The Nau Foundation

EIN 208457303

Houston, TX 77058 |(713) 848-1884

Total Given 2017–2023
$110.5M
46 grants · $15.8M avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$422K
typical big bets · $153K–$1.3M
grant size
64%
deep partner · 7/11 multi-year
repeat
$11.6M
Assets (2023)
11
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (713) 848-1884

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $2.9M $4.3M $662K 10
2018 $2.1M $3.6M $241K 6
2019 N/A $40.9M $37.1M N/A
2020 $31.7M $39.0M $2.1M 10
2022 $32.4M $14.6M $319K 10
2023 $41.5M $11.6M $745K 10

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 46 grants on record

Minimum
$50K
25th Pctl
$153K
Median
$422K
Average
$2.4M
75th Pctl
$1.3M
Maximum
$31.5M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

56.5% of US grants · Rank #1 of 3 states $8.8M across 26 grants 4 of 254 counties

Top 4 counties

  1. 1 Brewster 10 grants · $5.2M
  2. 2 Bexar 7 grants · $2.0M
  3. 3 Harris 8 grants · $1.2M
  4. 4 Galveston 1 grant · $250K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (46 total)

Purpose
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $31,500,000 EDUCATION 2023
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $22,300,000 EDUCATION 2020
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $18,043,270 EDUCATION 2022
National Park Foundation Washington, DC $5,333,334 EDUCATION 2022
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $5,200,000 EDUCATION 2020
National Park Foundation Washington, DC $3,666,666 EDUCATION 2022
National Park Foundation Washington, DC $2,666,668 EDUCATION 2023
National Park Foundation Washington, DC $2,666,667 EDUCATION 2023
The College Foundation of Uva Charlottesville, VA $2,094,000 EDUCATION 2022
The College Foundation of Uva Charlottesville, VA $1,710,500 EDUCATION 2023
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $1,543,260 EDUCATION 2023
Sul Ross Borderland Research Alpine, TX $1,350,000 EDUCATION 2017
Sul Ross Borderland Research Alpine, TX $1,200,000 EDUCATION 2018
The College Foundation of Uva Charlottesville, VA $1,018,500 EDUCATION 2022
The College Foundation of Uva Charlottesville, VA $945,000 EDUCATION 2020
Sul Ross Borderland Research Alpine, TX $900,000 EDUCATION 2020
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $852,137 EDUCATION 2022
The Ut Foundation San Antonio, TX $800,000 EDUCATION 2020
Sul Ross Borderland Research Alpine, TX $589,837 EDUCATION 2022
College Foundation of Uva Charlottesville, VA $570,000 EDUCATION 2017
The College Foundation of Uva Charlottesville, VA $510,000 EDUCATION 2018
The College Foundation of Uva Charlottesville, VA $465,000 EDUCATION 2020
Sul Ross Borderland Research Alpine, TX $450,000 EDUCATION 2023
The Ut Foundation San Antonio, TX $393,894 EDUCATION 2022
The College Foundation of Uva Charlottesville, VA $383,500 EDUCATION 2023