Funding search · EIN 742869876 · Houston, TX

Buena Vista Foundation

Name: Buena Vista 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.

192
grants reported: $5.9M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $7,500
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.

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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.

St Edward'S University3 grants · $600,000
Communities in Schools4 grants · $450,000
United Way for Greater Austin4 grants · $448,798
Waterloo Greenway4 grants · $400,000
Austin Ed Fund1 grant · $368,111
Todos Juntos Learning Center4 grants · $303,500
Explore Austin4 grants · $220,000
Austin Education Fund3 grants · $214,067
Humanities Texas4 grants · $205,000
St David'S Episcopal Church4 grants · $172,675

Giving over time

$1.2M

2022

$1.1M

2023

$1.7M

2024

$1.9M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 192 grants.

$368,111
Austin Ed Fund · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$200,000
Communities in Schools · Austin, TX · 2025
Expanding mental health capacity
$200,000
St Edward'S University · Austin, TX · 2024
Buena vista foundation camp endowed scholarship
$200,000
St Edward'S University · Austin, TX · 2023
Buena vista foundation camp endowed scholarship
$200,000
St Edward'S University · Austin, TX · 2022
Buena vista foundation camp endowed scholarship
$175,422
Austin Education Fund · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$150,000
Explore Austin · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$131,663
United Way for Greater Austin · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$130,000
Humanities Texas · Austin, TX · 2025
Donation for emergency funds
$125,000
Retina Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$122,100
United Way for Greater Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Support general fund
$108,000
Todos Juntos Learning Center · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$105,035
United Way for Greater Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$100,000
Planned Parenthood Greater Texas · Dallas, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$100,000
Waterloo Greenway · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$100,000
Communities in Schools · Austin, TX · 2024
Support education
$100,000
Waterloo Greenway · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$100,000
Waterloo Greenway · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$100,000
Communities in Schools · Austin, TX · 2022
Support education
$100,000
Waterloo Greenway · Austin, TX · 2022
Support general fund
$97,000
Todos Juntos Learning Center · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$93,500
Todos Juntos Learning Center · Austin, TX · 2022
Support general fund
$90,000
United Way for Greater Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$76,719
University of Texas at Austin College of Education · Austin, TX · 2022
General support fund
$75,000
Social Good Fund - Austin 2030 · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$75,000
Teach for America - Austin · Dallas, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$75,000
Teach for America · Austin, TX · 2024
Ignite and school leadershio learning lab
$70,000
Creative Action · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$70,000
Creative Action · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$70,000
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Texas institute for child & family well being
$70,000
Univ of Texas at Austindell Medical · Austin, TX · 2023
Dell med - center for health communications
$60,000
Power for Parkinson'S · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$60,000
Univ of Texas at Austindevelopment Ofc · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Dell med - center for health communications
$60,000
Social Good Fund · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$60,000
Social Good Fund · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$60,000
St David'S Episcopal Church · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$60,000
Austin Community Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Support general fund
$60,000
St David'S Episcopal Church · Austin, TX · 2022
Support general fund
$50,000
Rooted Wholeway House · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$50,000
St David'S Foundation Community Fund · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$50,000
St David'S Foundation Community Fund · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$50,000
Univ of Texas at Austinblanton Museum · Austin, TX · 2024
K-12 gallery teaching fellows
$50,000
Communities in Schools · Austin, TX · 2023
Support education
$50,000
Univ of Texas at Austinblanton Museum · Austin, TX · 2023
K-12 gallery teaching fellows
$50,000
Teach for America · Austin, TX · 2022
Ignite and school leadershio learning lab
$50,000
Univ of Texas at Austindell Medical · Austin, TX · 2022
Dell med - center for health communications
$47,900
Austin Ymbl Sunshine Camp · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$40,000
Univ of Texas at Austinblanton Museum · Austin, TX · 2022
K-12 gallery teaching fellows
$35,000
Texas Book Festival · Austin, TX · 2023
Texas book festival gala, annual fund
$34,875
Texas Book Festival · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$33,750
Texas Book Festival · Austin, TX · 2024
Texas book festival gala, annual fund
$33,750
Texas Book Festival · Austin, TX · 2022
Texas book festival gala, annual fund
$33,645
Austin Education Fund · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$30,100
St David'S Episcopal Church · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$25,000
Austin Pals Campaign for the Future · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$25,000
Austin Ymbl Sunshine Camp · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$25,000
Austin Pals Campaign for the Future · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$25,000
Explore Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$25,000
Humanities Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$25,000
Austin Pals Campaign for the Future · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$25,000
Explore Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$25,000
Humanities Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$25,000
Austin Pals Campaign for the Future · Austin, TX · 2022
Support general fund
$25,000
Humanities Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
Support general fund
$24,000
Amala Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$22,575
St David'S Episcopal Church · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$20,000
Planned Parenthood Greater Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
Support reproductive health care and education
$20,000
Power for Parkinson'S · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$20,000
St David'S Foundation Community Fund · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$20,000
Explore Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Support general fund
$15,435
Open Door Preschools · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$15,000
Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$15,000
Harry Ransom Center - University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$15,000
Mainspring School · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$15,000
Mainspring School · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$15,000
Texas State History Museum Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$15,000
Mainspring School · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$15,000
Planned Parenthood Greater Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
Support reproductive health care and education
$15,000
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Texas institute for child & family well being
$15,000
Mainspring School · Austin, TX · 2022
Support education
$15,000
Planned Parenthood Greater Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
Support reproductive health care and education
$15,000
Texas State History Museum Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Support general fund
$15,000
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Texas institute for child & family well being
$14,914
Texas State History Museum Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$14,744
Texas State History Museum Foundation · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$14,100
St David'S Foundation Community Fund · Austin, TX · 2022
Support general fund
$12,000
Waco Foundation · Waco, TX · 2025
Texas rural funders administrative fund
$10,000
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$10,000
Pease Park Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$10,000
Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2024
Support general fund
$10,000
Pease Park Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2024
General support fund
$10,000
Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$10,000
Pease Park Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2023
General support fund
$9,041
Friends of the Children Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Support general fund
$7,500
Austin Pbs Klru-Tv · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$7,500
Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund
$7,500
Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2024
Tribfeast
$7,500
Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2023
Tribfeast
$7,100
Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2022
Tribfeast
$7,000
Saint Louise House · Austin, TX · 2025
Support general fund

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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.