Hildebrand Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Hildebrand Foundation, based in Houston, TX, says its mission is to provide for the poor and needy through faith-based organisations, and its recorded recipients also include schools and universities, social-service and relief organisations, health and community organisations, and cultural institutions, so a faith-based or poverty-relief project has the clearest fit.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,000 and $105,000, with a median of $25,000, so a modest request in that range is realistic, though the largest grant on record was about $7,650,000.
- Applications are by invitation only, and the foundation says it does not review unsolicited requests, so you should not send one in; instead, any approach would need to come through an existing connection.
- Giving looks strongly relationship-led: 84% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the two prior filings, so this is not a foundation that is easy to break into cold.
- No geographic focus is stated in the filings, though the grants seen so far are mainly in Texas; the filings show support for general running costs, specific programmes and capital campaigns alike.
Overview
Hildebrand Foundation 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 Hildebrand Foundation states that its mission is to provide for the poor and needy through faith-based organisations. Its recorded recipients include churches and other faith-based bodies, schools and universities, social-service and relief organisations, health and community organisations, and cultural institutions. The filings record grants for general support, programme support and capital campaigns, showing support through both general and purpose-specific gifts. The foundation describes its application route as invitation-only and says it does not review unsolicited requests, framing this as a way to focus on existing partnerships.
Themes
- Poverty relief
- Faith-based organisations
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
How to apply
Grant applications are accepted by invitation only. The website says unsolicited requests are not reviewed and gives no public submission steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 84% 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 319 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 27% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 84% of grant dollars went to organisations Hildebrand Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (India).
- 27% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 122 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Greater Houston Community Foundation · General support$6,530,0002024 tax year
- University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business · General support$1,250,0002024 tax year
- University of Texas - Shift · Capital campaign$875,5002024 tax year
- National World War II Museum · Program support$600,0002024 tax year
- Episcopal High School Endowment · Program support$500,0002024 tax year
- Hermann Park Conservancy · Capital campaign$500,0002024 tax year
- Star of Hope Mission · General support$225,0002024 tax year
- YWAM San DiegoBaja · General support$137,4982024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Brittany A Hildebrand — Director
- Melinda B Hildebrand — President / Treasurer
- Jeffery D Hildebrand — CEO / VP / Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $17,689,087 | $16,711,238 | $148,218,059 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $10,373,654 | $9,695,475 | $162,392,076 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $15,290,068 | $13,954,890 | $180,580,725 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Contact
- (713) 655-6319
- Houston, TX
- hildebrandfoundation.org
Applying to Hildebrand Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (713) 655-6319
- Houston, TX
- hildebrandfoundation.org