Funding search · EIN 823386507 · Austin, TX

The Duane Wilder Foundation

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

85
grants reported
$2.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Princeton University1 grant · $500,000
  • Ut -Austin3 grants · $488,500
  • The Thacher School4 grants · $165,000
  • World Central Kitchen3 grants · $115,000
  • Shakespeare Theater Company4 grants · $112,000
  • Mjm Foundation2 grants · $105,000
  • The Contemporary Austin3 grants · $82,100
  • Dc Central Kitchen2 grants · $75,000
  • Aspen Institute for Food and Society1 grant · $50,000
  • Smithsonian Institution1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$882,200
2022
$554,100
2023
$444,700
2024
$220,375
2025

Grant history

All 85 reported grants, largest first.

  • $500,000

    Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $215,000

    Ut -Austin · Austin, TX · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $201,500

    Ut -Austin · Austin, TX · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $80,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $72,000

    Ut -Austin · Austin, TX · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $60,000

    Shakespeare Theater Company · Washington, DC · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $55,000

    Mjm Foundation · Midway, GA · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $55,000

    The Thacher School · Ojai, CA · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $55,000

    The Thacher School · Ojai, CA · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $50,000

    Mjm Foundation · Midway, GA · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $50,000

    The Thacher School · Ojai, CA · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $50,000

    Aspen Institute for Food and Society · Washington, DC · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $50,000

    Dc Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $50,000

    Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $40,000

    Hospital Albert Schweitzer · Longboat, FL · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $32,000

    Shakespeare Theater Company · Washington, DC · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $29,000

    The Contemporary Austin · Austin, TX · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $28,100

    The Contemporary Austin · Austin, TX · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $25,000

    The Contemporary Austin · Austin, TX · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $25,000

    Dc Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $25,000

    Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · Terre Haute, IN · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $25,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $20,000

    University of Texas Blanton Museum · Austin, TX · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $15,000

    Blanton Museum -Ut · Austin, TX · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $15,000

    Hopital Albert Schweizer Haiti · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $14,000

    Austin Theater Alliance · Austin, TX · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $14,000

    University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $12,625

    Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation · San Ramon, CA · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Andy Roddick Foundation · Austin, TX · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Austin Smiles · Austin, TX · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Shakespeare Theater Company · Washington, DC · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Austin Smiles · Austin, TX · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Chautauqua Institution · Chautauqua, NY · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Shakespeare Theater Company · Washington, DC · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center · Austin, TX · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $7,000

    Playwrights Horizons · New York, NY · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $7,000

    Playwrights Horizons · New York, NY · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $6,000

    University of Texas Scholl of Human Ecology · Austin, TX · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $6,000

    Autism Speaks · New York, NY · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $6,000

    La Phil · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    Austin Pet Alive · Austin, TX · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    Chautauqua Institution · Chautauqua, NY · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    Helping Hands · Weste Terre Haute, IN · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    St Timothy'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    The Thacher School · Ojai, CA · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    Cornell Nolan School · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    Chautauqua Institution · Chautauqua, NY · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    Horacio Alger Association · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    The James Beard Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    The Seed Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood of St Louis Region and Southwest Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $5,000

    Playwrights Horizons · New York, NY · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $4,500

    Fusebox · Austin, TX · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $4,200

    St Timothy'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $4,000

    The Vines Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,500

    Austin Planned Parenthood · Austin, TX · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,500

    Ivy Table · Brighton, MI · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,500

    Casa Del Herroro · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,500

    St Timothy'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,500

    The Vines Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,500

    Foster Angels · Stockton, CA · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,500

    Chefs Stopping Aapi Hate · Washington, DC · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,000

    Foster Angels · Austin, TX · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,000

    Playwrights Horizons · New York, NY · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,000

    Sonoma Family Meal · Petaluma, CA · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,000

    Conquer Cancer · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $2,000

    Foster Angels · Stockton, CA · 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,500

    Casa Del Herroro · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,500

    Fund for Sarah Lawrence · Bronxville, NY · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,500

    Young Audiences Nyc · New York, NY · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,250

    Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,200

    Emerging Scholars · Arlington, VA · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,000

    National Alliance On Mental Illness Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,000

    Sirra - Shiba Research Foundation · Federal Way, WA · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,000

    Wadsworth-Sulgrave Historic Preservation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,000

    Austin Planned Parenthood · Austin, TX · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,000

    Fund for Sarah Lawrence · Bronxville, NY · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,000

    Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $1,000

    St Timothy'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $500

    Fund for Sarah Lawrence · Bronxville, NY · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $500

    Maret School · Washington, DC · 2025

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $500

    National Shiba Club Foundation for Glaucoma Research · Keyport, WA · 2024

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

  • $500

    Maret School · Washington, DC · 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.

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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.