Waco Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2026
Total received
$12.0M
Foundation funders
43
Grants recorded
104
Years covered
2019–2026
Who funds Waco Foundation?
Waco Foundation is funded by 43 grantmakers, led by WF Assets Inc ($4.1M), The Fentress Foundation ($1.1M), Communities Foundation of Texas Inc ($991K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.0M in grants to Waco Foundation between 2019–2026.
Show all 43 funders
| Budd Family Foundation | $43,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buena Vista Foundation | $30,000 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| Joe and Sherry Beard Family Foundation | $30,000 | 3 | 2020–2021 |
| Greater Texas Foundation | $28,000 | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| Speer Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Bowen Family Foundation | $19,898 | 1 | 2020 |
| Clifton Foundation | $11,500 | 3 | 2024 |
| H E Butt Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ascension Providence | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Papa John's Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ch Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| St David's Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Summerlee Foundation | $8,500 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meadows Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 2024 |
| Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc | $7,354 | 1 | 2020 |
| Carl C Anderson Sr and Marie Jo Anderson | $3,500 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Dennis Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2025 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $51K (2026) to $4.1M (2023). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $51K.
What grants has Waco Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Prentice Farrar Brown and Alline Ford Brown | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $50,500 |
| 2025 | Communities Foundation of Texas Inc | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $972,039 |
| 2025 | Trellis Foundation | STRATEGIC | $160,000 |
| 2025 | Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation | SUPPORT OF MAC PROGRAM | $40,000 |
| 2025 | Cooper Foundation | PROVIDE RACE EQUITY EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING TO THE WACO COMMUNITY DURING FYE 2025. | $37,350 |
| 2025 | Cooper Foundation | PROVIDE RACE EQUITY EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING TO THE WACO COMMUNITY DURING FYE 2026. | $36,430 |
| 2025 | Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation | SUPPORT FOR PHILANTHROPY ADVOCATES | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Trellis Foundation | STRATEGIC | $23,500 |
| 2025 | Buena Vista Foundation | TEXAS RURAL FUNDERS ADMINISTRATIVE FUND | $12,000 |
| 2025 | The Dennis Family Foundation | General Purpose | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS | $700,634 |
| 2024 | Trellis Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $223,500 |
| 2024 | Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation | Texas Rural Funders Collaborative and fiscal sponsor for The Texas Census Institute | $211,000 |
| 2024 | Episcopal Health Foundation | Raise Community Voices | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Houston Endowment Inc | In Support of the Charitable Activities of Waco Foundation's Sponsored Project, Texas Census Institute | $100,000 |
| 2024 | New Venture Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Texas Mutual Insurance Company | Generational Learning | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES | $84,694 |
| 2024 | Houston Endowment Inc | In Support of the Charitable Activities of Waco Foundation's Sponsored Project, Philanthropy Advocates | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The Morris Foundation | TEXAS CENSUS INSTITUTE TARRANT COUNTY EXPANSION PROJECT | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Still Water Foundation | CHARITABLE - FOR THE TEXAS RURAL FUNDERS ADMINISTRATIVE FUND | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation | MAC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 3RD & 4TH YEAR STUDENTS | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Prentice Farrar Brown and Alline Ford Brown | SUPPORT TEXAS RURAL FUNDERS | $25,500 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $22,000 |
| 2024 | Houston Endowment Inc | General Operating Support | $11,000 |
| 2024 | Greater Texas Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE 2024 FUTURE OF RURAL TEXAS SYMPOSIUM PRESENTED BY THE TEXAS TRIBUNE. | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Greater Texas Foundation | TO SUPPORT A LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS ON WORKFORCE NEEDS FOR BROADBAND AND WATER. | $8,000 |
| 2024 | Meadows Foundation Inc | Membership for 2024 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | H E Butt Foundation | TEXAS RURAL FUNDERS COLLABORATION FUNDER | $5,000 |
| 2024 | H E Butt Foundation | TEXAS RURAL FUNDERS COLLABORATION F | $5,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 104 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Waco Foundation?
Waco Foundation is funded by 43 grantmakers, led by WF Assets Inc ($4.1M), The Fentress Foundation ($1.1M), Communities Foundation of Texas Inc ($991K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.0M in grants to Waco Foundation between 2019–2026.
Who is Waco Foundation's largest funder?
WF Assets Inc is the largest recorded funder of Waco Foundation, with $4.1M across 5 grants (2019–2023).
How much grant funding has Waco Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $12.0M in grants to Waco Foundation across 104 grants from 43 funders between 2019–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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