The Enrico Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and that its grants go to preselected organisations, so a cold application falls outside how it works; a warm introduction from someone who already knows it is the more realistic route.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $1,250 and $100,000, with a median of $8,000, so a request in that region matches typical practice, though that band is not a ceiling, since its largest grant was about $500,000.
- The filing shows that 73% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in one of the two earlier filings, so a first grant is harder to secure than renewed support.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the grants shown mainly in Texas, Massachusetts, Montana, North Carolina and New York describe past giving rather than a rule on who may apply.
- Every recorded grant is classed as general support across a varied mix of charities, so a clear case for general operating needs suits it better than a project-specific request.
Overview
The Enrico 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 foundation's filed grants are recorded as general support and go to a varied group of charitable organisations. Recipients include Catholic institutions, schools and universities; environmental and conservation organisations; food and social-service charities; and cultural organisations. The filings also show grants to organisations working in health, international aid and public media. Its recipients are not limited to one kind of organisation, and the grants are directed to preselected charitable organisations rather than solicited through an open application route. Recorded giving reaches several states, with Texas receiving the largest share, followed by Massachusetts and Montana. The filing records each grant purpose as general.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas, Massachusetts, Montana, North Carolina and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 73% 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 86 grants to organisations were $8,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 73% of grant dollars went to organisations The Enrico Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 29 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $8,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Catholic Diocese of Dallas · General$250,0002024 tax year
- Duke University · General$232,0002024 tax year
- Babson College · General$176,0002024 tax year
- American Prairie · General$100,0002024 tax year
- Marquette University · General$100,0002024 tax year
- V Foundation · General$58,0002024 tax year
- Catholic Charities of Dallas · General$50,0002024 tax year
- Lamplighter School · General$41,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Terence C Sullivan — Treasurer
- Catherine B Enrico — Director
- Aaron J Enrico — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,053,691 | $716,751 | $47,115,308 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,550,530 | $1,596,329 | $50,387,352 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,374,195 | $1,201,985 | $54,545,537 | 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
- Dallas, TX