The Waltrip-McGee Foundation

EIN 311608714 Private Foundation

Houston, TX 77019 |(713) 525-5264

Total 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

Arts & Culture Community Development

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
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
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. 1 Harris 15 grants · $3.9M
  2. 2 Grayson 8 grants · $251K

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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