The O'connor & Hewitt Foundation
Victoria, TX · EIN 74-2527227. Reported 291 grants totalling $7,473,300 to 89 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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 O'connor & Hewitt 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $496,100. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy H O'connor Pet Adoption Center | Victoria, TX | $1,617,980 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trinity Episcopal School | Victoria, TX | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Joseph High School | Victoria, TX | $474,727 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victoria College Foundation Inc | Victoria, TX | $366,625 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christ's Kitchen | Victoria, TX | $280,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of the Golden Crescent | Victoria, TX | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Victoria, TX | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gulf Bend Center | Victoria, TX | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels South Texas | Victoria, TX | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Midcoast Construction Academy | Victoria, TX | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Victoria, TX | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| County of Refugio - Dennis M O'connor Library | Refugio, TX | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Golden Crescent Habitat for Humanity | Victoria, TX | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Vine School | Victoria, TX | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Houston-Victoria | Victoria, TX | $102,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Golden Crescent Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc (casa) | Victoria, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kathryn O'connor Foundation | Victoria, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mid-Coast Family Services | Victoria, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victoria Senior Citizens Center Inc - Meals on Wheels South Texas | Victoria, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Texas Zoological Society - the Texas Zoo | Victoria, TX | $87,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Morgan's Wonderland | San Antonio, TX | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victoria Bach Festival Association Inc | Victoria, TX | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victoria Senior Citizens Center Inc | Victoria, TX | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Victoria College | Victoria, TX | $79,468 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Victoria Preservation Inc | Victoria, TX | $67,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cole Ohrt Walk Strong Foundation | Victoria, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Refugio County Elderly Services | Refugio, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Witte Museum | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Victoria Regional Museum Association Inc | Victoria, TX | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bastrop County Animal Shelter | Bastrop, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society Inc | College Station, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cat Tales Rescue Texas | Rockport, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Discovery Museum Inc | Victoria, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of South Texas Inc | Victoria, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Theatre Victoria | Victoria, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victoria County United Way Inc | Victoria, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victoria Symphony Society Inc | Victoria, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 100 Club of Aransas County | Fulton, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Billy T Cattan Recovery Outreach Inc | Victoria, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Promise Pointe | Victoria, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Warrior's Weekend | Victoria, TX | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Perpetual Help Home Inc | Victoria, TX | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Victoria | Victoria, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace Ranch Riding Inc | Victoria, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Guardians of Hope | Victoria, TX | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Humane Society & Adoption Center of Rockport-Fulton | Fulton, TX | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of the Golden Crescent Inc | Victoria, TX | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aransas County Historical Society | Rockport, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bluebonnet Youth Ranch | Yoakum, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America - South Texas Council | Corpus Christi, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas | Victoria, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inez Volunteer Fire Department | Inez, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pet Adoptions of Cuero Inc | Cuero, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Day School | Victoria, TX | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Presidio La Bahia Foundation | Goliad, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Refugio Volunteer Fire Department | Refugio, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rockport Center for the Arts (rockport Art Association Inc) | Rockport, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rockport Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Rockport, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Maritime Museum Association Inc | Rockport, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc | Columbia, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victoria 100 Club | Victoria, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fulton Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Fulton, TX | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victoria County 4-H | Victoria, TX | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Fulton Mansion | Fulton, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Victoria Tx Inc | Victoria, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas State History Museum Foundation | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross - Crossroads Chapter | Victoria, TX | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross - Victoria Chapter | Victoria, TX | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Victoria Ballet Theatre | Victoria, TX | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victoria Fine Arts Association Inc | Victoria, TX | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bastrop Opera House | Bastrop, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Victoria | Victoria, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas State Aquarium | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The 100 Club of Victoria | Victoria, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Victoria County Volunteer Fire Department | Victoria, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Victoria Rotary Foundation Inc | Victoria, TX | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lamar Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Fulton, TX | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m Foundation - Dr Barrett Endowment | College Station, TX | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum | Cuero, TX | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope of South Texas Inc - Child Advocacy Center | Victoria, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas State Historical Association | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Victoria County Master Gardener Association | Victoria, TX | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cal Farley's Boys Ranch & Affiliates | Amarillo, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the History Center for Aransas County | Fulton, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goliad County 4-H | Goliad, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association - Crossroads Chapter | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christmas on the Beach | Rockport, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust | San Antonio, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Victoria Livestock Show Inc | Victoria, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
73 of 89 (82%) 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 93%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Dorothy H O'connor Pet Adoption Center
OPERATING SUPPORT FOR PET SHELTER AND ADOPTION AGENCY - St Joseph High School
OPERATING AND CAPITAL FUNDS FOR QUALITY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION - Victoria College Foundation Inc
OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR THE VIRGINIA CALLAN WELDER PERFORMANCE ANNEX - Christ's Kitchen
PROVIDE MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY IN VICTORIA - Meals on Wheels South Texas
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO PROVIDE NUTRITION THAT SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR SENIORS - Midcoast Construction Academy
PURCHASE & RENOVATION OF NEW CLASSROOM.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 129 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | $1,667,032 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 71 | $2,205,668 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 76 | $1,760,600 | $7,750 |
| 2024 | 76 | $1,840,000 | $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. 100% 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 The O'connor & Hewitt Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: P O Box 400, Victoria, TX, 77902. 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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