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Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$392k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
59
Grants FY2025
61
Organizations funded FY2024
23%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
54 to 67
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$8.1M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 23% of the organizations Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $64k 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
Human ServicesArts & CultureEducationHealthEnvironmentYouth 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 arriving52$392k19%
FY202461$401k23%
FY202354$507k35%
FY202254$511k24%
FY202158$501k14%
FY202058$449k21%
FY201967$500k18%
FY201865$516k34%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$991kEducation$753kArts & Culture$672kHuman Services$574kRecreation & Sports$214kEnvironment$194kReligion$191kPublic Safety & Disaster$170kOther$0

Top grantees

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

Show all 76 grantees
All grantees of Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc$190,25098%
Galveston College Foundation$183,00063%
Battleship Texas Foundation$152,50020%
The Artist Boat Inc$104,00090%
The Ronald McDonald House of Galveston$91,00091%
Sunshine Center Inc$90,00093%
Texas Lighthouse Foundation$85,00063%
Special Olympics of Texas Inc$80,00080%
1894 Inc$77,50080%
Camp Summit Inc$73,50091%
Texas Tech Foundation Inc$64,00030%
APM Outreach Inc Anchor Point$60,00071%
Resource & Crisis Center of Galveston County Texas$55,00050%
Galveston County Adoption Dayfoundation$55,0008n/a
Galveston Island Humane Society Inc$52,00091%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$50,00050%
Open Door Mission$48,50060%
Casa of Galveston County$45,00092%
St Vincents House$44,00041%
American Heart Association Inc$40,00050%
CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare$40,00080%
Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council$35,00065%
Galveston Historical Foundation$35,00050%
Galveston County Food Bank$34,00060%
NAMI Gulf Coast$33,00064%
Upward Hope Academy Inc$33,00035%
Moody Early Childhood Center$32,50060%
Galveston Island Meals on Wheels Inc$30,50091%
Galveston Art League Inc$27,80078%
Admiral Nimitz Foundation$22,50050%
Texas A&M Foundation$20,00020%
The Jesse Tree Inc$20,00025%
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council$20,00040%
Galveston Bay Foundation Inc$20,00010%
Temple Bnai Israel$20,0002n/a
Galveston Arts Center$20,00022%
Galveston Children's Museum$15,00032%
Holy Family Catholic School$15,0002n/a
Strong When Weak$15,000126%
Justice Forward$15,00031%
Alcoholdrug Abuse Womens Center$14,00031%
Volunteer Services Council of Richmond State Supported Living Ctr$13,500213%
Hospice Care Team Inc$13,00090%
Better Parks for Galveston$12,500312%
Center for Transportation and Commerce$12,00011%
Gulf Coast Big Brothers and Big Sisters Inc$10,00022%
Family Service Center of Galveston County Texas$10,00020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10,00020%
Joe Joe Bear Foundation$10,00028%
Odyssey 2020 Academy Inc$10,00010%
Bolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation Inc$10,00013%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc$10,00020%
Houston Children's Chorus Inc$7,50041%
Holy Family Parish$5,1002n/a
Galveston Chamber Partnership Inc$5,00014%
East End Preschool$5,0001n/a
Dfeet Breast Cancer Inc$5,00013%
Gulf Coast Outreach Services$5,0001n/a
Galveston Island Tree Conservancy$5,0001n/a
Gods Garage Inc$5,00010%
Offshore Rig Museum Inc$5,00010%
Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce$5,00010%
Grace Episcopal Church$5,0001n/a
Resolve It Inc$5,00011%
Center for the Missing$5,00011%
Teen Health Center Inc$5,00010%
Yagas Childrens Fund Inc$5,00014%
Houston Community Toolbank Inc$3,00010%
Friends of Moody Gardens Inc$3,0006n/a
Christina Sullivan Foundation$3,0002n/a
Interfaith Caring Ministries Inc$3,00010%
Boy Scouts of America Council 574 Bay Area$2,50010%
Old Central Cultural Center Inc$2,50014%
Trinity Episcopal School$1,7504n/a
Warriors Weekend$1,00011%
Sea Star Base Galveston$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 100 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 64 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGalveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc: $190,250 over 9y, 7.9% of budgetGalveston College Foundation: $183,000 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetBattleship Texas Foundation: $152,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Artist Boat Inc: $104,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetThe Ronald McDonald House of Galveston: $91,000 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetSunshine Center Inc: $90,000 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetTexas Lighthouse Foundation: $85,000 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetSpecial Olympics of Texas Inc: $80,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budget1894 Inc: $77,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCamp Summit Inc: $73,500 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetTexas Tech Foundation Inc: $64,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAPM Outreach Inc Anchor Point: $60,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetResource & Crisis Center of Galveston County Texas: $55,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetGalveston Island Humane Society Inc: $52,000 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOpen Door Mission: $48,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetCasa of Galveston County: $45,000 over 9y, 1.5% of budgetSt Vincents House: $44,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare: $40,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGalveston Island Nature Tourism Council: $35,000 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetGalveston Historical Foundation: $35,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGalveston County Food Bank: $34,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI Gulf Coast: $33,000 over 6y, 4.2% of budgetUpward Hope Academy Inc: $33,000 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetMoody Early Childhood Center: $32,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGalveston Island Meals on Wheels Inc: $30,500 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetGalveston Art League Inc: $27,800 over 7y, 7.6% of budgetAdmiral Nimitz Foundation: $22,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jesse Tree Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetGirl Scouts of San Jacinto Council: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGalveston Bay Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGalveston Arts Center: $20,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetGalveston Children's Museum: $15,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetStrong When Weak: $15,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetJustice Forward: $15,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetAlcoholdrug Abuse Womens Center: $14,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetVolunteer Services Council of Richmond State Supported Living Ctr: $13,500 over 2y, 13% of budgetHospice Care Team Inc: $13,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetBetter Parks for Galveston: $12,500 over 3y, 12% of budgetCenter for Transportation and Commerce: $12,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetGulf Coast Big Brothers and Big Sisters Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetFamily Service Center of Galveston County Texas: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJoe Joe Bear Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetOdyssey 2020 Academy Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.7% 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 64.

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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.

Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund IncTX76.7× affinity35 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc · Ippolito Charitable Foundation of Galveston · The Moody Foundation · The Mary Moody Northen Endowment · Permanent Endowment Fund of Moody Methodist Church · United Way of Galveston Inc White · John P McGovern Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · United Way Galveston County Mainland Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · The Grant Family 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.

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About Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust

How much does Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust give?
Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust reported 59 grants totaling $392,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 54 and 67 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (23%), Education (18%), Arts & Culture (16%).
Who are Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation Inc ($190k), Galveston College Foundation ($183k), Battleship Texas Foundation ($153k).
Does Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc, Ippolito Charitable Foundation of Galveston, The Moody Foundation.
Where is Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust based?
Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust 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 176 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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