The Charles E Nearburg Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation paid $400,000 in its latest filing, and about 8 in 10 of its 11 grants to organisations fall between $50,000 and $200,000, so that band is a sensible starting point for a request, though its largest grant was $250,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
- Its record centres on education, including learning spaces, school athletic and rowing facilities, and engineering and computer science facilities at private schools, colleges and universities, alongside a museum presentation on automotive history and a symposium on Ewing's sarcoma.
- The filing states no geographic focus and no exclusions, so location and eligibility are not stated limits, but a request should be framed around educational facilities or cultural presentation.
- Apply using the Application for Educational Grant or Loan by August 1 each year, and note that half of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so returning relationships appear to matter, though the filing does not say how competitive the process is.
Overview
The Charles E Nearburg 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 describes the foundation’s direct charitable activity as educational and also records a research activity. Its support has included presenting the history of the automobile and its impact on global life and culture, learning spaces, school athletic facilities, rowing facilities, engineering and computer science facilities, and a symposium on Ewing’s sarcoma. The grants have gone to private schools, colleges and universities, a museum, and research organisations. The record therefore shows support for institutional education, cultural presentation and a specific medical-research event; it does not set out wider eligibility criteria or a comprehensive list of funding priorities.
Themes
- Education
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Automotive history and culture
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Texas, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.
How to apply
The filing identifies an Application for Educational Grant or Loan as the required application.
Deadlines: August 1 each year.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 50% 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 11 grants to organisations were about $145,000 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 36% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 50% of grant dollars went to organisations The Charles E Nearburg Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Petersen Automotive Museum · To explore and present the history of the automobile and its impact on global life and culture.$200,0002024 tax year
- Saint Mark's School of Texas · Athletic Center Complex$200,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Anna M Nearburg — Director
- Duane A Davis — Secretary
- Charles E Nearburg — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $508,291 | $477,930 | $8,580,132 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $687,978 | $642,512 | $13,534,367 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $458,700 | $400,000 | $20,570,882 | 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
- (214) 739-1778
- Dallas, TX