ESB3 Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- ESB3 Foundation makes grants only to organisations it has selected in advance and does not accept unsolicited requests, and the filing gives no further application steps, so a cold approach is unlikely to be considered and a small charity should not expect a formal route in.
- Its usual grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $2,500 and $57,000, and half are $7,500 or less, so a request near that size fits its normal pattern, although the largest grant, about $11,000,000, was far above that band.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it has already funded, with 97% of grant dollars to organisations going to those it had also funded in earlier filings, so a new applicant should expect to be an exception.
- Its grants cover universities, museums, hospitals, community and social-service organisations, faith-based organisations and youth programmes, and no geographic focus is stated, although the grants are mainly in the United States and Texas.
- The filing gives no timing information, so the reader should not assume any particular window for approaching it.
Overview
ESB3 Foundation is a US private foundation based in Houston, 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 set out named funding themes or applicant eligibility criteria. Most listed grant purposes are general support; other recorded purposes include capital projects and support for particular activities. The recipient rows show grants to universities and schools, museums and other cultural organisations, hospitals and medical research, community and social-service organisations, faith-based organisations, and youth and recreation programmes. The record thus shows support reaching a varied group of charitable organisations rather than a clearly stated specialist field. Contributions are made to organisations selected in advance, and unsolicited requests are not accepted; the filings give no further account of the foundation’s selection process.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in the United States and Texas.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filings give no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 97% 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 203 grants to organisations were $7,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 46% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 97% of grant dollars went to organisations ESB3 Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 82% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- JP Morgan Charitable Giving Fund · General support$1,350,0002024 tax year
- University of Texas Foundation · Blanton Museum support$363,3332024 tax year
- Brookwood Community · General support$166,6672024 tax year
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · General support$150,0002024 tax year
- Camp for All Foundation · Blazing New Trails campaign$83,3332024 tax year
- Texas One Fund · General support$50,0002024 tax year
- Children's Museum of Houston · General support$50,0002024 tax year
- Houston Methodist · General support$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Allison Stasney — Director
- Mary Catherine Blanton Jones — Director
- Julie Wareing Aldrich — Director
- Elizabeth Blanton — Executive Director
- Elizabeth Blanton Wareing — Vice President / Secretary
- Jack Blanton Jr — Vice President / Assistant Secretary
- Eddy Blanton — President / Assistant Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,905,203 | $2,251,058 | $36,316,892 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $23,070,978 | $22,477,600 | $14,843,766 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,763,544 | $2,305,833 | $13,568,008 | 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.
No credit card required
Contact
- Houston, TX