Texas · Private foundation
Waycaster 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.
- $20k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2024
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 46%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 15
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 10
- Total assets, FY2024
- $251k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 46% of the organizations Waycaster Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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 | 16 | $17k | 38% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $17k | 46% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $18k | 47% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $23k | 40% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $16k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $10k | 40% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $14k | 33% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $18k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 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, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Inc | $14,946 | 5 | 0% |
| Grace Ambassadors Bible Fellowship Inc | $12,300 | 5 | n/a |
| Taos First Baptist Church | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Answers in Genesis Inc | $2,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Tomball Baseball Alumni Association | $1,450 | 3 | 2% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $1,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Brad White Ministries | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $800 | 2 | 0% |
| Angel Flight Inc Dba Angel Flight South Central | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Inc | $14,946 | 5 | 0% |
| Grace Ambassadors Bible Fellowship Inc | $12,300 | 5 | n/a |
| Taos First Baptist Church | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Answers in Genesis Inc | $2,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Tomball Baseball Alumni Association | $1,450 | 3 | 2% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $1,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Brad White Ministries | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $800 | 2 | 0% |
| Angel Flight Inc Dba Angel Flight South Central | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Tomagwa Ministries Inc Dba Tomagwa Healthcare Ministries | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Faith Food Pantry | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| 1hope for Kids Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| The Sanctuary Hospice House Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| First Baptist Church Statesboro | $100 | 1 | n/a |
| Plantersville Cemetery Association | $100 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope Cancer Retreat | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $100 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($92k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Waycaster Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Waycaster Foundation
- How much does Waycaster Foundation give?
- Waycaster Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $20,080 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 15 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Waycaster Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (45%), Recreation & Sports (16%), Philanthropy (13%).
- Who are Waycaster Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Inc ($15k), Grace Ambassadors Bible Fellowship Inc ($12k), Taos First Baptist Church ($3k).
- Does Waycaster Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Waycaster 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 Waycaster Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Network for Good, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is Waycaster Foundation based?
- Waycaster Foundation is based in TX.
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