Barbara Kauffman Welder Private Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated purpose is faith-based: it supports Christian evangelism, missions, discipleship and Gospel teaching, with a primary benefit to Christian children's homes, so a request fits best if your work sits clearly within those themes.
- Its typical grants have fallen between $35,000 and $530,000, with a median of $250,000, and half of its grants were $250,000 or less, so a request near the median is in line with its past giving, though this typical range is not a ceiling.
- The filing gives no deadlines, so send your most recent Form 990, audited or reviewed financial statements, information about your activities and a description of the funding you are requesting.
- No geographic focus is stated, so do not assume your location rules you out, and none of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the earlier one, so treat each approach as a fresh request rather than expecting renewals.
Overview
Barbara Kauffman Welder Private Foundation is a US private foundation based in Victoria, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023) 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 supports Christian evangelism, Christian missions, Christian discipleship and the teaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It also supports organisations that serve as witnesses to the teachings of Jesus Christ, with the goal of primarily benefiting Christian children's homes. Its trust assets are restricted to charitable distributions to entities meeting the stated qualified-charitable-recipient criteria. The foundation's stated purpose is faith-based and centres on Christian children's homes.
Themes
- Christian evangelism
- Christian missions
- Christian discipleship
- Gospel teaching
- Christian witness
- Christian children's homes
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
How to apply
Requests should include the charity's most recent Form 990 and audited or reviewed financial statements, information about its activities, and a description of the requested funding.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, none of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 9 grants to organisations were $250,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Requests aligned with Christian evangelism, missions, discipleship and Gospel teaching support the foundation's stated purpose, which primarily benefits Christian children's homes.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 0% of grant dollars went to organisations Barbara Kauffman Welder Private Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $375k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Arms of Hope · General funding$530,0002024 tax year
- Childrens Home Of Lubbock · General funding$500,0002024 tax year
- Texas Baptist Childrens Home · General funding$500,0002024 tax year
- Sunny Glen Childrens Home · General funding$500,0002024 tax year
- Miracle Farm · General funding$250,0002024 tax year
- Brownson Home · General funding$200,0002024 tax year
- Hendrick Home for Children · General funding$100,0002024 tax year
- Perpetual Help Home · General funding$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Karen S Karm — Trustee
- Linda K Kauffman — Trustee
- Eric L Kucera — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $255,455 | $35,000 | $55,414,151 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,092,917 | $2,680,000 | $146,372,961 | 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
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At a glance

Applying to Barbara Kauffman Welder Private Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- (361) 573-3255
- EKUCERA@HWULLP.COM
- Victoria, TX

Applying to Barbara Kauffman Welder Private Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (361) 573-3255
- EKUCERA@HWULLP.COM
- Victoria, TX