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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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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 FY2024 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $50,009,442 | $18,667,468 | $18,237,765 | $419,986,359 |
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 66% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at Austin(Webber)Austin, TX | Evaluating Climate Impacts of Fugitive Hydrogen Emissions | $150,000 | 2022 | |
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Lorenz | President | 40.00 | $264,992 |
| C Grant Mitchell | Chair | 2.00 | $0 |
| M Kent Mitchell | Vice Chair | 1.00 | $16,000 |
| Nichelle Bielinski | Secretary |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $419,986,359 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $28,428,897 | $18,359,968 | $18,296,959 | $388,623,760 | $388,623,760 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $18,959,177 | $19,681,521 | $18,988,311 | $378,544,831 | $378,544,831 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $375,406 | $12,113,429 | $11,771,777 | $379,261,425 | $379,261,425 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | −$162,759,090 | $10,406,917 | $10,246,616 | $390,970,808 | $390,970,563 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $5,517,256 | $16,019,239 | $15,785,965 | $536,164,394 | $536,162,722 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $154,308,228 | $8,631,067 | $8,760,927 | $546,668,556 | $546,655,030 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $105,489,511 | $10,627,408 | $10,638,790 | $298,742,658 | $298,742,658 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $59,193,040 | $12,238,138 | $12,122,795 | $184,861,754 | $184,858,189 |
| Water Finance Exchange IncWashington, DC |
| To Support the Advancement of Sustainable Water Infrastructure and Healthy Communities in Texas |
| $150,000 |
| 2024 |
| Texas Tribune IncAustin, TX | To provide public-interest journalism on statewide and public policy matters pertaining to water, energy and the environment | $150,000 | 2023 |
| Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX | To support Dr. Peter Hotez' proposed efforts to combat anti-science aggression | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY | Protecting Texas' subsurface for clean energy uses-Improving understanding of how wells of the past could impact wells of the future | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Texas Water Foundation IncAustin, TX | To advance development of strategic and business plans for the Texas Water Foundation | $150,000 | 2018 |
| Water FoundationSacramento, CA | For the Water Table Funder Collaborative | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TX | For the Greg Mitchell DAF | $149,948 | 2023 |
| The University of Texas at Austin(Webber)Austin, TX | Creating a Roadmap for Facilitating Circularity in Texas' Oil and Gas Sector | $145,000 | 2022 |
| Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TX | For the Fiji conservation, Algae Biotechnology and Manitou fund match | $144,042 | 2022 |
| Usher Syndrome Society IncNeedham, MA | To support research funding; not intended for pupblicity campaigns | $143,000 | 2024 |
| National Council for Science and the EnvironmentWashington, DC | Pathways toward accreditation of sustainability-related programs in higher education | $140,000 | 2022 |
| US Water AllianceOakland, CA | One Water, One Texas | $140,000 | 2021 |
| Texas Land Trust CouncilWimberley, TX | To support the Texas Land Trust Council's work to advance land and water conservation in Texas | $140,000 | 2022 |
| Workers Assistance ProjectAustin, TX | Texas Climate Jobs Project | $140,000 | 2022 |
| Texas Tribune IncAustin, TX | To provide coverage of water and energy issues in Texas | $140,000 | 2018 |
| The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | Projects related to the Nexus of Food, Land, Energy and Water | $139,000 | 2019 |
| The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC | Supporting the Annual Summit of the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program and hosting the Ceres E&P Roundtable in Aspen | $135,000 | 2024 |
| National Academy of SciencesWashington, DC | To Empower Disadvantaged Communities Through a Workshp on Leveraging Community Benefit Agreement... | $135,000 | 2023 |
| Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TX | For the PACE-FEWS project | $133,186 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Boston UniversityBoston, MA | Integrated Urban Water Management in Texas: Developing Future Solutions for the Lone Star State | $130,000 | 2018 |
| Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY | Towards Sustainability: Modernizing Texas Groundwater Management | $130,000 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Austin (EI)Austin, TX | Development of a Permian Clean Energy Transition Lab @ University Lands (PCETL) | $130,000 | 2022 |
| Trustees of Boston UniversityBoston, MA | General support | $130,000 | 2019 |
| Bayou City Waterkeeper IncHouston, TX | For the protection of water quality, wetlands, and water resources in the lower Galveston Bay watershed in Houston | $130,000 | 2024 |
| 40.00 |
| $106,528 |
| Spiros Vassilakis | Treasurer | 3.00 | $0 |
| Graham Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $9,000 |
| Christine Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $4,000 |
| Sarah Mitchell | Board member | 0.50 | $4,000 |
| Cody Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $3,000 |
| Sheridan Lorenz | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Mark D Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $6,000 |
| Katina Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $9,000 |
| J Kirk Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Adrienne Dreiss Ropp | Board member | 2.00 | $60,424 |
| Meredith Heimburger | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Skye Tellen | Board member | 0.50 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202442139349100104
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202313119349101696
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202223079349101412
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202142959349101104
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202013029349100526
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201913139349100306
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201843059349100039
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201713139349100411
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201603089349100400
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