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James and Sarah Mansour Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$155k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
21
Itemized grants FY2024
18
Organizations funded FY2023
50%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$135k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$32,500
Organizations funded a year
13 to 31
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$501k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 50% of the organizations James and Sarah Mansour Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthInternationalHuman ServicesArts & CultureReligionCrime & LegalOther
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
FY2024still arriving20$134k55%
FY202318$147k50%
FY202213$79k15%
FY202116$195k38%
FY202025$192k52%
FY201920$127k50%
FY201821$240k48%
FY201731$204kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$504kHuman Services$393kEducation$200kHealth$77kInternational$39kFood & Nutrition$28kPublic Benefit$18kArts & Culture$18kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Catholic Charities Inc$211,49754%
The Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of Austin$72,20080%
St Theresas Catholic School$68,5001n/a
St Joseph Catholic School$63,5002n/a
Veritas Academy$38,00040%
Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc$27,56530%
Hospice Austin$15,50040%
Wonders & Worries Inc$15,45140%
Pten Hamaratoma Syndrome Foundation$15,000113%
Metanoia Inc$15,00012%
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All grantees of James and Sarah Mansour Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Catholic Charities Inc$211,49754%
The Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of Austin$72,20080%
St Theresas Catholic School$68,5001n/a
St Joseph Catholic School$63,5002n/a
Veritas Academy$38,00040%
Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc$27,56530%
Hospice Austin$15,50040%
Wonders & Worries Inc$15,45140%
Pten Hamaratoma Syndrome Foundation$15,000113%
Metanoia Inc$15,00012%
Moving Beyond Cancer Collaborative$15,00039%
Hyde Park Baptist School Inc$12,9302n/a
All God's Children International$12,40010%
Samaritan's Purse$10,00010%
Texas Public Policy Foundation$10,00010%
Denison Ministries$7,7003n/a
Focus on the Family$7,5002n/a
Proverbs 31 Ministry Inc$6,50020%
Milburn Foundation$5,00011%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$5,00010%
Trucare Network$5,00011%
Thomas More Society$5,00010%
Special Olympics of Texas Inc$5,00010%
Park Cities Presbyterian Church$5,0001n/a
Hp Baptist School Foundation$5,00010%
Food for the Hungry Inc$4,58030%
Ligonier Ministries Inc$4,40010%
The Ability Experience$3,43120%
The Dynamic Catholic Institute$2,55610%
Texas Reach Out Inc$2,50011%
Educational Media Foundation$2,50010%
C2 Change$2,50011%
The Steve Azar St Cecilia Foundation$2,50011%
Immaculate Heart Media Inc$2,50010%
Dynami Foundation$2,50011%
Deltox Foundation$2,5001n/a
Austin Recovery Inc$2,00020%
Foundation Communities Inc$1,60510%
Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation$1,50010%
Austin Samaritans$1,50010%
Honduras Good Works$1,50010%
Living on the Edge Ministries Inc$1,50010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,50020%
Covenant House$1,50010%
Twist Out Cancer$1,50010%
New Life Ministries$1,49010%
The Safe Alliance$1,0001n/a
Samford University$1,00010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$95210%
The Johnson Center for Child Health & Development Inc$6581n/a
Amigos de las Americas$50010%
Pioneers$1181n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 40 recipients with no EIN on record ($607k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget James and Sarah Mansour Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCatholic Charities Inc: $211,497 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetThe Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of Austin: $72,200 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetVeritas Academy: $38,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetMobile Loaves & Fishes Inc: $27,565 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHospice Austin: $15,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWonders & Worries Inc: $15,451 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPten Hamaratoma Syndrome Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetMetanoia Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetMoving Beyond Cancer Collaborative: $15,000 over 3y, 8.6% of budgetAll God's Children International: $12,400 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Public Policy Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProverbs 31 Ministry Inc: $6,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMilburn Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrucare Network: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThomas More Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics of Texas Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHp Baptist School Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFood for the Hungry Inc: $4,580 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLigonier Ministries Inc: $4,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ability Experience: $3,431 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Dynamic Catholic Institute: $2,556 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Reach Out Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEducational Media Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetC2 Change: $2,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe Steve Azar St Cecilia Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetImmaculate Heart Media Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDynami Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAustin Recovery Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation Communities Inc: $1,605 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZeta Tau Alpha Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAustin Samaritans: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHonduras Good Works: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLiving on the Edge Ministries Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTwist Out Cancer: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNew Life Ministries: $1,490 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSamford University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $952 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmigos de las Americas: $500 over 1y, 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 42.

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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.

Austin Community Foundation IncTX18.2× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Austin Community Foundation Inc · Servant Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · United Way Worldwide · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · American Endowment Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Greater Houston Community 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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About James and Sarah Mansour Foundation

How much does James and Sarah Mansour Foundation give?
James and Sarah Mansour Foundation reported 21 itemized grants totaling $134,718, out of $154,718 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does James and Sarah Mansour Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (35%), Human Services (27%), Education (14%).
Who are James and Sarah Mansour Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Catholic Charities Inc ($211k), The Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of Austin ($72k), St Theresas Catholic School ($69k).
Does James and Sarah Mansour Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does James and Sarah Mansour Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as James and Sarah Mansour Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Austin Community Foundation Inc, Servant Foundation, Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund.
Where is James and Sarah Mansour Foundation based?
James and Sarah Mansour 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 93 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $102k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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