Susser Family Foundation
Dallas, TX · EIN 47-0999501. Reported 191 grants totalling $3,004,448 to 114 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. Susser 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $12,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $545,370. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | $982,710 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $251,800 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $186,419 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $180,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Temple Emanu-El | Dallas, TX | $85,102 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Council of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $80,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas Foundation | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Rohr Chabad Jewish Student Center | Austin, TX | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum | Dallas, TX | $66,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Temple Emanu - Ei | Dallas, TX | $60,675 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas | Dallas, TX | $59,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Corpus Christi, TX | $57,180 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Sweetheart Ball | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $47,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Christus Spohn Health System Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $32,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holdsworth Center | Austin, TX | $28,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Washington, DC | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Exes | Austin, TX | $25,625 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crystal Charity Ball | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Circle Ten Council | Dallas, TX | $24,847 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dallas Holocaust Museum | Dallas, TX | $23,664 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Genesis Women's Shelter & Support | Dallas, TX | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Business Hall of Fame | Houston, TX | $20,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Israel Defence Forces | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Impact Forum Foundation | Encino, CA | $15,400 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Partners of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dallas Citizens Council | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchinson Energy Center | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Univerity of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| W B Ray High School | Corpus Christi, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Affairs Council of Dfw | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts of America South Texas Council | Corpus Christi, TX | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legacy Senior Communities Foundation | Dallas, TX | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,400 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| College World Gold Championship Fdn Inc | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| George W Bush Presidential Center | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hudson Institute | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Read Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Texas 2036 | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas Hillel | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas Matters | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dallas Symphony Association | Dallas, TX | $8,550 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beacon State Fund | Austin, TX | $8,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital | Corpus Christi, TX | $7,580 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Affairs Council of Dallasfort Worth | Dallas, TX | $7,440 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital Inc | New York, NY | $7,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Des Moines, IA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas State Aquarium | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,956 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Community Center of Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $5,020 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Annette Strauss Institute | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts of America Sam Houston Area Council | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History | Corpus Christi, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sam Houston State University | Huntsville, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Foxworthy Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Legacy Senior Communities | Plano, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Foster Angels of South Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | $4,820 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southwestern Medical Foundation | Dallas, TX | $4,460 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital - Development Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $4,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humble Beginnings - Austin Street Center | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rotary Club of Southside Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Triumph Over Kid Cancer Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Camp Gary Fund | Tomball, TX | $2,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Life Refuge Ministries | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sam Houston Area Council | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unlocking Doors | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Women's Preparatory Network | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas A&m - Corpus Christi Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Del Mar College Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hannon Cup Association | Austin, TX | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hillel of Dallas | Addison, TX | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Salesmanship Club Charity Gold of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Secure Community Network | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Turtle Creek Association | Dallas, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wildlife in Focus | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas A&m University - Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America Longhorn Council | Hurst, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Brain Health | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi Police Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dallas Foundation | Dalals, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Goodwill Industries of Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ladies Auxiliary of Arlington | Arlington, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and La | Stafford, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stars Scholarship Fund | Mcallen, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tamucc - Hri | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tennis Success | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Bankers Foundation | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Academy of Medicine Engineering & Science of Texas | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Brown County Humane Society | Brownwood, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Periwinkle Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Rise School of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charity League Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve Trust | Natchitoches, LA | $720 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gloria Hicks Elementary School | Corpus Christi, TX | $700 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Care Dallas | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Father of the Year Awards Inc | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uatx | Austin, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Texas Chabad House | Austin, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Windsor Park Elementary School PTA | Corpus Christi, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Prader-Willi Research | Covina, CA | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Secure Community Network | Chicago, IL | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Poca Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breakaway Ministries | College Station, TX | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coastal Bend Food Bank | Corpus Christi, TX | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
38 of 114 (33%) 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 49%, 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.
- University of Texas Foundation
PHILANTHROPIC- FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAM E SUSSER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AND SOPHIE R SUSSER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP - University of Texas at Austin
PHILANTHROPIC- FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAM E SUSSER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP - Texas Exes
PHILANTHROPIC - SUSSER BANK - 2025 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS EVENT - Univerity of Texas at Austin
PHILANTHROPIC- FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CENTER - Christus Spohn Health System Foundation
PHILANTHROPIC- FOR THE BENEFIT OF NEURO-TRAUMA INTENSIVE CAR UNITS IN THE NEW NORTH TOWER AT CHRISTUS SPOHN - SHORELINE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 113 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 | 27 | $115,960 | $2,100 |
| 2022 | 34 | $816,350 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 40 | $310,626 | $2,420 |
| 2024 | 35 | $775,232 | $4,000 |
| 2025 | 55 | $986,280 | $5,000 |
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
93% 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 Susser 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: 4020 Maple Ave Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75219. 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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