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Arts Council of Brazos Valley

To make the arts accessible to all citizens and visitors in the brazos valley through funding, promotion, advocacy, and partnership building.

$409k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$135k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$3.2MPublic Benefit$376kScience & Tech$150kRecreation & Sports$37kCommunity Improvement$24k
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 9 grants below total $387,263, the rows itemized in this filing. The $408,683 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $21,420 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $7k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $115k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $265k
$27,820
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
George Bush Presidential Lib$135,300
Brazos Valley Symphony$80,000
MSC Opas$50,000
Museum of the American GI$38,850
Ballet Brazos$27,820
Navasota Theatre Alliance$20,663
Friends of Chamber Music$14,030
Brazos Valley chorale$14,000
Navasota Grimes Co COC$6,600
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $161k) land where the poverty rate runs at 22%, against an area that typically sits at 17%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 17%BALLET BRAZOS: $28k → 22%Ballet Brazos: $28k → 22%BALLET BRAZOS: $27k → 22%BALLET BRAZOS: $24k → 22%BALLET BRAZOS: $22k → 22%BALLET BRAZOS: $18k → 22%BALLET BRAZOS: $14k → 22%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.7M · 24 repeat orgs$63k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against -2% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
9

Total granted

$3.7M
$63k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
-2%

Still filing today

58%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TG
    THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $822k · revenue +44%
  • BV
    Brazos Valley Symphony Society
    9× · 2017–2025 · $611k · revenue +31%
  • MO
    MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN GI INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $311k · revenue +104%

Funded once

  • TA
    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (FORSYTH GALLERIES)
    one grant, 2018 · $14k
  • AA
    AFRICAN AMERICAN NATIONAL HERITAGE SOCIETY
    one grant, 2022 · $13k · revenue -30%
  • TI
    THIS IS WATER THEATRE
    one grant, 2017 · $12k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Brazos Chamber Orchestra

To enhance the artistic environment of Johnson and Hood County, Texas and the surrounding area and provide opportunities for musicians in the area to perform.

Arts & Culture
2
Brazos Valley Troupe

The mission of Brazos Valley Troupe is to provide children's and youth theater and educational programs to the local community

Arts & Culture
3
Texas Music Museum

The Texas Music Museum seeks to educate and inspire visitors as to the contributions of Texas Musicians, both well-known and little-recognized. Texas Music Museum pursues their goal by reseraching, collecting, and preserving material…

Arts & Culture
4
American Baroque Opera Company

American baroque opera company operates in the state of texas for the primary purpose of furthering the appreciaton of music, particularly opera, for the general public. american baroque opera company performs select operas throughout the…

Arts & Culture
5
Brazosport Center Stages

Educ & Entertain in the Performing Arts

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6
Texas Comedies

Texas Comedies is a theatrical organization that brings artistic and educational works based on authentic events in Texas history to communities throughout the state with an emphasis on presenting underrepresented local history and…

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7
Tx Performing Chinese Arts
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8
Heart of Texas Historical Muse

To provide the general public with the rich heart of texas heritage

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9
Clear Creek Country Theatre

Production

Arts & Culture
10
Ballet North Texas

To establish Ballet North Texas as an indispensable asset of the North Texas community through; exceptional performances of new, classical and historical masterpieces, excellence in dance training, distinguished community education and…

Arts & Culture
11
Teatro Vivo

Inspired by the power of theater to educate and entertain Teatro Vivo produces and promotes theatrical works that showcase the Latinx experience and are accessible to diverse audiences particularly those historically underserved by the…

Arts & Culture
12
Brenham Heritage Museum

Foster the history, art, culture, & humanities of the brenham-washington county, tx region.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Brazos Valley Chorale; the most unlike its peers is Troupe Over the Hill. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 33 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/21
Grantees still filing
10/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Brazos Valley Symphony Society: $610,732 · OtherBrazos Valley Symphony SocietyTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: $230,000 · OtherTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITYIndividual grant recipient: $198,242 · OtherIndividual grant recipientBrazos Valley Chorale: $129,684 · OtherBrazos Valley ChoraleBRAZOS VALLEY WORLDFEST: $86,149 · OtherBRAZOS VALLEY WORLDFESTBRAZOS VALLEY AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM: $60,141 · OtherTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (WRIGHT GALLERY): $59,500 · Other+10 more: $189,544 · Other+10 moreMUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN GI INC: $310,720 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN GI INCTHE THEATRE COMPANY OF BCS: $270,500 · Arts & CultureTHE THEATRE COMPANY OF BCSBrazos Valley Museum of Natural History: $155,200 · Arts & CultureBrazos Valley Museum of Natural His…NAVASOTA THEATRE ALLIANCE: $107,165 · Arts & CultureNAVASOTA THEATRE ALLIANCEFRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC: $105,630 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSICSTAGECENTER INC: $105,158 · Arts & CultureSTAGECENTER INCChildrens Museum of the Brazos Valley: $104,000 · Arts & CultureChildrens Museum of the Brazos Vall…+6 more: $45,407 · Arts & CultureTHE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION: $822,103 · EducationTHE GEORGE AND BARBARA B…BALLET BRAZOS: $161,376 · Human ServicesWASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION: $52,974 · Recreation & Sports
Other$1,563,992Arts & Culture$1,203,780Education$822,103Human Services$161,376Recreation & Sports$52,974

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION: $822,103 over 9y, 1.6% of budgetBrazos Valley Symphony Society: $610,732 over 9y, 13% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN GI INC: $310,720 over 9y, 14% of budgetTHE THEATRE COMPANY OF BCS: $270,500 over 7y, 26% of budgetBALLET BRAZOS: $161,376 over 7y, 84% of budgetBrazos Valley Museum of Natural History: $155,200 over 7y, 7.4% of budgetBrazos Valley Chorale: $129,684 over 9y, 22% of budgetNAVASOTA THEATRE ALLIANCE: $107,165 over 9y, 21% of budgetFRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC: $105,630 over 9y, 21% of budgetSTAGECENTER INC: $105,158 over 6y, 28% of budgetChildrens Museum of the Brazos Valley: $104,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetBRAZOS VALLEY WORLDFEST: $86,149 over 4y, 44% of budgetWASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION: $52,974 over 7y, 4.9% of budgetBRAZOS EDUCATIONAL RADIO: $25,740 over 5y, 10% of budgetGRIMES COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $18,360 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetAFRICAN AMERICAN NATIONAL HERITAGE SOCIETY: $13,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetBRAZOS BLUEBONNET QUILT GUILD: $2,920 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetUNITY THEATRE CO: $1,861 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBRENHAM CHILDRENS CHORUS INC: $1,823 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetTROUPE OVER THE HILL: $1,803 over 1y, 1.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Brazos Valley Symphony Society ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN GI INC ↗
  • Who funds THE THEATRE COMPANY OF BCS ↗
  • Who funds BALLET BRAZOS ↗
  • Who funds Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History ↗
  • Who funds Brazos Valley Chorale ↗
  • Who funds NAVASOTA THEATRE ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC ↗
  • Who funds STAGECENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Childrens Museum of the Brazos Valley ↗
  • Who funds BRAZOS VALLEY WORLDFEST ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BRAZOS EDUCATIONAL RADIO ↗
  • Who funds FIESTAS PATRIAS MEXICANAS OF BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION TEXAS ↗
  • Who funds GRIMES COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ↗
  • Who funds AFRICAN AMERICAN NATIONAL HERITAGE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds BRAZOS BLUEBONNET QUILT GUILD ↗
  • Who funds UNITY THEATRE CO ↗
  • Who funds BRENHAM CHILDRENS CHORUS INC ↗
  • Who funds TROUPE OVER THE HILL ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Gilbert & Thyra P…Winkler Nina Astin Tr…Edge Eugene III Chari…Gilbert & Thyra Plass…Rea Charitable TrustAmazonsmile FoundationFidelity Investments …
The Gilbert & Thyra Plass Arts FoundationTX15.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Gilbert & Thyra Plass Arts Foundation · Winkler Nina Astin Trust · Edge Eugene III Charitable Trust · Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust · Rea Charitable Trust · Amazonsmile Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Arts Council of Brazos Valley funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Arts Council of Brazos Valley. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 33 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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