Funding search · EIN 742844494 · Alice, TX

Ruth Parr Sparks Foundation

Name: Ruth Parr Sparks Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

100
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $14,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Gonzales Isd4 grants · $187,500
Driscoll Childrens Hospital4 grants · $84,000
Samburu Young Runners2 grants · $77,860
Friends of Padre4 grants · $67,000
Flatsworthy4 grants · $67,000
Passion for Paws4 grants · $65,146
Nixon-Smiley Isd4 grants · $59,800
Waelder Isd4 grants · $59,800
Shelter a Mutt4 grants · $58,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center2 grants · $53,000

Giving over time

$382,470

2022

$333,528

2023

$354,828

2024

$379,580

2025

Grant history

All 100 reported grants, largest first.

$51,000
Gonzales Isd · Gonzales, TX · 2022
Assist youth
$45,500
Gonzales Isd · Gonzales, TX · 2025
Assist youth
$45,500
Gonzales Isd · Gonzales, TX · 2024
Assist youth
$45,500
Gonzales Isd · Gonzales, TX · 2023
Assist youth
$39,860
Samburu Young Runners · Alice, TX · 2024
Assist with youth HIV and community welfare
$38,000
Samburu Young Runners · Alice, TX · 2025
Assist with youth HIV and community welfare
$30,100
M D Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Cancer research
$28,000
Driscoll Childrens Hospital · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025
Support childrens hospital
$28,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2025
Cancer treatment and research
$26,000
Jcorpus Christi Ministries · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Assist needy in community
$25,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Cancer treatment and research
$25,000
M D Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023
Cancer research
$24,500
Samburu Young Runners Cbo · Alice, TX · 2023
Assist with youth HIV and community welfare
$23,500
Samburu Young Runners Cbo · Alice, TX · 2022
Assist with youth and HIV
$22,000
Corpus Christi Ministries · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025
Assist needdy in community
$22,000
Corpus Christi Ministries · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Assist needdy in community
$22,000
Corpus Christi Metro Ministries · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Assist needy in community
$21,000
Driscoll Childrens Hospital · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Charity childrens hospital
$19,000
Flatsworthy · Fulton, TX · 2025
Environmental support
$19,000
Friends of Padre · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025
Padre Island beach cleanup and conservation
$18,100
Passion for Paws · Nixon, TX · 2022
Animal support
$18,100
Rockport Center for the Arts · Rockport, TX · 2022
Support art related activities in the communitry
$18,000
Flatsworthy · Fulton, TX · 2022
Environmental support
$18,000
Friends of Padre · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Padre Island beach clenup and conservation
$17,820
Jim Wells County First Responders · Alice, TX · 2025
Assist first responders
$17,500
Driscoll Childrens Hospital · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Support childrens hospital
$17,500
Driscoll Childrens Hospital · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Support chioldrens hospital
$17,000
Passion for Paws · Nixon, TX · 2025
Animal support
$16,300
Gulf Coast Humane Society · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Animal support
$16,300
Nixon-Smiley Isd · Nixon, TX · 2022
Support students
$16,300
Waelder Isd · Waelder, TX · 2022
Assist youth
$15,023
Passion for Paws · Nixon, TX · 2024
Animal support
$15,023
Passion for Paws · Nixon, TX · 2023
Animal support
$15,000
Rockport Center for the Arts · Rockport, TX · 2025
Support art related actrivities
$15,000
Flatsworthy · Fulton, TX · 2024
Environmental support
$15,000
Friends of Padre · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Padre Island beach cleanup and conservation
$15,000
Rockport Center for the Arts · Rockport, TX · 2024
Support art related actrivities
$15,000
Flatsworthy · Fulton, TX · 2023
Environmental support
$15,000
Friends of Padre · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Padre beach cleanup and conservation
$15,000
Rockport Center for the Arts · Rockport, TX · 2023
Support art related activities in the community
$14,685
Jim Wells County First Responders · Alice, TX · 2024
Assist first responders
$14,500
Nixon-Smiley Isd · Nixon, TX · 2025
Assit youth
$14,500
Shelter a Mutt · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025
Euthanasia prevention
$14,500
Waelder Isd · Waelder, TX · 2025
Assist youth
$14,500
Nixon-Smiley Isd · Nixon, TX · 2024
Assit youth
$14,500
Shelter a Mutt · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Euthanasia prevention
$14,500
Waelder Isd · Waelder, TX · 2024
Assist youth
$14,500
Nixon-Smiley Isd · Nixon, TX · 2023
Assist students
$14,500
Shelter a Mutt · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Euthanasia prevention
$14,500
Waelder Isd · Waelder, TX · 2023
Assist youth
$14,500
Shelter a Mutt · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Euthanasia prevenention
$12,100
Wings Rescue · Rockport, TX · 2022
Bird rescue and rehab
$12,000
Art Center of Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Arts and humanities
$12,000
Foster Angels · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Assist foster children
$12,000
Gonzales Crystal Theatre · Gonzales, TX · 2022
Support youth
$10,000
Art Center of Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025
Support arts and humanities
$10,000
Foster Angels · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025
Assist foster children
$10,000
Gulf Coast Humane Society · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025
Animal support
$10,000
Wings Rescue · Rockport, TX · 2025
Bird rescue and rehab
$10,000
Art Center of Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Support arts and humanities
$10,000
Foster Angels · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Assist foster children
$10,000
Gulf Coast Humane Society · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Animal support
$10,000
Wings Rescue · Rockport, TX · 2024
Bird rescue and rehab
$10,000
Art Center of Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Arts and humanities
$10,000
Foster Andels · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Assist foster children
$10,000
Gulf Coast Humane Society · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Animal support
$10,000
Wings Rescue · Rockport, TX · 2023
Bird rescue and rehab
$10,000
Gonzales County 4h Council · Gonzales, TX · 2022
Support youth
$9,960
Gonzales Crystal Theatre · Gonzales, TX · 2025
Support youth
$9,960
Gonzales Crystal Theatre · Gonzales, TX · 2024
Support youth
$9,960
Gonzales Crystal Theatre · Gonzales, TX · 2023
Support youth
$9,000
Corpus Christi Museum · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Historical and cultural preservation
$9,000
Del Mar College · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Assist students
$9,000
Texas Am Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Assist students
$8,745
Jim Wells County First Responders · Alice, TX · 2023
Supprt first responders
$8,300
Gonzales County 4h Council · Gonzales, TX · 2025
Support youth
$8,300
Gonzales County 4h Council · Gonzales, TX · 2024
Support youth
$8,300
Gonzales County 4h Council · Gonzales, TX · 2023
Support youth
$7,500
Corpus Christi Museum · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025
Historical and cultural preservation
$7,500
Del Mar College · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025
Assit students
$7,500
Texas Am Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025
Assist youth
$7,500
Corpus Christi Museum · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Historical and cultural preservation
$7,500
Del Mar College · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Assit students
$7,500
Texas Am Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Assist youth
$7,500
Corpus Christi Museum · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Historical and cultural preservation
$7,500
Del Mar College · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Assist students
$7,500
Texas Am Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Assist students
$3,000
Kleberg County Pregnancy Center · Kingsville, TX · 2022
Assist young women
$2,970
Jim Wells County First Responders · Alice, TX · 2022
Support community first responders
$2,500
Kleberg County Pregnancy Center · Kingsville, TX · 2025
Assist young women
$2,500
Kleberg County Pregnancy Center · Kingsville, TX · 2024
Assist young women
$2,500
Kleberg County Pregnancy Center · Kingsville, TX · 2023
Assist young women
$2,400
Bethune Day Nursery · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Support youth
$2,000
Bethune Day Nursery · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025
Support youth
$2,000
Bethune Day Nursery · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Support youth
$2,000
Bethune Day Nursery · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Support youth
$1,800
Cca Brush Country Chapter · Kingsville, TX · 2022
Support youth
$1,500
Cca Brush Country Cca · Kingsville, TX · 2025
Support youth
$1,500
Cca Brush Country Cca · Kingsville, TX · 2024
Support youth
$1,500
Cca Brush Country Chapter · Kingsville, TX · 2023
Support youth

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.