Canfield Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
- Its latest filing shows that all of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the filing before, and its grants are concentrated among a small group of recipients, so this is a relationship-led funder.
- Typical grants fall between $300,000 and $1,800,000, with a median of $1,000,000, so a request should be sized with that in mind if an invitation comes.
- The filing does not name a cause area, and no geographic focus is stated, though its grants are mainly in Texas, so fit is hard to judge from the filing alone.
- The material does not describe an open route or timing, so the best use of your effort is building a connection with the foundation rather than preparing for a deadline.
Overview
Canfield Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Austin, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 recorded grants went to a university, an Episcopal school and other Austin organisations. Their filed purpose is recorded as best use, and the filings do not name a particular cause area. Its grants are concentrated among a small group of organisations, with recipients returning across filings. Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted. All recorded organisational grants are in Texas. The available material does not set out broader eligibility criteria or describe an open application route.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 7 grants to organisations were $1,000,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 44% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Canfield Family 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:
- University of Texas · Best use$1,781,3332023 tax year
- Mobile Loaves and Fishes · Best use$1,000,0002023 tax year
- Breakthrough · Best use$550,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Philip Canfield — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,291,243 | $4,233,000 | $4,529,156 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,360,198 | $3,331,333 | $6,420,243 | Filing for 2023 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
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Contact
- Austin, TX