The 1687 Foundation
Mckinney, TX · EIN 26-3772474. Reported 234 grants totalling $9,000,622 to 190 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. The 1687 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 $16,070. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,100 and $44,550; the smallest was $20 and the largest $580,000. 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 Tech Foundation - Agreement 2024 | Lubbock, TX | $580,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Tech Foundation - Agreement Grant | Lubbok, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Tech Foundation Inc - Grant | Lubbock, TX | $450,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Tech Foundation-Vegetation Monitoring & Mgmt | Lubbock, TX | $369,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lifeline Children's Services | Birmingham, AL | $343,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Life Outreach International | Fort Wroth, TX | $262,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heartbeat International - Grant | Columbus, OH | $240,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Able of Buffalo Gap | Buffalo Gap, TX | $195,299 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eastland County Open Door-Agreement | Cisco, TX | $195,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lifeline Children's Services - Grant | Birmingham, AL | $180,563 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Asd | Crowley, TX | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Camp Able of Buffalo Gap - Abilene Gives Fundraiser | Buffalo Gap, TX | $150,495 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Tech Foundation-Purple Martin Research | Lubbock, TX | $145,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Tech Foundation Inc-Agreement | Lubbock, TX | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Open Door - 2024 Mobile Unit Expenses | Cisco, TX | $123,063 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elam Ministries - Grant | Alpharetta, GA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Rock | Fort Wroth, TX | $103,900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bynum School | Midland, TX | $102,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Charis Hill Camp | Sunset, TX | $102,159 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Asso - Donation- Samaritans Purse | Charlotte, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Encourage One Another | Arlington, TX | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Midland | Midland, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mercy Gate Ministries-Mindy - Grant | Ingram, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Olden Volunteer Fire Departmen - Grant | Olden, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Remember the Alamo Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities-Oregon | Bend, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation-Agreement | Arlington, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Tech Foundation Inc - the 1687 Foundation Scholarship | Lubbock, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abilene Youth Sports Authority | Abilene, TX | $97,125 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elam Ministries | Alpharetta, GA | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Austin Adams-House | Marquez, TX | $88,570 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Brigades-Agreement | New Braunfels, TX | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Asd - Matching Grant | Crowley, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heartbeat International | Columbus, OH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastland County Open Door | Cisco, TX | $71,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chase's Place | Richardson, TX | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chase's Place - Grant | Richardson, TX | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abilene Youth Sports Authority - Grant | Abilene, TX | $61,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Na | Addison, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Share | Midland, TX | $57,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $57,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Baptist Church of Buffal - Grant | Buffalo Gap, TX | $55,758 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Abilene | Abilene, TX | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bynum School - Grant | Midland, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coleman Cares - Grant | Coleman, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Encourage One Another - Grant | Arlington, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Live Oak Church | Comanche, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Open Door | Cisco, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Play It Forward Foundation - Grant | Trophy Club, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sharing Hands - Grant | Midland, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Rangers Baseball Foundat - 2023 Annual Contribution | Arlington, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Rangers Baseball Foundat - Inv# 11820242 Gala | Arlington, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinity School | Midland, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Midland Children's Rehab Center | Midland, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Moving Water - Grant | Cypress, TX | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Hunter for Heroes West Tx | Clyde, TX | $43,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Embrace Grace - Grant | Hurst, TX | $43,268 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Living Water Ministry | Cross Plains, TX | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Hunter for Heroes West T - Grant | Clyde, TX | $41,917 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Agape Counseling Services | Midland, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Down's Syndrome Assoc of Houst - Grant | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mile Monster Inc - Grant | Hillsborough, NJ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Narrow Gate Foundation - Grant | Duck River, TN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Brigades - Bobwhite Quail Brigade | New Braunfels, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation-Gala | Arlington, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Centers for Children and Families | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heart of Texas Christian | Brownwood, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Live Oak Church - Grant | Comanche, TX | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Life Capernaum | Dallas, TX | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Narrow Gate Foundation | Duck River, TN | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Houston | Houston, TX | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Charis Hills Camp - Grant | Sunset, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Medical Center Foundation-Bereavement Prog | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Medical Center Foundation-Foster Care Prog | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Homes Ministry | Brownwood, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of North Tx | Addison Tx, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas 4-H Center | Brownwood, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Embrace Grace | Hurst, TX | $29,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cottonwood Baptist Church | Cross Plains, TX | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bcyfr Supporters - Inv 138 | Brownwood, TX | $26,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Basin Dream Center for Orphans - Grant | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Be the Change | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of El - Grant | El Paso, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centers for Children & Families - Grant | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Down's Syndrome Assoc of Houston | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hospice of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Midland Children's Rehab Cent - Grant | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ingram Police Department - Grant | Ingram, TX | $24,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Permian Warrior Partnership - Grant | Augusta, GA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bcyfr Supporters-Brown County Fair | Brownwood, TX | $20,392 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midland | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Texas - Grant | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homemade Hope for Homless Children | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Raffa Clinic | Greenville, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Scottish Rites - Grant | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spoken Worldwide | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Tech Foundation - Mile Program Agreement | Lubbock, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Tech Fund - Grant | Lubbock, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spoken Worldwide - Grant | Dallas, TX | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross Plains Youth Sports | Cross Plains, TX | $17,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Austin Adams-Taxidermy School & Lodging | Marquez, TX | $15,140 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mighty Oaks Foundation | Murrieta, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Permian Basin Be the Change - Grant | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reflection Ministries | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Antonio Food Bank | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tadsaw Inc | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Life Capernaum - Grant | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross Plains Food Pantry | Cross Plains, TX | $12,797 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Billy Graham Rapid Responses | Charlotte, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| General Tommy Franks - Inv #4SL-24-05 | Hobart, OK | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mighty Oaks Foundation - Grant | Magnolia, TX | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amazing Place - Grant | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Archway Academy | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| At Last - Grant | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Austin Street Center - Grant | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children at Heart Ministries - Grant | Round Rock, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Garden Kitchen | Mckinney, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Garden Kitchen - Grant | Mckinney, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Community Developm - Grant | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cottonwood Baptist Church - Grant- Coffee Shop | Cross Plains, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross Plains Youth Sports - Grant | Cross Plains, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope and Healing Center - Grant | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mighty Oaks Foundation | Montgomery, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ross S Sterling High School PTO | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Antonio Food Bank - Grant | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital - Grant | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stick Horses and Capes - Grant | Abilene, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Tech Foundation | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Texas Tech Foundation - Casnr Agreement | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Tech Foundation-Mile Program | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Tech Foundation-Natural Resources Mgmt | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Tech Foundation-Therapeutic Riding Center | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Tech Fund - Trtc Agreement | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ttus-Institutional Advancement | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Opportunity Tribe | Midland, TX | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sterling High School PTO | Houston, TX | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Ark Domestic Violence Shelter | Brownwood, TX | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cross Plains PTO | Corss Plains, TX | $7,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Senior Citizens Center | Cross Plains, TX | $7,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Austin Adams-Fuelinsurance | Marquez, TX | $6,607 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | Odessa, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Andrew Carey-Scholarship Loan | Cross Plains, TX | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Legion Post #196 - Grant | Brownwood, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Texas Pregnancy Care Center | Brownwood, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Texas Veteran's Memorial | Brownwood, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christian Men's Job Corp | Kerrville, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Men's Life Skills - Grant | Kerrville, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Women's Job Corp - Grant | Brownwood, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heifer International - Grant | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Supply Co - Grant | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation at Ease - Grant | Brownwood, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Place - Grant | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sailing Angels | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Life Center - Grant | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pregnancy Resource Center - Grant | Kerrville, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Senior Source - Grant | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Houston Animal Rescue - Grant | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Texas Food Bank | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Senior Citizens Center - Year End Jar Donation | Cross Plains, TX | $4,808 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Dallas, TX | $4,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Rock - Grant | Fort Worth, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross Plains Public Library - Grant | Cross Plains, TX | $3,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baird JR Livestock Association | Clyde, TX | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Methodist Church - Donation | Cross Plains, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sights on Christ - End of Year Jar Donation | Argyle, TX | $2,879 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Badf-Hotc | Bangs, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baird JR Livestock Associatio - Donation | Clyde, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clyde JR Livestock Association - Sponsorship | Clyde, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross Plains Livestock Associa - Donation | Cross Plains, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Disabilty Resource Inc | Abilene, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eula Livestock Association - Donation | Clyde, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army - Year End Jar Donation | Dallas, TX | $2,468 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Able - Team B290'S | Buffalo Gap, TX | $2,207 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Legion Post 423 | Cross Plains, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cross Plains Food Pantry - Donation | Cross Plains, TX | $1,657 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hideout Wga - Sponsorship | Brownwood, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross Plains Community Cancer Fund | Cross Plains, TX | $1,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lake Brownwood Vfd | Brownwood, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Band Boosters | Cross Plains, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cross Plains Isd | Cross Plains, TX | $415 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Truist - Donationcp Project Graduation | Cross Plains, TX | $315 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastland County Livestock Raisers | Eastland, TX | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coleman County JR Livestock - Hadden Edington and Hunter Edington | Coleman, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coleman County State Bank-Hunter & Hadden Edington | Coleman, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cross Plains Hs Cheer - Cheer Banner Renewal | Cross Plains, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Herd Scholarship | Cross Plains, TX | $20 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
41 of 190 (22%) 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 22%, across 2 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.
- Epilepsy Foundation of Houston
DONATION FOR CHARTIBLE PURPOSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 60 | $1,504,199 | $18,500 |
| 2021 | 5 | $160,000 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 79 | $3,082,575 | $17,200 |
| 2024 | 90 | $4,253,848 | $15,000 |
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
83% 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 $16,070. 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.
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- 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 The 1687 Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: 7460 Van Tuyl Parkway, Mckinney, TX, 75070. 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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