Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2023 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,921,664 | $2,664,981 | $2,343,738 | $42,307,331 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 54% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER ANGELS OF CENTRAL TEXASMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.AUSTIN, TX | SUPPORT YOUNG ADULTS AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. PROVIDE PERSONAL ITEMS SUCH AS SHELTER AND FOOD | $50,000 | 2020 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| $42,307,331 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $573,332 | $3,203,766 | $2,813,039 | $43,058,743 | $43,058,743 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $5,418,805 | $3,087,136 | $2,751,784 | $45,694,594 | $45,694,594 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $2,786,899 | $2,441,177 | $2,145,394 | $43,355,299 | $43,355,299 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $6,566,510 | $1,491,018 | $1,145,290 | $42,976,470 | $42,976,470 |
| HALF HELEN FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TX | PEDIATRIC VISION CARE ON OPTICAL PRIME MOBILE VISION CLINIC FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN. | $50,000 | 2021 |
| WONDERS & WORRIESAUSTIN, TX | HELP LAUNCH SERVICES IN HOUSTON AREA FOR CHILDREN & TEENS AFFECTED BY PARENTS ILLNESS | $50,000 | 2020 |
| HAND TO HOLDAUSTIN, TX | ASSIST GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS IN NICUS ACROSS TEXAS. | $50,000 | 2021 |
| FAMILY ELDERCAREAUSTIN, TX | PROVIDE GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME TEXANS - THE ELDERLY PROJECT AND GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| DELL CHILDREN MEDICAL CENTER FDNAUSTIN, TX | SUPPORT EMERGENCY FAMILY RELIEF FOR LOW INCOME PATIENTS NEEDING HEART SURGERY. | $50,000 | 2021 |
| MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INCAUSTIN, TX | SUPPORT NEXT PHASE OF EXPANSION FOR COMMUNITY FIRST VILLAGE. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| DOWN HOME RANCH INCELGIN, TX | Improvements to aging infrastructure in camp that provides access to individuals with disabilities. | $50,000 | 2023 |
| DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTERMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.AMARILLO, TX | SUPPORT YOUTH BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND HEALING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| GIRLS EMPOWERMENT NETWORKMatched to this organization because 14 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.AUSTIN, TX | PROVIDE ACTIVITY KITS AND VIRTUAL GIRL CONNECT TO AT-RISK GIRLS. | $50,000 | 2021 |
| HALF HELEN FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TX | EXPAND THE PEDIATRIC VISION CARE PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| HELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDRENAUSTIN, TX | SUPPORT C.A.R.E. PROGRAM FOR FOSTER FAMILIES. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| MARK KILROY FOUNDATIONSANTA FE, TX | AWARD ANTI-DRUG COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. | $50,000 | 2021 |
| THE MARBRIDGE FOUNDATIONMANCHACA, TX | OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THOSE WITH COGNITIVE AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES | $50,000 | 2019 |
| ANY BABY CANAUSTIN, TX | SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION PROGRAM | $50,000 | 2020 |
| HOSPICE AUSTINAUSTIN, TX | PROVIDE PEDIATRIC HOSPICE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND HELP COVER COST OF PATIENT CARE AND OPERATING COSTS | $50,000 | 2020 |
| SAFE IN AUSTINLEANDER, TX | BUILD BARN TO HOUSE OFFICE AND THERAPY ROOMS FOR HEALING HEARTS VISITORS. | $50,000 | 2021 |
| AUSTIN SMILESMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.AUSTIN, TX | WRAP AROUND SERVICES TO CHILDREN BORN WITH CLEFT PALATES INCLUDING CAMP ACTIVITIES | $50,000 | 2020 |
| RISE ADVENTURESIRVING, TX | PURCHASE A MOWER AND TWO PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND TRAILER FOR THE DISABILITY WATER SPORTS PARK. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| ANY BABY CANAUSTIN, TX | SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOLD INTERVENTION PROGRAM. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| DELL CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERAUSTIN, TX | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO BUILD CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN HEART, NEUROSCIENCE AND HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY CARE | $50,000 | 2020 |
| CASA OF TRAVIS COUNTYMatched to this organization because 19 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.AUSTIN, TX | CHILD ADVOCACY SPECIALISTS TO OVERSEE CASA VOLUNTEERS. | $50,000 | 2021 |
| MOBILE LOAVES & FISHESAUSTIN, TX | MEET INCREASED NEED OF RESIDENTS DURING COVID 19 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| HALF HELEN FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TX | Provide support for eye screening and prescription glasses to low income students. | $50,000 | 2023 |
| SETTLEMENT HOME FOR CHILDRENAUSTIN, TX | PROVIDE THERAPY AND TRAUMA SUPPORT FOR GIRLS AGES 12-21 IN RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. | $50,000 | 2022 |