How do I find funders for a international nonprofit in Texas?

Start with the funders already giving to international in Texas, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Buckner Foundation Inc, Mercy Ships International. Then look at who funds the international organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Texas from out of state.

Who is the largest international funder in Texas?

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc gives the most to international organizations in Texas, $134M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to international in Texas?

$1.5B reached 1,397 international organizations in Texas, from 4,097 funders. 44% 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.

Funding · Texas · International

Who funds international in Texas

$1.5B reached 1,397 international organizations in Texas, from 4,097 funders, with no single one dominating.

$1.5B

granted

1,397

organizations

44%

from in-state

The short version

4,097 funders gave $1.5B to 1,397 international organizations in Texas across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
44% of that came from funders also based in Texas; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of international in Texas is Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, at $134M.
The international organization drawing the most is Mercy Ships International, at $219M.

Largest funders of international in Texas

The funders giving the most to international organizations in Texas, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$134M 2Buckner Foundation Inc$128M 3Mercy Ships International$121M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$104M 5Mercy Ships Foundation$99M 6Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$51M 7American Online Giving Foundation Inc$42M 8Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$29M 9Mary K and Clifford Grum Foundation$26M 10Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth$26M

International organizations in Texas that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

1,387 other international organizations$736M

Mercy Ships International$219M Buckner International$147M Mercy Ships Foundation$139M Living Water International$56M

How to find international funders in Texas

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Start with the funders already active in Texas
The funders giving the most to international in Texas are Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Buckner Foundation Inc, Mercy Ships International. A funder already writing international checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
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See who funds organizations like yours
Open the international 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.
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Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
56% of international money in Texas comes from funders elsewhere, so national international funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Texas.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a international nonprofit in Texas?: Start with the funders already giving to international in Texas, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Buckner Foundation Inc, Mercy Ships International. Then look at who funds the international organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Texas from out of state.
Who is the largest international funder in Texas?: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc gives the most to international organizations in Texas, $134M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to international in Texas?: $1.5B reached 1,397 international organizations in Texas, from 4,097 funders. 44% 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

The unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

The endowment market

who holds foundation money, and what just moved

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

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.