Buena Vista Foundation
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 74-2869876 · reported 2023–2025
147grants reported
$9,041median award
$3,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$4.7Mtotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 147 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $113K 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
701 N Post Oak RD Ste 635
Houston, TX 77024-3885
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ED Fund SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $368,111 |
| Communities in Schools EXPANDING MENTAL HEALTH CAPACITY | Austin, TX | $200,000 |
| St Edward's University BUENA VISTA FOUNDATION CAMP ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP | Austin, TX | $200,000 |
| St Edward's University BUENA VISTA FOUNDATION CAMP ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP | Austin, TX | $200,000 |
| Austin Education Fund SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $175,422 |
| Explore Austin SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $150,000 |
| United Way for Greater Austin SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $131,663 |
| Humanities Texas DONATION FOR EMERGENCY FUNDS | Austin, TX | $130,000 |
| Retina Foundation SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Dallas, TX | $125,000 |
| Todos Juntos Learning Center SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $108,000 |
| United Way for Greater Austin SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $105,035 |
| Planned Parenthood Greater Texas SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| Waterloo Greenway SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $100,000 |
| Waterloo Greenway SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $100,000 |
| Communities in Schools SUPPORT EDUCATION | Austin, TX | $100,000 |
| Waterloo Greenway SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $100,000 |
| Todos Juntos Learning Center SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $97,000 |
| United Way for Greater Austin SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $90,000 |
| Social Good Fund - Austin 2030 SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $75,000 |
| Teach for America - Austin SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Dallas, TX | $75,000 |
| Teach for America IGNITE AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIO LEARNING LAB | Austin, TX | $75,000 |
| Creative Action SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $70,000 |
| Univ of Texas at Austindell Medical DELL MED - CENTER FOR HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS | Austin, TX | $70,000 |
| Creative Action SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $70,000 |
| University of Texas at Austin TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR CHILD & FAMILY WELL BEING | Austin, TX | $70,000 |
| Power for Parkinson's SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $60,000 |
| Univ of Texas at Austindevelopment Ofc DELL MED - CENTER FOR HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS | San Antonio, TX | $60,000 |
| Social Good Fund SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $60,000 |
| St David's Episcopal Church SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $60,000 |
| Social Good Fund SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $60,000 |
| Rooted Wholeway House Inc SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| St David's Foundation Community Fund SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Communities in Schools SUPPORT EDUCATION | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Univ of Texas at Austinblanton Museum K-12 GALLERY TEACHING FELLOWS | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| St David's Foundation Community Fund SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Univ of Texas at Austinblanton Museum K-12 GALLERY TEACHING FELLOWS | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Austin Ymbl Sunshine Camp SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $47,900 |
| Texas Book Festival TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL GALA, ANNUAL FUND | Austin, TX | $35,000 |
| Texas Book Festival SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $34,875 |
| Texas Book Festival TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL GALA, ANNUAL FUND | Austin, TX | $33,750 |
| Austin Education Fund SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $33,645 |
| St David's Episcopal Church SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $30,100 |
| Austin Pals Campaign for the Future SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Austin Ymbl Sunshine Camp SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Austin Pals Campaign for the Future SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Explore Austin SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Humanities Texas SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Austin Pals Campaign for the Future SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Explore Austin SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Humanities Texas SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Amala Foundation SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $24,000 |
| St David's Episcopal Church SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $22,575 |
| St David's Foundation Community Fund SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $20,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Greater Texas SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION | Austin, TX | $20,000 |
| Power for Parkinson's SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $20,000 |
| Open Door Preschools SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $15,435 |
| Central Texas Food Bank SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $15,000 |
| Harry Ransom Center - University of Texas at Austin SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $15,000 |
| Mainspring School SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $15,000 |
| Mainspring School SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | Austin, TX | $15,000 |
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