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12 funders with a record of paying for “lonely”

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Episcopal Health Foundation → Lone Star Circle of Care: $2.9M across 7 grants, latest 2024Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute → Ut Southwestern Med Center: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024Houston Endowment Inc → Lone Star Legal Aid: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2020The Methodist Hospital → Lone Star Family Health Center: $626K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc → Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: $553K across 7 grants, latest 2024Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lone Star Justice Alliance: $550K across 4 grants, latest 2024Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation → Lone Star Justice Alliance: $350K across 6 grants, latest 2025Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc → Lone Star Flight Museum: $122K across 4 grants, latest 2025Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star - Greater Tarrantdenton: $85K across 5 grants, latest 2024Andrews Winslow Foundation → Lone Tree Arts Center Fund: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2023Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: $40K across 6 grants, latest 2023Martin Scholarship Fund → Emma O'lone: $36K across 6 grants, latest 2024Episcopal Health Foundation → Lone Star Family Health Center: $1.6M across 6 grants, latest 2024Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute → The Univ of Texas at Austin: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Houston Endowment Inc → Lone Star College Foundation: $550K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc → Lone Star Justice Alliance: $540K across 4 grants, latest 2024Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: $495K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Methodist Hospital → Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: $133K across 3 grants, latest 2024Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc → Lone Star College Foundation: $121K across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star Foundation: $78K across 5 grants, latest 2024Andrews Winslow Foundation → The Lone Tree Arts Center: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2025Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Big Brother Big Sister Lone Star: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2021Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute → Harvard Medical School: $384K across 2 grants, latest 2023Houston Endowment Inc → Lone Star Circle of Care: $190K across 1 grant, latest 2020Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lupus Foundation of America Lone Star Chapter: $171K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Methodist Hospital → Lone Star Circle of Care: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc → Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2025Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Lone Star Film Society: $53K across 4 grants, latest 2024Andrews Winslow Foundation → Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra: $12K across 3 grants, latest 2025Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Lone Survivor Foundation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2020Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute → President & Fellows of Harvar: $198K across 1 grant, latest 2024Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $132K across 1 grant, latest 2022Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → The Lone Star Bulldog Club Inc: $106K across 4 grants, latest 2024Houston Endowment Inc → Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2020Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Premier Lone Star Wind Orchestra: $88K across 4 grants, latest 2024Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lone Star College System District: $86K across 1 grant, latest 2023Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lone Star Doberman Rescue Inc: $38K across 4 grants, latest 2024Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lone Star Casa Inc: $26K across 4 grants, latest 2024Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lone Star Aussie Rescue: $23K across 4 grants, latest 2024Houston Endowment Inc → Lone Star Flight Museum: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2022Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lone Star Underdogs Animal Rescue Inc: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2024Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lone Star Westie Rescue: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Lone Willow Baptist Church: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2023Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Imagine Lone Star International Academy: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Lone Survivor Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lone Star Families Foundation: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lone Star Jr Bassmasters: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021Andrews Winslow Foundation → Lone Tree Symphony: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022Andrews Winslow Foundation → Lone Tree Sympony: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023Episcopal Health Foundation: $4.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Episcopal Health Foundation$4.5MMeadows Mental Health Policy Institute: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Meadows Mental Health Policy…$3.6MHouston Endowment Inc: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Houston Endowment Inc$2.1MCommunities Foundation of Texas Inc: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Communities Foundation of Tex…$1.6MUnited Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Metropolitan Da…$1.1MThe Methodist Hospital: $834K on this topic. Open the funder.The Methodist Hospital$834KBernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation: $350K on this topic. Open the funder.Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foun…$350KCenterpoint Energy Foundation Inc: $318K on this topic. Open the funder.Centerpoint Energy Foundation…$318KCommunity Foundation of North Texas Inc: $238K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of North…$238KAndrews Winslow Foundation: $137K on this topic. Open the funder.Andrews Winslow Foundation$137KEnterprise Holdings Foundation: $49K on this topic. Open the funder.Enterprise Holdings Foundation$49KMartin Scholarship Fund: $36K on this topic. Open the funder.Martin Scholarship Fund$36KLone Star Circle of Care: received $3.1M on this topicLone Star Circle of Care$3.1MLone Star Family Health Center: received $1.6M on this topicLone Star Family Health Center$1.6MUt Southwestern Med Center: received $1.5M on this topicUt Southwestern Med Center$1.5MLone Star Justice Alliance: received $1.4M on this topicLone Star Justice Alliance$1.4MThe Univ of Texas at Austin: received $1.3M on this topicThe Univ of Texas at Austin$1.3MBig Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: received $1.3M on this topicBig Brothers Big Sisters Lone S…$1.3MLone Star Legal Aid: received $1.2M on this topicLone Star Legal Aid$1.2MLone Star Family Health Center: received $626K on this topicLone Star Family Health Center$626KLone Star College Foundation: received $550K on this topicLone Star College Foundation$550KHarvard Medical School: received $384K on this topicHarvard Medical School$384KPresident & Fellows of Harvar: received $198K on this topicPresident & Fellows of Harvar$198KLupus Foundation of America Lone Star Chapter: received $171K on this topicLupus Foundation of America Lon…$171KPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: received $132K on this topicPresident and Fellows of Harvar…$132KLone Star Flight Museum: received $122K on this topicLone Star Flight Museum$122KLone Star College Foundation: received $121K on this topicLone Star College Foundation$121KThe Lone Star Bulldog Club Inc: received $106K on this topicThe Lone Star Bulldog Club Inc$106KBig Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: received $100K on this topicBig Brothers Big Sisters Lone S…$100KPremier Lone Star Wind Orchestra: received $88K on this topicPremier Lone Star Wind Orchestra$88KLone Star College System District: received $86K on this topicLone Star College System Distri…$86KBig Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star - Greater Tarrantdenton: received $85K on this topicBig Brothers Big Sisters Lone S…$85KBig Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star Foundation: received $78K on this topicBig Brothers Big Sisters Lone S…$78KLone Star Circle of Care: received $75K on this topicLone Star Circle of Care$75KLone Tree Arts Center Fund: received $70K on this topicLone Tree Arts Center Fund$70KLone Star Film Society: received $53K on this topicLone Star Film Society$53KThe Lone Tree Arts Center: received $50K on this topicThe Lone Tree Arts Center$50KLone Star Doberman Rescue Inc: received $38K on this topicLone Star Doberman Rescue Inc$38KEmma O'lone: received $36K on this topicEmma O'lone$36KLone Star Casa Inc: received $26K on this topicLone Star Casa Inc$26KLone Star Aussie Rescue: received $23K on this topicLone Star Aussie Rescue$23KLone Star Flight Museum: received $20K on this topicLone Star Flight Museum$20KLone Star Underdogs Animal Rescue Inc: received $18K on this topicLone Star Underdogs Animal Resc…$18KLone Star Westie Rescue: received $12K on this topicLone Star Westie Rescue$12KLone Tree Symphony Orchestra: received $12K on this topicLone Tree Symphony Orchestra$12KLone Willow Baptist Church: received $12K on this topicLone Willow Baptist Church$12KImagine Lone Star International Academy: received $11K on this topicImagine Lone Star International…$11KLone Survivor Foundation: received $11K on this topicLone Survivor Foundation$11KBig Brother Big Sister Lone Star: received $8K on this topicBig Brother Big Sister Lone Star$8KLone Star Families Foundation: received $7K on this topicLone Star Families Foundation$7KLone Star Jr Bassmasters: received $6K on this topicLone Star Jr Bassmasters$6KLone Tree Symphony: received $3K on this topicLone Tree Symphony$3KLone Tree Sympony: received $3K on this topicLone Tree Sympony$3K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →