Organization · EIN 26-4527097 · Austin, TX · Education
Who funds Texas Tribune?
62 private foundations reported paying Texas Tribune $3.19M on returns for tax year 2023.
62 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 62
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Endowment Houston, TX |
$405,000 2 grant lines |
Project Support for the Redesign of Schools Explorer, the Tribune's Online Education-Data Visualization Tool +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA |
$385,081 | K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Meadows Foundation Dallas, TX |
$300,000 | Toward support for reporting statewide issues facing Texans in education, the environment, and health care | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation Miami, FL |
$250,000 | TO SUPPORT THE TEXAS TRIBUNE'S SUSTAINABILITY FUND, WHICH WILL PRODUCE A LONG-TERM BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR THE PUBLICATION AS IT G… | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Indianapolis, IN |
$250,000 | To support in-depth, student-centered reporting on postsecondary pathways in Texas. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation Houston, TX · Preselected only |
$245,064 | TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM. | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Ford Foundation New York, NY |
$150,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation The Woodlands, TX |
$150,000 | To provide public-interest journalism on statewide and public policy matters pertaining to water, energy and the environment | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$100,000 | IN SUPPORT OF INCREASING PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AI AND EXPLORING WAYS IN WHICH AI CAN ENHANCE HIGH QUALITY JOURNALISM | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| George & Fay Young Foundation Dallas, TX |
$100,000 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| The Sumners Foundation Irving, TX |
$100,000 | TEXAS TRIBUNE FESTIVAL | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Greater Texas Foundation Bryan, TX · Preselected only |
$80,000 2 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT DATA-INFORMED REPORTING AND COVERAGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ISSUES IN TEXAS. +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Hunt Family Foundation El Paso, TX |
$75,000 | INFORMS AND ENGAGES WITH TEXANS ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY, POLITICS, GOVERNMENT AND STATEWIDE ISSUES | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Coon Family Foundation Austin, TX |
$70,000 | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation Houston, TX |
$60,000 | Toward reporting on the environment and reproductive rights | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Tobin Endowment San Antonio, TX |
$60,000 | SUPPORT OF ONE SYMPOSIUM ANNUALLY TO BE TITLED "THE TOBIN ENDOWMENT SYMPOSIUM" | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Baltimore, MD · Preselected only |
$25,000 | SUPPORT TEXAS TRIBUNE'S GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH-QUALITY JOURNALISM | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Reissa Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$25,000 2 grant lines |
General & Unrestricted +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Leland Fikes Foundation Dallas, TX · Preselected only |
$25,000 | PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM TO INFORM TEXANS AND FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Mfi Foundation Austin, TX · Preselected only |
$25,000 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Texas Tribune
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Texas Tribune, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- American Express Foundation New York, NY
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $60.7K to them - Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Austin, TX
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $2.35M to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $38K to them - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $5.56M to them - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $74.3K to them - The Simons Foundation New York, NY
Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $15.8M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Walton Family Foundation Bentonville, AR
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $26.1M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $595K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Yale University New Haven, CT
15 shared funders · 550 funders in all - The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CA
12 shared funders · 560 funders in all - Baylor University Waco, TX
10 shared funders · 112 funders in all - William Marsh Rice University Houston, TX
12 shared funders · 111 funders in all - Teach for America New York, NY
12 shared funders · 379 funders in all - Texans CARE for Children Austin, TX
9 shared funders · 13 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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