Tecumseh Foundation
Abilene, TX · EIN 74-2807652. Reported 171 grants totalling $7,448,060 to 83 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. Tecumseh 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $75,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $330,310. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Academy Ca Fund | Denver, CO | $1,114,210 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Comitis Crisis Center Inc | Aurora, CO | $650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Telluride Medical Center Foundation | Telluride, CO | $570,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation | Aurora, CO | $376,850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Miguel County Search and Rescue | Telluride, CO | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | $360,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environment Colorado | Denver, CO | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Telluride Science Research Center | Telluride, CO | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dumb Friends League | Denver, CO | $270,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prodigy Ventures Inc | Toronto | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Upaya Zen Center | Santa Fe, NM | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Momentum Advisory Collective | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Worthmore | Aurora, CO | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Telluride Mountain Club | Telluride, CO | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Canine Companions for Independence | Irving, TX | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Explore Austin | Austin, TX | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dawn Clinic | Aurora, CO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mountainfilm | Telluride, CO | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ocean First Institute | Boulder, CO | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hospice Austin | Austin, TX | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food for Thought Denver | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Urban Peak | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Telluride Fire Protection District | Telluride, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Texas Food Bank | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Havern School | Littleton, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Same Cafe | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youthroots | Englewood, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Champions Off the Field | Austin, TX | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mobile Loaves and Fishes | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Muny Conservancy for Heritage | Austin, TX | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Zachary Scott Theatre | Austin, TX | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Miguel Resource Center | Telluride, CO | $25,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camfed USA | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emancipet | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Austin Pets Alive | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center Foundation | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moosilauke Fresh Air Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| True North Youth Program | Telluride, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austin PBS Membership | Austin, TX | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Helping Hand Home for Children | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mack Jack and Mcconaughey | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pease Park Conservancy | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lubird's Light | Littleton, CO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ski & Snowboard Club Vail | Vail, CO | $10,450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kiwanis of Greater Abilene Foundation | Abilene, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prodigy Ventures Inc | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Refuge for Dmst | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Trail Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Texas Systems Office of External Relations | Austin, TX | $8,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Lbj Library | Austin, TX | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Klru Friends of Acl | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Cutting Horse Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Opera Colorado | Englewood, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simon's Heart | Conshohocken, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St David's Episcopal Church | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Austin German Shepherd Rescue | Manor, TX | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Quarter Horse Foundation | Amarillo, TX | $4,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blanton Museum of Art | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kamukama Foundation | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Therapy Pet Pals of Texas | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chancellor's Council Executive Committee | El Paso, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior League of Austin | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame | Ft Worth, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Quarter Horse Association | Amarillo, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spirit Reins | Liberty Hill, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Austin Youth Association | Austin, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Abilene, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dell Children's Grandparents Trust | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maj for a Mission | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mayfield Park Community Project | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels and More | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safe Place | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The American Himalayan Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Safe Alliance | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Settlement Home | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Austin Neighborhood Group | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Texas | Austin, TX | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| People's Community Clinic | Austin, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas State History Museum Foundation | Austin, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susan G Komen for the Cure | Dallas, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
40 of 83 (48%) 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 61%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 87 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 | $2,159,950 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 41 | $1,915,150 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $1,666,560 | $6,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $1,706,400 | $10,000 |
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
80% of its giving went to organizations in Colorado. 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 $10,000. 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 Colorado.
- 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 Tecumseh 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 701, Abilene, TX, 79604. 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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