Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 20-6812519 · since 2007broadway.bank/wealth-management/foundations-grants/foundations-we-manage/nancy-smith-hurd-foundation·Bexar County·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$4.1M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$100k to $250k

Grant range

From the funder's website

$100k

Typical grant (median)

45 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Its stated priority is Bexar County, and its themes are education, health, family well-being, arts, culture and animal welfare, so work in that county on one of those themes is the closest fit.
Its stated range is $100,000 to $250,000, and half of its 141 grants to organisations across its latest three filings were $100,000 or less, so a request at the lower end is a realistic size, though a $550,000 award shows the range is not a ceiling.
Applications go online through the grant management portal by March 31 for May decisions or September 30 for November decisions.
Repeat giving made up 35% of grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing, but it does not provide consecutive-year funding for the same project or organisation, so an organisation funded the year before should not plan on a grant the following year.
Its filings do not say how competitive it is, so a clear, measurable proposal sent on time is the safest approach.

Overview

Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation is a US private foundation based in San Antonio, TX.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation directs grants to 501(c)(3) organisations that fall within its principal charitable purposes. It supports programmes that improve education, health, family well-being, arts, culture and animal welfare in Bexar County, Texas. Its grants are intended to make a substantial and measurable impact on the Bexar County community and to create opportunities for partnership and community collaboration. Significant grants may support capital campaigns in progress, general operations and organisational advancement that would not occur without the grant. In exceptional circumstances, it may consider initiatives demonstrating extraordinary impact and strategic alignment with its priorities. It does not provide consecutive-year funding for the same project or organisation.

Themes

Education
Health
Family well-being
Arts
Culture
Animal welfare

Geographic Focus

Priority: Bexar County.

What They Don't Fund

Consecutive year funding for the same project or organization

How to apply

Submit a completed grant application online through the grant management portal.

Deadlines: Applications are due March 31 for May decisions and September 30 for November decisions.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 35% 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 141 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

Requests are intended to make a substantial and measurable impact on the Bexar County community.
It encourages opportunities to partner with other philanthropic-minded funders and community collaboration.
Significant grants may support capital campaigns in progress, general operations and organisational advancement that would not occur without the grant.
In exceptional circumstances, proposed initiatives should demonstrate extraordinary impact and strategic alignment with the foundation’s priorities.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Texas98%

Idaho2%

The largest single recipient received 4% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 35% of grant dollars went to organisations Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

45 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $100k

How much do they typically give?

Share of 45 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$10k–$25k36%

$25k–$50k0%

$50k–$100k0%

$100k–$250k58%

$250k–$500k7%

Median $100k (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas · Funding in support of our major gifts campaign.
$260,0002024 tax year
University of Texas Foundation · Grant funds will be dedicated to providing advanced care close to home for patients with complex neurological diseases.
$250,0002024 tax year
The Children's Shelter · Funds used to upgrade facilities, and address critical safety issues, essential for obtaining a license to provide direct care to children on our campus.
$250,0002024 tax year
Arboretum San Antonio · Funds will be used for two years of salary and benefits for asa's next ceo.
$200,0002024 tax year
Journey of Flight · This funding will be used to complete our current phase of development in 3 areas.
$200,0002024 tax year
Friends of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Foundation · General operating.
$160,0002024 tax year
San Antonio Christian Dental · General operations
$150,0002024 tax year
Vibrant Works · Funds will be used to build the low vision supply center (lvsc) within our eads building.
$150,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Lora Watts — Trustee
Herbert W Hill JR — Trustee
Jane Phipps — Trustee / Chair
Suzanne Goudge — Trustee
Linda P Camp — Trustee
Mark Thornton — Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$5,277,571	$4,510,475	$93,201,917	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$4,671,735	$4,068,780	$110,932,008	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$4,746,835	$4,083,253	$104,997,846	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.