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Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.1M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2025
24
Organizations funded FY2024
13%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$160,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 38
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$2.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 13% of the organizations Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $90k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentAnimalsRecreation & SportsPublic Safety & DisasterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving40$2.1M38%
FY202424$1.1M13%
FY202338$1.4M29%
FY202221$900k29%
FY202130$970k83%
FY20207$84kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Human Services$1.4MAnimals$1.0MFood & Nutrition$964kHealth$631kYouth Development$530kEducation$449kPublic Safety & Disaster$435kCrime & Legal$284kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
OH
CA
CO
NE
VA
MD
AZ
KS
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 52 grantees
All grantees of Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Houston Food Bank$335,00050%
Montgomery County Womens Center$290,00051%
Montgomery County Food Bank Inc$289,00050%
Pets for the Elderly Foundation$284,000612%
Houston Golf Association Youth Program Inc dba First Tee of Greater Houston$260,00049%
Child Advocates Inc$224,00051%
Texas Equusearch Mounted Search and Recovery$210,00056%
The 100 Club Inc$200,00044%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc$190,00020%
Fort Bend County Women's Center Inc Sos/Shelter-Outreach-Solutions$170,00040%
Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$160,00030%
Katy Christian Ministries$150,00031%
Outward Bound Inc$150,00041%
The Sunshine Kids Foundation$147,00041%
Love Fosters Hope$130,000311%
The Women's Resource of Greater Houston$130,00034%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$124,00040%
Luke's Wings$110,00032%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$110,00040%
Christian Community Service Center Inc$90,00031%
Friends of Texas Wildlife$80,000327%
The Women's Home$70,00020%
Prager University Foundation$70,00020%
Puppies Behind Bars Inc$60,00021%
Camp Summit Inc$60,00021%
Wounded Warriors Family Support Inc$50,00021%
The Briarwood School$50,00010%
Sire Inc$50,00012%
Fisher House Foundation Inc$50,00020%
Operation Red Wings Foundation$44,00022%
Vested Interest in K9s Inc$40,00021%
Books Between Kids Inc$30,00012%
Meals on Wheels Montgomery County$30,00011%
The Brookwood Community Inc$30,00010%
1mattersorg$30,00013%
Paralyzed Veterans of America$30,00010%
New Friends New Life$30,0001n/a
Fyims Inc$30,00012%
Therapy Animals of San Antonio Inc$30,0001n/a
Houston Zoo Inc$30,0001n/a
Houston Pets Alive$30,0001n/a
Homeless Veterans Services Of Dallas Inc$30,0001n/a
Retina Foundation of the Southwest$30,0001n/a
Mercy Chefs Inc$30,0001n/a
Family Violence Prevention Services Inc$30,00010%
Communities in Schools$30,00010%
Citizens For Animal Protection Inc$27,00021%
Sam Houston State University$25,0001n/a
Special Operations Warrior Foundation$20,00010%
The Als Association-Texas Chapter$20,00011%
Family Eldercare Inc$20,00010%
Bo's Place$20,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 44 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $335,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMontgomery County Womens Center: $290,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetMontgomery County Food Bank Inc: $289,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetPets for the Elderly Foundation: $284,000 over 6y, 12% of budgetHouston Golf Association Youth Program Inc dba First Tee of Greater Houston: $260,000 over 4y, 9.1% of budgetChild Advocates Inc: $224,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetTexas Equusearch Mounted Search and Recovery: $210,000 over 5y, 6.0% of budgetThe 100 Club Inc: $200,000 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc: $190,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFort Bend County Women's Center Inc Sos/Shelter-Outreach-Solutions: $170,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetHouston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $160,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetKaty Christian Ministries: $150,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetOutward Bound Inc: $150,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetThe Sunshine Kids Foundation: $147,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetLove Fosters Hope: $130,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetThe Women's Resource of Greater Houston: $130,000 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $124,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLuke's Wings: $110,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetHomes for Our Troops Inc: $110,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetChristian Community Service Center Inc: $90,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetFriends of Texas Wildlife: $80,000 over 3y, 27% of budgetThe Women's Home: $70,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPrager University Foundation: $70,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPuppies Behind Bars Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCamp Summit Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetWounded Warriors Family Support Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Briarwood School: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSire Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetFisher House Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOperation Red Wings Foundation: $44,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetVested Interest in K9s Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetBooks Between Kids Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetMeals on Wheels Montgomery County: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget1mattersorg: $30,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetParalyzed Veterans of America: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFyims Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetFamily Violence Prevention Services Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCommunities in Schools: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCitizens For Animal Protection Inc: $27,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSpecial Operations Warrior Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Als Association-Texas Chapter: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFamily Eldercare Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBo's Place: $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 44.

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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.

Greater Houston Community FoundationTX34.3× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Astros Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · McKesson Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Baker Hughes Foundation · Montgomery County Community Foundation · The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn

How much does Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn give?
Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn reported 41 grants totaling $2,140,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 38 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (21%), Animals (16%), Food & Nutrition (15%).
Who are Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: The Houston Food Bank ($335k), Montgomery County Womens Center ($290k), Montgomery County Food Bank Inc ($289k).
Does Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn 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 Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, Shell USA Company Foundation, Texas Instruments Foundation.
Where is Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn based?
Walton Rick & Kathy Charitable Tr Fdn is based in DE.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 68 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its 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.

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

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