Conflict and Development Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 46-1012587 · since 2012condevfoundation.org·Texas·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$455k

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $375k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$56,984

Typical grant (median)

5 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

This foundation funds international agricultural development, critical infrastructure, natural resource management and Texas historical preservation, with a geographic priority on Texas, so it will suit organisations working in those fields or that location.
It makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small nonprofit should not approach it with a cold application.
Most of its grants have been modest: half of its 8 grants were about $57,000 or less, though the range runs up to $375,000, so any request should sit well within that span rather than assume the top end.
A high share of its grant dollars, 71%, went to organisations it had also funded in the previous two filings, suggesting it tends to keep funding the same partners rather than seek new ones.
Given the invitation-only approach, there is little scope for timing an application; the best a grant writer can do is build visibility and relationships, particularly around Texas historical preservation work such as pioneer structures in the Castroville National Historic District, where it is known to partner with local organisations.

Overview

Conflict and Development Foundation is a US private foundation based in Castroville, 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 supports the research, scholarship and practice of international development, specifically international agricultural development, critical infrastructure and natural resource management. Its programmes cover development scholarship and practice, agricultural extension, natural resource conservation and Texas historical preservation. It uses agricultural science, political science, economics, agricultural and infrastructure development, natural resource conservation and rural community outreach. Its approach is field-oriented and values the insight of communities and individuals closest to development issues, private-sector-led solutions, and the transfer of applied science and engineering to rural industry. It partners with local organisations on Texas history preservation, particularly pioneer structures in the Castroville National Historic District.

Themes

International agricultural development
Critical infrastructure
Natural resource management
Texas historical preservation

Geographic Focus

Priority: Texas.

How to apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 71% 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 8 grants to organisations were about $57,000 or less.

Where grants go

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

Grant dollars by state

Texas94%

Connecticut<1%

Oregon<1%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 5%

The largest single recipient received 87% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 71% of grant dollars went to organisations Conflict and Development Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

5 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $56,984

How much do they typically give?

Share of 5 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$5k–$10k40%

$10k–$25k0%

$25k–$50k0%

$50k–$100k40%

$100k–$250k0%

$250k–$500k20%

Median $56,984 (tax year 2024)

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

Texas AM University · Agricultural and rural development research and extension in the nexus of Conflict & Development.
$321,9102024 tax year
CDF Ukraine Charitable Fund · To focus on partnerships with Ukrainian civilian government entities to assist reconstruction and stabilization effors.
$66,3802024 tax year
Fondation CDF Suisse · To promote and support, in Switzerland and abroad, global food security, sustainable development, biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, and the preservation of historical elements.
$56,9842024 tax year
Global Rice Research Foundation · Agricultural economics grant
$5,0002024 tax year
Oregon State University Foundation · Agricultural Economics Contribution
$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

Amanda Stronza — Director
Leslie Ruyle — Director
Edwin Price — Chairman
Joseph King — Executive Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$11,402,614	$285,516	$47,344,165	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$41,982,868	$380,708	$65,101,592	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$37,788,651	$455,274	$162,361,841	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.