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Who funds community development in Texas
Community development funding in Texas is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Buffalo Bayou Partnership Inc leads, and the money reaches 1,389 groups.
The short version
- 2,404 funders gave $1.3B to 1,389 community development organizations in Texas across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 56% of that came from funders also based in Texas; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of community development in Texas is Silicon Valley Community Foundation, at $110M.
- The community development organization drawing the most is Buffalo Bayou Partnership Inc, at $112M.
Largest funders of community development in Texas
The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Texas, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Community development organizations in Texas that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find community development funders in Texas
- 1Start with the funders already active in Texas
The funders giving the most to community development in Texas are Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Kinder Foundation, Salesmanship Club Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
44% of community development money in Texas comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Texas.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Texas?
- Start with the funders already giving to community development in Texas, currently Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Kinder Foundation, Salesmanship Club Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Texas from out of state.
- Who is the largest community development funder in Texas?
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation gives the most to community development organizations in Texas, $110M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to community development in Texas?
- $1.3B reached 1,389 community development organizations in Texas, from 2,404 funders. 56% came from funders also based in Texas.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.