Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Texas
1,728 private foundations reported 6,306 arts & culture grants to organizations in Texas on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $325.4M in all. 1,094 of them are based in Texas.
Foundations1,728
Grants on record6,306
Total granted$325.4M
Their typical grant$7,950
Foundations that fund arts & culture in Texas
20 of the 1,728: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Texas organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Houston Public Media Foundation, Houston - General support$10,183
- Atheist Community of Austin Inc, Austin - General support$4,585
- Sea Turtle Inc, South Padre Island - General support$3,832
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Gave $22.6M in 2024
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas - Miscellaneous charitable, educational-related, scientific, cultural and arts organizations.$200,000
- Dallas Children's Theater Inc, Dallas - Miscellaneous charitable, educational-related, scientific, cultural and arts organizations.$175,000
- Dallas Symphony Association Inc, Dallas - Miscellaneous charitable, educational-related, scientific, cultural and arts organizations.$150,000
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Shell USA Company Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Houston Public Media Foundation, Houston$65,814
- Houston Grand Opera Association Inc, Houston$65,725
- Houston Symphony Society, Houston$64,164
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Big Thought, Dallas - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$500,000
- Dallas Truth Racial Healing and Tranformation, Dallas - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$250,000
- Houston Grand Opera Association Inc, Houston - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$150,000
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Gave $84.3M in 2024
The Brown Foundation Inc
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston - Brown Hall of Entomology ($2,850,000) and Youth Education Support ($150,000)$3,000,000
- Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston - MFAH Operating Support ($900,000) and Ruth K Shartle Lecture Series ($29,500)$929,500
- Children's Museum Inc, Houston - Strengthening Our Core: 0-PreK Exhibit, Programs, and Partnerships; Operating Support$875,000
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Gave $99.6M in 2024
Houston Endowment Inc
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston - Capital Support Toward Land Acquisition for the Museum's West Expansion$1,000,000
- Houston Arts Alliance, Houston - For the Houston BIPOC Arts Network & Fund - Phase IV Sustaining$1,000,000
- Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation, Houston - Project Support for Managing the Collaborative of Organizations Sustaining Houston's Seven Cultural Districts$350,000
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Gave $20.4M in 2025
The Powell Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Arts Connect Houston, Houston - Arts: Student Education Programs$350,000
- Creative Action, Austin - Arts: Student Education Programs$350,000
- Young Audiences Inc of Houston, Houston - Arts: Student Education Programs$150,000
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Gave $121.3M in 2024
The Moody Foundation
Galveston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Dallas Historical Society Hall of State Fair Park, Dallas - Assistance with The Moody Family Digital Immersive Learning Experience$847,890
- The Trail Conservancy, Austin - Restore the Seaholm Waterfront as a community and cultural programming center$500,000
- Theater Action Projectdba Creative Action, Austin - Build the Community Arts Collaborative to advance local arts education and engagement$250,000
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Gave $12.1M in 2024
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
The Woodlands, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Nia Cultural Center, Galveston - Capacity building$129,292
- Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Houston - For 2024 public arts programming$50,000
- Galveston's Historic Downtown Cultural, Galveston - To bring together creativity, diversity and the rich heritage of Galveston's arts and cultural community…$50,000
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Gave $9.8M in 2024
Ch Foundation Inc
Lubbock, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Lubbock Entertainment and Performin, Lubbock - Arts and culture$1,326,510
- Lubbock Entertainment and Performin, Lubbock - Arts and culture$502,000
- Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for, Lubbock - Arts and culture$500,000
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Alley Theatre, Houston - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$150,000
- Houston Ballet Foundation, Houston - General operating support for dance productions and activities$125,000
- Dallas Theater Center, Dallas - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$100,000
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Gave $7M in 2025
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- National Juneteenth Museum, Fort Worth - Cultural$400,000
- National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, Arlington - Cultural$200,000
- Van Cliburn Foundation, Fort Worth - Cultural$70,000
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Gave $55.5M in 2024
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- The Dallas Opera, Dallas - To help Meet ODonnell Foundation Matching Grant$7,000,000
- Communities Foundation of Texas, Dallas - For Texas African American Museum Fund$1,000,000
- The Dallas Opera, Dallas - For Operations$700,000
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Dian Graves Owen Foundation
Abilene, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Abilene Heritage Square, Abilene - General support$4,000,000
- Admiral Nimitz Foundation, Fredericksburg - General support$506,500
- Fredericksburg Theater Company, Fredericksburg - General support$375,000
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Gave $27.5M in 2024
Ed Rachal Foundation
Corpus Christi, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Remember the Alamo Foundation, San Antonio - Capital campaign$1,000,000
- Texas Maritime Museum Association Inc, Rockport - General operations$75,000
- Pete Hughes Memorial Foundation, Austin - General operations$75,000
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Gave $2.3M in 2024
The Summerlee Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Museum of South Texas History, Edinburg - General support$30,000
- Texas State Historical Association, Austin - General support$30,000
- Chinati Foundation, Marfa - General support$15,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Mcallen International Museum, Mcallen - Museums$5,000
- Farmers Branch Community Theatre Inc, Farmers Brnch - Theater$1,000
- Fort Stockton Community Theatre Inc, Fort Stockton - Arts$1,000
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Gave $24.1M in 2024
Meadows Foundation Incorporated
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Southern Methodist University, Dallas - To sustain and build the Meadows School of the Arts and the Meadows Museum to standards of excellence$4,929,120
- Forest Forward, Dallas - Toward the ongoing renovation of the historic Forest Theater and the community support it will provide to…$275,000
- Stages, Houston - Toward support for collaborative early-career theater training and mentoring programs in Houston$200,000
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Gave $23.6M in 2024
John P McGovern Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Children's Museum, Houston - General support$1,000,000
- Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston - General support$290,000
- Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston - General support$190,000
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Gave $14.2M in 2025
The Priddy Foundation
Wichita Falls, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Whiteside Museum of Natural History, Seymour - Technology Community Impact Project II 2024 - 2027$456,908
- Red River Valley Museum, Vernon - Waggoner Gallery Redesign 2025-2026$200,000
- Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra Inc, Wichita Falls - Operational Support 2025-2026$200,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Texas organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Houston Ballet Foundation Houston | 7 | $1,090,326 |
| Houston Public Media Foundation Houston | 7 | $145,736 |
| Dallas Opera Dallas | 6 | $7,837,807 |
| Houston Symphony Society Houston | 6 | $992,658 |
| Alley Theatre Houston | 6 | $733,751 |
| Stages Houston | 6 | $582,739 |
| Dallas Museum Art Dallas | 6 | $308,896 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston Houston | 6 | $293,947 |
| Asia Society Texas Center Houston | 6 | $202,126 |
| Bo's Place Houston | 6 | $117,220 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Texas that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 1,728 foundations, 593 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.