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McCombs Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$4.1M
Granted FY2024still arriving
76
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Public Benefit$5.9MEducation$2.6MHealth$2.6MHuman Services$331kArts & Culture$294kRecreation & Sports$153kCivil Rights$100kEnvironment$98kOther$0
02FY2024 · 76 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 76 grants below total $2,858,100, the rows itemized in this filing. The $4,077,850 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,219,750 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 · FY2024

  • Under $10k39 grants · $113k
  • $10k–50k25 grants · $395k
  • $50k–250k9 grants · $850k
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.5M
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$65M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MD Anderson Cancer Center$1,000,000
University Health Foundation$250,000
UT Health San Antonio$250,000
The University of Texas at Austin$200,000
San Antonio Academy$200,000
American Cancer Society$100,000
Texas Biomedical Research Institute$100,000
Remember the Alamo Foundation$50,000
The One Hundred Club of San Antonio$50,000
The University of Texas at San Antonio$50,000
CareNet$50,000
Grant Teaff Foundation$50,000
Centro Partnership San Antonio$25,000
The Witte Museum$25,000
Texas 2036$25,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.6M · 42 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

42 repeat relationships: 30 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 40 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

42
53

Total granted

$5.6M
$522k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+16%

Still filing today

62%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $565k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’24
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyEducationRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • SU
    SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2021–2022 · $1.4M · revenue +10%
  • TB
    TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    3× · 2021–2024 · $308k · revenue +3%
  • CN
    Care Net
    2× · 2022–2024 · $100k · revenue +23%

Funded once

  • MI
    Morgan's Inclusion Initiative FKA Morgan's Wonderland Inclusion Foundation
    one grant, 2021 · $150k · revenue -81%
  • TG
    TEXAS GOVERNORS MANSION GREENHOUSE PROJECT
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
  • TT
    The Texas State Historical Association
    one grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue +0%
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.

03Its 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
San Antonio Medical Foundation

The mission of the san antonio medical foundation is to improvehealth care, advance biomedical science, and enhance communitywell-being by providing leadership & active stewardship of our landand other assets.

Health
2
Greater Satx

The mission of greater:satx is to lead the developemnt and diversification of san antonio regional economy through the recruitment and expansion of qualify employers and job producing investments.

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3
Texas Medical Association

The texas medical association (tma), the nation's largest and one of the oldest state medical societies, represents over 59,000 physicians and medical students dedicated to enhancing the health of all texans. in collaboration with 110…

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4
San Antonio Report

Publishing a local online news source. We believe a well informed and connected community is essential to making San Antonio a better place to live, work and play.

Arts & Culture
5
Lone Star Flight Museum

Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) celebrates flight and achievements in Texas aviation, engages youth through STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), and believes aviation inspires achievement and endless possibilities.

Arts & Culture
6
Center for 20TH Century Texas Studies
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7
Texas Association of Business

As the state chamber of commerce, tab is the most influential and dominant voice for public policy issues affecting business in texas. through proven results-oriented advocacy and member services, tab develops a climate in texas which…

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8
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
9
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts

The mission of the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts shall be to establish and maintain a museum in order to house and exhibit a permanent collection of art as well as to provide space for traveling exhibitions, for the purpose of the…

Arts & Culture
10
Sa Cancer Council

The mission of the sa cancer council is to provide financial resources for patient assistance services and cancer research to support the mays cancer center, home to ut health san antonio md anderson.

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11
Texas Pharmacy Association

The association's purpose is to promote the role of the pharmacist and the practice of pharmacy in the state of texas.

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12
University of Texas At San Antonio Alumni Association

To engage our alumni in activities that will advance utsa as a top-tier institution. our focus is to deliver value-added services and events where our alumni can connect with each other, with current students and/or with the university. we…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Texas Public Policy Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Sa Life Academy. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

75 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. 75 of the 135 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
72/75
Grantees still filing
47/75
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MD Anderson Cancer Center: $1,075,000 · OtherMD Anderson Cancer CenterSan Antonio Academy: $610,000 · OtherSan Antonio AcademyTHE UNIV OF TX HEALTH SCIENCE CTR OF SA: $500,000 · OtherTHE UNIV OF TX HEALTH SCIENCE CTR OF SAThe University of Texas at Austin: $400,000 · OtherThe University of Texas at Austin+84 more: $1,028,100 · Other+84 moreSOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: $1,400,000 · EducationSOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYSA TALENT INC SA WORKS: $75,000 · Education+2 more: $70,000 · EducationUniversity Health Foundation: $500,000 · HealthUniversity Hea…TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $308,000 · HealthTEXAS BIOMEDIC…+12 more: $67,000 · Health+12 moreMorgan's Inclusion Initiative FKA Morgan's Wonderland Inclusion Foundation: $150,000 · Human ServicesTEXAS GOVERNORS MANSION GREENHOUSE PROJECT: $50,000 · Human ServicesRespite Care of San Antonio Inc: $25,000 · Human ServicesSA CHRISTIAN HOPE RESOURCE CNTR INC DBA SA HOPE CENTER: $10,000 · Human Services+8 more: $25,500 · Human ServicesMCNAY ART MUSEUM: $58,500 · Arts & CultureRemember the Alamo Foundation: $50,000 · Arts & CultureThe Texas State Historical Association: $50,000 · Arts & CultureFoundation for Cultural Arts in San Antonio dba Las Casas Foundation: $36,500 · Arts & CultureWitte Museum: $30,000 · Arts & Culture+5 more: $16,550 · Arts & CultureCare Net: $100,000 · Civil RightsGRANT TEAFF FOUNDATION: $50,000 · PhilanthropyTHE CHARITY BALL ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO INC: $10,050 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY: $10,000 · PhilanthropyPro Player Foundation: $4,500 · PhilanthropySSFCU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $2,500 · Philanthropy
Other$3,613,100Education$1,545,000Health$875,000Human Services$260,500Arts & Culture$241,550Civil Rights$100,000Philanthropy$81,050

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: $1,400,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetUniversity Health Foundation: $500,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetTEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $308,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMorgan's Inclusion Initiative FKA Morgan's Wonderland Inclusion Foundation: $150,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCare Net: $100,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSA TALENT INC SA WORKS: $75,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetTexas 2036: $75,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMCNAY ART MUSEUM: $58,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE ONE HUNDRED CLUB OF SAN ANTONIO: $53,500 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetTEXAS GOVERNORS MANSION GREENHOUSE PROJECT: $50,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetRemember the Alamo Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Texas State Historical Association: $50,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetGRANT TEAFF FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetST LOUIS UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS INC: $40,250 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Cultural Arts in San Antonio dba Las Casas Foundation: $36,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetWitte Museum: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPregnancy Care Center: $30,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetRespite Care of San Antonio Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCENTRO PARTNERSHIP SAN ANTONIO: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SCHOOL: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BLOOD & TISSUE CENTER FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetNUCLEATE BIO INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPHIL HARDBERGER PARK CONSERVANCY: $15,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetSt Mary's University: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHARITY BALL ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO INC: $10,050 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSA CHRISTIAN HOPE RESOURCE CNTR INC DBA SA HOPE CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetProject MEND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetI CARE SAN ANTONIO INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN ANTONIO FOUNDATION FOR FREE ENTERPRI: $10,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetUNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Research and Technology Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ARC OF SAN ANTONIO INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSLEW INC--SUPPORT LENDING FOR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING: $7,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetSOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF ART: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH TEXAS INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART: $5,550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER SAN ANTONIO AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAL FARLEY'S BOYS RANCH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION COMFORT: $5,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetTexas Neurofibromatosis Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCenter for Refugee Services: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMISSION ROAD DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF SAN ANTONIO: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

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.

San Antonio Area Foun…Betty Stieren Kelso F…Nancy Smith Hurd Foun…Faye L & William L Co…Harvey E Najim Charit…John L Santikos Chari…Pryor Myra Stafford C…Amy Shelton McNutt Ch…Mays Family FoundationMethodist Healthcare …Marcia & Otto Koehler…The Texas Cavaliers C…
San Antonio Area FoundationTX69× affinity34 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: San Antonio Area Foundation · Betty Stieren Kelso Foundation · Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation · Faye L & William L Cowden Charitable Foundation · Harvey E Najim Charitable Foundation · John L Santikos Charitable Foundation · Pryor Myra Stafford Char Tr F0030100 · Amy Shelton McNutt Charitable Trust · Mays Family Foundation · Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc · Marcia & Otto Koehler Foundation · The Texas Cavaliers Charitable 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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How do I get to McCombs Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to McCombs Foundation Inc 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.

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 135 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.

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