Funding search · EIN 760420414 · Bacliff, TX

Helmle-Shaw 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.

119
grants reported
$695,500
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$4,000
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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  • St Thomas Episcopal Church & School4 grants · $64,000
  • Rice University3 grants · $56,000
  • Bo'S Place3 grants · $44,000
  • University of Texas Medical Branch1 grant · $42,500
  • Utmb School of Health Professionals2 grants · $25,000
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society1 grant · $20,000
  • Museum of Fine Arts Houston4 grants · $20,000
  • Galveston Historical Fdn2 grants · $18,000
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society1 grant · $15,000
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society1 grant · $15,000

Giving over time

$170,000
2022
$141,000
2023
$158,500
2024
$226,000
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 119 grants.

  • $42,500

    University of Texas Medical Branch · Galveston, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $40,000

    Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $27,000

    St Thomas Episcopal Church & School · Houston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Multiple Sclerosis Society · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $16,000

    Bo'S Place · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $16,000

    St Thomas Episcopal Church & School · Houston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $15,000

    St Thomas Episcopal Church & School · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Utmb School of Health Professionals · Galveston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Natl Multiple Sclerosis Society · Washington, DC · 2024

    General Purpose

  • $15,000

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $15,000

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $14,000

    Bo'S Place · Houston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $14,000

    Bo'S Place · Houston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $14,000

    Galveston Historical Foundation · Galveston, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $13,000

    Galveston Historical Fdn · Galveston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $12,500

    Williams Marshall Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $11,000

    Bo'S Place · Houston, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $11,000

    The Heritage Society · Houston, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $10,000

    Art Museum of Se Texas · Corpus Christi, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Rice University · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Utmb School of Health Professionals · Galveston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Texas Childrens Hospital · Houston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $10,000

    Oak Cliff Cemetary Association · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $9,000

    Judy'S Mission To End Ovarian Cancer Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $8,000

    Galveston Historical Foundation · Galveston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $6,000

    Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $6,000

    St Thomas Episcopal Church & School · Houston, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Community Presbyterian Church · Lake City, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Depelchin Children'S Center · Spring, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Galveston Bay Fdn - Friends of Pine Gully · Kemah, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Galveston Island Railroad Museum · Galveston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Goodwill Houston · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Junior League of Houston · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Lake City Arts Council · Lake City, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Lake Fork Valley Conservancy · Lake City, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Lcmc Endowment Foundation · Lake City, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    St Augustina-Hippo Episcopal Church · Galveston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    The Angelican Way · Savannah, GA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    The Grand 1894 Opera House · Galveston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    The Heritage Society · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Galveston Historical Fdn · Galveston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    San Leon Oyster Fest · San Leon, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    St Augustina-Hippo Episcopal Church · Galveston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    The Grand 1894 Opera House · Galveston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $5,000

    The Grand 1984 Opera House · Galveston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Texas Childrens Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $5,000

    The Grand 1894 Opera House · Galveston, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $4,000

    Natl Tay Sachs & Allied Diseases Assoc · Boston, MA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $4,000

    Community Presbyterian Church · Lake City, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $4,000

    Judy'S Mission · Houston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $4,000

    Community Presbyterian Church · Lake City, CO · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $4,000

    Lake Fork Valley Conservancy · Lake City, CO · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $3,500

    Lake Fork Valley Conservancy · Lake City, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,500

    Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,500

    Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $3,000

    The Marine Society of the City of New York · New York, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Univ of Tx Md Anderson Cancer Ctr · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Christian Community Service Ctr · Houston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Galveston Historical Fdn - Menard Society · Galveston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Galveston Island Railroad Museum · Galveston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Hcsar Volunteers · Lake City, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Lake City Arts Council · Lake City, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Lcmc Endowment Foundation · Lake City, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    The Heritage Society · Houston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    The Marine Society of the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Univ of Tx Md Anderson Cancer Ctr · Houston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Galveston Island Railroad Museum · Galveston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $3,000

    University of Texas Mda Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $3,000

    Judy'S Mission Ovarian Cancer Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $3,000

    Lake City Arts Council · Lake City, CO · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $3,000

    Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $3,000

    The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center · Austin, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $2,500

    No Foot Too Small · Coralville, IA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $2,500

    The Heritage Society · Houston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $2,000

    Crested Butte Land Trust · Crested Butte, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Glaad · Pasadena, CA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    No Foot Too Small · Coralville, IA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    The Century Club · College Station, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Glaad · Pasadena, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Natl Tay Sachs & Allied Diseases Assoc · Boston, MA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    The Angelican Way · Savannah, GA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Chance for Hope · Pearland, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $2,000

    Christian Community Service Center · Houston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $2,000

    National Tay Sachs & Allied Diseases Association · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $2,000

    Utmb Health · Galveston, TX · 2023

    General support of the organization

  • $2,000

    Galveston Railroad Museum · Galveston, TX · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $2,000

    Hcsar Volunteers · Lake City, CO · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $2,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022

    General support of the organization

  • $2,000

    Lcmc Endowment Fund · Lake City, CO · 2022

    General support of the organization

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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.