Funding search · EIN 263710470 · Sugarland, TX
Bearden 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.
- 80
- grants reported
- $421,741
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $3,875
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- Camp for All3 grants · $45,000
- University of Houston3 grants · $36,500
- Texas a&M University3 grants · $35,500
- University of Arkansas3 grants · $32,700
- Razorback Foundation2 grants · $30,000
- Bowdoin College3 grants · $25,000
- Prarie View a&M University3 grants · $21,000
- Texas State University3 grants · $17,500
- Anna Mackey3 grants · $16,000
- Post University2 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 80 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Camp for All · Houston, TX · 2023
Donation
- $20,000
Razorback Foundation · Fayetteville, AR · 2022
Donation
- $15,200
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2021
Scholarship
- $14,250
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $14,250
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2022
Scholarship
- $14,250
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $13,250
Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $11,750
Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2021
Scholarship
- $10,750
Texas State University · San Marcos, TX · 2021
Scholarship
- $10,500
Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $10,000
Camp for All · Houston, TX · 2022
Donation
- $10,000
Camp for All · Houston, TX · 2021
Donation
- $10,000
Razorback Foundation · Fayetteville, AR · 2021
Donation
- $9,000
Post University · Waterbury, CT · 2023
Scholarship
- $9,000
Sam Houston State University · Huntsville, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $9,000
Prarie View a&M University · Prarie View, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $8,500
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2023
Scholarship
- $8,500
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2022
Scholarship
- $8,250
University of Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2021
Scholarship
- $8,000
Anna Mackey · Sugar Land, TX · 2021
Scholarship
- $8,000
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2021
Scholarship
- $8,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2021
Scholarship
- $7,500
Prarie View a&M University · Prarie View, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,500
University of Houston - Victoria · Victoria, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,500
Beloved and Beyond · Rosebud, TX · 2021
Donation
- $7,500
Missouri State University · Springfield, MO · 2021
Scholarship
- $6,000
Post University · Waterbury, CT · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,250
Dartmouth · Hanover, NH · 2021
Scholarship
- $5,000
Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club · Fort Smith, AR · 2021
Donation
- $5,000
Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals · Houston, TX · 2021
Donation
- $5,000
The Nature Conservacy · Arlington, VA · 2021
Donation
- $5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Th St Nw, DC · 2021
Donation
- $4,948
Western Governors University · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Scholarship
- $4,500
Lone Star College · The Woodlands, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,500
Lone Star College · The Woodlands, TX · 2021
Scholarship
- $4,500
Prarie View a&M University · Prarie View, TX · 2021
Scholarship
- $4,000
Anna Mackey · Sugar Land, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Anna Mackey · Sugar Land, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,000
Houston Community College · Houston, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,000
Texas Parks and Wildlife · Dallas, TX · 2021
Donation
- $3,750
Texas Southern University · Houston, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Texas State University · San Marcos, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
University of Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
University of Texas · Austin, TX · 2021
Scholarship
- $3,500
University of Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,500
Houston Community College · Houston, TX · 2021
Scholarship
- $3,250
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
University of Houston - Clear Lake · Houston, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
University of North Texas · Denton, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
Sam Houston State University · Huntsville, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,000
Texas State University · San Marcos, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Houston Apartment Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Donation
- $2,500
Beloved and Beyond · Rosebud, TX · 2022
Donation
- $2,500
Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club · Fort Smith, AR · 2022
Donation
- $2,500
Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals · Houston, TX · 2022
Donation
- $2,500
The Nature Conservacy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Donation
- $2,500
World Wildlife Fund · Th St Nw, DC · 2022
Donation
- $2,474
Western Governors University · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Texas Parks and Wildlife · Dallas, TX · 2022
Donation
- $2,000
South Africa Partners · Boston, MA · 2021
Donation
- $1,965
Ensenana E Investigacion Superior Ac · 2021
Scholarship
- $1,500
Be a Blake Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Donation
- $1,500
Tj Cunningham Memorial Music Fund · Sugar Land, TX · 2022
Donation
- $1,051
Chris Baker · Houston, TX · 2021
Donation
- $1,000
Ashley Wygal · Sugar Land, TX · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
Coastal Conservation Association Texas · Houston, TX · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
Blinn - Bryan Campus · Bryan, TX · 2021
Scholarship
- $693
Lone Star College · The Woodlands, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $480
Edwards Plateau Prescribed Burn Assn · Sonora, TX · 2021
Donation
- $430
Edwards Plateau Prescribed Burn Assn · Sonora, TX · 2022
Donation
- $250
Rocksprngs Edwards County Vfd · Rocksprings, TX · 2022
Donation
- $250
Sean Turner · Sugar Land, TX · 2021
Donation
- $200
Edwards County Ems · Rocksprings, TX · 2022
Donation
- $100
Benjamin Volunteer Fire Department · Benjamin, TX · 2022
Donation
- $100
Rockport-Fulton Good Samaritans · Rockport, TX · 2022
Donation
- $100
Sutton County Health Foundation · Sonora, TX · 2022
Donation
- $100
Sutton County Health Foundation · Sonora, TX · 2021
Donation
- $50
Lamar Volunteer Fire Department · Rockport, TX · 2022
Donation
- $50
Lamar Volunteer Fire Department · Rockport, TX · 2021
Donation
- $50
Rocksprngs Edwards County Vfd · Rocksprings, TX · 2021
Donation
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