Rainwater Charitable Foundation
EIN 800870036 Private FoundationTotal Given 2020–2024
$184.9M
1,322 grants · $37.0M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$50K
typical mid grants · $14K–$161K
grant size
35%
supporter · 195/562 multi-year
repeat
$1.2B
Assets (2024)
562
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(817) 820-2700
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $43.0M | $1.2B | $30.8M | 250 |
| 2022 | $56.8M | $1.0B | $12.0M | 400 |
| 2023 | $40.2M | $1.1B | $28.9M | 340 |
| 2024 | $44.9M | $1.2B | $85.2M | 332 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 1322 grants on record
Minimum
$9
25th Pctl
$14K
Median
$50K
Average
$140K
75th Pctl
$161K
Maximum
$7.3M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
56.6% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 33 states
$105.2M across
704 grants
22 of 254 counties
Top 10 counties
- 1 Tarrant
- 2 Dallas
- 3 Smith
- 4 Bexar
- 5 Randall
- 6 Lamar
- 7 Potter
- 8 Hidalgo
- 9 McLennan
- 10 Travis
+12 more
counties
· 49 grants
· $2.0M
Officers & Directors
JS
Jeremy Smith
4+ yrs
President and Executive Director
Leadership
SM
Susan Montgomery
2 yrs
Vice President/ Controller/ Tax Director
Leadership
MP
Melissa Parrish
4+ yrs
Executive Vice President and CFO
Leadership
MR
Matthew J. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
CR
Courtney E. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
RR
Richard T. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
WR
Walter J. Rainwater Jr
4+ yrs
Trustee
AB
Aaron Bigbee
2 yrs
CIO and Investment Manager
JS
Jeremy Smith
4+ yrs
President and Executive Director
Leadership
MP
Melissa Parrish
4+ yrs
Executive Vice President and CFO
Leadership
SM
Susan Montgomery
2 yrs
Vice President/ Controller/ Tax Director
Leadership
WR
Walter J. Rainwater Jr
4+ yrs
Trustee
RR
Richard T. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
CR
Courtney E. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
MR
Matthew J. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
AB
Aaron Bigbee
2 yrs
CIO and Investment Manager
RK
Randolph KIM
3 yrs
CIO and Investment Manager (To 2/24/23
JS
Jeremy Smith
4+ yrs
President & Executive Director
Leadership
MP
Melissa Parrish
4+ yrs
Executive Vice President and CFO
Leadership
SM
Susan E. Montgomery
2 yrs
Vice President/ Controller/ Tax Director
Leadership
WR
Walter J. Rainwater Jr
4+ yrs
Trustee
CR
Courtney E. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
RR
Richard T. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
MR
Matthew J. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
RK
Randolph KIM
3 yrs
CIO and Investment Manager
JS
Jeremy Smith
4+ yrs
President & Executive Director
Leadership
SM
Susan E. Montgomery
2 yrs
Vice President/ Controller/ Tax Director
Leadership
MP
Melissa Parrish
4+ yrs
Executive Vice President and CFO
Leadership
MR
Matthew J. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
RR
Richard T. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
CR
Courtney E. Rainwater
4+ yrs
Trustee
WR
Walter J. Rainwater Jr
4+ yrs
Trustee
RK
Randolph KIM
3 yrs
CIO and Investment Manager
Grants Awarded (1,322 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Community Land Trust | Fort Worth, TX | $7,261,929 | ACQUISTION OF CARROLL PARK PROPERTY | 2023 |
| Tarrant to & Through (T3) | Fort Worth, TX | $3,316,667 | PROGRAM SUPPORT - COLLEGE ADVISING | 2024 |
| Tarrant to & Through | Fort Worth, TX | $3,000,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT - FORT WORTH | 2023 |
| Life Outreach International | Fort Worth, TX | $3,000,000 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2024 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $2,837,729 | TAUOPATHY RESEARCH | 2020 |
| Fort Worth ISD (Fwisd) | Fort Worth, TX | $2,358,803 | 2020-2021 FWCP FUNDING | 2020 |
| North Texas Community Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $2,160,000 | T3 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR GIFT | 2020 |
| Scripps Research - in Kind Grant Charles River LABS | La Jolla, CA | $2,027,571 | TAUOPATHY RESEARCH | 2020 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $2,010,826 | TAUOPATHY RESEARCH | 2022 |
| Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation | Uvalde, TX | $2,000,000 | UVALDE MOVING FORWARD FOUNDATION - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Citysquare | Dallas, TX | $2,000,000 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Community Land Trust | Fort Worth, TX | $2,000,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT - CARROLL PARK | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $1,866,160 | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 2024 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine | New York, NY | $1,820,000 | TAUOPATHY RESEARCH | 2022 |
| Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York, NY | $1,816,104 | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 2023 |
| North Texas Community Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $1,612,215 | PROGRAM SUPPORT - COURTNEY RAINWATER DAF | 2024 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $1,544,929 | ADDING 30 COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISORY TO FWISD HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGH TARRANT TO & THROUGH. | 2020 |
| Mass General Hospital | Boston, MA | $1,355,000 | TAUOPATHY RESEARCH | 2020 |
| Heart of Texas Community Health Center Inc | Waco, TX | $1,300,000 | SUPPORT FOR TELEHEALTH OPTIONS/EXPANSION | 2020 |
| Washington University School of Medicine | St Louis, MO | $1,255,000 | TAUOPATHY RESEARCH | 2020 |
| Idea Public Schools | Weslaco, TX | $1,000,000 | AN EXPANSION PLAN TO LAUNCH 20 SCHOOLS IN TARRANT COUNTY BY 2024. | 2020 |
| Forest Forward | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 | FOREST THEATER RESTORATION AND EXPANSION | 2022 |
| Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 | DALLAS R.E.A.L. TIME RAPID REHOUSING INITIATIVE (DRTRR) | 2022 |
| MHMR Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000,000 | HELP ME GROW BETTER BEGINNINGS | 2022 |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | TAUOPATHY RESEARCH | 2022 |
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