Texas · Private foundation
Rushing River Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $3.8M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $3,025,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 11
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $40k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Rushing River Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 15 | $3.8M | 47% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $786k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $650k | 30% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $2.7M | 11% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $785k | 27% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $253k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $680k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Ozark Foundation Inc | $5,135,000 | 5 | 72% |
| Wimberley Valley Watershed Association | $450,000 | 5 | 15% |
| Small Steps Nurturing Center | $275,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Hill Country Alliance | $185,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Angel Reach | $178,300 | 7 | 2% |
| TreeFolks Inc | $125,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Gods Garage Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Inspiration Ranch Inc | $30,800 | 1 | 2% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Austin Dog Alliance | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Ozark Foundation Inc | $5,135,000 | 5 | 72% |
| Wimberley Valley Watershed Association | $450,000 | 5 | 15% |
| Small Steps Nurturing Center | $275,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Hill Country Alliance | $185,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Angel Reach | $178,300 | 7 | 2% |
| TreeFolks Inc | $125,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Gods Garage Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Inspiration Ranch Inc | $30,800 | 1 | 2% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Austin Dog Alliance | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption | $22,400 | 2 | 0% |
| Citysquare | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & South Texas | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Rushing River Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · Austin Community Foundation Inc · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Rushing River Foundation
- How much does Rushing River Foundation give?
- Rushing River Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $3,820,250 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 11 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Rushing River Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Youth Development (53%), Environment (19%), Religion (13%).
- Who are Rushing River Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Camp Ozark Foundation Inc ($5.1M), Wimberley Valley Watershed Association ($450k), Small Steps Nurturing Center ($275k).
- Does Rushing River Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Rushing River 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 Rushing River Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Shell USA Company Foundation, Austin Community Foundation Inc, Greater Houston Community Foundation.
- Where is Rushing River Foundation based?
- Rushing River Foundation is based in TX.
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