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Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Texas

Imperigo has identified 866 funders that made 14,033 grants totaling $1.2B to 1,667 arts & culture organizations in Texas, with a median grant of $17K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Arts & Culture Funding in Texas

Total granted $1.2B
Funders 866
Grants 14,033
Organizations funded 1,667

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Institute of Nautical Archaeology Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $823K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.9M
27. Nancy Lee and Perry R Bass Performance Hall Endowment Trust
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $718K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.8M
28. Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
14 grants to 3 organizations · largest $508K · through 2024 · 13.2% of their giving
$3.8M
29. Houston Museum District Association
8 grants to 8 organizations · largest $834K · through 2019 · 91.0% of their giving
$2.4M
30. Klrn Endowment Fund Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $468K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.3M
31. The Dallas Foundation
137 grants to 58 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$12.4M
32. Ballet Austin Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $377K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.0M
33. Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc
21 grants to 4 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 62.0% of their giving
$2.0M
34. Womens Symphony League of Austin Incorporated
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $425K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.9M
35. San Antonio Area Foundation
168 grants to 61 organizations · largest $761K · through 2024 · 4.4% of their giving
$8.2M
36. Civic Lubbock Inc
51 grants to 11 organizations · largest $86K · through 2024 · 73.1% of their giving
$1.7M
37. Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Endowment Inc
196 grants to 54 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024 · 74.3% of their giving
$1.6M
38. Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District Corporation
56 grants to 18 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024 · 86.8% of their giving
$1.5M
39. Austin Lyric Opera Endowment Fund
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $299K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.5M
40. Dhhrm Endowment Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $397K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.3M
41. San Angelo Area Foundation
41 grants to 11 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 7.7% of their giving
$3.4M
42. The Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation
15 grants to 7 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 16.1% of their giving
$1.6M
43. Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Inc
24 grants to 4 organizations · largest $108K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.2M
44. Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax
304 grants to 64 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$6.7M
45. Bill and Sara Morgan Real Estate Foundation
8 grants to 1 organization · largest $228K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.1M
46. Sammons Center Endowment Corp
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $390K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.1M
47. Science Spectrum Talkington Endowment
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$984K
48. Houston Academy of Medicine
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2024 · 93.1% of their giving
$900K
49. Arts Council of Brazos Valley
36 grants to 12 organizations · largest $57K · through 2024 · 30.7% of their giving
$765K
50. Safari Club International West Texas Chapter Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $295K · through 2024 · 32.2% of their giving
$722K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to arts & culture work in Texas, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 17 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering arts & culture work, with an address in Texas. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable arts & culture funding in Texas, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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