The Terry Foundation

EIN 311551093 Private Foundation

Houston, TX 77027 |(713) 552-0002

https://www.terryfoundation.org
Total Given 2020–2024
$78.0M
54 grants · $15.6M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$1.1M
typical big bets · $955K–$1.6M
grant size
86%
deep partner · 19/22 multi-year
repeat
$491.9M
Assets (2024)
22
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person Sam Houston State University
Phone (713) 552-0002
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $21.4M $458.6M $16.5M 14
2021 $17.6M $556.7M $57.8M 13
2022 $16.5M $482.9M $23.9M 14
2024 $22.5M $491.9M $30.4M 13

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 54 grants on record

Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$955K
Median
$1.1M
Average
$1.4M
75th Pctl
$1.6M
Maximum
$4.1M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

100.0% of US grants · Rank #1 of 1 states $78.0M across 54 grants 12 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Travis 4 grants · $14.4M
  2. 2 Brazos 4 grants · $13.3M
  3. 3 Harris 10 grants · $10.1M
  4. 4 Bexar 7 grants · $7.2M
  5. 5 Dallas 4 grants · $7.0M
  6. 6 Denton 4 grants · $5.4M
  7. 7 Lubbock 4 grants · $5.3M
  8. 8 Tarrant 4 grants · $4.9M
  9. 9 El Paso 4 grants · $3.8M
  10. 10 Galveston 3 grants · $2.7M
+2 more counties · 6 grants · $4.0M

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (54 total)

Purpose
Texas AM University College Station, TX $4,052,850 Scholarships for 183 Terry Scholars 2024
The University of Texas at Austin, TX $3,992,450 Scholarships for 178 students 2020
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $3,747,150 Scholarships for 190 Terry Scholars 2024
The University of Texas Austin, TX $3,360,900 Scholarships for 155 students 2021
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $3,324,800 Scholarships for 152 Terry Scholars 2022
Texas AM University College Station, TX $3,200,350 Scholarships for 134 students 2020
Texas AM University College Station, TX $3,142,100 Scholarships for 133 Terry Scholars 2022
Texas AM University College Station, TX $2,884,750 Scholarships for 123 students 2021
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX $2,230,950 Scholarships for 74 Terry Scholars 2024
The University of Houston Houston, TX $2,001,120 Scholarships for 70 Terry Scholars 2024
The University of North Texas Denton, TX $1,809,650 Scholarships for 74 Terry Scholars 2024
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX $1,770,250 Scholarships for 64 students 2020
The University of Texas at Arlingto Arlington, TX $1,635,400 Scholarships for 73 Terry Scholars 2024
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX $1,606,750 Scholarships for 69 Terry Scholars 2024
The University of Texas at San Anto San Antonio, TX $1,583,640 Scholarships for 72 Terry Scholars 2024
The University of Houston Houston, TX $1,534,300 Scholarships for 67 students 2020
Texas State University San Marcos, TX $1,506,100 Scholarships for 67 Terry Scholars 2024
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX $1,482,050 Scholarships for 55 students 2021
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX $1,472,500 Scholarships for 52 Terry Scholars 2022
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX $1,457,500 Scholarships for 61 students 2020
Texas AM University at Galveston Galveston, TX $1,359,700 Scholarships for 48 students 2020
The University of North Texas Denton, TX $1,344,500 Scholarships for 64 students 2020
The University of Houston Houston, TX $1,320,500 Scholarships for 52 students 2021
The University of Texas at Arlingto Arlington, TX $1,241,900 Scholarships for 57 students 2020
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX $1,177,650 Scholarships for 49 students 2021

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