Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust
Saint Louis, MO · EIN 74-1721901. Reported 164 grants totalling $2,738,442 to 93 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $200,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center Inc | Bryan, TX | $294,423 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boys Clubs of Brazos County Inc | Bryan, TX | $291,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Center for Scholarship Admin Inc | Taylors, SC | $255,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| See Attached | Taylors, SC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Bryan Texas | Bryan, TX | $195,923 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Bryan | Bryan, TX | $154,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Health for All Clinic Inc | Bryan, TX | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $94,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Brazos Valley Food Bank Inc | Bryan, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary Inc | Mckinney, TX | $52,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Voices for Children Inc | Bryan, TX | $52,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bryan Isd Education Foundation | Bryan, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Heard Natural History Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary | Mckinney, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly | Hunt, TX | $49,423 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hospice Brazos Valley Inc | Bryan, TX | $48,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Goodland Inc | Hugo, OK | $41,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Twin City Mission | Bryan, TX | $37,350 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas Inc | San Antonio, TX | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History | Bryan, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bryancollege Station Habitat for Humanity | Bryan, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Methodist Retirement Communities | Bryan, TX | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Joseph Regional Health | Bryan, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Advocacy Center for North Texas Inc | Lewisville, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brazos County Rape Crisis | Bryan, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brazos Interfaith Immigration Network | Bryan, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brazos Maternal and Child Health Clinic Inc | Bryan, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Still Creek Boys Ranch Inc | Bryan, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sos Ministries Inc | Bryan, TX | $19,650 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Youth Inc | Wht Sphr Spgs, MT | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Brazos Valley Inc | Bryan, TX | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bryan College Station Habitat for Humani | Bryan, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bryancollege Station Habitat for Humani | Bryan, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Childrens Museum of the Brazos Valle | Bryan, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Childrens Museum of the Brazos Valley | Bryan, TX | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Scottys House Brazos Valley Child Advoca | Bryan, TX | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Diabetes Association | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brazos County Rape Crisis Center | Bryan, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brazos Valley Cares Inc | Bryan, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brazos Valley Coalition on Suicide Prevention | Bryan, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College Station Isd Education | College Station, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Home Base for Transitioning Foster Youth | Bryan, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Bryan, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Childrens Home | Denton, TX | $9,423 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Chamber Music | Portland, OR | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Abigail Payne Co Blinn College | Brenham, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abigail Wilson Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alejandra Moreno Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Annette Sauceda Padron Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Annika Wittneben Co Blinn College | Brenham, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Antonio Eubanks Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Avery Hutchinson Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society Inc | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brazos Employment Enterprises | College Sta, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brianna Moreno Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brode Kessler Co University of Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Calli Thompson Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Callie Bollinger Co Blinn College | Brenham, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caroline Mccall Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA of El Paso Inc | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Claire Ntaimo Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College Station Isd Education Foundation | College Sta, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Diego Cardenas Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emma Zimmermann Co University of Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fariha Zahid Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fatima Syed Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Central Texas Inc | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hattie Munoz Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Isaac Wittneben Co Blinn College | Brenham, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jacob Brooks Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jaden Scott Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jonathan Love Co Texas State University | San Marcos, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joshua Sung Co University of Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Juan Almaraz Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kevin Lynch Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kihosha Hanson Co Texas Woman's University | Denton, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laila Navarro Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lauren Hightower Co University of Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maci Nash Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Matilde Crispe Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michael Yang Co Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muhammad Rasheed Co University of Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Bryan Community Center | Bryan, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Phillip Farris Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ryan Lee Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sarah Forester Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Selah Pilkington Co University of California San Diego | Lajolla, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sophie Bednorz Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turner Clarke Co Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scottys House Brazos Valley Child Advocacy Center Inc | Bryan, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junction Five-O-Five | Bryan, TX | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Scotty's House Brazos Valley Child Advocacy Center Inc | Bryan, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Twin Falls, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
32 of 93 (34%) 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 56%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- First Presbyterian Church of Bryan Texas
DISCRETIONARY DISTRIBUTION - INTO THE RISING SUN - Boys Clubs of Brazos County Inc
CORE AND SPECIAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center Inc
LIFEBUILDERS CHARITABLE CARE; GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Childrens Advocacy Center for North Texas Inc
INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT OF SIX CORE SVS IN TEXAS - Health for All Clinic Inc
(ASTIN) PRIMARY AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE - Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly
UPPER YOUTH PLAZA; GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 91 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | $426,692 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 23 | $462,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $613,750 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 62 | $640,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 28 | $596,000 | $10,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 80% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 505 Mac H0006-092, Saint Louis, MO, 63166. 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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