Who funds Baylor University?
Waco, Texas · EIN 74-1159753 · NTEE B430 · 501(c)(3)
216 private foundations paid Baylor University 461 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $53.4M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE B430) places it in education.
All years on file, including returns before 2022.
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Foundations that funded it
The 200 largest by total, of 218 on file.
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Largest grants since 2022
Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.
- Lilly Endowment Inc · 2025 - Pathways for tomorrow initiative$7,260,228
- Lilly Endowment Inc · 2025 - Christian faith&life storytellg init$5,000,000
- The Sunderland Foundation · 2023 - Renovate & restore tidwell bible building$3,000,000
- Lilly Endowment Inc · 2024 - Religion & cultural inst initiative$2,482,486
- John Templeton Foundation · 2024 - Global flourishing study: piloting and waves 1-5$2,001,684
- John Templeton Foundation · 2023 - Global flourishing study: piloting and waves 1-5$2,001,684
- John Templeton Foundation · 2023 - Illuminating theological inquiry and christian ethics through training in psychological science$1,539,212
- J E and L E Mabee Foundation Inc · 2023 - Education$1,500,000
- William a Badger Foundation · 2024 - General operating$1,398,306
- William a Badger Foundation · 2023 - General operating$1,391,470
- Robert a Welch Foundation · 2023 - Basic Research in Chemistry and related fields$1,300,000
- Heilmeier-Jarvie Family Foundation Inc · 2024 - General operating funds$1,262,734
- Lilly Endowment Inc · 2023 - Compelling preaching initiative$1,250,000
- Lilly Endowment Inc · 2023 - Nurturing children-worship & prayer$1,250,000
- Lilly Endowment Inc · 2023 - Thriving congregations initiative$1,249,973
- Lilly Endowment Inc · 2024 - Strengthening ministries w yth init$1,000,000
- The Frank W & Sue Mayborn Foundation · 2023 - Renovation of mayborn museum$1,000,000
- Soma Foundation Inc · 2023 - Financial support$1,000,000
- John Templeton Foundation · 2023 - The role of meta-identity in developing moral communities within higher education$809,608
- Soma Foundation Inc · 2024 - Financial support$750,000
- Robert a Welch Foundation · 2024 - Basic research in chemistry and related fields$720,000
- Price Family Foundation Inc · 2022 - Program support$650,000
- The Angel Family Foundation · 2024 - General support$600,000
- Hamon Charitable Foundation · 2024 - To educate men & women for leadership and service by integrating academic excellence & christian values$500,000
- Hamon Charitable Foundation · 2023 - To educate men & women for leadership and service by integrating academic excellence & christian values$500,000
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX · 30 shared funders
- Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX · 33 shared funders
- University of DaytonDayton, OH · 20 shared funders
- Texas A&m FoundationCollege Sta, TX · 20 shared funders
- Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, AZ · 20 shared funders
- Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE · 18 shared funders
- University of DenverDenver, CO · 20 shared funders
- University of St ThomasSt Paul, MN · 16 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | 55 | $13.5M |
| 2024 | 179 | 146 | $15.2M |
| 2023 | 182 | 140 | $23.2M |
| 2022 | 32 | 27 | $1.5M |
| 2021 | 8 | 6 | $60K |
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How this page is made
Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 74-1159753
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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