Funding search · EIN 814714749 · Round Rock, TX

Trellis Foundation

Name: Trellis Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

200
grants reported: $33.2M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $100,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

strategic direct capacity research

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Aspen Institute2 grants · $3.5M
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute2 grants · $1.6M
New York University2 grants · $1.3M
The University of Texas at Austin1 grant · $1.3M
Communities Foundation of Texas3 grants · $1.2M
Texas Higher Education Foundation2 grants · $870,000
Branched1 grant · $761,253
Texas 20362 grants · $675,000
Texas Association of Community Colleges (Tacc)2 grants · $545,000
The Dallas Foundation1 grant · $500,000

Giving over time

$4.0M

2021

$3.7M

2022

$9.0M

2023

$16.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 200 grants.

$3.1M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General operations
$1.3M
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Strategic/general operations
$1.0M
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute · Dallas, TX · 2023
Strategic
$1.0M
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
Strategic
$761,253
Branched · Peachtree City, GA · 2024
Strategic
$650,000
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute · Dallas, TX · 2021
Strategic
$610,000
Texas Higher Education Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
General operations
$600,000
Texas 2036 · Austin, TX · 2024
General operations
$503,125
Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2024
Strategic
$500,000
Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2023
Strategic
$500,000
The Dallas Foundation · Towson, MD · 2023
Strategic
$450,000
Scholarship America · Bloomington, MN · 2024
Strategic
$350,000
After Violence Project · Austin, TX · 2024
General operations
$350,000
Catalyst Education · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Strategic
$350,000
E2e Partners · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Strategic
$337,952
Partners for Rural Impact · Berea, KY · 2024
Strategic
$334,426
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
Strategic
$325,000
Texas Association of Community Colleges (Tacc) · Austin, TX · 2024
Strategic
$325,000
Texas Association of Community Colleges · Austin, TX · 2023
Strategic
$318,680
Lamar State College Port Arthur · Port Arthur, TX · 2024
General operations
$300,000
Business-Higher Education Forum · Washington, DC · 2024
Capacity/general operations
$300,000
Texas a&M University - Central Texas · Killeen, TX · 2024
General operations
$300,000
Up Partnership · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Strategic
$300,000
Region One Education Service Center · Edinburg, TX · 2023
Strategic
$300,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Strategic
$299,057
National Association of College and University Business Officers · Washington, DC · 2021
Strategic
$296,240
The University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Direct
$286,458
The Institute for Higher Education Policy · Washington, DC · 2024
Strategic
$260,000
Texas Higher Education Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
Strategic
$257,554
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Research
$250,000
City of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2024
General operations
$250,000
Association of Community College Trustees · Washington, DC · 2023
Strategic
$250,000
Blinn College · Brenham, TX · 2023
Strategic
$250,000
University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Strategic
$249,939
Association of Community College Trustees · Washington, DC · 2024
General operations
$223,500
Waco Foundation · Waco, TX · 2023
General operations
$220,000
Texas Association of Community Colleges (Tacc) · Austin, TX · 2022
Strategic
$215,000
The Jed Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General operations
$203,000
Institute for Evidenced-Based Change · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Capacity
$200,000
Children at Risk · Houston, TX · 2024
Capacity
$200,000
Council of Independent Colleges · Washington, DC · 2024
General operations
$200,000
National Center for Civic Innovation · New York City, NY · 2024
General operations
$200,000
Npower · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General operations
$200,000
Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2021
Strategic
$200,000
Project Malestexas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color · Austin, TX · 2021
Research
$199,995
Victoria College Foundation · Victoria, TX · 2021
Strategic
$199,986
Sam Houston State University · Huntsville, TX · 2021
Strategic
$199,870
Paul Quinn College · Dallas, TX · 2021
Strategic
$199,755
Alamo Colleges Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2021
Strategic
$199,531
Amarillo College · Amarillo, TX · 2021
Strategic
$197,996
University of Houston-Downtown · Houston, TX · 2021
Strategic
$195,775
San Jacinto Community College Foundation · Pasadena, TX · 2021
Strategic
$195,694
University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2023
Direct
$187,500
American Association of Colleges & Universities · Washington, DC · 2024
Strategic
$187,500
American Association of Colleges & Universities · Washington, DC · 2023
Capacity
$179,584
Austin Community College District · Austin, TX · 2021
Strategic
$160,000
El Paso Community Foundation · El Paso, TX · 2024
Strategic
$155,739
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · McAllen, TX · 2021
Strategic
$150,000
Jeremiah Program - Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Strategic
$150,000
Lone Star Justice Alliance · Austin, TX · 2024
Strategic
$150,000
Tejano Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Strategic
$150,000
Excelencia in Education · Washington, DC · 2023
General operations
$150,000
University of Texas at Austin Charles a Dana Center · Austin, TX · 2022
Strategic
$145,000
Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2024
Strategic
$125,000
America Succeeds · Denver, CO · 2024
General operations
$125,000
Collegiate Edu-Nation · Roscoe, TX · 2024
General operations
$125,000
Cumberland Youth and Family Services · Denton, TX · 2024
General operations
$125,000
Education Trust · Washington, DC · 2024
Strategic
$125,000
Grayson College · Denison, TX · 2024
Strategic
$125,000
Idra · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Direct
$125,000
Collegiate Edu-Nation · Roscoe, TX · 2023
Strategic
$125,000
Education Trust · Washington, DC · 2023
Strategic
$125,000
Grayson College · Denison, TX · 2023
Strategic
$125,000
Intercultural Development Research Association · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Strategic
$113,292
Angelo State University · San Angelo, TX · 2021
Strategic
$110,000
Alliance for Higher Education in Prison · Denver, CO · 2023
Strategic
$101,420
Pelotonu · Austin, TX · 2021
General operations
$101,000
Education Trust · Washington, DC · 2021
Strategic
$100,606
University of Texas System · Austin, TX · 2023
Strategic
$100,605
The University of Texas System · Austin, TX · 2024
Strategic
$100,300
Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Strategic
$100,000
Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2024
Strategic
$100,000
Breakthrough Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
Research
$100,000
Capital Idea Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Strategic
$100,000
College Possible · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Direct
$100,000
Collegecommunitycareer · Richmond, TX · 2024
Strategic
$100,000
Emerge · Houston, TX · 2024
Strategic
$100,000
Life · Lufkin, TX · 2024
Capacity
$100,000
Open Campus · Washington, DC · 2024
General operations
$100,000
Pelotonu · Austin, TX · 2024
General operations
$100,000
Project Arriba · El Paso, TX · 2024
Strategic
$100,000
Project Bravo · El Paso, TX · 2024
General operations
$100,000
Project Unity · Bryan, TX · 2024
Capacity
$100,000
San Antonio Education Partnership · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Strategic
$100,000
Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2024
General operations
$100,000
Ufcs · Sugar Land, TX · 2024
General operations
$100,000
Vida · Mercedes, TX · 2024
General operations
$100,000
Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2023
Strategic
$100,000
Cameron County Education Initiative · Brownsville, TX · 2023
General operations
$100,000
Lone Star Justice Alliance · Austin, TX · 2023
Capacity

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.