Still Water Foundation

• Still Water Foundation funds a broad range of nonprofit work across strengthening communities, nurturing creativity, better learning, preserving natural resources and deepening spirituality, with its giving prioritised in Central and rural West Texas, so check that your organisation's work and location fit before applying.
• For size of request, pitch modestly: about eight in ten of its 246 grants to organisations fall between $20,000 and $470,000, the median grant is $50,000, and half of its grants are $50,000 or less, though its largest grant has reached $3,000,000.
• To approach the Foundation, submit a brief description of your work through its contact form, as it operates on a rolling basis but does not consider unsolicited proposals and does not reply to every inquiry.
• The pattern of giving looks relationship-led and competitive for newcomers, since 78% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the two prior filings, so building a relationship over time may matter as much as the initial approach.
• Anyone considering an unsolicited, full proposal rather than a brief introductory description through the contact form should note that such proposals are not considered.

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

• St Stephen's Episcopal School · Educational - for the capital campaign.
  $3,000,0002024 tax year
• San Francisco Zen Center · Charitable - for general operating support.
  $2,833,3342024 tax year
• Hardin-Simmons University · Educational - to support new nursing facilities.
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Blanton Museum of Art · Cultural - for the grounds redevelopment capital campaign.
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• West Texas Rehab Center · Charitable - to support capital campaign.
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Landmarks, University of Texas at Austin · Charitable - for general operating support.
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Waterloo Greenway Conservancy · Charitable - for general operating support.
  $750,0002024 tax year
• Permian Basin Area Foundation · Charitable - still water foundation ii donor-advised fund.
  $625,0002024 tax year

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

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.