The Baxter Trust

Private foundation · EIN 76-0174893 · since 1986baxtertrust.org·Texas·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$2.3M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$25,000 to $100k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$50,000

Typical grant (median)

45 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The Trust makes its grants by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an invitation should not send a proposal cold.
Its stated priorities are basic human needs, education and healthcare, and it favours projects that improve people's quality of life over the long term, so work outside those areas is unlikely to match what it says it funds.
About 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $25,000 and $100,000, with a median of $50,000, so that range is typical rather than a limit, and half of its grants are $50,000 or less.
In the latest filing, 22% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the two earlier filings, so repeat relationships matter, though its website gives no further application steps.
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas, which describes past giving and does not limit who may apply.

Overview

The Baxter Trust is a US private foundation based in Houston, TX.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Baxter Trust provides financial support to smaller, newer non-profit groups that lack major fundraising capabilities and are committed to helping people from underserved communities improve themselves and their station in life. It prioritises organisations focused on basic human needs, education and healthcare. Preference is given to projects that improve people’s quality of life over the long term, both directly and indirectly. Its grants are by invitation only. The Trust’s stated priorities guide its support of nonprofit organisations and the people they serve.

Themes

Basic human needs
Education
Healthcare

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.

How to apply

The Baxter Trust accepts grant applications by invitation only; the site gives no further application steps.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 22% 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 138 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

The Trust prioritises organisations focused on basic human needs, education and healthcare.
It prefers projects that improve people’s quality of life over the long term, directly or indirectly.
It provides support to smaller, newer nonprofit groups that lack major fundraising capabilities and help people from underserved communities.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Texas98%

Georgia2%

Idaho<1%

Virginia<1%

The largest single recipient received 3% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 22% of grant dollars went to organisations The Baxter Trust had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
<1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

45 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $50,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 45 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k4%

$2.5k–$5k0%

$5k–$10k2%

$10k–$25k2%

$25k–$50k27%

$50k–$100k51%

$100k–$250k13%

Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)

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

Alliance for Choice in Education · Ace scholarships for lower-income students
$100,0002024 tax year
Target Hunger · Rooting for thefuture capitalcampaign
$100,0002024 tax year
Armand Bayou Nature Center · Operational expensesand renewal 2024capital campaign
$100,0002024 tax year
Beta Foundation · Joy ii capital campaign
$100,0002024 tax year
CRC RETREAT PARTNERS INC dba CHRIST · Renovations at crc
$100,0002024 tax year
Camp For All Foundation · Camp for chappell hillcapital campaign
$100,0002024 tax year
Restoration Team · General operatingexpenses
$75,0002024 tax year
West Houston Community Center · General opertingexpenses
$75,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Thomas G Hambrick Jr — CEO
Fred Robertson — Trustee
Thao Costis — Trustee
Sonja Gee — Trustee
Alan Stewart — Trustee
David Fisher — Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$3,245,548	$2,558,200	$48,678,031	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$3,115,601	$2,368,500	$54,086,498	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$3,170,132	$2,309,500	$57,242,968	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.