Paul L Foster Family Foundation

EIN 261939994

El Paso, TX 79902 |(915) 504-7130

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Total Given 2020–2023
$61.2M
49 grants · $15.3M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$50K
typical mid grants · $10K–$246K
grant size
24%
balanced · 8/34 multi-year
repeat
$17.8M
Assets (2023)
34
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Arts & Culture

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (915) 504-7130

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 N/A $0 $0 N/A
2017 N/A $0 $0 N/A
2018 N/A $77.5M $77.3M N/A
2019 N/A $82.4M $5.9M N/A
2020 $35.9M $71.9M $7.4M 13
2021 $256K $79.9M $30.7M 8
2022 $18.1M $20.5M $199K 17
2023 $6.9M $17.8M $180K 11

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 49 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$50K
Average
$1.2M
75th Pctl
$246K
Maximum
$25.0M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

81.6% of US grants · Rank #1 of 6 states $35.7M across 40 grants 5 of 254 counties

Top 5 counties

  1. 1 El Paso 29 grants · $24.1M
  2. 2 McLennan 1 grant · $8.0M
  3. 3 Travis 5 grants · $3.4M
  4. 4 Harris 4 grants · $173K
  5. 5 Hidalgo 1 grant · $10K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (49 total)

Purpose
Baylor University Waco, TX $25,000,000 SUPPORT FOSTER ACADEMIC CHALLENGE 2020
Baylor University Waco, TX $8,036,405 BAYLOR FOSTER PAVILLION AND FOSTER ACADEMIC CHALLENGE 2022
El Paso Community Foundation El Paso, TX $7,150,000 SUPPORT EL PASO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM PROJECT 2020
The El Paso Children'S Museum El Paso, TX $6,150,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
The El Paso Children'S Museum El Paso, TX $5,150,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
El Paso Community Foundation El Paso, TX $2,850,000 SUPPORT EL PASO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM PROJECT 2020
The Texas Tribune Austin, TX $1,600,000 5 PLEDGED ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF $400,000 EACH GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
The Texas Tribune Austin, TX $1,200,000 5 PLEDGED ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF $400,000 EACH GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
The El Paso Children'S Museum El Paso, TX $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
El Pasoans Fighting Hunger El Paso, TX $500,000 SUPPORT COVID-19 CHALLENGE 2020
El Paso Zoological Society El Paso, TX $500,000 ERTH'S DINOSAUR ZOO LIVE AT THE EL PASO ZOO PERFORMANCE 2024-2026 2023
The Texas Tribune Austin, TX $400,000 5 PLEDGED ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF $400,000 EACH GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
The Aspen Art Museum Aspen, CO $245,800 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
El Pasoans Fighting Hunger El Paso, TX $200,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
El Paso Community Foundation El Paso, TX $135,000 PLAZA CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL 2022
El Paso Community Foundation El Paso, TX $125,000 SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BRANDING EFFORT 2020
El Pasoans Fighting Hunger El Paso, TX $100,000 SUPPORT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2020
Texas Tribune Inc Austin, TX $100,000 GENERAL SUPPORT NEWSROOM 2020
Texas Tribune Inc Austin, TX $100,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Texas Business Hall of Fame Houston, TX $75,000 TEXAS BUSINESS LEGEND AWARDS 2022
American Friends of Sentebale Foundation New York, NY $65,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Medical Center of the Americas Foundation El Paso, TX $50,000 SUPPORT COVID-19 BATELLE SOLUTIONS 2020
Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $50,000 MD ANDERSON 80TH ANNIVERSARY 2022
Nph Usa Chicago, IL $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Paso Del Norte Community Foundation El Paso, TX $50,000 DOWNTOWN DECK PLAZA FOUNDATION 2022