Texas · Private foundation
The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $77k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2026
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 83%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 4
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 83% of the organizations The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 90% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 10% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 7 | $77k | 71% |
| FY2025 | 6 | $50k | 83% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $25k | 75% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $153k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $60k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $65k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $74k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $30k | 75% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Methodist University | $228,000 | 4 | 0% |
| First Liberty Institute | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Texas Food Bank | $75,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Long Island University | $39,532 | 1 | 0% |
| Darby's Warrior Support | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Houston Food Bank | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nelson University | $9,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Caddies for Kids | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| V G C Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 4 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Methodist University | $228,000 | 4 | 0% |
| First Liberty Institute | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Texas Food Bank | $75,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Long Island University | $39,532 | 1 | 0% |
| Darby's Warrior Support | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Houston Food Bank | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nelson University | $9,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Caddies for Kids | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| V G C Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Little League Baseball Inc Kerrville Little League | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| A Cure in Sight | $500 | 1 | 1% |
| Alotian Charities Inc F/K/A Western Amateur 2013 Inc | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls Club Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Safe Shorecrest Neighborhood Organization | $300 | 2 | n/a |
Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($179k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation supplied at peak.
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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.
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How this is measured
Compare The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation with peer funders
About The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation
- How much does The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation give?
- The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $76,500 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (68%), Civil Rights (14%), Food & Nutrition (9%).
- Who are The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Southern Methodist University ($228k), First Liberty Institute ($100k), North Texas Food Bank ($75k).
- Does The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 83% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Michael and Linda Mewhinney 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 The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation based?
- The Michael and Linda Mewhinney Foundation is based in TX.
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