Mr and Mrs Nelson Rusche Foundation
Private foundation · Willis, TX · EIN 31-1741790 · reported 2023–2025
155grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$6.2Mtotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 155 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $355K 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
9582 Escondido Dr
Willis, TX 77318-6618
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sfasu Foundation Scholarships & Student Emergency Aid Program | Nacogdoches, TX | $525,000 |
| Sfasu Foundation Scholarships & Annual Fund | Nacogdoches, TX | $525,000 |
| Breakthrough Central Texas Pathways to Opportunity Campaign | Austin, TX | $250,000 |
| Stephen F Austin State University Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series | Nacogdoches, TX | $225,000 |
| The Seton Fund Women First Campaign & Dell Seton | Austin, TX | $225,000 |
| First United Methodist Church of Houston Operations & Building Maintenance at Downtown Campus | Houston, TX | $150,000 |
| The Seton Fund Women First Campaign & Dell Seton | Austin, TX | $125,000 |
| The Seton Fund Women First Campaign & Dell Seton | Austin, TX | $125,000 |
| The Safe Alliance General Support and The Sasha | Austin, TX | $120,000 |
| Creative Action Community Arts Collaborative | Austin, TX | $100,000 |
| Snowdrop Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| Sustainable Food Center | Austin, TX | $100,000 |
| Battleship Texas Foundation Ship Restoration Capital Campaign | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| Snowdrop Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas Expansion Campaign | Austin, TX | $100,000 |
| Snowdrop Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| Camp for All Blazing New Trails Capital Campaign | Houston, TX | $75,000 |
| First United Methodist Church of Houston Downtown Campus Maintenance | Houston, TX | $75,000 |
| Con Mi Madre General Support, Scholarships, and Con Mi Hermano | Austin, TX | $75,000 |
| Battleship Texas Foundation Ship Restoration Capital Campaign | Houston, TX | $75,000 |
| First United Methodist Church Building Maintenance | Houston, TX | $75,000 |
| Depelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | $55,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Depelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Fertility Foundation of Texas | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas Expansion Campaign | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Central Texas General Support & Male Student Success Coalition | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Depelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Fertility Foundation of Texas | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Lowe Syndrome Association Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 |
| Search Homeless Services | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Sire | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Sustainable Food Center | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| The Council on Recovery | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Con Mi Madre Scholarships & General Support | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Fertility Foundation of Texas | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Search Homeless Services | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Sustainable Food Center | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| The Council on Recovery | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Austin Christian Educational Foundation | Austin, TX | $40,000 |
| The Council on Recovery | Houston, TX | $40,000 |
| Breakthrough Central Texas | Austin, TX | $40,000 |
| Austin Ed Fund | Austin, TX | $35,000 |
| Austin Sunshine Camps | Austin, TX | $35,000 |
| Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin Charitable Assistance Program | Austin, TX | $35,000 |
| Austin Sunshine Camps | Austin, TX | $35,000 |
| Any Baby Can | Austin, TX | $30,000 |
| Montgomery County Crime Stoppers Inc | Conroe, TX | $30,000 |
| Search Homeless Services | Houston, TX | $30,000 |
| Austin Sunshine Camps | Austin, TX | $30,000 |
| Breakthrough Central Texas General Support & Student and Family Support Fund | Austin, TX | $30,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Central and South Texas | Austin, TX | $30,000 |
| Montgomery County Crime Stoppers Inc | The Woodlands, TX | $30,000 |
| Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin Charitable Assistance Program | Austin, TX | $30,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas Expansion Campaign | Austin, TX | $30,000 |
| Any Baby Can | Austin, TX | $30,000 |
| Austin Ed Fund Austin ISD Family and Community Engagement, Martin Middle School Student Leadership Programs | Austin, TX | $30,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Central and South Texas | Austin, TX | $30,000 |
| Montgomery County Crime Stoppers Inc | Conroe, TX | $30,000 |
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