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Ascension Seton

Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable.

$8.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
37
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$3.0M
Largest
01What you fund
01

What you funded, over time

By grantee IRS cause code (NTEE).

A cause breakdown isn’t shown here: 77% of ASCENSION SETON’s grantee dollars fall outside its nine largest cause areas, whether because the recipient carries no IRS cause code or because its cause sits in the long tail. A chart would be mostly one residual band and misrepresent the portfolio.

02FY2025 · 37 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 37 grants below total $7,326,463 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $8,053,118 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $726,655 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $56k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $305k
  • $50k–250k9 grants · $893k
  • $250k+6 grants · $6.1M
$25,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$3.4B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DELL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION$2,962,768
ASCENSION SETON FOUNDATION$1,597,472
ASCENSION SETON WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION$696,220
ASCENSION SETON HAYS FOUNDATION$316,184
INTEGRATED CARE COLLABORATION$250,000
HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR AUSTIN MUSICIANS$250,000
ST JOHN PAUL II LIFE CENTER$150,000
SAN JUAN DIEGO CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL$125,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CENTR$123,500
TRAIL OF LIGHTS FOUNDATION$121,500
CAPITAL IDEA$80,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC$78,500
AMERICAN GATEWAYS$75,000
ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF AUSTIN$74,350
CHAMPIONS OFF THE FIELD$65,289
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

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

show:

Your human-services grants (FY17–24, $184k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%AUSTIN INTERFAITH SPONSORING COMMITTEE: $25k → 10%AUSTIN INTERFAITH SPONSORING COMMITTEE: $25k → 10%YMCA OF AUSTIN INC: $9k → 10%YMCA of Austin Inc: $7k → 10%Austin Interfaith Sponsoring Committee Inc: $10k → 10%HAND TO HOLD: $25k → 10%HAND TO HOLD: $20k → 10%WONDERS AND WORRIES: $8k → 10%WONDERS AND WORRIES: $9k → 10%WONDERS AND WORRIES: $9k → 10%WONDERS AND WORRIES: $9k → 10%AUSTIN AREA URBAN LEAGUE INC: $8k → 10%Capital Investing in Development and Employment of Adults Inc: $15k → 10%AUSTIN AREA URBAN LEAGUE INC: $6k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

IL
NY
IN
OH
PA
CA
MO
KY
MD
DC
GA
TX
FL

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$76M · 72 repeat orgs$2.5M to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +34% since the first grant, against +27% for the ones you funded once.

72 repeat relationships — 31 still active in FY2025, 41 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

72
49

Total granted

$76M
$2.4M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+27%

Still filing today

89%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $82k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsCommunity ImprovementOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • CT
    CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
    3× · 2020–2022 · $4.5M · revenue +68%
  • IC
    Integrated Care Collaboration
    5× · 2017–2025 · $2.5M · revenue +28% · 73% of their budget
  • Health Alliance for Austin Musicians
    8× · 2017–2025 · $1.7M · revenue +170%

Funded once

  • CC
    CAPITAL CITY INNOVATION INCORPORATED
    one grant, 2019 · $450k
  • CC
    Catholic Charities Bloomington Incgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $250k · revenue +29% · 35% of their budget
  • CC
    Catholic Charities of Central Texasgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $250k · revenue +49%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Inc

The ACLU of Texas works with communities, at the State Capitol, and in the courts to protect and advance civil rights and civil liberties for every Texan, no exceptions.

2
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…

3
Center for Austin Independent Journalism

To equip Austinites to make informed decisions through independent, in-depth reporting, diverse opinions, and civil dialogue. A strong local press is essential for a healthy community and democracy. We work to make Austin a more empowered…

Arts & Culture
4
Texas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology

The purpose of the texas chapter of the american college of cardiology is to contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, to ensure optimal quality of care for individuals with such diseases, and to foster the highest…

5
Aclu Foundation of Texas Inc

The ACLU Foundation of Texas is the unyielding guardian and promoter of freedom, justice, equality and dignity of all people, particularly for those who are still fighting to secure the full exercise of their civil rights and liberties.…

Civil Rights
6
Center for Public Policy Priorities

At the Every Texan, we believe in a Texas that offers everyone the chance to compete and succeed in life. We envision a Texas where everyone is healthy, well educated, and financially secure. We want the best Texas, a proud state that sets…

Public Benefit
7
Travis County Medical Society

Travis county medical society (tcms) represents the medical profession in matters of importance to the membership and the community it serves.

8
Texas Alliance for Patient Access

Preserve access to quality healthcare for all texans

Community Improvement
9
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.

10
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.

11
Children's Hospital Association of Texas

To advance children's health and well-being by advocating for policies and funding that promote children's access to high-quality, comprehensive health care.

12
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

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ascension Seton Hays Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Friends of the Pound House. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyTexas Education Support Fou…Faith-Based Child & Family …Reproductive Health & Pregn…Hindu & Eastern Spiritual C…Health Care Advocacy & Infr…Youth Sports ProgramsWorkforce Development & Equ…Legal Advocacy & JusticeFamily Philanthropic Founda…Private K-12 SchoolsMedical Professional Associ…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 34 years old; the field is 12. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number27%2%<5yr16%4%5–10yr18%21%10–20yr15%24%20–35yr11%30%35–55yr12%20%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value27%0%<5yr16%3%5–10yr18%13%10–20yr15%45%20–35yr11%21%35–55yr12%18%55yr+

The field is 27% startups (under 5 years old) — 2% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.8% lost their exemption, against 16% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.8%1/130
the rest of the field
16%
4,067/25,484

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

109 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 109 of the 128 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

10
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
27
Early backer (in before they grew)
104/109
Grantees still filing
70/109
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

DELL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION — $20,618,471 · OtherDELL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONASCENSION SETON FOUNDATION — $19,694,127 · OtherASCENSION SETON FOUNDATIONCOUNTY OF TRAVIS — $8,135,000 · OtherCOUNTY OF TRAVISASCENSION SETON WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION — $5,011,906 · OtherASCENSION SETON WILLIAMSON FOUNDATIONASCENSION SETON HAYS FOUNDATION — $2,432,288 · Other+67 more — $8,379,690 · Other+67 moreCENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS — $4,500,000 · HealthCENTRAL TEXAS …Integrated Care Collaboration — $2,550,000 · HealthIntegrated Car…LONE STAR CIRCLE OF CARE — $1,138,000 · HealthLONE STAR CIRC…American Heart Association Inc — $808,755 · HealthAmerican Heart…ST JOHN PAUL II LIFE CENTER — $500,888 · Health+20 more — $950,783 · Health+20 moreAUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — $2,423,680 · PhilanthropyQuality of Life Foundation of Austin Inc — $200,000 · PhilanthropyCENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $169,911 · Philanthropy+3 more — $122,352 · PhilanthropyHealth Alliance for Austin Musicians — $1,700,000 · Membership BenefitTRAIL OF LIGHTS FOUNDATION — $364,500 · Arts & CultureCAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL — $199,810 · Arts & CultureTHE AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC — $63,472 · Arts & CultureAUSTIN AREA HERITAGE COUNCIL — $44,000 · Arts & CultureAUSTIN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM — $30,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more — $25,000 · Arts & CultureAUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION — $400,074 · EducationSt Edwards University — $50,000 · EducationTEXAS TRIBUNE INC — $49,250 · EducationThe Ann Richards School Foundation — $46,530 · EducationCon Mi MADRE — $28,650 · EducationAustin Community College Foundation — $25,000 · Education+8 more — $125,076 · EducationLEADERSHIP AUSTIN — $497,580 · Youth DevelopmentChampions Off the Field — $190,459 · Youth Development
Other$64,271,482Health$10,448,426Philanthropy$2,915,943Membership Benefit$1,700,000Arts & Culture$726,782Education$724,580Youth Development$688,039

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetDELL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION — $20,618,471 over 5y, 35% of budgetASCENSION SETON FOUNDATION — $19,694,127 over 5y, 73% of budgetASCENSION SETON WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION — $5,011,906 over 5y, 79% of budgetCENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS — $4,500,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetIntegrated Care Collaboration — $2,550,000 over 5y, 73% of budgetASCENSION SETON HAYS FOUNDATION — $2,432,288 over 5y, 49% of budgetAUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — $2,423,680 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetHealth Alliance for Austin Musicians — $1,700,000 over 8y, 8.6% of budgetLONE STAR CIRCLE OF CARE — $1,138,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc — $808,755 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetST JOHN PAUL II LIFE CENTER — $500,888 over 7y, 11% of budgetLEADERSHIP AUSTIN — $497,580 over 6y, 13% of budgetAUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION — $400,074 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetAmerican Gateways — $375,000 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetTRAIL OF LIGHTS FOUNDATION — $364,500 over 3y, 5.4% of budgetFOUNDATION COMMUNITIES INC — $270,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCatholic Charities Bloomington Inc — $250,000 over 1y, 35% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS INC — $247,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetROUND ROCK ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION — $225,029 over 4y, 17% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC — $220,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetQuality of Life Foundation of Austin Inc — $200,000 over 2y, 34% of budgetCAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL — $199,810 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetGreater Austin Chamber of Commerce — $195,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetChampions Off the Field — $190,459 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetCapital Investing in Development and Employment of Adults Inc — $185,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL TEXAS — $176,054 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $169,911 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetChildren's Optimal Health — $157,500 over 4y, 25% of budgetCentral Texas Food Bank Inc — $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDIVINC — $100,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetTEXAS PEDIATRIC SOCIETY CHAPTER OF AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS — $100,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC — $97,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHays CISD Education Foundation — $77,652 over 2y, 34% of budgetNAMI Central Texas — $74,800 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetTRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION — $70,000 over 6y, 6.6% of budgetTHE AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC — $63,472 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY MHMR CENTER DBA INTEGRAL CARE — $62,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEPILEPSY FOUNDATION CENTRAL AND SOUTH TEXAS — $60,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetAustin Interfaith Sponsoring Committee Incorporated — $60,000 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetAUSTIN AREA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION — $58,373 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetWEST AUSTIN YOUTH ASSOCIATION — $56,883 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetSt Edwards University — $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS TRIBUNE INC — $49,250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetROCK RIDE ON CENTER FOR KIDS INC — $47,500 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE — $46,850 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ann Richards School Foundation — $46,530 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetTravis County Parks Foundation — $45,000 over 2y, 8.1% of budgetAUSTIN BLACK PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION INC — $44,600 over 2y, 15% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds DELL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
  • Who funds ASCENSION SETON FOUNDATION
  • Who funds ASCENSION SETON WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION
  • Who funds CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
  • Who funds Integrated Care Collaboration
  • Who funds ASCENSION SETON HAYS FOUNDATION
  • Who funds AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds Health Alliance for Austin Musicians
  • Who funds LONE STAR CIRCLE OF CARE
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc
  • Who funds ST JOHN PAUL II LIFE CENTER
  • Who funds LEADERSHIP AUSTIN
  • Who funds AUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION
  • Who funds American Gateways
  • Who funds TRAIL OF LIGHTS FOUNDATION
  • Who funds FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES INC
  • Who funds Catholic Charities Bloomington Inc
  • Who funds Catholic Charities of Central Texas
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS INC
  • Who funds ROUND ROCK ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
  • Who funds MARCH OF DIMES INC
  • Who funds Quality of Life Foundation of Austin Inc
  • Who funds CAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL
  • Who funds Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
  • Who funds Champions Off the Field
  • Who funds Capital Investing in Development and Employment of Adults Inc
  • Who funds YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL TEXAS
  • Who funds CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
  • Who funds Children's Optimal Health
  • Who funds Central Texas Food Bank Inc
  • Who funds DIVINC
  • Who funds TEXAS PEDIATRIC SOCIETY CHAPTER OF AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Austin Community Foundation IncTX85.2× affinity51 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Austin Community Foundation Inc · St David's Foundation · United Way for Greater Austin · The Moody Foundation · Topfer Family Foundation · Shield-Ayres Foundation · The Powell Foundation · Better Business Bureau · The Applied Materials Foundation · Georgetown Healthcare System Inc · Texas Mutual Insurance Company · Mfi Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Ascension Seton funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    33report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY2025

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 128 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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