The Tailwind Foundation

EIN 208630169 Private Foundation

Dallas, TX 75248 |(210) 375-0765

Total Given 2020–2023
$1.9M
162 grants · $465K avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $2K–$9K
grant size
63%
deep partner · 45/71 multi-year
repeat
$15.6M
Assets (2023)
71
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (210) 375-0765
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $245K $11.3M $63K 36
2021 $471K $14.3M $65K 41
2022 $531K $11.0M $70K 41
2023 $615K $15.6M $72K 44

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 162 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$5K
Average
$11K
75th Pctl
$9K
Maximum
$267K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

35.2% of US grants · Rank #1 of 23 states $1.1M across 57 grants 9 of 254 counties

Top 9 counties

  1. 1 Medina 4 grants · $733K
  2. 2 Harris 7 grants · $126K
  3. 3 Denton 6 grants · $72K
  4. 4 Bexar 19 grants · $64K
  5. 5 Dallas 5 grants · $60K
  6. 6 Cameron 7 grants · $51K
  7. 7 Guadalupe 4 grants · $23K
  8. 8 Hays 4 grants · $12K
  9. 9 Travis 1 grant · $8K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (162 total)

Purpose
Harlingen CISD Harlingen, TX $267,328 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Harlingen CISD Harlingen, TX $234,007 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Harlingen CISD Harlingen, TX $164,173 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Harlingen CISD Harlingen, TX $67,141 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
The George W. Bush Foundation Dallas, TX $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Endowment of the United States Institute of Peace Inc Washington, DC $47,080 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Baker Institute for Public Policy Houston, TX $33,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Baker Institute for Public Policy Houston, TX $33,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Cleveland Heights High School Cleveland Heights, OH $32,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Cleveland Heights High School Cleveland Heights, OH $31,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
The University of North Texas Foundation Inc Denton, TX $30,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Endowment of the United States Institute of Peace Inc Washington, DC $26,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Endowment of the United States Institute of Peace Inc Washington, DC $26,420 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Port Isabel, TX $20,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Sacred Hearts School Lahaina, HI $18,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Sacred Hearts School Lahaina, HI $18,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Sacred Hearts School Lahaina, HI $18,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Sacred Hearts School Lahaina, HI $18,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Denton High School Denton, TX $13,000 DENTON HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS 2023
YMCA Idaho Falls Idaho Falls, ID $12,500 PLAYGROUND 2021
Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Antonio San Antonio, TX $12,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Favre 4 Hope Foundation Gulfport, MS $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding Association Teton Village, WY $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
St Judes Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020

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