Behmann Brothers Foundation
Corpus Christi, TX · EIN 74-2146739. Reported 336 grants totalling $1,545,395 to 159 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Behmann Brothers Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $145 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&m Agrilife Extension Service | Corpus Christi, TX | $144,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Research | Corpus Christi, TX | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas A&m-Corpus Christi Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $75,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christus Spohn Health System Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $52,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Allie's Haven Animal Rescue | Ft Worth, TX | $37,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christus Spohn Health System Development Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Corpus Christi Metro Ministries | Corpus Christi, TX | $32,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Incarnate Word Academy | Corpus Christi, TX | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Del Mar College Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Halo-Flight Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Reseach | Corpus Christi, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Life Fellowship of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $27,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nueces County Junior Livestock Show | Corpus Christi, TX | $26,995 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shelter a Mutt Inc | Alice, TX | $22,500 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Calvary Chapel Coastlands | Corpus Christi, TX | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m University-Corpus Christi Foun | Corpus Christi, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Samaritan Rescue Mission | Corpus Christi, TX | $19,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission of Mercy Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kings Crossing Prison Ministries | Corpus Christi, TX | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas State Aquarium Association | Corpus Christi, TX | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Corpus Christi Hope House Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $17,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wesley Community Center | Corpus Christi, TX | $16,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Corpus Christi Police Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind | Corpus Christi, TX | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Texas Public Broadcasting System | Corpus Christi, TX | $15,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nueces Extension Program Foundation Inc | Robstown, TX | $14,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m University-Kingsville Foundation | Kingsville, TX | $14,550 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Corpus Christi Education Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Counseling Service | Corpus Christi, TX | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peewee's Pet Adoption | Corpus Christi, TX | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sea City Work Camp | Corpus Christi, TX | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Timon's Ministries | Corpus Christi, TX | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Shelter of South Texas Dba the Purple Door | Corpus Christi, TX | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth Odyssey Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St John Paul II High School | Corpus Christi, TX | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church | Robstown, TX | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Corpus Christi Pregnancy Center | Corpus Christi, TX | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Collegiate Edu-Nation | Roscoe, TX | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mary Mcleod Bethune Early Child Development Nursery Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Advocacy Center of the Coastal Bend | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coastal Bend College Foundation | Beeville, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Focus Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| YWCA | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tennis Success | Corpus Christi, TX | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fannie Bluntzer Nason Renewal Center Inc Dba the Spirit Center | Corpus Christi, TX | $9,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Texas Public Broadcasting Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Texas Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Educating Children's Future Community Center | Corpus Christi, TX | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures | Corpus Christi, TX | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Aranzazu Inc | Rockport, TX | $8,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coastal Bend Food Bank | Corpus Christi, TX | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Corpus Christi Literacy Council | Corpus Christi, TX | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Corpus Christi Symphony Society Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mission 911 | Corpus Christi, TX | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peewee's Pet Adoption Wrld & Sanctry Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corpus Christi Area Council for the Deaf Dba the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Corpus Christi, TX | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foster Angels of South Texas Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Coalition of Aransas County | Rockport, TX | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fannie Bluntzer Nason Renewal Center | Corpus Christi, TX | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peewee's Pet Adoption World and Sanctuary Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $7,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pregnancy Center of the Coastal Bend | Corpus Christi, TX | $7,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agape Ranch | Corpus Christi, TX | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Corpus Christi Area Council for the Deaf Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America South Texas Council | Corpus Christi, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of Aransas Pass | Fulton, TX | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montessori School of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonlad House Charities of South Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St John Nepomucene Catholic Church | Robstown, TX | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Corpus Christi Safe Place Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Maritime Museum Association | Rockport, TX | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Miracle League of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Zephyr | Sandia, TX | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children Advocacy Center Coastal Bend | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Citizens Planning Committee | Bishop, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rise School of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rob & Bessie Welder Wildlife Conservation Foundation | Sinton, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of South Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Texas Institute for the Arts Dba Art Museum of South Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army Cc Tx | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grow Local South Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Texas Mission of Mercy | Bastrop, TX | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas State Aquarium | Corpus Christi, TX | $4,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart Church | Mathis, TX | $4,375 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arms Wide Adoption Services | Corpus Christi, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Corpus Christi International Seamen's Center | Corpus Christi, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital | Corpus Christi, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Society of Aransas County | Fulton, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Side Helping Hand | Corpus Christi, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Shelter of South Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nueces County JR Live Stock Show | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Choice Living Community | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sisters of Providence | St Mary of the Woods, IN | $3,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tri County Emergency Medical Services Inc | Ingleside, TX | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Art Center of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beeville Vinyard | Beeville, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Bend | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institut | Kingsville, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corpus Christi International Seamens Cen | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corpus Christi Police Athletic League | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hammons Education Leadership Programs | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hispanic Women's Network of Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Life Refuge Ministries | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Homefront | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sharp Shooter Foto | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St James Episcopal School of Corpus Chri | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arms Wide | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beeville Vineyard | Beeville, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brush Country Literacy Council Incorporated | Orange Grove, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute | Kingsville, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of Nueces County | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Corpus Christi International Seafarer's Center | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Justice for Samson Animal Rescue | Orange Grove, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orange Grove Education Foundation | Orange Grove, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reaching Our Neighbors Charitable Foundation | Portland, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Restoration Hunger Relief Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisters of Providence Co SR Beth Wright Sp | St Maryofthewoods, IN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sisters of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Texas Institute for the Arts | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Rise School | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Robstown Area Historical Museum | Robstown, TX | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Agape Harbor | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Annapolis Christian Academy | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aransas County Isd Education Foundation | Rockport, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Coastal Bend | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corpus Christi Chorale | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Costal Bend Small Breed Rescue | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Upreach Inc Dba New Life Behavi | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Baptist Church Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First United Methodist Church Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gulf Coast Humane Society | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Instituto De Cultura Hispanica De Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jared Hunt 512 Memorial Fund Corporation | Robstown, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Je'sani Smith Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rockport Art Association Inc Dba Rockport Center for the Arts | Rockport, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's United Methodist Church | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Spirit Center | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Pius Mission | Sandia, TX | $1,625 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nueces County JR Livestock Show | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Art Center of South Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA of the Coastal Bend | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Gertrude the Great Church | Kingsville, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St James Episcopal School of Corpus Christi Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Pius X Mission | Sandia, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities | Corpus Christi, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jim Wells County Fair Association | Alice, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
84 of 159 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 53%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Christus Spohn Health System Foundation
SPOHN HOSPITAL STROKE CENTER - Texas A&m Agrilife Research
CROP & LIVESTOCK ALTERNATIVES FOR THE COASTAL BEND REGION - Del Mar College Foundation
(1) BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND (2) DEL MAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION STUDENT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND - Texas A&m Corpus Christi Foundation
BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AND ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS - Christus Spohn Health System Development Foundation
THE BEHAMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION TRIAGE ROOM - Corpus Christi Metro Ministries
TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE TO ENHANCE SAFETY & PERFORMANCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 186 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 | 73 | $355,290 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 79 | $428,875 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 78 | $397,390 | $3,050 |
| 2024 | 106 | $363,840 | $2,500 |
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.
Where its money goes
100% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Behmann Brothers Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: Po Box 271486, Corpus Christi, TX, 78414. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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