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Nolan Ryan Foundation

The foundation is organized to perform charitable and educational activities within the meaning of internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) and texas tax code section 11.1b(c)(1).

$1.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$600k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$702kYouth Development$255kHuman Services$196kEducation$130kReligion$103kPhilanthropy$94kRecreation & Sports$39kEmployment$18kOther$0
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 15 grants below total $968,699, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,137,957 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $169,258 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 · FY2025

  • $10k–50k13 grants · $239k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $130k
  • $250k+1 grant · $600k
$25,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$600,000
RBI AUSTIN$130,000
NELSON FAMILY LIFE FOUNDATION$29,399
ROUND ROCK AREA SERVING CENTE$27,500
HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY$25,000
AUSTIN GROUPS FOR THE ELDERLY$25,000
TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION$25,000
HOPE ALLIANCE$25,000
ROCK RIDE ON CENTER FOR KIDS$18,500
HELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDRE$13,300
RELATIONAL CARE MINISTRIES$10,000
CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS$10,000
CANDLELIGHT RANCH FOUNDATION$10,000
LEARNING BRIDGE$10,000
CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $91k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 27% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%LADDERS FOR LEADERS: $10k → 6%YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON AREA: $25k → 16%AUSTIN GROUPS FOR THE ELDERLY: $25k → 10%HELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDRE: $13k → 10%FOSTER ANGELS OF CENTRAL TX: $10k → 10%BROOKWOOD IN GEORGETOWN: $8k → 6%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

38%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$584k · 7 repeat orgs$942k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
16

Total granted

$584k
$220k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+10%
+13%

Still filing today

100%
81%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $723k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentHealthOther
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

  • RA
    RBI AUSTIN
    4× · 2022–2025 · $215k · revenue +73%
  • WC
    WILLIAMSON COUNTY CRISIS CENTER
    6× · 2020–2025 · $123k · revenue +161%
  • TA
    Texas A&M Foundation
    3× · 2023–2025 · $75k · revenue +48%

Funded once

  • YM
    Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue -8%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN TEXAS
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +21%
  • BD
    BREES DREAM FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue -18%
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.

04Its 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
Leadership Austin

Leadership austin connects and develops leaders to courageously engage and transform our communities.

Youth Development
2
Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation

To recognize the accomplishments and contributions of our outstanding Texas business leaders and to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity, and community leadership in all generations of Texans.

Community Improvement
3
Children At Heart Ministries Inc

Children at heart ministries is a family of christian ministries that exists to honor god and build a better world by serving children and strengthening families.

Human Services
4
Texas Girls and Boys Ranch

Sharing jesus, healing hearts, transforming lives.

Human Services
5
Camp Aranzazu Inc

Camp Aranzazu cultivates belonging for campers of all ages and abilities by creating accessible, empowering and intentional camp experiences.

Human Services
6
Trinity Charter School

The trinity charter schools system has 11 campuses in texas. all 11 campuses work with youth who have emotional difficulties, and need active engagement in planning and guiding their own academic careers through student led credit…

Education
7
Texprotects-the Texas Association for the Protection of Children

TexProtects advances public policy and local implementation to strenghten families to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Youth Development
8
Texas Academy of Family Physicians

The texas academy of family physicians is dedicated to the promotion of a health care environment that values the vital role of family physicians in providing quality, comprehensive care to all texans.

—
9
The Woodlands Christian Academy

TWCA is an independent, Christ-centered college preparatory school that integrates learning with biblical faith and challenges our students to reach their highest potential - intellectually, creatively, physically, and socially - for the…

—
10
Texas a&M Research Foundation

To facilitate research and development within the texas a&m university system and selected other entities.

Education
11
Texas Center for Child and Family Studies

To strengthen the lives of children and families.

Human Services
12
Connectability

ConnectAbility's mission is to empower those with life altering disabilities and their caregivers to reach their fullest potential.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is San Antonio Area Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Learning Bridge. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

30 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. 30 of the 33 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
16/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Baylor College of Medicine: $600,000 · EducationBaylor College of MedicineTexas A&M Foundation: $75,000 · EducationTexas A&M Foundation+2 more: $20,000 · EducationWILLIAMSON COUNTY CRISIS CENTER: $123,163 · OtherWILLIAMSON COUNTY CRI…Round Rock Area Serving Center Inc: $102,500 · OtherRound Rock Area Servi…HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY: $25,000 · OtherHUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIV…Family Legacy Missions International: $14,400 · Other+4 more: $36,000 · Other+4 moreRBI AUSTIN: $215,000 · Recreation & SportsRBI AUSTINROCK RIDE ON CENTER FOR KIDS INC: $33,500 · Recreation & SportsROCK RIDE ON CENTER…CANDLELIGHT RANCH FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsCANDLELIGHT RANCH F…NELSON FAMILY LIFE FOUNDATION INC: $29,399 · PhilanthropyNELSON FA…CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $25,500 · PhilanthropyCENTRAL T…BREES DREAM FOUNDATION: $25,000 · PhilanthropyBREES DRE…SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropySAN ANTON…JUST KEEP LIVIN FOUNDATION: $18,677 · PhilanthropyJUST KEEP…22KILL: $8,013 · Philanthropy22KILLYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $25,000 · Human ServicesAUSTIN GROUPS FOR THE ELDERLY: $25,000 · Human ServicesHELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $13,300 · Human ServicesLADDERS FOR LEADERS: $10,000 · Human ServicesFOSTER ANGELS OF CENTRAL TEXAS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Human ServicesAUSTIN MIRACLE LEAGUE: $8,799 · Human ServicesBROOKWOOD IN GEORGETOWN VOCATIONAL INC: $8,013 · Human ServicesBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN TEXAS: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE WARRIOR NATIONAL FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentSEGUIN OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentHEARTGIFT FOUNDATION: $15,000 · HealthMARCH OF DIMES INC: $10,000 · Health
Education$695,000Other$301,063Recreation & Sports$268,500Philanthropy$126,589Human Services$100,112Youth Development$55,000Health$25,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBaylor College of Medicine: $600,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRBI AUSTIN: $215,000 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetWILLIAMSON COUNTY CRISIS CENTER: $123,163 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetRound Rock Area Serving Center Inc: $102,500 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROCK RIDE ON CENTER FOR KIDS INC: $33,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $25,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN TEXAS: $25,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetBREES DREAM FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetCANDLELIGHT RANCH FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUST KEEP LIVIN FOUNDATION: $18,677 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHEARTGIFT FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSEGUIN OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 9.4% of budgetFamily Legacy Missions International: $14,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $13,300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLADDERS FOR LEADERS: $10,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOSTER ANGELS OF CENTRAL TEXAS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLearning Bridge: $10,000 over 1y, 8.1% of budgetAUSTIN MIRACLE LEAGUE: $8,799 over 1y, 49% of budget22KILL: $8,013 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBROOKWOOD IN GEORGETOWN VOCATIONAL INC: $8,013 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.

Austin Community Foun…Topfer Family Foundat…The Moody FoundationCentral Texas Communi…United Way for Greate…Georgetown Healthcare…Charles Schwab Founda…St David's FoundationThe Roy F & Joann Col…Georgetown Area Commu…Harry E and Eda L Mon…A Glimmer of Hope Fou…
Austin Community Foundation IncTX24.6× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Austin Community Foundation Inc · Topfer Family Foundation · The Moody Foundation · Central Texas Community Foundation · United Way for Greater Austin · Georgetown Healthcare System Inc · Charles Schwab Foundation · St David's Foundation · The Roy F & Joann Cole Mitte Foundation · Georgetown Area Community Foundation · Harry E and Eda L Montandon Charitable Tr · A Glimmer of Hope Foundation Austin

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Nolan Ryan Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Nolan Ryan Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Nolan Ryan Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Nolan Ryan 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.

    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 33 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 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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