George W. Brackenridge Foundation

• The George W. Brackenridge Foundation funds education in the Greater San Antonio region, chiefly charter schools serving grades K-12, with some support for private schools at the same grades and for a limited number of education-related organisations helping parents navigate school choice; schools and other applicants must hold 501(c)(3) status and operate within, or be expanding to, the Greater San Antonio region, and must be an accredited educational organisation or support one.
• Grants have ranged from $10,000 to $3,000,000, and half of its 47 grants across its recent filings were $250,000 or less, so a request anywhere in that range can be realistic depending on the project's scale.
• It does not fund ancillary programs, field trips, transportation, or fundraising activities such as races and galas.
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through its contact form, and operators in another Texas city or a different state with an impressive academic track record and an interest in expansion are specifically invited to get in touch.
• With 56% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in earlier filings, it leans towards continuing relationships, though this is a share of dollars rather than of grants.

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

• Royal Public Schools · Educational purposes or programs
  $2,250,0002024 tax year
• Great Hearts America Texas · Educational purposes or programs
  $995,0002024 tax year
• Essence Preparatory Public School · Educational purposes or programs
  $700,0002024 tax year
• Prelude Preparatory School · Educational purposes or programs
  $500,0002024 tax year
• Harmony Public Schools · Educational purposes or programs
  $500,0002024 tax year
• The Gathering Place · Educational purposes or programs
  $270,0002024 tax year
• 50CAN · Educational purposes or programs
  $250,0002024 tax year
• New Frontiers Public Schools · Educational purposes or programs
  $250,0002024 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.