Mcguire Family Foundation
San Antonio, TX · EIN 74-2979027. Reported 171 grants totalling $1,060,400 to 78 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. Mcguire Family 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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $6,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $51,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headwater Incarnate Word | San Antonio, TX | $105,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fii National | Oakland, CA | $102,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wg Conway-Utsa Endowed Scholarship | San Antonio, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rotary Club of Sa Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $52,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Independence Initiative | Concord, CA | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| H E Butt Foundation C/O Constituent Relations | Kerrville, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ekisa Ministries International Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Assn of Central Tx | Austin, TX | $33,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas Water Mission-Honduras | San Antonio, TX | $28,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| International Justice Mission | Washington, DC | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pay It Forward Ministries | San Antonio, TX | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Schreiner University | Kerrville, TX | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Botanical Gardens-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| KIPP Academies-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Road | San Antonio, TX | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Andrew's United Methodist Church Debbie Chesney | San Antonio, TX | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Delta Pet Partners | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Center-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Guide Dogs of Texas | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| KIPP Texas Fundraising | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Food Bank | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Pauls Episcopal Church | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Area Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Luke's Episcopal Church San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christian Senior Services Meals on Wheels | San Antonio, TX | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Shelter | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eagle Mount Montanabig Sky Kids | Bozeman, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Christus Hospice San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kupenda for the Children | Hampton, NH | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Anglican Ministries | Ambridge, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yellowstone Forever | Bozeman, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alamo Heights School Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Morgan's Wonderland-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Antonio Zoo | San Antonio, TX | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Life Capital City | Austin, TX | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| All Saints in Big Sky | Big Sky, MT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Church Big Skyst Joseph's of Big Sky | Big Sky, MT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Antonio Report | San Antonio, TX | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arc of Capital Area | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arc of Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Sky Community Center | Big Sky, MT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eagle Mount-Big Sky Kids | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heartline Ministries | Sunny Side, WA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Antonio Botanical Garden | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Antonio Botanical Gardens | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Starfish Project | Goshen, IN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Congregational Collective | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Austin Baptist Chapel | Austin, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Be the Bridge | Atlanta, GA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Sky Food Bank | Big Sky, MT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ruby's Rainbow | Austin, TX | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Church-Big Sky | Big Sky, MT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kerrville Perpetual Care Cemetery | San Antonio, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Klrn | San Antonio, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lowell Catholic High School | Lowell, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy of Texas | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shumla-Comstock Tx | Comstock, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Life Central Austin | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Haiti Design Collective | Argyle, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center Point Volunteer Fire Dept | Center Point, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children Bereavement Center | San Antonio, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Global Child Advocates | Dripping Springs, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner | San Antonio, TX | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Side By Side Kids | Austin, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Warriors and Quiet Waters | Bozeman, MT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Action & Contemplation | Albuquerque, NM | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Plwa | Billings, MT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adult Independent & Motivated Texas | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Kerrville | Kerrville, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ruby Habitat Foundation | Sheridan, MT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Gathering | San Mateo, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Relief Attn Donations | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gallatin Valley Land Trust | Bozeman, MT | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Raindrop Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics of Central Texas | Pflugerville, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
57 of 78 (73%) 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 41%, across 4 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.
- Family Independence Initiative
ASSIST THOSE WITH FINANCIAL HARDSHIP - Fii National
ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARITY PURPOS - KIPP Texas Fundraising
ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARITIES - St Pauls Episcopal Church
FOR CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSE - Eagle Mount-Big Sky Kids
ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARIRITIES - San Antonio Botanical Gardens
ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARITY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 61 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 | 57 | $423,250 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 54 | $310,750 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 46 | $225,000 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 10 | $76,400 | $3,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | $25,000 | $6,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
69% 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 $2,500. 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 Mcguire Family 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: 613 Grandview Place, San Antonio, TX, 78209. 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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