The William A. and Madeline Welder Smith

EIN 766076267 Private Foundation

Houston, TX 77027 |(713) 986-7000

Total Given 2021–2025
$4.0M
229 grants · $793K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$13K
typical small grants · $10K–$23K
grant size
58%
supporter · 54/93 multi-year
repeat
$20.7M
Assets (2025)
93
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (713) 986-7000
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2021 $713K $20.5M $828K 44
2022 $739K $17.0M $1.1M 49
2023 $892K $18.1M $844K 50
2024 $795K $19.6M $874K 45
2025 $823K $20.7M $1.4M 41

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 229 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$13K
Average
$17K
75th Pctl
$23K
Maximum
$70K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

92.6% of US grants · Rank #1 of 7 states $3.7M across 212 grants 16 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Harris 150 grants · $2.6M
  2. 2 Travis 13 grants · $350K
  3. 3 McLennan 9 grants · $255K
  4. 4 Fort Bend 12 grants · $120K
  5. 5 Freestone 6 grants · $120K
  6. 6 Bell 5 grants · $80K
  7. 7 Jim Hogg 1 grant · $25K
  8. 8 Bexar 1 grant · $20K
  9. 9 Cameron 1 grant · $10K
  10. 10 Guadalupe 3 grants · $9K
+6 more counties · 11 grants · $34K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (229 total)

Purpose
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $70,000 NEUROENDOCRINE PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH - DR. JAMES YAO 2025
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $65,000 NEUROENDOCRINE PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH - DR. JAMES YAO 2024
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $60,000 GI MEDICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH - DR. JAMES YAO 2023
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $55,000 GI MEDICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH - DR. JAMES YAO 2022
Briscoe Center for American History - the University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2021
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $50,000 RESEARCH 2021
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $50,000 MOONSHOT PROGRAM 2021
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $50,000 THE BRISCOE CENTER 2022
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $50,000 PROSTATE CANCER MOONSHOT PROGRAM - DR. LOGOTHETIS RESEARCH 2022
PHI Delta Theta Foundation Oxford, OH $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2023
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $50,000 THE BRISCOE CENTER 2023
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $50,000 PROSTATE CANCER MOONSHOT PROGRAM - DR. CHRIS LOGOTHETIS RESEARCH 2023
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $50,000 THE BRISCOE CENTER 2024
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $50,000 PROSTATE CANCER MOONSHOT PROGRAM - DR. CHRIS LOGOTHETIS RESEARCH 2024
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $50,000 THE BRISCOE CENTER 2025
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $50,000 PROSTATE CANCER MOONSHOT PROGRAM - DR. CHRIS LOGOTHETIS RESEARCH 2025
Texas Heart Institute Houston, TX $40,000 RESEARCH UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. PERIN 2023
Baylor Scott & White Central Texas Foundation Temple, TX $40,000 TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TEXAS PHYSICIANS 2025
Council on Recovery Houston, TX $35,000 UNRESTRICTED 2025
Baylor University Waco, TX $30,000 UNRESTRICTED 2021
Baylor University Waco, TX $30,000 COLEMAN FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP 2022
Baylor University Waco, TX $30,000 JACQUELYN MCDONALD ROYCE SCHOLARSHIP 2022
Baylor University Waco, TX $30,000 JACQUELYN MCDONALD ROYCE SCHOLARSHIP 2023
Caney Baptist Church Streetman, TX $30,000 UNRESTRICTED 2023
Baylor University Waco, TX $30,000 JACQUELYN MCDONALD ROYCE SCHOLARSHIP 2024

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