The Ewing Halsell Foundation
San Antonio, TX · EIN 30-0654055. Reported 219 grants totalling $35.4M to 73 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 Ewing Halsell 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 $80,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $250,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,150,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Texas | Phoenix, AZ | $4,150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Texas Facilities Fund | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Btx Schools Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $2,700,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Choose to Succeed | San Antonio, TX | $2,430,000 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Idea Public Schools | Edinburg, TX | $1,716,000 | 4 | 2 | 2021 |
| 50CAN | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Compass Rose Education Inc | San Antonio, TX | $1,250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| KIPP San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $1,250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| School of Science and Technology- Public Charter School | San Antonio, TX | $1,250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Valor Texas Education Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $1,150,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust | San Antonio, TX | $1,100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| School for Excellence in Education Dba Legacy Traditional Schools | San Antonio, TX | $917,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Antonio Botanical Society | San Antonio, TX | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Promesa Academy Inc | San Antonio, TX | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Royal Public Schools | San Antonio, TX | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Charter School Association | Austin, TX | $580,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Harnony Public Schools | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legacy Traditional Public Charter School - See | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Antonio Museum of Art | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Somerset Academy Inc | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Biomedical | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Texas Charter School Development | Austin, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinity University | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Essence Preparatory Public School | San Antonio, TX | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Remember the Alamo Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Charter Moms | San Antonio, TX | $400,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cibolo Nature Center | Boerne, TX | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alamo Public Telecommunications Council (klrn) | San Antonio, TX | $313,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Old Spanish Missions Inc | San Antonio, TX | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| New Frontiers Public Schools | San Antonio, TX | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Main Plaza Conservancy | San Antonio, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prelude Prepatory | San Antonio, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Children's Shelter | San Antonio, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hill Country Youth Ranch | Ingram, TX | $225,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Texas Public Radio | San Antonio, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Families Empowered | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Futuro Education Sa | San Antonio, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Morgan's Wonderland Inclusion Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Antonio Preparatory Public Charter School | San Antonio, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opera San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Area Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Antonio Food Bank | San Antonio, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Antonio Zoo | San Antonio, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Texas Public Charter School Association | Austin, TX | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Antonio River Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Celebrate Dyslexia Schools | San Antonio, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Hall | San Antonio, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Teach for America | New York, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County | San Antonio, TX | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| San Antonio Sports | San Antonio, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Catholic High School | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cibolo Center for Conservation | Boerne, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Restore Education | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Military Institute | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Texas State Historical Association | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utsa | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boy Scouts of America- Alamo Area Council | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of South Texas | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mcnay Art Museum | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Local Organizing Committee (sa Sports) | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Nonprofit Council | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Texas Brigades | New Braunfels, TX | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Youth Orchestra of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| City Kid Adventures | Devine, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Haven for Hope of Bexar County | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Skew the Script | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Wildlife Association Foundation | New Braunfels, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
54 of 73 (74%) 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 80%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 116 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 | 46 | $6,976,700 | $81,350 |
| 2021 | 38 | $6,264,700 | $81,350 |
| 2022 | 42 | $7,667,700 | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $7,967,200 | $75,000 |
| 2024 | 45 | $6,510,200 | $100,000 |
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
68% 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 $80,000. 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 The Ewing Halsell Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 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: 711 Navarro 737, San Antonio, TX, 78205. 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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