The Clarke Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation works by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application.
- Where it does give, most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 18 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $550,000, with a median of $100,000, so a request should be sized to that typical band.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 77% of grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so relationships are likely to matter more than an open call.
- The filing states no geographic focus; grants have reached Texas, Tennessee and Colorado, with Texas the largest share, but that describes past giving and is not a rule about who may apply.
- The filing describes no application route, funding field or timetable, so there is no set timing to plan around.
Overview
The Clarke Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Austin, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings do not state a named funding field or a wider eligibility policy. Its grants have gone to universities, a music hall of fame, health and community organisations, adaptive-sports and camp providers, a rodeo organisation and a food bank. Recorded purposes include support for an organisation, restricted support and general unrestricted support. Grants in the filings reached Texas, Tennessee and Colorado, with Texas accounting for the largest share. The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filings do not describe a public route for organisations to seek selection or give further selection criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas, Tennessee and Colorado.
How to apply
The filings describe no application route: contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 77% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 18 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 51% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 77% of grant dollars went to organisations The Clarke Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Texas at Austin · To support the organization$750,0002024 tax year
- Country Music Hall of Fame · To support the organization$500,0002024 tax year
- University of Texas at San Antonio · To support the organization$375,0002024 tax year
- Star of Texas Rodeo · To support the organization$5,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Loretta Clarke — President / Treasurer
- Jeffrey Clarke — Vice President / Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,122,878 | $1,060,000 | $14,024,657 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,009,796 | $958,000 | $14,927,603 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,686,371 | $1,630,000 | $14,965,187 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Austin, TX