Helmle-Shaw Foundation
Bacliff, TX · EIN 76-0420414. Reported 140 grants totalling $834,500 to 73 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. Helmle-Shaw 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 $3,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $42,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas Episcopal Church & School | Houston, TX | $99,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $71,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bo's Place | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston, TX | $42,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Galveston Historical Foundation | Galveston, TX | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Utmb School of Health Professionals | Galveston, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Heritage Society | Houston, TX | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Utmb Health | Galveston, TX | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Galveston Historical Fdn | Galveston, TX | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Texas Childrens Hospital | Houston, TX | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $16,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Presbyterian Church | Lake City, CO | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natl Multiple Sclerosis Society | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Grand 1894 Opera House | Galveston, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lake City Arts Council | Lake City, CO | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Galveston Island Railroad Museum | Galveston, TX | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lake Fork Valley Conservancy | Lake City, CO | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Williams Marshall Rice University | Houston, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Art Museum of Se Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oak Cliff Cemetary Association | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Augustina-Hippo Episcopal Church | Galveston, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Grand 1984 Opera House | Galveston, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Judy's Mission to End Ovarian Cancer Foundation | Houston, TX | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Angelican Way | Savannah, GA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lcmc Endowment Foundation | Lake City, CO | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hcsar Volunteers Inc | Lake City, CO | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Natl Tay Sachs & Allied Diseases Assoc Inc | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Marine Society of the City of New York | New York, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Junior League of Houston | Houston, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Univ of Tx MD Anderson Cancer Ctr | Houston, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Galveston Bay Fdn - Friends of Pine Gully | Kemah, TX | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Depelchin Children's Center | Spring, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Goodwill Houston | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oak Cliff Cemetery Association | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Leon Oyster Fest | San Leon, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lcmc Endowment Fund Inc | Lake City, CO | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| No Foot Too Small | Coralville, IA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Glaad | Pasadena, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Judy's Mission | Houston, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christian Community Service Center | Houston, TX | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Christian Community Service Ctr | Houston, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Galveston Historical Fdn - Menard Society | Galveston, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Judy's Mission Ovarian Cancer Foundation | Houston, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Tay Sachs & Allied Diseases Association Inc | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Texas MDA Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alpine Atv Association | Lake City, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chance for Hope | Pearland, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crested Butte Land Trust | Crested Butte, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Galveston Railroad Museum | Galveston, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save Foundation | Santa Fe, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Century Club | College Station, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 100 Club Survivors Fund | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Be An Angel Houston | Spring, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chance for Hope Fdn | Pearland, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Comm Serv Center | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College of Charleston | Charleston, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chance for Hope Foundation | Pearland, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lunches of Love | Rosenberg, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Branch School | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Work Faith Connection | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Utmb School of Nursing | Galveston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Workfaith Connection | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
36 of 73 (49%) 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 50%, 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 Medical Branch
GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 50 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 | 21 | $139,000 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 26 | $170,000 | $3,500 |
| 2023 | 19 | $141,000 | $3,500 |
| 2024 | 36 | $158,500 | $3,000 |
| 2025 | 38 | $226,000 | $5,000 |
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
79% 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 $3,750. 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 Helmle-Shaw 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: 2603 Bayshore Drive, Bacliff, TX, 77518. 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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