Texas · Public charity
Southwest Research Institute
Southwest Reseach Institute(SwRI) exists to benefit government, industry & the public by conducting innovative applied & basic research; developing/transferring technology; establishing, maintaining & operating research facilities; & providing a challenging and rewarding work environment to fulfill its scientific, charitable, testing for…
- $640k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $514k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $17,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $396,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.2B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations Southwest Research Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $514k | 29% |
| FY2024 | 8 | $530k | 13% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $448k | 44% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $468k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $316k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $252k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $247k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $243k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County | $2,444,565 | 9 | 1% |
| ESSAR Recreation Association | $257,482 | 7 | 59% |
| Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy | $190,200 | 6 | 0% |
| Community of Churches for Social Action Ccsa | $72,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Texas Biomedical Forum | $50,204 | 5 | 2% |
| University of Texas | $39,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Texas Academy of Medicine Engineering Science and Technology | $35,000 | 2 | 2% |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | $33,000 | 3 | n/a |
| San Antonio Economic Development Corporation | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| San Antonio Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County | $2,444,565 | 9 | 1% |
| ESSAR Recreation Association | $257,482 | 7 | 59% |
| Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy | $190,200 | 6 | 0% |
| Community of Churches for Social Action Ccsa | $72,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Texas Biomedical Forum | $50,204 | 5 | 2% |
| University of Texas | $39,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Texas Academy of Medicine Engineering Science and Technology | $35,000 | 2 | 2% |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | $33,000 | 3 | n/a |
| San Antonio Economic Development Corporation | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| San Antonio Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Biomed Sa | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Dee Howard Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 7% |
| University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels San Antonio | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas A&M University | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Academy of Sciences | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of San Antonio | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| San Antonio Report | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Dayton | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mission Road Ministries | $6,750 | 1 | 0% |
| The Univ of Tx Health Science Ctr of Sa | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas Biomedical Research Institute | $5,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Clarity Child Guidance Center | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Southwest Research Institute supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: The Phoenix Charitable Foundation · The Charles Butt Foundation · Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc · San Antonio Area Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Southwest Research Institute
- How much does Southwest Research Institute give?
- Southwest Research Institute reported 7 itemized grants totaling $514,352, out of $640,152 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Southwest Research Institute fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (75%), Education (9%), Recreation & Sports (7%).
- Who are Southwest Research Institute's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County ($2.4M), ESSAR Recreation Association ($257k), Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy ($190k).
- Does Southwest Research Institute fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Southwest Research Institute?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Phoenix Charitable Foundation, The Charles Butt Foundation, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc.
- Where is Southwest Research Institute based?
- Southwest Research Institute is based in TX.
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