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The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center: $23M across 3 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → YWCA of Metropolitan St Louis: $2.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024Chapman University → University of Southern California: $2.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Rhode Island Community Foundation → Rhode Island Community Food Bank: $2.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024Hartford Foundation for Public Giving → The Salvation Army: $848K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Rotary Foundation of Rotary → Magis Institute: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2024The John R Oishei Foundation → Feedmore Wny: $325K across 3 grants, latest 2024Renton Regional Community Fndn → Way Back Inn: $154K across 3 grants, latest 2024Rocky Mountain Health Foundation → Integrated Community: $122K across 5 grants, latest 2025Children Incorporated → Dzilth Community Grant School: $119K across 3 grants, latest 2024Nac Development Corporation → Film Streams: $114K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Rtca-Ny: $77K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas at Austin: $18M across 3 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → St Patrick Center: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Chapman University → Az Board of Regents On Behalf of Arizona State Un: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Rhode Island Community Foundation → Crossroads Rhode Island: $925K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hartford Foundation for Public Giving → American Red Cross - Ct: $661K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Rotary Foundation of Rotary → Katie & Thomas Haynes Memorial Educational Fund: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023The John R Oishei Foundation → Back to Basics Outreach Ministries Inc: $167K across 2 grants, latest 2024Nac Development Corporation → Nebraskans for the Arts: $112K across 3 grants, latest 2024Rocky Mountain Health Foundation → Hispanic Affairs Project: $109K across 6 grants, latest 2025Children Incorporated → Lotts Creek Community Center: $107K across 3 grants, latest 2024Renton Regional Community Fndn → The Salvation Army: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Donald Brown: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert A Welch Foundation → Rice University: $12M across 3 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → The Salvation Army: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Chapman University → Regents of the University of California: $858K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Rhode Island Community Foundation → Friends of Boca Grande Community Center Inc: $808K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Rotary Foundation of Rotary → Franciscan University of Steubenville: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024Hartford Foundation for Public Giving → South Park Inn Inc: $464K across 1 grant, latest 2023The John R Oishei Foundation → Buffalo City Mission: $163K across 3 grants, latest 2024Rocky Mountain Health Foundation → Valley Settlement: $109K across 5 grants, latest 2025Children Incorporated → Martin County High School: $89K across 3 grants, latest 2024Renton Regional Community Fndn → Vine Maple Place: $86K across 3 grants, latest 2024Nac Development Corporation → Friends of Lied: $85K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Donna Donovan: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → University of Houston: $11M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → Texas A&m University: $10M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → Texas A&m Foundation: $10M across 1 grant, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → Rice University- Welch Institute: $5.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022The Robert A Welch Foundation → Baylor College of Medicine: $4.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas at Dallas: $3.6M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → Baylor University: $2.4M across 3 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → St Louis Area Foodbank Inc: $1.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2022United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Inc: $1.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → Trinity University: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas at San Antonio: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas Health San Antonio: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → Land of Lincoln Legal Aid Inc: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → Guardian Angel Settlement Association: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Robert A Welch Foundation → Texas Tech University: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → The Salvation Army - St Louis: $921K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → Southern Methodist University: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas at El Paso: $840K across 3 grants, latest 2023Chapman University → The Regents of the University of California Santa: $826K across 3 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → Safe Connections: $748K across 3 grants, latest 2024Chapman University → Arizona State University: $712K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Robert A Welch Foundation → Texas Christian University: $640K across 2 grants, latest 2023Chapman University → Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: $609K across 3 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → Saint Louis Crisis Nursery: $588K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater St Louis Inc → Catholic Charities of Madison County: $585K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: $580K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Robert A Welch Foundation: $108M on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert A Welch Foundation$108MUnited Way of Greater St Louis Inc: $17M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Greater St Loui…$17MChapman University: $6.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Chapman University$6.8MThe Rhode Island Community Foundation: $3.9M on this topic. Open the funder.The Rhode Island Community Fo…$3.9MHartford Foundation for Public Giving: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Hartford Foundation for Publi…$2.0MThe Rotary Foundation of Rotary: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.The Rotary Foundation of Rota…$1.6MThe John R Oishei Foundation: $654K on this topic. Open the funder.The John R Oishei Foundation$654KRenton Regional Community Fndn: $340K on this topic. Open the funder.Renton Regional Community Fndn$340KRocky Mountain Health Foundation: $340K on this topic. Open the funder.Rocky Mountain Health Foundat…$340KChildren Incorporated: $315K on this topic. Open the funder.Children Incorporated$315KNac Development Corporation: $312K on this topic. Open the funder.Nac Development Corporation$312KThe Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation: $117K on this topic. Open the funder.The Jockey Club Safety Net Fo…$117KThe University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center: received $23M on this topicThe University of Texas at Sout…$23MThe University of Texas at Austin: received $18M on this topicThe University of Texas at Aust…$18MRice University: received $12M on this topicRice University$12MUniversity of Houston: received $11M on this topicUniversity of Houston$11MTexas A&m University: received $10M on this topicTexas A&m University$10MTexas A&m Foundation: received $10M on this topicTexas A&m Foundation$10MRice University- Welch Institute: received $5.1M on this topicRice University- Welch Institute$5.1MBaylor College of Medicine: received $4.2M on this topicBaylor College of Medicine$4.2MThe University of Texas at Dallas: received $3.6M on this topicThe University of Texas at Dall…$3.6MYWCA of Metropolitan St Louis: received $2.8M on this topicYWCA of Metropolitan St Louis$2.8MBaylor University: received $2.4M on this topicBaylor University$2.4MUniversity of Southern California: received $2.3M on this topicUniversity of Southern Californ…$2.3MSt Patrick Center: received $2.3M on this topicSt Patrick Center$2.3MRhode Island Community Food Bank: received $2.2M on this topicRhode Island Community Food Bank$2.2MThe Salvation Army: received $2.0M on this topicThe Salvation Army$2.0MSt Louis Area Foodbank Inc: received $1.7M on this topicSt Louis Area Foodbank Inc$1.7MUrban League of Metropolitan St Louis: received $1.7M on this topicUrban League of Metropolitan St…$1.7MLegal Services of Eastern Missouri Inc: received $1.7M on this topicLegal Services of Eastern Misso…$1.7MThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: received $1.6M on this topicThe University of Texas Health…$1.6MAz Board of Regents On Behalf of Arizona State Un: received $1.5M on this topicAz Board of Regents On Behalf o…$1.5MTrinity University: received $1.2M on this topicTrinity University$1.2MThe University of Texas at San Antonio: received $1.1M on this topicThe University of Texas at San…$1.1MThe University of Texas Health San Antonio: received $1.1M on this topicThe University of Texas Health…$1.1MLand of Lincoln Legal Aid Inc: received $1.0M on this topicLand of Lincoln Legal Aid Inc$1.0MGuardian Angel Settlement Association: received $1.0M on this topicGuardian Angel Settlement Assoc…$1.0MTexas Tech University: received $1.0M on this topicTexas Tech University$1.0MThe Salvation Army: received $948K on this topicThe Salvation Army$948KCrossroads Rhode Island: received $925K on this topicCrossroads Rhode Island$925KThe Salvation Army - St Louis: received $921K on this topicThe Salvation Army - St Louis$921KSouthern Methodist University: received $900K on this topicSouthern Methodist University$900KRegents of the University of California: received $858K on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$858KThe University of Texas at El Paso: received $840K on this topicThe University of Texas at El P…$840KThe Regents of the University of California Santa: received $826K on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$826KFriends of Boca Grande Community Center Inc: received $808K on this topicFriends of Boca Grande Communit…$808KSafe Connections: received $748K on this topicSafe Connections$748KArizona State University: received $712K on this topicArizona State University$712KAmerican Red Cross - Ct: received $661K on this topicAmerican Red Cross - Ct$661KTexas Christian University: received $640K on this topicTexas Christian University$640KBoard of Trustees of the University of Illinois: received $609K on this topicBoard of Trustees of the Univer…$609KMagis Institute: received $600K on this topicMagis Institute$600KSaint Louis Crisis Nursery: received $588K on this topicSaint Louis Crisis Nursery$588KCatholic Charities of Madison County: received $585K on this topicCatholic Charities of Madison C…$585KThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: received $580K on this topicThe University of Texas Medical…$580KKatie & Thomas Haynes Memorial Educational Fund: received $500K on this topicKatie & Thomas Haynes Memorial…$500KFranciscan University of Steubenville: received $500K on this topicFranciscan University of Steube…$500KSouth Park Inn Inc: received $464K on this topicSouth Park Inn Inc$464KFeedmore Wny: received $325K on this topicFeedmore Wny$325KBack to Basics Outreach Ministries Inc: received $167K on this topicBack to Basics Outreach Ministr…$167KBuffalo City Mission: received $163K on this topicBuffalo City Mission$163KWay Back Inn: received $154K on this topicWay Back Inn$154KIntegrated Community: received $122K on this topicIntegrated Community$122KDzilth Community Grant School: received $119K on this topicDzilth Community Grant School$119KFilm Streams: received $114K on this topicFilm Streams$114KNebraskans for the Arts: received $112K on this topicNebraskans for the Arts$112KHispanic Affairs Project: received $109K on this topicHispanic Affairs Project$109KValley Settlement: received $109K on this topicValley Settlement$109KLotts Creek Community Center: received $107K on this topicLotts Creek Community Center$107KMartin County High School: received $89K on this topicMartin County High School$89KVine Maple Place: received $86K on this topicVine Maple Place$86KFriends of Lied: received $85K on this topicFriends of Lied$85KRtca-Ny: received $77K on this topicRtca-Ny$77KDonald Brown: received $22K on this topicDonald Brown$22KDonna Donovan: received $18K on this topicDonna Donovan$18K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →