Harry E and Eda L Montandon Charitable Tr
Austin, TX · EIN 82-6673963. Reported 209 grants totalling $12.2M to 119 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Harry E and Eda L Montandon Charitable Tr 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $2,368,200. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attachment a | See Attachment a, TX | $4,638,700 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Rock-Ride on Center for Kids | Georgetown, TX | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marbridge Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Down Home Ranch | Elgin, TX | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Austin, TX | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foster Angels of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dell Children Medical Center | Austin, TX | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Women & Their Work | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Downtown Women's Center | Amarillo, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Half Helen Foundation | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope House of Austin | Liberty Hill, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Settlement Home for Children | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Austin Smiles | Austin, TX | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Candlelight Ranch | Marble Falls, TX | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior League of Austin | Austin, TX | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jeremiah Program | Austin, TX | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas Ramp Project | Johnson City, TX | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Any Baby Can | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breakthrough Central Texas | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA Esperanza Inc | Liberty Hill, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Helping Hand Home for Children | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rise Adventures | Irving, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Texas Rehabilitation Center | San Angelo, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assistance League of Austin | Austin, TX | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools | Austin, TX | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hand to Hold | Austin, TX | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mainspring Schools | Austin, TX | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Miracle Farm Inc | Brenham, TX | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Open My World Therapeutic | Leander, TX | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Age of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wonders & Worries | Austin, TX | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Austin Ymbl Sunshine Camp | Austin, TX | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Roots | Austin, TX | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arc of the Capital Area | Austin, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Austin Habitat for Humanity | Austin, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caritas of Austin | Austin, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Creative Action | Austin, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Eldercare | Austin, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hospice Austin | Austin, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Rise School of Austin | Austin, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin | Austin, TX | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA of Travis County | Austin, TX | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clayon Dabney for Kids With Cancer | Dallas, TX | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shield Ranch Foundation | Austin, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Child Protection | Austin, TX | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Youth and Family Alliance | Austin, TX | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anthropos Arts | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brookwood in Georgetown | Georgetwon, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dell Children Medical Center Fdn | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Drive a Senior Central Texas (dba Chariot) | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Empowerment Network | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Coalition of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mark Kilroy Foundation | Santa Fe, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels Central Texas | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Open Door Preschool | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Phoenix House Texas | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Safe in Austin | Leander, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sage Studio & Gallery | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women's Storybook Project Texas | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Summerhouse Houston | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Texas Food Bank | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Advocacy Center | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Downtown Womens Center | Amarillo, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| E3 Alliance | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heaing With Horses Ranch | Manor, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People's Community Clinic | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Acts of Love Early Childhood | Leander, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA of Central Texas | New Braunfels, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation at Shield Ranch | Austin, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Central Texas Inc | Austin, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Austin Diaper Bank | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bookspring | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Partners of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Easter Seals of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Genaustin | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girl Empowerment Network | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village Learning Center Inc | Kingwood, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assistance League of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adaptive Training Foundation | Carrollton, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assitance League of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austin Children's Museum | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austin Habitat for Hummanity | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Avance Inc | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bastrop County Emergency | Bastrop, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas Inc | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Craniofacial | Addison, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Con Mi Madre | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council on at Risk Youth | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Deby Lewis Foundation | El Paso, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hill Country Medical Ministries Inc | Leander, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manos De Cristo Inc | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partnerships for Children | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partnersips for Children | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Arena | Dripping Springs, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Beef Initiative | Dripping Springs, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Can Academies Austin | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Refugee for Dmst | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army Austin Area | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army Austin Area Command | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Todos Juntos Learning Center | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Williamson County Childrens Advocacy Center Inc | Round Rock, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Youthworks | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Association for Independent Living | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Austin Speech Labs | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Austin Theater Alliance | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Here I Am Orphan Ministries | Brenham, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hopes Door | Plano, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Housing Crisis Center Inc | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Katelle Foundation | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reach Unlimited | Cypress, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sammys House | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach for America | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Institute of Developmental Pediatrics | Leander, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Teamconnor Childhood Cancer Foundation | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ann Richards School Foundation | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Idea | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Christi Center | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
62 of 119 (52%) 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 62%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- See Attachment a
GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - Rock-Ride on Center for Kids
Underwrite purchase of four acres for expansion. - Dell Children Medical Center
HIRE A CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST DEDICATED TO THE TRANSPLANT PROGRAM. - Marbridge Foundation Inc
COVER GAP IN MEDICARE/MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR SKILLED NURSING CARE FOR CLIENTS WITH DISABILITIES. - CASA Esperanza Inc
Purchase a lot to build 6th home. - Hope House of Austin
CONTRIBUTION TO BUILD A FIFTH HOME AND PROVIDE FOR 10 MORE CHILDREN.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 119 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 | 68 | $2,605,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 69 | $2,700,000 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 70 | $2,233,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $2,270,500 | $2,270,500 |
| 2025 | 1 | $2,368,200 | $2,368,200 |
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
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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 $25,000. 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 Harry E and Eda L Montandon Charitable Tr'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: 13205 El Camino Road, Austin, TX, 78727. 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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