Funding search · historic preservation · Texas
Who funds historic preservation work in Texas
15 funders have a record of paying for historic preservation work by Texas recipients: 144 grants totaling $20.3M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States ($2.3M), Jackson Family Foundation ($37,000) and Dan L Duncan Foundation ($9.4M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Texas recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United StatesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
38 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $7,000 to HISTORIC BEVERLY PRES — historic preservation
Largest: $1,000 to Historical Fort Worth Inc — historical preservation
Largest: $175,000 to GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION — education and historical preservation
San Angelo Area FoundationSan Angelo, TXCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $117,723 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to METCALFE-SPENCE CEMETERY HISTORICAL PRESERVATION FOUNDATION — historic preservation
East Texas Communities FoundationTyler, TXCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $127,366 · through 2024Largest: $17,454 to Historic Tyler Inc — historical preservation
Largest: $60,000 to GLENWOOD CEMETERY HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION — the glenwood cemetery historic preservation foundation was formed in 1999 to raise funds for the preservation of historic glenwood cemetery (1871) to pay for tree and landscape mai…
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $75,518 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM — to support the youth cultural heritage workshop program, which broadens perspectives by showcasing the diverse people that contributed to the history of the american west
Largest: $5,800 to HARRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC — preserve historic harrison county texas history
Largest: $2,000 to Pilot Grove Cemetery Assn — historic preservation
Largest: $6.0M to GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — endowment for annual distributions to the following charities:christ episcopal church eagle lake $30,000 annuallycity of eagle lake - eagle lake volunteer fire dept $20,000 annuall…
Largest: $105,000 to BATTLESHIP TEXAS FOUNDATION — historic preservation
Largest: $750,000 to UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN — to support the further development of software to make audiovisual collections of cultural heritage materials more discoverable and accessible
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