HAB Charitable
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- HAB Charitable does not accept unsolicited requests and makes grants by invitation only, so smaller charities without an existing connection to the foundation should not apply speculatively.
- Its grant record covers educational institutions, environmental organisations and community-focused charities, spanning things like a botanical garden, a school and a university, women's foundations, urban growing and forest conservation work, and groups concerned with family justice, food businesses and support for children, so there may be scope if your work sits in one of these broad areas.
- Most grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $500,000, with a median of $70,000, so a request in that range is realistic, though the largest grant recorded was about $3,150,000.
- No geographic focus is stated.
- Only 16% of its grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in the two previous filings, suggesting it is not a heavily relationship-repeat funder by value, but because it operates by invitation only, the practical route in is to be identified or approached by the foundation rather than to submit a cold application.
Overview
HAB Charitable is a US private foundation based in Fort Worth, 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 these grants under general purposes, but does not name a field of funding. Recipients include a botanical garden, a school and a university; women's foundations; organisations working on urban growing, natural areas, forest conservation and restoration; and groups concerned with family justice, food businesses and support for children. In broad terms, the grant record covers educational institutions, environmental organisations and community-focused charities. The available filing does not state a general eligibility framework or funding approach.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Missouri 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, 16% 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 17 grants to organisations were $70,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 62% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 16% of grant dollars went to organisations HAB Charitable had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $70,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Missouri Botanical Garden · General purpose$3,174,5242024 tax year
- Saint Ann's School · General purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- New York Women's Foundation · General purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- GrowNYC · General purpose$150,0002024 tax year
- Wesleyan University · General purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Keewaydin Foundation · General purpose$90,0002024 tax year
- Alliance of Families for Justice · General purpose$70,0002024 tax year
- Trees for the Future · General purpose$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Suzanne M Hale — VP, Assistant Treasurer
- Thomas W White — VP, Secretary, Director
- Gary W Reese — VP, Treasurer
- Hyatt A Bass — 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 | $457,175 | $12,540 | $57,976,878 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,245,284 | $725,000 | $73,964,903 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,972,592 | $4,395,556 | $91,206,861 | 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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- Fort Worth, TX