Funding · Texas · Public benefit
Who funds public benefit in Texas
Most of it comes from outside Texas: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: The 85 Fund alone draws 53% of every public benefit grant dollar in Texas.
The short version
- 1,599 funders gave $994M to 464 public benefit organizations in Texas across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 17% of that came from funders also based in Texas; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of public benefit in Texas is Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, at $452M.
- The public benefit organization drawing the most is The 85 Fund, at $528M.
Largest funders of public benefit in Texas
The funders giving the most to public benefit organizations in Texas, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Public benefit organizations in Texas that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find public benefit funders in Texas
- 1Start with the funders already active in Texas
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Texas are Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Donors Trust Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
83% of public benefit money in Texas comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Texas.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Texas?
- Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Texas, currently Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Donors Trust Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Texas from out of state.
- Who is the largest public benefit funder in Texas?
- Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc gives the most to public benefit organizations in Texas, $452M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to public benefit in Texas?
- $994M reached 464 public benefit organizations in Texas, from 1,599 funders. 17% 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.