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Brazelton Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$406k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
15
Grants FY2025
29
Organizations funded FY2024
38%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$225,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 29
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$40k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 38% of the organizations Brazelton Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesPublic BenefitYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving14$401k29%
FY202429$128k38%
FY202322$122k50%
FY202222$17k36%
FY202121$328k33%
FY202023$180k39%
FY201928$9k64%
FY201827$13k74%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$594kReligion$384kAnimals$72kEmployment$46kHealth$44kYouth Development$19kRecreation & Sports$18kArts & Culture$11kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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CA
CO
MO
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AZ
TN
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Austin Christian Educational Foundation Dba St Francis School$355,50265%
Small Steps Nurturing Center$155,75082%
The Evangelical Free Church of America$50,0001n/a
The Workfaith Connection$46,30041%
The Kinkaid School Inc$11,20050%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$10,00020%
Young Life$9,50070%
The Hub Houston Inc$5,50040%
Abide & Lead$5,00014%
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star$5,0001n/a
Show all 67 grantees
All grantees of Brazelton Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Austin Christian Educational Foundation Dba St Francis School$355,50265%
Small Steps Nurturing Center$155,75082%
The Evangelical Free Church of America$50,0001n/a
The Workfaith Connection$46,30041%
The Kinkaid School Inc$11,20050%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$10,00020%
Young Life$9,50070%
The Hub Houston Inc$5,50040%
Abide & Lead$5,00014%
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star$5,0001n/a
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$5,00010%
Little League Baseball Inc 3431607 Post Oak LL$5,00010%
Prounitas Inc$5,00020%
Onegoal$5,00020%
Texas Biomedical Research Institute$3,70070%
Camp For All Foundation$3,60020%
The Methodist Hospital Foundation$3,50020%
Remind$3,30030%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$3,10020%
Nora's Gift Foundation Inc$2,60010%
Memorial Assistance Ministries$2,50010%
The Brookwood Community Inc$2,50010%
Special Olympics of Texas Inc$2,00020%
Brazelton Touchpoints Project Inc$1,65050%
Archway Academy$1,65040%
Houston Hospice$1,50020%
Lamar High School Alumni Associatio$1,40020%
Trees For Houston$1,30010%
The Forge for Families$1,25020%
Texas One Fund Inc$1,00010%
Big Sky Bravery Foundation$1,00010%
Orphaned Starfish Foundation Inc$1,00010%
SpringSpirit Inc$1,0001n/a
The 100 Club Inc$90080%
River Oaks Garden Club$87540%
Ex-Students' Association of Ut$82640%
St Martins Episcopal Church$8006n/a
Texas Children's Hospital$50010%
Houston Museum of Natural Science$50010%
Halo Flight Inc$40020%
Boots on the Court Inc$30010%
Baylor College of Medicine$30010%
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston$25020%
Blood Cancer United Inc$20010%
Houston Christian High School$2001n/a
Star of Hope Mission$20010%
William Marsh Rice University$20010%
Foster Angels of Central Texas Foundation$15010%
Faris Foundation$10010%
Memorial Hermann Foundation$10010%
Jerusalem Peacebuilders Inc$10010%
Trinity Oaks Enterprises$10010%
St John's School$10020%
Colorado School of Mines Foundation$10010%
American Heart Association Inc$5010%
The University of Texas Foundation Inc$5010%
Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition Inc$5010%
Houston Botanic Garden$5010%
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$5010%
Texas Casa Inc$5010%
TIRR Foundation$5010%
Texas Heart Institute$5010%
Scouts Honor Rescue$501n/a
Chinquapin Preparatory School$5010%
Children's Museum Inc$5010%
St Lukes United Methodist Church$501n/a
Sheriffs Association of Texas$4010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 52 recipients with no EIN on record ($492k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Brazelton Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAustin Christian Educational Foundation Dba St Francis School: $355,502 over 6y, 4.8% of budgetSmall Steps Nurturing Center: $155,750 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetThe Workfaith Connection: $46,300 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetThe Kinkaid School Inc: $11,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNavy Seal Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Life: $9,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hub Houston Inc: $5,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAbide & Lead: $5,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLittle League Baseball Inc 3431607 Post Oak LL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetProunitas Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOnegoal: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Biomedical Research Institute: $3,700 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCamp For All Foundation: $3,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Methodist Hospital Foundation: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRemind: $3,300 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $3,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNora's Gift Foundation Inc: $2,600 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMemorial Assistance Ministries: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics of Texas Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBrazelton Touchpoints Project Inc: $1,650 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetArchway Academy: $1,650 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Hospice: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLamar High School Alumni Associatio: $1,400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTrees For Houston: $1,300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Forge for Families: $1,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTexas One Fund Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Sky Bravery Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOrphaned Starfish Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe 100 Club Inc: $900 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRiver Oaks Garden Club: $875 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEx-Students' Association of Ut: $826 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Children's Hospital: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Museum of Natural Science: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHalo Flight Inc: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoots on the Court Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBaylor College of Medicine: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Museum of Fine Arts Houston: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStar of Hope Mission: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoster Angels of Central Texas Foundation: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFaris Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMemorial Hermann Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJerusalem Peacebuilders Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrinity Oaks Enterprises: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt John's School: $100 over 2y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 60.

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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.

Greater Houston Community FoundationTX40× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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.

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How do I get to Brazelton Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Brazelton Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Brazelton Family Foundation

How much does Brazelton Family Foundation give?
Brazelton Family Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $405,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 29 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Brazelton Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (48%), Religion (31%), Animals (6%).
Who are Brazelton Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Austin Christian Educational Foundation Dba St Francis School ($356k), Small Steps Nurturing Center ($156k), The Evangelical Free Church of America ($50k).
Does Brazelton Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Brazelton Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Brazelton Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, The Brown Foundation Inc, Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation.
Where is Brazelton Family Foundation based?
Brazelton Family Foundation is based in TX.

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 121 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-PF 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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