Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation
Waco, TX · EIN 74-2479712. Reported 183 grants totalling $10.5M to 113 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $30,508. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $503,567. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas Austin | Austin, TX | $1,554,176 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jerusalem Foundation | New York, NY | $907,346 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of North America | New York, NY | $738,979 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waco Family Medicine | Waco, TX | $555,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Heart of Texas Mhmr | Waco, TX | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lone Star Justice Alliance | Austin, TX | $345,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $336,733 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas Tribune | Austin, TX | $310,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Waco Foundation | Waco, TX | $225,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas | Dallas, TX | $202,605 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | New York, NY | $168,367 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Justice | Washington, DC | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Texas Appleseed | Austin, TX | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Central Texas Food Bank | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Civic Nation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nonprofit Vote | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prosper Waco | Waco, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Waco, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voteriders | Santa Monica, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| CASA of Mclennan County | Waco, TX | $99,688 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Creative Waco | Waco, TX | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Civiclex Incorporated | Lexington, KY | $85,550 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Caritas of Waco | Waco, TX | $82,500 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Grassroots Community Development | Waco, TX | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Huston-Tillotson University | Austin, TX | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Every Texan | Austin, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Greater Waco Legal Services | Waco, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Providence College | Rhode Island, RI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Americans for Peace Now | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Agenda | Brooklyn, NY | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unbound Global | Waco, TX | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Vega Pirates Education Foundation | Waco, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Waco Habitat for Humanity | Waco, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Waco Rowing Center | Waco, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children | Waco, TX | $52,549 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waco Symphony Association | Waco, TX | $52,308 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing (move Texas) | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Gateways | Waco, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cafe Momentum National | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| College to Congress | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Committee of Seventy | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities Foundation of Tx | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Doulas of Waco | Waco, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Democracy Forward | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dr Pepper Museum | Waco, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Waco YMCA | Round Rock, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Southwest | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Public Knowledge | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Students Learn Students Vote | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Talitha Koum Institute | Waco, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas Association of Community Health Centers | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas Library Association | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Cove Heart of Texas | Waco, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tx Appleseed | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Waco - Mclennan County | Waco, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Texas at Austin (center for Media) | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Texas Law School | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Working America Education Fund | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $47,853 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meals on Wheels | Waco, TX | $46,477 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Shepherd's Heart | Waco, TX | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Baylor Scott & White Central Texas Foundation | Temple, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Cognitive Immunology Research Collab | Pittsburgh, PA | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waco Civic Theatre | Waco, TX | $40,978 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Block Club Chicago | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridge Alliance Education Fund | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Report Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Worth Report | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Internews Interactive | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Local Journalism Initiative of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| News Revenue Hub | San Diego, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pastors for Texas Children | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | Madison, WI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Circle at Tufts University | Medford, MA | $34,160 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unbound Now | Waco, TX | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children at Risk | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics of Tx | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Texans for the Arts Foundation | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Freedom Network Fund | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas Ramp Project | Richardson, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Publicsource | Pittsburgh, PA | $29,550 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wild Imaginings | Waco, TX | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Austin PBS | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Communities Foundation of Tx (tegac) | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Paso Matters | El Paso, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Every Texan (formerly Center on Public Policy Priorities) | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Abuse Center | Waco, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Puerta | Waco, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| March to the Polls | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pa Youth Vote | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partnerships for Children | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas 2036 | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wiki Education Foundation | Chico, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Workers Defense Project | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Youth Connection Inc | Waco, TX | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rapoport Academy | Waco, TX | $17,569 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heart of Texas Special Olympics | Waco, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partnership for Public Service | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Nurse Family Partnership | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cook Children's Health Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Towson University Foundation | Towson, MD | $10,221 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newpublic Inc | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Olde Towne Medical | Williamsburg, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Francis Community Service of Tx | Waco, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sandra Day O'connor Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Forward | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urj Greene Family Camp | Bruceville, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Rural Funders | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
40 of 113 (35%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 35%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- University of Texas Austin
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS: RAPOPORT SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Waco Family Medicine
BUILDING FAMILY MEDICINE CAMPAIGN - University of Texas at Austin
COLA RAPOPORT SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP - Texas Tribune
SUPPRT FOR THE WACO BRIDGE - Jerusalem Foundation
SUPPORT FOR TEDDY KOLLECK PARK - Jewish Federation of North America
SUPPORT FOR HAND IN HAND: CENTER FOR JEWISH-ARAB EDUCATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 120 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $2,016,803 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 37 | $2,292,426 | $42,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $1,941,495 | $40,000 |
| 2024 | 35 | $2,226,986 | $25,000 |
| 2025 | 41 | $2,020,399 | $26,477 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
66% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $30,508. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 5400 Bosque Blvd 302, Waco, TX, 76710. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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