The Hunt Family Foundation
El Paso, TX · EIN 74-2489868. Reported 739 grants totalling $50.2M to 186 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. The Hunt Family 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $63,378; the smallest was $100 and the largest $3,200,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | $10.1M | 14 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso, TX | $10.0M | 39 | 5 | 2024 |
| Council of Regional Economic Expansion and Education | El Paso, TX | $2,864,942 | 34 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Mexico State University Foundation Inc | Las Cruces, NM | $2,575,000 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Creeed Foundation | El Paso, TX | $2,079,573 | 18 | 4 | 2024 |
| Council of Regional Economic Expansion and Educati | El Paso, TX | $1,849,020 | 28 | 2 | 2021 |
| Creeed | El Paso, TX | $1,733,561 | 20 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $1,687,500 | 19 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Epc Museum | El Paso, TX | $1,675,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $1,355,000 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $860,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Paso Del Norte Charitable Foundation | El Paso, TX | $773,390 | 23 | 3 | 2022 |
| Paso Del Norte Community Foundation | El Paso, TX | $744,720 | 16 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas 2036 | Dallas, TX | $725,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| El Pasoans Fighting Hunger | El Paso, TX | $722,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sw Foundation for Osteopathic Education and Research | Las Cruces, NM | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| El Paso Community Foundation | El Paso, TX | $525,393 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | $462,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| El Paso Zoological Society | El Paso, TX | $320,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Lydia Patterson Institute | El Paso, TX | $319,778 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Business Immigration Coalition | Chicago, IL | $306,315 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fii-National | Oakland, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Tribune Inc | Austin, TX | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center Against Family Violence Inc | El Paso, TX | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St John's College | Santa Fe, NM | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sw Foundation for Osteopathic Ed Res | Las Cruces, NM | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ysleta Education Foundation | El Paso, TX | $226,161 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for a Globally Competitive Texas | Austin, TX | $218,685 | 17 | 2 | 2021 |
| Community En Accion | El Paso, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fit-National | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Univ of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Ctr | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| El Paso Civic Education Organization | El Paso, TX | $195,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Arriba | El Paso, TX | $190,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| El Paso Museum of History Foundation | El Paso, TX | $181,177 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $165,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Way of El Paso County | El Paso, TX | $161,227 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Paul's School | Concord, NH | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| El Paso Child Guidance Center Inc | El Paso, TX | $150,000 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Medical Center of the Americas Foundation | El Paso, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Clements Episcopal Parish School Inc | El Paso, TX | $149,000 | 8 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jazz at Aspen-Snowmass | Aspen, CO | $139,500 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Borderplex Bi-National Economic Alliance Foundatio | El Paso, TX | $135,000 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Border Interfaith | El Paso, TX | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Compass for Lifelong Discovery | Woody Creek, CO | $103,420 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | $103,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| George W Bush Foundation | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Graland Country Day School | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Kids Excel El Paso Inc | El Paso, TX | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Univ of Tx Health Science Ctr at Houston | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Paso Border Youth Athletic Association | El Paso, TX | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Yucca Council | El Paso, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| El Paso Matters | El Paso, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Texas State History Museum Foundation | Austin, TX | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | Aspen, CO | $79,800 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children at Risk Inc | Houston, TX | $79,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Creative Kids | El Paso, TX | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| El Paso Symphony Orchestra Association | El Paso, TX | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| El Paso Bridges Academy | El Paso, TX | $61,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Bridge of Southern New Mexico | Las Cruces, NM | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Women's Public Leadership Network | Alexandria, VA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Cultural Trust Council | Austin, TX | $58,700 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Opera Company Inc | El Paso, TX | $58,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Opportunity Center for the Homeless | El Paso, TX | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Woman's Club of El Paso Texas | El Paso, TX | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Candlelighters of the El Paso Area | El Paso, TX | $52,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Howard Payne University | El Paso, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Stte Foundation | El Paso, TX | $50,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Tecnologico De Monterrey Foundation | Miami, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fab Lab El Paso | El Paso, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kelly Memorial Food Pantry | El Paso, TX | $40,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Animal Rescue League of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $33,917 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Grief Center of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $32,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Common Threads | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Santa Teresa Charitable Foundation | Santa Teresa, NM | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texan By Nature | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Higher Education Foundation | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Tulane University | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | El Paso, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children at Riskinc | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Paso Pro Musica | El Paso, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Latino Action Foundation | Ada, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loretto Academy | El Paso, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Remember the Alamo Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Frontera Land Alliance | El Paso, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tom Lea Institute | El Paso, TX | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Ramp Project | Richardson, TX | $22,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region | El Paso, TX | $21,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboarding Club Inc | Aspen, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| El Paso Villa Maria Inc | El Paso, TX | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of the Desert Sw | El Paso, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reynolds House Non-Profit Corporation | El Paso, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Xii Travelers Memorial of the Southwest | El Paso, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Books Are Gems | El Paso, TX | $19,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $19,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Texas Aspires Foundation | Austin, TX | $18,128 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Special Olympics Texas Inc | El Paso, TX | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | El Paso, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center | El Paso, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Theatre Aspen | Aspen, CO | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Denver, CO | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Think New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Femap Foundation | El Paso, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kelly Center for Hunger Relief | El Paso, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $11,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angel Flight Inc | Addison, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Borderlands Research Foundation | Alpine, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA of El Paso Inc | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Denver Children's Home | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Inst for Tx | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milagro Charitable Foundation | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| NAMI El Paso Inc | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Outdoor Leadership School | Lander, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Operation Noel | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Amistad | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together El Paso Inc | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sister Cities International Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Twin Falls, ID | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| YMCA of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Peoples Musical Theatre | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Humane Society of El Paso Inc | El Paso, TX | $8,950 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| El Paso Diabetes Association | El Paso, TX | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Houston, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beacon State Fund | Austin, TX | $7,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Governors Mansion | Austin, TX | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wayside Cafe Ministries | El Paso, TX | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aspen Santa Fe Ballet | Aspen, CO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Better Business Bureau Foundation of Ep | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Border AIDS Partnership | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Borderplex PROGRESS321 | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Complete College America Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Coronado High Sch Football Booster Club | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Coalition for El Paso | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| El Paso Holocaust Museum & Study Center | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| El Paso Youth Ballet | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| First Presbyterian Church of El Paso Tx | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Leadership El Paso | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Justice for Our Neighbors El Paso | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Law N Paws | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Philharmonic Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Second Chance Wildlife Rescue | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sociedad Cultural De Espana | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas State Historical Association | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Opera of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Roaring Fork Conservancy | Basalt, CO | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company Inc | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Border Art Residency | El Paso, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ciudad Nueva Community Outreach | El Paso, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parkinsons Foundation | Miami, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Elizario Genealogy & Hist Society | San Elizario, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Elizario Genealogy & Historical Society | San Elizario, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Utep Athletic Department | El Paso, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| El Paso County Historical Society | El Paso, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Governor's Mansion | Austin, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kiwanis Clubs of El Paso Charitable Foundation | El Paso, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| El Paso Hockey Association Inc | El Paso, TX | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Arts Campus at Willits | Basalt, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wayside Caf Ministries | El Paso, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cathedral High School Inc | El Paso, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medshare International | Decatur, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Parish | El Paso, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Clement's Parish School | El Paso, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas 4000 for Cancer | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Atlas Society | Kingwood, TX | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Sudc Foundation | Roseland, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Carbondale | Carbondale, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | El Paso, TX | $560 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi | Baton Rouge, LA | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Atlas Society | Lodi, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beta Gamma Sigma | St Louis, MT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beta Gamma Sigma | St Louis, MO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
116 of 186 (62%) 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 71%, 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.
- University of Texas at El Paso
2 OF 8 ON $25M COMMITMENT - Texas Tech Foundation Inc
4 OF 10 ON $25M COMMITMENT - New Mexico State University Foundation Inc
PROVIDES ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENHANCES ACADEMIC PROGRAMS - New Mexico State University Foundation
2 OF 5 ON $2.5M COMMITMENT - The Epc Museum
9 OF 13 ON $5M COMMITMENT - Creeed Foundation
ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC EXPANSION OF THE PASO DEL NORTE REGION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 397 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 167 | $8,216,074 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 144 | $9,136,637 | $15,726 |
| 2022 | 141 | $8,724,708 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 143 | $11.8M | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 144 | $12.4M | $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. 84% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. 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 Hunt Family Foundation'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 12667, El Paso, TX, 79913. 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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