Harte Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Harte Charitable Foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, and its filing gives no public application route, so an unsolicited request is not the way in and small charities should not send one.
- Its filing states no geographic focus, though most of its recorded grant dollars have gone to organisations in Texas and Maine.
- Where the foundation does give, its typical grants fall between $25,000 and $875,000, with a median of $250,000, and its largest grant was $1,000,000.
- About 95% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had already funded, which suggests a relationship-led foundation where a newcomer should expect a difficult route in.
Overview
Harte Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in San Antonio, 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 foundation describes its primary activity as distributing funds to organisations recognised under section 170(c). Its filings show grants to universities and research institutes, water-focused organisations and other charitable bodies. Purposes include general charitable support and charitable education, alongside fellowships, marine and coastal research, coral reef and ocean health work, aquifer work and environmental impact. Most recorded grant dollars went to organisations in Texas, with a further substantial share in Maine. It directs contributions to preselected charitable organisations; the filings and related pages do not set out broader eligibility rules or a public application route. Its records also show concentrated support to a small number of repeat recipients.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas and Maine.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 95% 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 22 grants to organisations were $250,000 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 33% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 95% of grant dollars went to organisations Harte Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $267k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Texas A&M University · Dr wes tunnell fellowship endowment$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Texas Water Trade · General charitable purposes$875,0002024 tax year
- Texas Water Foundation · General charitable purposes$800,0002024 tax year
- Texas A&M University · Hri endowment fund$400,9052024 tax year
- Texas A&M University · Charitable education purpose$266,8682024 tax year
- Texas A&M University · Coral reefs & ocean health lab$250,0002024 tax year
- International Community Foundation · Mayan aquifer fund grant$152,9792024 tax year
- International Community Foundation · Technical coordinator grant$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Christopher M Harte — Director
- Julia Harte Widdowson — Pres,Cob,Dir
- Elizabeth H Owens — Director
- David L Sinak — TRS,Sec,Dir
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,095,742 | $2,724,378 | $46,802,037 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,902,768 | $1,401,531 | $55,321,439 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,423,800 | $3,780,752 | $56,754,237 | 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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Contact
- San Antonio, TX