Texas · Public charity
The Rackspace Foundation
The Rackspace Foundation is a 501(c )(3) nonprofit funded entirely by rackspace employees, dedicated to building stronger communities through education - especially in science, technology, engineering, and math (stem). The foundation believes every student deserves access to high-quality learning experiences that inspire curiosity and…
- $234k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $61,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $509k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations The Rackspace Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k 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 | 8 | $234k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $289k | 13% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $463k | 14% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $483k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $517k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $436k | 11% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $598k | 18% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $538k | n/a |
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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communities in Schools of San Antonio | $1,402,500 | 8 | 2% |
| Girlstart | $401,605 | 8 | 5% |
| Good Samaritan Center of San Antonio | $372,162 | 4 | 2% |
| North East Independent School District | $312,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Gemini Series Inc | $214,602 | 8 | 6% |
| Trinity University | $199,700 | 5 | 0% |
| Youth Code Jam San Antonio | $181,672 | 7 | 13% |
| Youth Orchestras of San Antonio | $174,500 | 3 | 5% |
| Southwest Key Programs Inc | $107,228 | 2 | 0% |
| Assistance League of San Antonio | $75,000 | 4 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communities in Schools of San Antonio | $1,402,500 | 8 | 2% |
| Girlstart | $401,605 | 8 | 5% |
| Good Samaritan Center of San Antonio | $372,162 | 4 | 2% |
| North East Independent School District | $312,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Gemini Series Inc | $214,602 | 8 | 6% |
| Trinity University | $199,700 | 5 | 0% |
| Youth Code Jam San Antonio | $181,672 | 7 | 13% |
| Youth Orchestras of San Antonio | $174,500 | 3 | 5% |
| Southwest Key Programs Inc | $107,228 | 2 | 0% |
| Assistance League of San Antonio | $75,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Township of Union Public Schools | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Say Si | $33,750 | 3 | 1% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| San Antonio Public Library Foundation | $9,650 | 2 | 0% |
| San Antonio Development Fore Youth Inc | $2,750 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Rackspace 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.
Open a dossier: The Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation · San Antonio Area Foundation · Faye L & William L Cowden Charitable Foundation · Harvey E Najim Charitable Foundation · John L Santikos Charitable Foundation · Spurs Give · The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio Inc · Pryor Myra Stafford Char Tr F0030100 · Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992 · H E Butt Foundation · Betty Stieren Kelso Foundation · Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Rackspace Foundation
- How much does The Rackspace Foundation give?
- The Rackspace Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $233,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Rackspace Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (58%), Human Services (13%), Arts & Culture (12%).
- Who are The Rackspace Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Communities in Schools of San Antonio ($1.4M), Girlstart ($402k), Good Samaritan Center of San Antonio ($372k).
- Does The Rackspace Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Rackspace Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Faye L & William L Cowden Charitable Foundation.
- Where is The Rackspace Foundation based?
- The Rackspace Foundation is based in TX.
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