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Garrison 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.

$1.4M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
33
Grants FY2025
30
Organizations funded FY2024
20%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$215,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 35
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$19M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 20% of the organizations Garrison Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $225k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesReligionCommunity ImprovementOther
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 arriving32$1.3M22%
FY202430$1.2M20%
FY202333$1.2M30%
FY202235$2.3M46%
FY20211$30k100%
FY202031$1.2M45%
FY201928$1.2M43%
FY201827$1.2Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$2.4MHealth$1.8MHuman Services$1.4MReligion$1.1MRecreation & Sports$695kAnimals$680kArts & Culture$606kYouth Development$190kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 75 grantees
All grantees of Garrison Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
McMurry University$1,125,00052%
Ceta Canyon Camp & Retreat Center$865,000710%
Texas Tech Foundation Inc$721,05840%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & South Texas$527,00072%
Jeremiah Program$477,50042%
Austin Ymbl Sunshine Camp$446,30078%
Alstrom Angels$420,000523%
Austin Pets Alive Inc$400,70071%
Harmony School of Creative Arts$265,000720%
High Point Village Inc$257,00046%
Covenant Health System Foundation$225,00032%
Highland Lakes Crisis Network Dba Ark of Highland Lakes$180,000310%
Casa Esperanza Inc$180,00033%
Malta Farms Inc$168,600532%
Wesley Foundation at Texas Tech$159,386215%
Josephs Hammer$140,000218%
Agriculture Heritage Museum Inc$140,00026%
Oregon Health & Science University$125,0001n/a
Vela$120,61567%
Lubbock County Expo Center Inc$100,0001n/a
South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Inc$99,90032%
Long Game Youth Foundation of Central Texas$85,00022%
Community Health Center of Lubbock Inc$76,11550%
Wesley Foundation$72,8231n/a
The Texas Hill Country Higher Education Development Foundation$66,5002n/a
Sage Studio & Gallery$65,00047%
Lubbock Childrens Health Clinic$63,99113%
South Plains Food Bank Inc$60,02430%
Hope to Opportunities Foundation$55,66132%
Inside Out Foundation$55,00045%
Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association$55,00031%
Austin Child Guidance Center$50,00031%
4 Legged Friends Lbk$50,0001n/a
Austin Achieve Public Schools Inc$45,00030%
Youth and Family Alliance$45,00040%
Camp Agape$44,750135%
Hope House Inc$43,0002n/a
Seedling Foundation$38,83041%
Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation Austin Smiles$35,00041%
Hsb Park Inc$30,00017%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lubbock Inc$30,00024%
Bridges to Life$30,00021%
Buckner Foundation Inc$30,00020%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Southwest Inc$30,00021%
National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$30,00010%
All God's Children International$30,00010%
Silverton Downtown Association Inc$27,00017%
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children$25,00010%
West Texas A&M Univ Foundation$25,00010%
New Legacy Home for Women$25,00014%
Kidlinks$25,00022%
Children's Home of Lubbock and Family Service Agency Inc$20,50010%
Open Door Recovery House$20,00016%
Lubbock Dream Center$20,00012%
The Safe Alliance$19,84130%
East Lubbock Art House$19,18537%
Kats Alley Cats$16,50022%
Boy Scouts of America Council 694 South Plains$15,00021%
New Deal Education Foundation Inc$15,0003n/a
Ballet Lubbock$15,00030%
YOUTH CHOIRS INC DBA YouthCUE$15,00013%
Camp Agape Amarillo$13,0001n/a
Louder Than Silence$12,915111%
Rework Project$12,500212%
YMCA of Moore County$12,00011%
Levelland Wallace Theater$10,00010%
Derrick Johnsons Defend the Dream Foundation$10,00013%
Dress for Success Austin$8,50811%
Lubbock Symphony Guild Inc$7,00015%
Street Youth Ministry of Austin$5,00011%
Lubbock Community Theatre$5,00011%
The Humane Society of Austin & Travis County Inc$3,50810%
Alamo Rescue Friends$3,0001n/a
Children's Cancer Association$2,50010%
Operation Warm Inc$2,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($894k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Garrison Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 66 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMcMurry University: $1,125,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetCeta Canyon Camp & Retreat Center: $865,000 over 7y, 10% of budgetTexas Tech Foundation Inc: $721,058 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Central & South Texas: $527,000 over 7y, 2.1% of budgetJeremiah Program: $477,500 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetAustin Ymbl Sunshine Camp: $446,300 over 7y, 7.8% of budgetAlstrom Angels: $420,000 over 5y, 23% of budgetAustin Pets Alive Inc: $400,700 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetHarmony School of Creative Arts: $265,000 over 7y, 20% of budgetHigh Point Village Inc: $257,000 over 4y, 6.1% of budgetCovenant Health System Foundation: $225,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetHighland Lakes Crisis Network Dba Ark of Highland Lakes: $180,000 over 3y, 10% of budgetCasa Esperanza Inc: $180,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetMalta Farms Inc: $168,600 over 5y, 32% of budgetWesley Foundation at Texas Tech: $159,386 over 2y, 15% of budgetJosephs Hammer: $140,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetAgriculture Heritage Museum Inc: $140,000 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetVela: $120,615 over 6y, 7.1% of budgetSouth Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Inc: $99,900 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetLong Game Youth Foundation of Central Texas: $85,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetCommunity Health Center of Lubbock Inc: $76,115 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSage Studio & Gallery: $65,000 over 4y, 7.2% of budgetLubbock Childrens Health Clinic: $63,991 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetSouth Plains Food Bank Inc: $60,024 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHope to Opportunities Foundation: $55,661 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetInside Out Foundation: $55,000 over 4y, 5.4% of budgetLubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association: $55,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetAustin Child Guidance Center: $50,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetAustin Achieve Public Schools Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYouth and Family Alliance: $45,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCamp Agape: $44,750 over 1y, 35% of budgetSeedling Foundation: $38,830 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetAustin Plastic Surgery Foundation Austin Smiles: $35,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetHsb Park Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Lubbock Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetBridges to Life: $30,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetBuckner Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of the Southwest Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetNational Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAll God's Children International: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSilverton Downtown Association Inc: $27,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetTexas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWest Texas A&M Univ Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNew Legacy Home for Women: $25,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetKidlinks: $25,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetChildren's Home of Lubbock and Family Service Agency Inc: $20,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOpen Door Recovery House: $20,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetLubbock Dream Center: $20,000 over 1y, 2.2% 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 66.

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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.

Community Foundation of West TexasTX39.9× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of West Texas · Austin Community Foundation Inc · Ch Foundation Inc · Helen Jones Foundation Inc · Diekemper Family Foundation Inc · The Moody Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · South Plains Foundation · Wayne & Jo Ann Moore Charitable Foundation · The Dallas Foundation · Mary L Livermore Foundation · HDS Foundation

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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Find your warmest path to Garrison 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 Garrison Family Foundation

How much does Garrison Family Foundation give?
Garrison Family Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $1,352,419 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 35 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Garrison Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (25%), Health (19%), Human Services (15%).
Who are Garrison Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: McMurry University ($1.1M), Ceta Canyon Camp & Retreat Center ($865k), Texas Tech Foundation Inc ($721k).
Does Garrison Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Garrison 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 Garrison Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of West Texas, Austin Community Foundation Inc, Ch Foundation Inc.
Where is Garrison Family Foundation based?
Garrison Family Foundation is based in DE.

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 94 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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