The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham
Austin, TX · EIN 74-2610431. Reported 111 grants totalling $2,816,000 to 56 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jeremiah Program | Austin, TX | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mobile Loaves and Fishes | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of North Texas Foundation | Denton, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ride on Center for Kids (rock) | Georgetown, TX | $138,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Austin Child Guidance Center | Austin, TX | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sims Foundation | Austin, TX | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Youth and Family Alliance | Austin, TX | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA of Central Texas Inc | New Braunfels, TX | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hill Country Alliance | Austin, TX | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Safe Alliance | Austin, TX | $82,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hill Country Conservancy | Austin, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cca Texas | Houston, TX | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Partnerships for Children | Austin, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly | Hunt, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Great Springs Project Inc | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Refugee Services of North Texas | Dallas, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Austin Pets Alive | Austin, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Public for Animal Welfare Inc | Dripping Springs, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bookspring | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Eldercare Inc | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Health Alliance for Austin Musicians | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Coalition of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Partners in Parenting | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Marks Episcopal Church | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Myositis Association | Columbia, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Travis Audubon Society Inc | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Kansas | Fairway, KS | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coastal Conservation Association | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womens Storybook Project of Texas | Westlake Hills, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Austin Groups for the Elderly | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caritas of Austin | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tree Folks Inc | Del Valle, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Texas Youth Services Bureau | Belton, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pease Park Conservancy | Austin, TX | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anthropos Arts | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Austin Clubhouse Inc | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bravelove Inc | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Flatwater Foundation | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Austin Animal Center | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Helping Hand Home for Children | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hill Country Memorial Hospital | Fredericksburg, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Swan Songs Musical Last Wishes | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Book Festival | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Affect Change Dba Carebox Program | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Monarch Sanctuary Project | Leander, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
27 of 56 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 59%, across 3 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.
- National Philanthropic Trust
THE AUTREY FAMILY DONOR ADVISED FUND - University of North Texas Foundation
THE BILL M HAM ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN MUSIC BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISES - Ride on Center for Kids (rock)
FOR CECILE AUTREY HAM FAMILY ROOM - Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly
ACCESSIBLE TRAILS, UPPER YOUTH PLAZA CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, CHANGE FOR CHILDREN - Partnerships for Children
PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN - CASA of Central Texas Inc
TRAVIS COUNTY, AUSTIN BRANCH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 73 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | $485,000 | $30,000 |
| 2021 | 38 | $825,000 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $808,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $698,000 | $20,000 |
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. 83% 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 $20,000. 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 The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3126 Duval St, Austin, TX, 78705. 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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