Texas · Private foundation
The Twf 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.
- $5.7M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 14
- Grants FY2024
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 18%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $2,000,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 13
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $53M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 18% of the organizations The Twf Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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 | 14 | $5.7M | 21% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $598k | 18% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $985k | 46% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $2.1M | 45% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $407k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 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, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University 12th Man Foundation | $2,680,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Holy Trinity Seminary | $950,000 | 5 | n/a |
| The Catholic Foundation | $277,999 | 5 | n/a |
| International Rett Syndrome Foundation | $175,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Youth With a Mission Costa Rica | $145,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Ursuline Academy of Dallas Foundation Inc | $96,667 | 2 | n/a |
| Cornell University | $75,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Srs Raise the Roof Foundation Inc | $57,300 | 2 | 2% |
| Annapolis Yacht Club Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Democracy Engine Charitable Foundation | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University 12th Man Foundation | $2,680,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Holy Trinity Seminary | $950,000 | 5 | n/a |
| The Catholic Foundation | $277,999 | 5 | n/a |
| International Rett Syndrome Foundation | $175,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Youth With a Mission Costa Rica | $145,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Ursuline Academy of Dallas Foundation Inc | $96,667 | 2 | n/a |
| Cornell University | $75,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Srs Raise the Roof Foundation Inc | $57,300 | 2 | 2% |
| Annapolis Yacht Club Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Democracy Engine Charitable Foundation | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sherwood Forest Community Club | $16,875 | 2 | n/a |
| Sherwood Forest Club Boys & Girls Summer Camp | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| 22kill | $14,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Christ the King | $5,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | $1,620 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Twf 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: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Rosemary Haggar Vaughan Family Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
About The Twf Foundation
- How much does The Twf Foundation give?
- The Twf Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $5,746,765 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 13 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Twf Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (46%), Recreation & Sports (28%), Education (15%).
- Who are The Twf Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Texas A&M University 12th Man Foundation ($2.7M), Holy Trinity Seminary ($950k), The Catholic Foundation ($278k).
- Does The Twf Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Twf 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 Twf Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, Rosemary Haggar Vaughan Family Foundation, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is The Twf Foundation based?
- The Twf Foundation is based in TX.
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