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Wayne Duddlesten 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.

$7.4M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
35
Grants FY2024
44
Organizations funded FY2023
14%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$75,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$4,098,000
Organizations funded a year
31 to 45
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$5.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 14% of the organizations Wayne Duddlesten Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $395k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyArts & CulturePublic BenefitEmploymentOther
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
FY2024still arriving35$7.4M9%
FY202344$13M14%
FY202238$7.8M39%
FY202134$7.5M18%
FY202032$1.7M13%
FY201931$1.6M19%
FY201833$1.2M12%
FY201745$2.3Mn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$20MPublic Benefit$13MHuman Services$2.0MHealth$1.6MEmployment$865kReligion$830kHousing & Shelter$735kArts & Culture$579kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
OH
PA
CA
UT
MO
VA
MD
AZ
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 71 grantees
All grantees of Wayne Duddlesten Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Turning Point USA Inc$13,094,00065%
Prager University Foundation$2,500,00032%
Communities in Schools of Houston Inc$1,280,00081%
Chinquapin Preparatory School$1,150,00089%
The Council on Recovery$775,00052%
Depelchin Children's Center$725,00080%
Houston Area Women's Center$650,00071%
Constituting America Inc$610,000714%
The Beacon of Downtown Houston$495,00083%
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston$475,00051%
The Honor Foundation Inc$450,00034%
College of the Ozarks$450,00050%
EMERGE Fellowship$410,00082%
Blinn College Foundation$400,00045%
Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness$400,000318%
The W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation$345,00071%
Christ Church Cathedral$335,0007n/a
Second Servings of Houston$325,000411%
SpringSpirit Inc$315,00062%
Stoney Creek Foundation$240,00071%
Casa de Esperanza$210,0005n/a
Remind$205,00075%
Natl Santa Gertrudis Youth Foundation$200,000240%
Hope and Healing Center & Institute$195,00061%
Archway Academy$180,00072%
The Women's Home$175,00041%
Carry the Load$160,00032%
Camp Aranzazu Inc$155,00053%
Episcopal High School$150,0002n/a
The Brookwood Community Inc$150,00030%
Lone Star Flight Museum$150,00031%
The Center for Hearing and Speech$150,00061%
Round Top Library Association Inc$145,000330%
Grove City College$125,00030%
NextOp Inc$110,00023%
Nehemiah Center Inc$110,00053%
Annunciation Orthodox School$100,0001n/a
US Naval Academy Foundation Inc$100,00010%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$100,00020%
Villanova University$100,00010%
Small Steps Nurturing Center$95,00031%
Dress for Success Houston$85,00022%
Crime Stoppers of Houston Inc$85,00022%
Literacy Advance of Houston Inc$80,00024%
Search Homeless Services$65,0004n/a
Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation$60,00061%
Crossroads School Inc$55,00021%
Yellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools$55,00021%
Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston$52,00059%
Libertas Network$50,00010%
Hospitality Apartments$50,00016%
The Posse Foundation Inc$50,00020%
YES Prep Public Schools Inc$50,00010%
The Woods Project$40,00023%
Mack Performing Arts Collective$40,0002n/a
Houston Eye Associates Foundation$35,00018%
Project Joy & Hope for Texas$35,00023%
Houston Christian University$25,00010%
Bridgeyear$25,00012%
Breakthrough Houston$25,00011%
Mental Health America of Greater Houston Inc$25,00011%
Good Reason Houston Inc$20,00010%
Hope Stone Inc$20,00023%
Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation$20,00011%
Pro-Vision Inc$20,00011%
Alley Theatre$10,00010%
Ben Rogers - Lub - I Have a Dream$10,00015%
St Martins Episcopal Church$10,0001n/a
Moms for America Inc$10,00010%
Cherish Our Children Inc$10,00012%
American Heritage Education Foundation Inc$10,00015%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($12M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Wayne Duddlesten Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 64 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTurning Point USA Inc: $13,094,000 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetPrager University Foundation: $2,500,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetCommunities in Schools of Houston Inc: $1,280,000 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetChinquapin Preparatory School: $1,150,000 over 8y, 8.6% of budgetThe Council on Recovery: $775,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetDepelchin Children's Center: $725,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetHouston Area Women's Center: $650,000 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetConstituting America Inc: $610,000 over 7y, 14% of budgetThe Beacon of Downtown Houston: $495,000 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetInterfaith Ministries for Greater Houston: $475,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetThe Honor Foundation Inc: $450,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetCollege of the Ozarks: $450,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetEMERGE Fellowship: $410,000 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetBlinn College Foundation: $400,000 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetFoundation for Liberty and American Greatness: $400,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetThe W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation: $345,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetSecond Servings of Houston: $325,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetSpringSpirit Inc: $315,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetStoney Creek Foundation: $240,000 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetRemind: $205,000 over 7y, 5.2% of budgetNatl Santa Gertrudis Youth Foundation: $200,000 over 2y, 40% of budgetHope and Healing Center & Institute: $195,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetArchway Academy: $180,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetThe Women's Home: $175,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetCarry the Load: $160,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetCamp Aranzazu Inc: $155,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetLone Star Flight Museum: $150,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetThe Center for Hearing and Speech: $150,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetRound Top Library Association Inc: $145,000 over 3y, 30% of budgetGrove City College: $125,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNextOp Inc: $110,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetNehemiah Center Inc: $110,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetUS Naval Academy Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNavy Seal Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVillanova University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmall Steps Nurturing Center: $95,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetDress for Success Houston: $85,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetCrime Stoppers of Houston Inc: $85,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetLiteracy Advance of Houston Inc: $80,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetGlenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation: $60,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetCrossroads School Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetYellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools: $55,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetItalian Cultural & Community Center of Houston: $52,000 over 5y, 8.6% of budgetLibertas Network: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHospitality Apartments: $50,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetThe Posse Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYES Prep Public Schools Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 64.

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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 FoundationTX62.4× affinity40 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Strake Foundation · The John M O'Quinn Foundation · Vivian L Smith Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Elkins Foundation · The Powell Foundation · The Tapeats Fund · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · MD Anderson Foundation

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 Wayne Duddlesten Foundation

How much does Wayne Duddlesten Foundation give?
Wayne Duddlesten Foundation reported 35 grants totaling $7,418,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 45 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Wayne Duddlesten Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (47%), Public Benefit (32%), Human Services (5%).
Who are Wayne Duddlesten Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Turning Point USA Inc ($13M), Prager University Foundation ($2.5M), Communities in Schools of Houston Inc ($1.3M).
Does Wayne Duddlesten Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Wayne Duddlesten 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 Wayne Duddlesten Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation, The Brown Foundation Inc.
Where is Wayne Duddlesten Foundation based?
Wayne Duddlesten Foundation is based in TX.

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 89 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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