia FoundationCHARITABLE$10,000
2024Austin Community Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$808,983
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR JOURNALISM.$600,000
2024American Journalism Project IncTO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.$549,167
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$500,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationEducation$404,500
2024Meadows Foundation IncToward an initiative to rebuild local news across Texas, expand the reach of information, and increase earned revenue$350,000
2024Gates FoundationK-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION$283,521
2024Houston Endowment IncProject Support for the Redesign of Schools Explorer, the Tribune's Online Education-Data Visualization Tool$255,000
2024Bernard & Audre Rapoport FoundationSUPPRT FOR THE WACO BRIDGE$250,000
2024The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$250,000
2024The Henry Luce Foundation IncSupport for an educational series on Texas history$250,000
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM.$193,262
2024Houston Endowment IncGeneral Operating Support$150,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$150,000
2024John S and James L Knight FoundationTO SUPPORT THE TEXAS TRIBUNE'S SUSTAINABILITY FUND, WHICH WILL PRODUCE A LONG-TERM BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR THE PUBLICATION AS IT GOES THROUGH A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION.$150,000
2024The Rockefeller FoundationIN SUPPORT OF INCREASING PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AI AND EXPLORING WAYS IN WHICH AI CAN ENHANCE HIGH QUALITY JOURNALISM$150,000
2024Greater Texas FoundationTO SUPPORT DATA-INFORMED REPORTING AND COVERAGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ISSUES IN TEXAS.$120,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$112,995
2024John D and Catherine T MacarthurIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$100,000
2024Trellis FoundationSTRATEGIC$100,000
2024George & Fay Young Foundation IncGENERAL$100,000
2024The Sumners FoundationTEXAS TRIBUNE FESTIVAL$100,000
2024The Dallas FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$86,000
2024The Tobin EndowmentSUPPORT OF ONE SYMPOSIUM ANNUALLY TO BE TITLED "THE TOBIN ENDOWMENT SYMPOSIUM"$60,000
2024Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationToward reporting on the environment and reproductive rights$60,000
2024Budd Family FoundationEDUCATION$50,000
2024Madrono FoundationSPECIAL PROJECTS$50,000
2024Permian Basin Area FoundationEducational$50,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Texas Tribune Inc?

Texas Tribune Inc is funded by 97 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($1.9M), Laura and John Arnold Foundation ($1.7M), The Ford Foundation ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.5M in grants to Texas Tribune Inc between 2021–2025.

Who is Texas Tribune Inc's largest funder?

Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Texas Tribune Inc, with $1.9M across 4 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Texas Tribune Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $17.5M in grants to Texas Tribune Inc across 200 grants from 97 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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