The O'connor & Hewitt Foundation
Victoria, TX · EIN 74-2527227. Reported 370 grants totalling $9,744,290 to 99 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. The O'connor & Hewitt 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 $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $560,400. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy H O'connor Pet Adoption Center | Victoria, TX | $2,178,380 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Trinity Episcopal School | Victoria, TX | $1,300,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Joseph High School | Victoria, TX | $484,727 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Victoria College Foundation Inc | Victoria, TX | $421,625 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christ's Kitchen | Victoria, TX | $330,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Food Bank of the Golden Crescent | Victoria, TX | $320,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | Victoria, TX | $310,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels South Texas | Victoria, TX | $260,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Gulf Bend Center | Victoria, TX | $240,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Midcoast Construction Academy | Victoria, TX | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| County of Refugio - Dennis M O'connor Library | Refugio, TX | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Victoria, TX | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Golden Crescent Habitat for Humanity | Victoria, TX | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Victoria Bach Festival Association Inc | Victoria, TX | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Vine School | Victoria, TX | $135,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Golden Crescent Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc (casa) | Victoria, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kathryn O'connor Foundation | Victoria, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mid-Coast Family Services | Victoria, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Morgan's Wonderland | San Antonio, TX | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Billy T Cattan Recovery Outreach Inc | Victoria, TX | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| South Texas Zoological Society - the Texas Zoo | Victoria, TX | $104,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Houston-Victoria | Victoria, TX | $102,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victoria Senior Citizens Center Inc - Meals on Wheels South Texas | Victoria, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Victoria College | Victoria, TX | $89,468 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Victoria Senior Citizens Center Inc | Victoria, TX | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Victoria Preservation Inc | Victoria, TX | $77,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Refugio County Elderly Services | Refugio, TX | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Victoria Regional Museum Association Inc | Victoria, TX | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rockport Center for the Arts (rockport Art Association Inc) | Rockport, TX | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society Inc | College Station, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Discovery Museum Inc | Victoria, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cole Ohrt Walk Strong Foundation | Victoria, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hospice of South Texas Inc | Victoria, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Texas Maritime Museum Association Inc | Rockport, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Witte Museum | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Theatre Victoria | Victoria, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Victoria County United Way Inc | Victoria, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Victoria Symphony Society Inc | Victoria, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| 100 Club of Aransas County | Fulton, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bastrop County Animal Shelter | Bastrop, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cat Tales Rescue Texas | Rockport, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Promise Pointe | Victoria, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Warrior's Weekend | Victoria, TX | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Perpetual Help Home Inc | Victoria, TX | $37,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Presbyterian Day School | Victoria, TX | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Victoria 100 Club | Victoria, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Aransas County Historical Society | Rockport, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bluebonnet Youth Ranch | Yoakum, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts of America - South Texas Council | Corpus Christi, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| City of Victoria | Victoria, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc | Columbia, MD | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas | Victoria, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Grace Ranch Riding Inc | Victoria, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inez Volunteer Fire Department | Inez, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pet Adoptions of Cuero Inc | Cuero, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Refugio Volunteer Fire Department | Refugio, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rockport Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Rockport, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Texas A&m University - Victoria Campus | Victoria, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Humane Society & Adoption Center of Rockport-Fulton | Fulton, TX | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YMCA of the Golden Crescent Inc | Victoria, TX | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crossroads Guardians of Hope | Victoria, TX | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fulton Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Fulton, TX | $22,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Fulton Mansion | Fulton, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Junior League of Victoria Tx Inc | Victoria, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Presidio La Bahia Foundation | Goliad, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas State History Museum Foundation | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Citizens Medical Foundation | Victoria, TX | $17,090 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Victoria Ballet Theatre | Victoria, TX | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Victoria Fine Arts Association Inc | Victoria, TX | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Victoria County 4-H | Victoria, TX | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victoria Fair Association Inc- Victoria Livestock Show | Victoria, TX | $16,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross - Coastal Bend Chapter | Corpus Christi, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camp Aranzazu Inc | Rockport, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope of South Texas Inc - Child Advocacy Center | Victoria, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Victoria County Volunteer Fire Department | Victoria, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross - Crossroads Chapter | Victoria, TX | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross - Victoria Chapter | Victoria, TX | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Victoria Rotary Foundation Inc | Victoria, TX | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lamar Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Fulton, TX | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bastrop County Animal Shelter Helpers | Bastrop, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bastrop Opera House | Bastrop, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Victoria | Victoria, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas A&m Foundation - Dr Barrett Endowment | College Station, TX | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Texas State Aquarium | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The 100 Club of Victoria | Victoria, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Victoria County 4-H (victoria Adult Leaders Assoc) | Victoria, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum | Cuero, TX | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the History Center for Aransas County | Fulton, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cat Friends Rescue of Rockport | Rockport, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Texas Historical Commission - Presidio La Bahia | Goliad, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas State Historical Association | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Victoria County Master Gardener Association | Victoria, TX | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Victoria Social Club | Victoria, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cal Farley's Boys Ranch & Affiliates | Amarillo, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christmas on the Beach | Rockport, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Goliad County 4-H | Goliad, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association - Crossroads Chapter | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust | San Antonio, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Victoria Livestock Show Inc | Victoria, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
76 of 99 (77%) 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 90%, 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 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.
- Dorothy H O'connor Pet Adoption Center
OPERATING SUPPORT FOR PET SHELTER AND ADOPTION AGENCY - St Joseph High School
OPERATING AND CAPITAL FUNDS FOR QUALITY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION - Victoria College Foundation Inc
OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR THE VIRGINIA CALLAN WELDER PERFORMANCE ANNEX - Christ's Kitchen
PROVIDE MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY IN VICTORIA - Meals on Wheels South Texas
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO PROVIDE NUTRITION THAT SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR SENIORS - Midcoast Construction Academy
PURCHASE & RENOVATION OF NEW CLASSROOM.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 167 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 | $1,667,032 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 71 | $2,205,668 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 76 | $1,760,600 | $7,750 |
| 2024 | 76 | $1,840,000 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 79 | $2,270,990 | $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
100% 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 $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 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 O'connor & Hewitt 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: P O Box 400, Victoria, TX, 77902. 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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