Bnsf Foundation
Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX · EIN 26-1635887 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Bnsf Railway Foundation
3,483grants reported
$2,500median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$22.7Mtotal paid
45states reached
3years giving
This looks like a corporate giving programme, not a foundation that reads applications. It reported 3,483 grants, a volume no grants committee reviews one by one. In programmes this size the recipient is usually chosen by an employee or a customer, so a letter from you is unlikely to reach a decision. The record below is still real and worth reading, but treat it as history rather than a prospect.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 251 of its 3,483 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $947K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
2301 Lou Menk Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76131-2825
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Historical Society CULTURAL | Helena, MT | $500,000 |
| American Heart Association HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| Montana Historical Society CULTURAL | Helena, MT | $500,000 |
| American Heart Assn HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| American Heart Assn HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| Montana Historical Society CULTURAL | Helena, MT | $500,000 |
| American Heart Association HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Dallas, TX | $500,000 |
| National Juneteenth Museum CULTURAL | Fort Worth, TX | $400,000 |
| National Juneteenth Museum CULTURAL | Fort Worth, TX | $400,000 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Fdn CIVIC | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives Inc CIVIC | Fort Worth, TX | $200,000 |
| National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation CULTURAL | Arlington, TX | $200,000 |
| Event Facilities Fort Worth Inc CIVIC | Fort Worth, TX | $200,000 |
| National Medal of Honor Museum Fdn CULTURAL | Arlington, TX | $200,000 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation CIVIC | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation CULTURAL | Arlington, TX | $200,000 |
| Northwestern University EDUCATION | Evanston, IL | $150,000 |
| Kansas State University Fdn EDUCATION | Manhattan, KS | $130,000 |
| United Way of Tarrant Co UNITED WAY/RED CROSS | Fort Worth, TX | $123,327 |
| Nadaburg Unified School Dist 81 Student Archery YOUTH | Wittmann, AZ | $120,000 |
| National FFA Foundation EDUCATION | Indianapolis, IN | $102,500 |
| National FFA Fdn EDUCATION | Indianapolis, IN | $102,500 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation CIVIC | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| North Dakota State University Development Fdn EDUCATION | Fargo, ND | $100,000 |
| U W Daniel J Evans Grad School of Public Affair EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $100,000 |
| Whitman College EDUCATION | Walla Walla, WA | $100,000 |
| United Way of Tarrant Co HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America YOUTH | Hurst, TX | $100,000 |
| Yellowstone Ice Foundation YOUTH | Billings, MT | $100,000 |
| George W Bush Fdn CIVIC | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| The Farm Fdn Nfp CIVIC | Oak Brook, IL | $100,000 |
| North Dakota State University Development Fdn EDUCATION | Fargo, ND | $100,000 |
| Northwestern University EDUCATION | Evanston, IL | $100,000 |
| The Salvation Army of North Texas HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| United Way of Tarrant Co HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 |
| The Farm Foundation Nfp CIVIC | Oak Brook, IL | $100,000 |
| North Dakota State University Development Fdn EDUCATION | Fargo, ND | $100,000 |
| Northwestern University EDUCATION | Evanston, IL | $100,000 |
| United Way of Tarrant Co HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 |
| United Way of Tarrant Co UNITED WAY/RED CROSS | Fort Worth, TX | $93,971 |
| Kansas State University Foundation EDUCATION | Shawnee Mission, KS | $75,000 |
| Kansas State University Fdn EDUCATION | Manhattan, KS | $75,000 |
| Kansas State University Foundation EDUCATION | Shawnee Mission, KS | $75,000 |
| Van Cliburn Foundation CULTURAL | Fort Worth, TX | $70,000 |
| United Way of Tarrant Co UNITED WAY/RED CROSS | Fort Worth, TX | $62,000 |
| Kansas State University Foundation EDUCATION | Shawnee Mission, KS | $58,000 |
| Kansas State University Foundation EDUCATION | Shawnee Mission, KS | $58,000 |
| Transform 1012 N Main Street CIVIC | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 |
| American Heart Association HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 |
| The Community Fdn of the Texas Hill Country Inc HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Kerrville, TX | $50,000 |
| Chase County Sheriff's Office CIVIC | Cottonwood Falls, KS | $50,000 |
| City of Raymondraymond Ambulanceraymond Fire CIVIC | Raymond, MN | $50,000 |
| Create Fdn Inc CIVIC | Tupelo, MS | $50,000 |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Fdn CIVIC | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Kansas Historical Fdn CULTURAL | Topeka, KS | $50,000 |
| American Indian Science and Engineering Society EDUCATION | Albuquerque, NM | $50,000 |
| United Negro College Fund - Dallas TX EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| University of Colorado Fdn EDUCATION | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| University of Illinois Fdn EDUCATION | Urbana, IL | $50,000 |
| American Heart Assn HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 |
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