The Nick & Alma Robson Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation paid $342,031 in its latest filing, and its typical grants fall between $110,000 and $260,000, with a median of about $130,000, so a request near that median is a sensible reference point, though the band describes typical grants rather than limits.
- The filings record only two purposes, general support to a philanthropic trust and support for an aquatic centre at a university, so compare your work with those before writing.
- No geographic focus is stated, and grants have mainly gone to Pennsylvania and Texas; that pattern is not a rule, so ask whether your area is eligible rather than assuming it is not.
- The filing specifies a letter as the required form and gives no deadlines.
- All of the grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so an existing link to the foundation may help, though a first approach by letter remains open.
Overview
The Nick & Alma Robson Foundation is a US private foundation based in Dallas, 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 filing records organisational grants in two categories. One purpose is listed as general, and the recipient rows show this support going to a philanthropic trust. The other recorded purpose is support for an aquatic centre, with a university as recipient. This indicates giving to a trust recipient and a university, including support connected with an aquatic facility. The available records do not describe a wider thematic programme or define which organisations are eligible to apply. They document these recipient types and purposes rather than a broader stated funding agenda.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania and Texas.
How to apply
The filing specifies a letter as the required form.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% 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 6 grants to organisations were about $130,000 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 67% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Nick & Alma Robson Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 67% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- National Philanthropic Trust · General$228,0212024 tax year
- Southern Methodist University · Robson & lindley aquatic center$114,0102024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sybil Ann Robson — Vice-President
- John Joseph Robson — Secretary / Treasurer
- Bruce Allen Robson — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $447,882 | $386,303 | $7,204,822 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $399,114 | $334,871 | $7,897,607 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $439,388 | $342,031 | $7,296,047 | 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
- (886) 888-5157
- Dallas, TX