The William Stamps Farish Fund
Houston, TX · EIN 74-6043019. Reported 574 grants totalling $58.7M to 255 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$50,000median grant
$58.7Mgranted, 2020-2023
255organizations funded
67%of grantees funded again the next year
$363.0Massets, latest filing
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 William Stamps Farish Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 255 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Museum of Art Inc | Tampa, FL | $2,150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Kentucky - Markey Cancer Foundation | Lexington, KY | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Virginia Mcintire School Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Fighting Blindness | Columbia, MD | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation Inc | Boca Grande, FL | $1,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $1,200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brotherhoodsister Sol Inc | New York, NY | $1,100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $1,050,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Agape Development | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Inc | Tampa, FL | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Brookwood Community | Brookshire, TX | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Mcintire School Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Virgina Rectors and Visitors | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aucilla Christian Academy | Monticello, FL | $850,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Champions for Children Inc | Tampa, FL | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Corbett Preparatory School of Ids Inc | Tampa, FL | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Covenant House Texas | Houston, TX | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Protestant Episcopal High School of Virginia | Alexandria, VA | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tall Timbers Research Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| De Pelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | $725,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries | Houston, TX | $710,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of the Greater Houston Area | Houston, TX | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beta Academy | Houston, TX | $588,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | New York, NY | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids Meals Inc | Houston, TX | $540,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Camp for All Foundation | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Area Women's Center | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Memorial Assistance Ministries | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wesley Community Center | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yellowstone Academy Inc | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Care Partners | Houston, TX | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation | Bellaire, TX | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Alliance of Community Assistance | Houston, TX | $440,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Houston Hospice | Houston, TX | $403,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy Inc | Houston, TX | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Star of Hope Mission | Houston, TX | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Blue Bird Circle | Houston, TX | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of Joshua House Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Seminary of the Southwest | Austin, TX | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation | Houston, TX | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Camp Allen Camp & Conference Center | Navasota, TX | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Developing Artists Theather Company Inc | New York, NY | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Taping for the Blind Inc | Houston, TX | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Amazing Place | Houston, TX | $315,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Country of Houston Inc | Hockley, TX | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Museum of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Joy Development School | Houston, TX | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children | New York, NY | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Thistle Farms Inc | Nashville, TN | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Workfaith | Houston, TX | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lifehouse of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $280,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Advocates of Fort Bend | Rosenberg, TX | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund Inc | Elmhurst, IL | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Rose | Houston, TX | $265,938 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | Highlands, TX | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boca Grande United Methodist Church | Boca Grande, FL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ensworth School | Nashville, TX | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of Boca Grande Community Center | Boca Grande, FL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Clinic | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Houston Habitat for Humanity | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Joy School | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army Houston Area Command | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Luke's United Methodist Church | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc | Pasadena, TX | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Summerhouse | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Island School | Boca Grande, FL | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First Tee of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Red Hook Art Project | Brooklyn, NY | $230,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Pursuit | Houston, TX | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family and Children's Association | Garden City, NY | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council | Houston, TX | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sexual Assault Center | Nashville, TN | $217,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boca Grande Child Care Center | Boca Grande, FL | $215,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bible Study Media Inc | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Carnegie Literacy Center Inc | Lexington, KY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Frist Center for the Visual Arts Inc | Nashville, TN | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hope and Healing Center & Institute | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Island School Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Judeo Christian Health Clinic Inc | Tampa, FL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nick Finnegan Counseling Center | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Quantum Leap Farm Inc | Odessa, FL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Temple College Foundation | Temple, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baylor College of Medicine Teen Health Clinic | Houston, TX | $187,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Against Human Trafficking | Houston, TX | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Sam Houston Area Council | Houston, TX | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement Assn Inc | Boca Grande, FL | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Golfers Against Cancer Inc | Kingwood, TX | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Lexington School | Lexington, KY | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Blue Grass Community Foundation | Lexington, KY | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Combined Arms | Houston, TX | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Oasis Center Inc | Nashville, TN | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Small Steps Nurturing Center | Houston, TX | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| South Kent School Corporation | South Kent, CT | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Youthworks | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aspen Institute | Aspen, CO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children at Risk | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Council on Recovery | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marin Catholic | Kentfield, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marin County Catholic Highschool | Kentfield, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Braille Press | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Teach for America - Greater Nashville | Nashville, TN | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Periwinkle Foundation | Houston, TX | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans | Houston, TX | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Houston's Amazing Place Inc | Houston, TX | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Aranzazu | Rockport, TX | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council | Houston, TX | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sight Savers America | Pelham, AL | $117,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Revision | Houston, TX | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Women's Home | Houston, TX | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nashville Zoo Inc | Nashville, TN | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northwest Assistance Ministries | Houston, TX | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Writers in the Schools | Houston, TX | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Kid's Place of Tampa Bay Inc | Brandon, FL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bravo Creative Arts Center | Franklin, TN | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bridgeyear | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA De Esperanza De Los Ninos | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Hearing and Speech | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dawning Family Services | Tampa, FL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| East Harris County Empowerment Council | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lexington Public Library Foundation | Lexington, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Momentum Advisory Collective | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Association of Southwest and Central Florida Inc | Sarasota, FL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sire Inc | Spring, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Small Places | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spring of Tampa Bay Inc | Tampa, FL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St George's Episcopal Church | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St John's School | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Village Centers Inc | Kingwood, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| United for College Success | Sugar Land, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Kentucky - the Arboretum | Lexington, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vita Living Foundation | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Young Audiences of Houston | Houston, TX | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Have Shears Will Travel | Kingwood, TX | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Palmer Drug Abuse Program | Houston, TX | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Thomasville Community Resource Center | Thomasville, GA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Beacon | Houston, TX | $87,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Hearing and Speech Dba Texas Hearing Institute | Houston, TX | $83,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Kentucky - Gluck Equine Research Center | Lexington, KY | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wonders and Worries | Houston, TX | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Careerspring | Bellaire, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Genesys Works Houston | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse United Methodist Church | Boca Grande, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nashville Symphony Association | Nashville, TN | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nextop Veterans | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prounitas | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stages Inc | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Summerhouse Houston | Houston, TX | $72,150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cy-Hope | Cypress, TX | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Galveston County Food Bank | Texas City, TX | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| True to Life Ministries | Lake Jackson, TX | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Enrichment Institute | Houston, TX | $65,275 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Aup Charter School | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gateway Academy | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Kentucky Wildlife Center Inc | Lexington, KY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Living Arts & Science Center Inc | Lexington, KY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Jose Clinic | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Maria Hostel | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Visually Impaired Preschool Services Inc | Louisville, KY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Higher Up Texas | Dickinson, TX | $58,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Compudopt | Houston, TX | $57,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A D Players | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alive Hospice Inc | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Battleship Texas Foundation Inc | Galveston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boca Grande Women's Club | Boca Grande, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Blessing | Brenham, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancare Inc | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Career and Recovery Resources | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Church of St John the Devine | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Community Family Centers | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connect Community | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crosswalk Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthyways Inc | Monticello, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hope Media Group | Humble, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Ministries | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lazarus House | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Social Services of the South Inc | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Serenity Retreat | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sharpen Recovery | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society for the Performing Arts | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tampa Jcc Federation Inc | Tampa, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Tampa Jewish Community Centers & Federation Inc | Tampa, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teach for America Nashville - Chattanooga | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village Learning Center Inc | Kingwood, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Village Learning Center Inc Dba the Village Centers | Kingwood, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Worktexas | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Empowering Women Out of Prison | Lockhart, TX | $46,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bo's Place | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Gratia Plena | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Recovery Center | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Houston - Downtown | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville Inc | Nashville, TN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boca Grande Preschool | Boca Grande, FL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christ Episcopal Church | Monticello, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc | Nashville, TN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dan's House of Hope Inc | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Autism Care Education and Services | Cypress, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Halo House Foundation | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Women's Fund | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wildlife Habitat Federation | Cat Spring, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope's Path | Spring, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Masters School | Dobbs Ferry, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Private Radio | Oxford, MS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Church of St John the Divine | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Jackson Hole | Jackson Hole, WY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Essilor Vision Foundation | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Glenwood Cemetery | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Eye Associates Foundation | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Houston Health Foundation | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Museum of Racing Inc | Saratoga Springs, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Onegoal | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Serjobs for Progress of Texas Gulf Coast Inc | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John the Divine Episcopal Church | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Target Hunger | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Women's Resource | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Houston Foundation | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Main Street Ministries | Houston, TX | $21,619 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assistance League Houston | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Humble Area Assistance Ministries | Humble, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jefferson Senior Citizens Center Inc | Monticello, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Juma Ventures | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Let Them Live | Fort Wayne, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Noah's House | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reach Unlimited | Cypress, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Andrew's Episcopal Church | Boca Grande, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Forge for Families | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Theatre Under the Stars | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aucilla Research Institute | Monticello, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chance for Hope Foundation | Pearland, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Georgetown Scott County Friends of the Parks | Georgetown, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Justice Forward | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cardigan Mountain School | Canaan, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clayton Dabney for Kids With Cancer | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
155 of 255 (61%) 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 67%, 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.
- Foundation for Fighting Blindness
CONTRIBUTIONS 2 & 3 OF 5-RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA RESEARCH - University of Virginia Mcintire School Foundation
CONTRIBUTION 3 OF 5 FOR TOWARDS CREATION OF ENDOWMENT AT THE MCINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE - Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation Inc
CONTRIBUTION 1 OF 3 FOR CLINIC OF THE FUTURE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Memorial Hermann Foundation
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR LIFE FLIGHT - University of Kentucky
CONTRIBUTION 1 OF 5 TO ESTABLISH AMBASSADOR - University of Virgina Rectors and Visitors
CONTRIBUTION 2 OF 5-SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 385 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 141 | $12.3M | $50,000 |
| 2021 | 144 | $14.9M | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 151 | $15.6M | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 138 | $15.9M | $50,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The William Stamps Farish Fund has 65 of them, worth $40.9M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $4,000,000 |
| The Mcintire School Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $4,000,000 |
| University of Kentucky - Markey Cancer Foundation | Lexington, KY | $3,000,000 |
| University of Virgina Rectors and Visitors | Charlottesville, VA | $3,000,000 |
| University of Virginia Mcintire School Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $2,000,000 |
| Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation Inc | Boca Grande, FL | $2,000,000 |
| University of Kentucky - Markey Cancer Foundation | Lexington, KY | $2,000,000 |
| Foundation for Fighting Blindness | Columbia, MD | $2,000,000 |
| Protestant Episcopal High School of Virginia | Alexandria, VA | $1,600,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $1,600,000 |
| Protestant Episcopal High School of Virginia | Alexandria, VA | $1,200,000 |
| Foundation for Fighting Blindness | Columbia, MD | $1,000,000 |
| Foundation for Fighting Blindness | Columbia, MD | $1,000,000 |
| University of Virginia Mcintire School Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $800,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 52% 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.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $50,000. 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 William Stamps Farish Fund'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: 1100 Louisiana Suite 2200, Houston, TX, 77002. 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.
EIN 74-6043019 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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