The Waltrip-McGee Foundation
EIN 311608714 Private FoundationTotal Given 2017–2023
$4.3M
25 grants · $610K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$43K
typical mid grants · $38K–$100K
grant size
70%
deep partner · 7/10 multi-year
repeat
$12.3M
Assets (2024)
10
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
Robert L Waltrip
Phone
(713) 525-5264
Deadlines
N/A
How to Apply
N/A
Restrictions
N/A
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $291K | $6.5M | $97K | 7 |
| 2018 | $287K | $7.2M | $119K | 7 |
| 2019 | $2.8M | $5.5M | $125K | 5 |
| 2020 | N/A | $5.0M | $94K | N/A |
| 2021 | $543K | $9.0M | $2.4M | 2 |
| 2022 | $330K | $10.8M | $147K | 3 |
| 2023 | $46K | $11.7M | $166K | 1 |
| 2024 | N/A | $12.3M | $183K | N/A |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 25 grants on record
Minimum
$8K
25th Pctl
$38K
Median
$43K
Average
$171K
75th Pctl
$100K
Maximum
$1.5M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
92.0% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 2 states
$4.2M across
23 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Grayson
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (25 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | $1,500,000 | General Fund | 2019 |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Houston, TX | $1,096,000 | General Fund | 2019 |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Houston, TX | $500,000 | General Operating | 2021 |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Houston, TX | $200,000 | General Operating | 2022 |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Galveston, TX | $105,000 | General Fund | 2017 |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Houston, TX | $105,000 | General Fund | 2018 |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Houston, TX | $100,000 | General Fund | 2019 |
| R B Thieme Jr Bible Ministries | Houston, TX | $80,000 | General Fund | 2022 |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation | Lakewood, CO | $60,000 | General Fund | 2017 |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation | Lakewood, CO | $60,000 | General Fund | 2018 |
| Sherman Community Players Endowment Trust | Sherman, TX | $50,000 | HONEY MCGEE PLAYHOUSE (COMMUNITY THEATRE) | 2022 |
| Sherman Community Players Endowment Trust | Sherman, TX | $46,400 | HONEY MCGEE PLAYHOUSE (COMMUNITY THEATRE) | 2023 |
| Sherman Community Players Endowment Trust | Sherman, TX | $43,312 | HONEY MCGEE PLAYHOUSE (COMMUNITY THEATRE) | 2021 |
| Berachah Church | Houston, TX | $40,000 | General Fund | 2017 |
| R B Thieme Jr Bible Ministries | Houston, TX | $40,000 | General Fund | 2017 |
| Berachah Church | Houston, TX | $40,000 | General Fund | 2018 |
| R B Thieme Jr Bible Ministries | Houston, TX | $40,000 | General Fund | 2018 |
| RB Thieme Jr Bible Ministries | Houston, TX | $40,000 | General Fund | 2019 |
| Sherman Community Players Endowment Trust | Sherman, TX | $38,303 | Honey McGee Playhouse (Community Theatre) | 2019 |
| Sherman Community Players Endowment Trust | Sherman, TX | $30,868 | Honey McGee Playhouse (Community Theatre) | 2017 |
| Sherman Community Players Endowment Trust | Sherman, TX | $27,021 | Honey McGee Playhouse (Community Theatre) | 2018 |
| First United Methodist Church | Sherman, TX | $7,500 | Memorial Garden Fund | 2017 |
| Memorial Bone & Joint Research Fund | Houston, TX | $7,500 | General Fund | 2017 |
| First United Methodist Church | Sherman, TX | $7,500 | Memorial Garden Fund | 2018 |
| Memorial Bone & Joint Research Fund | Houston, TX | $7,500 | General Fund | 2018 |
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