The Fruehauf Foundation
Houston, TX · EIN 23-7015744. Reported 263 grants totalling $957,143 to 94 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. The Fruehauf 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 $2,200. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $57,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Martin's Episcopal Church | Houston, TX | $54,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | $48,950 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $45,925 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | $37,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Minneapolis, MN | $27,788 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan | West Palm Beach, FL | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of South East and North Florida | West Palm Beach, FL | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Houston Ballet | Houston, TX | $22,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | Moose, WY | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | $21,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Houston Zoo Inc | Houston, TX | $21,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gordon College | Wenham, MA | $18,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| ASPCA | Washington, DC | $18,220 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $17,650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Operations Warrior Foundation | Tampa, FL | $17,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lost Tree Chapel | North Palm Beach, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation | North Palm Beach, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $14,100 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Against Malaria Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Citizens for Animal Protection | Houston, TX | $13,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| ACLU | New York, NY | $13,660 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Intrerlochen, MI | $13,650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reintegra | Lafayette, CO | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Macarthur State Park | North Palm Beach, FL | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Houston, TX | $10,950 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | $10,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Center | Charlottesville, VA | $10,885 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | Verona, VA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Orland Shakespear Theater | Winter Park, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Houston, TX | $9,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Danny & Ron's Rescue | Camden, SC | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denver Rescue Mission | Denver, CO | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Houston, TX | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Aspen Animal Shelter | Aspen, CO | $6,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | Charlottesville, VA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Justice Center | Charlottesville, VA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Live Arts | Charlottesville, VA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Malaria Consortium US | Hermitage, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sexual Assault Resource Agency | Charlottesville, VA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shelter for Help in Emergency | Charlottesville, VA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sweet Briar College | Sweet Briar, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research | New York, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The University of Connecticut Foundation Inc | Storrs, CT | $5,850 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Uconn Foundation | Storrs, CT | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charleston Animal Society | Charleston, SC | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Charlottesville Free Clinic | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Foothills | Golden, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Merrifield, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Military Warriors Support Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lalmba Association | Monument, CO | $4,125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Patient Support Foundation | Williston, VT | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mercy Chefs Inc | Portsmouth, VA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mark's Episcopal Church | Charleston, SC | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tdf Operating Account | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Wild Dolphin Project | Jupiter, FL | $3,741 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Loggerhead Marinelife Center | Juno Beach, FL | $3,740 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asheville Humane Society Inc | Asheville, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child and Family Advocacy Program Dba Blue Sky Bridge | Boulder, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hospice of the Piedmont | Charlottesville, VA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Literacy Volunteers of C'villealbemarle | Charlottesville, VA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Water Missions International Dba Water Mission | North Charleston, SC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Theatre Development Fund Inc | New York, NY | $2,680 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bikehouston | Houston, TX | $2,334 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Furkids Inc | Cumming, GA | $2,334 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Homeless Period Project | Greenville, SC | $2,334 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Moody Gardens Conservation Fund | Galveston, TX | $2,334 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Recraft Creative Reuse Cener | Charleston, SC | $2,334 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reef Fish Conservation and Education Foundation Inc | Galveston, TX | $2,334 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pilots N Paws | Landrum, SC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of Houston | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pride Link | Greenville, SC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Copd Foundation | Miami, FL | $1,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harris County Friends of the Library | Houston, TX | $1,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wucf | Orlando, FL | $1,375 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Geological Society of America Foundation | Boulder, CO | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Geological Society of American Foundation | Boulder, CO | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Healing Winds Vermont | Burlington, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia - Advancement Operations Account | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wings of Hope | St Louis, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wmfe 907 | Orlando, FL | $950 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation - Maui Strong | Honolulu, HI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
75 of 94 (80%) 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 84%, across 3 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 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.
- Team Rubicon
PUBLIC WELFARE OPERATING SUPPORT - St Jude Children's Research Hospital
MEDICAL OPERATING SUPPORT - St Martin's Episcopal Church
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OPERATING SUPPORT - 2019 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Bucknell University
EDUCATION OPERATING SUPPORT - The Nature Conservancy
ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE - ACLU
HUMAN SERVICES OPERATING SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 162 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 | 68 | $205,000 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 66 | $218,139 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 72 | $244,000 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 57 | $290,004 | $3,400 |
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
25% 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 $2,200. 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 Fruehauf 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: Sentinel Tr 2001 Kirby Dr 1200, Houston, TX, 77019. 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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