Funding search · EIN 742946783 · Austin, TX
Ruth and Paul Connor 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.
- 42
- grants reported
- $990,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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.
- Trinity Center3 grants · $243,000
- Side By Side Kids3 grants · $150,000
- Helping Hand Home for Children3 grants · $142,500
- Redeem International3 grants · $120,000
- Casa Esperanza Inc Dba Hope House3 grants · $67,500
- Settlement Home for Children3 grants · $60,000
- Vincare Services of Austin Foundation Dba Saint Louise House3 grants · $45,000
- Wonders & Worries3 grants · $42,000
- International Justice Mission2 grants · $20,000
- Essilor Luxottica Foundation2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $82,000
Trinity Center · Austin, TX · 2022
General operations
- $81,000
Trinity Center · Austin, TX · 2023
General operations
- $80,000
Trinity Center · Austin, TX · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Side By Side Kids · Austin, TX · 2024
Support center
- $50,000
Side By Side Kids · Austin, TX · 2023
Support center
- $50,000
Side By Side Kids · Austin, TX · 2022
Support center
- $47,500
Helping Hand Home for Children · Austin, TX · 2024
Residential treatment center operations
- $47,500
Helping Hand Home for Children · Austin, TX · 2023
Residential treatment center operations
- $47,500
Helping Hand Home for Children · Austin, TX · 2022
Residential treatment center operations
- $40,000
Redeem International · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Protection of widows & orphans in uganda
- $40,000
Redeem International · Merrifield, VA · 2023
Protection of widows & orphans in uganda
- $40,000
Redeem International · Merrifield, VA · 2022
Protection of widows & orphans in uganda
- $22,500
Casa Esperanza Inc Dba Hope House · Liberty Hill, TX · 2024
General operations
- $22,500
Casa Esperanza Inc Dba Hope House · Liberty Hill, TX · 2023
General operations
- $22,500
Casa Esperanza Inc Dba Hope House · Liberty Hill, TX · 2022
General operations
- $20,000
Settlement Home for Children · Austin, TX · 2024
General operations
- $20,000
Settlement Home for Children · Austin, TX · 2023
General operations
- $20,000
Settlement Home for Children · Austin, TX · 2022
General operations
- $15,000
Vincare Services of Austin Foundation Dba Saint Louise House · Austin, TX · 2024
General operations
- $15,000
Wonders & Worries · Austin, TX · 2024
General operations
- $15,000
Vincare Services of Austin Foundation Dba Saint Louise House · Austin, TX · 2023
General operations
- $15,000
Vincare Services of Austin Foundation Dba Saint Louise House · Austin, TX · 2022
General operations
- $14,000
Wonders & Worries · Austin, TX · 2023
General operations
- $13,000
Wonders & Worries · Austin, TX · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Essilor Luxottica Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
Kids vision for life central tx program
- $10,000
International Justice Mission · Washington, DC · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Essilor Luxottica Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
Kids vision for life central tx program
- $10,000
International Justice Mission · Washington, DC · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Abolition International · Austin, TX · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Essilor Vision Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
Kids vision for life central tx program
- $5,000
Austin Bridge Builders Alliance · Austin, TX · 2024
Emerging leadership initiative
- $5,000
Family Eldercare · Austin, TX · 2024
Guardianship program
- $5,000
Triple 1 Blessings · Spicewood, TX · 2024
General operations
- $5,000
Young Life · Fredericksburg, TX · 2024
Need-based camper scholarships program
- $5,000
Family Eldercare · Austin, TX · 2023
Guardianship program
- $5,000
Triple 1 Blessings · Spicewood, TX · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
Young Life · Fredericksburg, TX · 2023
Need-based camper scholarships program
- $5,000
Young Life East Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Need-based camper scholarships program
- $5,000
Family Eldercare · Austin, TX · 2022
Guardianship program
- $5,000
Triple 1 Blessings · Spicewood, TX · 2022
General operations
- $5,000
Young Life · Fredericksburg, TX · 2022
Need-based camper scholarships program
- $5,000
Young Life East Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Need-based camper scholarships program
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