Tres Grace Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Tres Grace Family Foundation funds hunger and food security, health and human services, support for people who are unhoused, education, parks and green space, and arts and culture, with a stated preference for organisations in Texas and the southern United States.
- It operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so it is best approached through a connection or introduction rather than a cold application.
- Most grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $200,000, with a median of $62,000, so a request in that range is realistic, though it has made a grant as large as $2,000,000.
- It does not fund individuals, grants aimed at political purposes or influencing legislation, or a private foundation under section 509(a), so organisations in those categories should not apply.
- Given the invitation-only process, grant writers are better served focusing on building a relationship with the foundation than on preparing a speculative unsolicited proposal.
Overview
Tres Grace Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in San Antonio, 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 foundation supports organisations that improve the lives of individuals in the communities Grace Dobson cherished. It gives grants across hunger and food security, health and human services, the unhoused, education, parks and green space, and arts and culture. Its health and human services work covers mental health, medical assistance, emergency services, disaster relief and job training. Its support for people who are unhoused includes shelters, job training and programmes combining work and living opportunities; education grants span preschool to adult learning and include vocational programmes, camps, special education and after-school provision. Food support includes groceries, supplemental food and prepared meals. Grants can meet a variety of needs through specific programmes, capital campaigns, general operations and emergency support. The foundation favours organisations in Texas and the southern United States, and most grants benefit Texans.
Themes
- Hunger & Food Security
- Health & Human Services
- Unhoused
- Education
- Parks & Green Space
- Arts & Culture
Geographic Focus
Priority: Texas; the southern United States.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Grants aimed at political purposes or influencing legislation
- A private foundation under section 509(a)
How to apply
The foundation provides grants to organisations by invitation only.
Application success factors
- Grant size: In its TY2024 filing, half of its 103 grants to organisations were $62,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation gives preference to organisations in Texas and the southern United States.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 24% of grant dollars to organisations.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 103 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $62,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation · Health & Human Services$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Central Texas Food Bank · Hunger & Food Security$300,0002024 tax year
- Driscoll Children's Hospital Development Foundation · Health & Human Services$300,0002024 tax year
- El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank · Hunger & Food Security$300,0002024 tax year
- Coastal Bend Food Bank · Hunger & Food Security$300,0002024 tax year
- Ronald McDonald House Charities South Texas · Health & Human Services$250,0002024 tax year
- Texas State Aquarium Association · Parks & Green Space$210,0002024 tax year
- North Texas Food Bank · Hunger & Food Security$200,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Greg Wooldridge — Director
- Claire McLean — Director
- Tom E Dobson — Director
- Anne M Dobson — Director
- Lynne Dobson — Secretary
- Hugh C Dobson — Treasurer
- Heather B Dobson — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $7,544,599 | $6,742,209 | $109,077,000 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $10,084,262 | $9,208,000 | $118,009,227 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $11,123,164 | $10,357,000 | $126,519,317 | 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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- San Antonio, TX
- tresgraceff.org
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- San Antonio, TX
- tresgraceff.org