Andrew Delaney Foundation
Austin, TX · EIN 76-0265537. Reported 268 grants totalling $15.0M to 85 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Andrew Delaney Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations Andrew Delaney Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 7 grants totalling $312,500 to them. That is 3% of the $11.7M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation | grantmaking organization | Texas | $295,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Greater Houston | federated giving programme | Texas | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill | community foundation | Texas | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $35,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $55,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $500,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston - College of Nursing | Sugar Land, TX | $1,125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Emancipet | Austin, TX | $811,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bookspring | Austin, TX | $795,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Austin Humane Society | Austin, TX | $716,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Texas Humane Heroes | Leander, TX | $705,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mobile Loaves and Fishes | Austin, TX | $700,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Woods Project | Houston, TX | $520,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Arts Alliance | Houston, TX | $510,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Girls Empowerment Network | Austin, TX | $463,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast | Houston, TX | $460,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Communities in Schools of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $450,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Austin Public Library Foundation | Austin, TX | $445,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Eldercare Inc | Austin, TX | $395,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Thundering Paws | Dripping Springs, TX | $380,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | $375,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hospice Austin | Austin, TX | $365,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Literacy First Co University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Barbara Bush Literacy Houston Foundation | Houston, TX | $295,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Literacy First (university of Texas-Austin) | Austin, TX | $295,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arts for Rural Texas | Fayetteville, TX | $287,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star | Houston, TX | $285,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Low Vision Resource Center | San Antonio, TX | $255,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for Pursuit | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guide Dogs of Texas Inc | San Antonio, TX | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Houston Eye Associates Foundation | Houston, TX | $245,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Houston | Houston, TX | $215,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Texas - Austin | Austin, TX | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Eve's Fund | Newport, RI | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Central Texas | Austin, TX | $190,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wildlife Rescue of Central Texas | Bastrop, TX | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Houston Hospice | Houston, TX | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Etosha Rescue & Adoption Center | Seguin, TX | $170,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Houston | Houston, TX | $160,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Austin Parks Foundation | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Animal Balance | Portland, OR | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Houston Public Library Foundation | Houston, TX | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eves Fund | Newport, RI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Literacy First | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Austin Wildlife Rescue | Austin, TX | $92,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pursuit Center | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shadow Cats Rescue | Round Rock, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Triple Me Mac Equine Sanctuary | Spring Branch, TX | $66,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Compudopt | Houston, TX | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House - Houston | Houston, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Im Houston | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rosenberg Library | Galveston, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Texas - Austin - College of Natural Sciences | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loving Texas Pet Assistance | Kerrville, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Austin Palliative Care | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army of Austin | Austin, TX | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Battleship Texas Foundation | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lasell University | Auburndale, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Comp-U-Dopt | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cure Alzheimer's Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Make-a-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana | Stafford, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation | Wellesley, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partners | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Texas Food Bank | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cure Alzheimers Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ghetto Rescue Foundation Loving Texas Pet Assistance | Anaheim Hills, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Be Spay Neuter | Pflugerville, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Breakthrough Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Govact | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| League of Women Voters Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lilith Fund | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Exponent Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Candid | New York, NY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| North Carolina Community Foundation - Emergency and Disaster Response Fund | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charity Navigator | Harlan, IA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country | Kerrville, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Food Bank East End Branch | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kerrville Pets Alive | Kerrville, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Charity Navigator | Bellmawr, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | Richmond, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
58 of 85 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 85%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Bookspring
BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Mobile Loaves and Fishes
COMMUNITY FIRST! VILLAGE PROJECT TO HOUSE HOMELESS ADULTS - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Texas Humane Heroes
ANIMAL RESCUE AND ADOPTION SERVICES - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Emancipet
LOW-COST SPAY/ NEUTER AND VETERINARY SERVICES - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, VET TECH TRAINER SALARY, SURGEON TRAINER SALARY - Austin Humane Society
PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, HUMANE, LIFE-SAVING ANIMAL SERVICES - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, WILDLIFE RESCUE INTAKE FACILITY - University of Houston - College of Nursing
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NURSING STUDENTS, ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 192 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | $1,366,500 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $4,182,500 | $40,000 |
| 2023 | 56 | $2,632,500 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 58 | $3,417,500 | $50,000 |
| 2025 | 54 | $3,438,000 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Andrew Delaney Foundation has 47 of them, worth $11.2M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Emancipet | Austin, TX | $1,250,000 |
| University of Houston - College of Nursing | Sugar Land, TX | $750,000 |
| Houston Arts Alliance | Houston, TX | $720,000 |
| Bookspring | Austin, TX | $600,000 |
| Bookspring | Austin, TX | $500,000 |
| Mobile Loaves and Fishes | Austin, TX | $500,000 |
| Texas Humane Heroes | Leander, TX | $500,000 |
| Thundering Paws | Dripping Springs, TX | $500,000 |
| Arts for Rural Texas | Fayetteville, TX | $400,000 |
| Eve's Fund | Newport, RI | $400,000 |
| Literacy First Co University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | $400,000 |
| Emancipet | Austin, TX | $300,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star | Houston, TX | $300,000 |
| The Woods Project | Houston, TX | $300,000 |
| Austin Humane Society | Austin, TX | $250,000 |
Where its money goes
96% of its giving went to organizations in Texas.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Andrew Delaney Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 5501-a Balcones Drive Pmb 152, Austin, TX, 78731. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 76-0265537 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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