Ruth Parr Sparks Foundation
Private foundation · Alice, TX · EIN 74-2844494 · reported 2023–2025
75grants reported
$14Kmedian award
$7,500lower quartile
$1,500smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in TX. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 75 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $66K 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
PO Box 728
Alice, TX 78333-0728
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzales Isd Assist youth | Gonzales, TX | $45,500 |
| Gonzales Isd Assist youth | Gonzales, TX | $45,500 |
| Gonzales Isd Assist youth | Gonzales, TX | $45,500 |
| Samburu Young Runners Assist with youth HIV and community welfare | Alice, TX | $39,860 |
| Samburu Young Runners Assist with youth HIV and community welfare | Alice, TX | $38,000 |
| Driscoll Childrens Hospital Support childrens hospital | Corpus Christi, TX | $28,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center Cancer treatment and research | Houston, TX | $28,000 |
| M D Cancer Center Cancer research | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center Cancer treatment and research | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Samburu Young Runners Cbo Assist with youth HIV and community welfare | Alice, TX | $24,500 |
| Corpus Christi Ministries Inc Assist needdy in community | Corpus Christi, TX | $22,000 |
| Corpus Christi Metro Ministries Inc Assist needy in community | Corpus Christi, TX | $22,000 |
| Corpus Christi Ministries Inc Assist needdy in community | Corpus Christi, TX | $22,000 |
| Friends of Padre Padre Island beach cleanup and conservation | Corpus Christi, TX | $19,000 |
| Flatsworthy Environmental support | Fulton, TX | $19,000 |
| Jim Wells County First Responders Assist first responders | Alice, TX | $17,820 |
| Driscoll Childrens Hospital Support chioldrens hospital | Corpus Christi, TX | $17,500 |
| Driscoll Childrens Hospital Support childrens hospital | Corpus Christi, TX | $17,500 |
| Passion for Paws Animal support | Nixon, TX | $17,000 |
| Passion for Paws Animal support | Nixon, TX | $15,023 |
| Passion for Paws Animal support | Nixon, TX | $15,023 |
| Rockport Center for the Arts Support art related actrivities | Rockport, TX | $15,000 |
| Friends of Padre Padre beach cleanup and conservation | Corpus Christi, TX | $15,000 |
| Rockport Center for the Arts Support art related activities in the community | Rockport, TX | $15,000 |
| Flatsworthy Environmental support | Fulton, TX | $15,000 |
| Friends of Padre Padre Island beach cleanup and conservation | Corpus Christi, TX | $15,000 |
| Flatsworthy Environmental support | Fulton, TX | $15,000 |
| Rockport Center for the Arts Support art related actrivities | Rockport, TX | $15,000 |
| Jim Wells County First Responders Assist first responders | Alice, TX | $14,685 |
| Nixon-Smiley Isd Assit youth | Nixon, TX | $14,500 |
| Waelder Isd Assist youth | Waelder, TX | $14,500 |
| Shelter A Mutt Euthanasia prevention | Corpus Christi, TX | $14,500 |
| Nixon-Smiley Isd Assist students | Nixon, TX | $14,500 |
| Waelder Isd Assist youth | Waelder, TX | $14,500 |
| Shelter A Mutt Euthanasia prevention | Corpus Christi, TX | $14,500 |
| Nixon-Smiley Isd Assit youth | Nixon, TX | $14,500 |
| Waelder Isd Assist youth | Waelder, TX | $14,500 |
| Shelter A Mutt Euthanasia prevention | Corpus Christi, TX | $14,500 |
| Art Center of Corpus Christi Support arts and humanities | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 |
| Gulf Coast Humane Society Animal support | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 |
| Wings Rescue Bird rescue and rehab | Rockport, TX | $10,000 |
| Foster Angels Assist foster children | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 |
| Art Center of Corpus Christi Arts and humanities | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 |
| Foster Andels Assist foster children | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 |
| Gulf Coast Humane Society Animal support | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 |
| Wings Rescue Bird rescue and rehab | Rockport, TX | $10,000 |
| Art Center of Corpus Christi Support arts and humanities | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 |
| Gulf Coast Humane Society Animal support | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 |
| Wings Rescue Bird rescue and rehab | Rockport, TX | $10,000 |
| Foster Angels Assist foster children | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 |
| Gonzales Crystal Theatre Support youth | Gonzales, TX | $9,960 |
| Gonzales Crystal Theatre Support youth | Gonzales, TX | $9,960 |
| Gonzales Crystal Theatre Support youth | Gonzales, TX | $9,960 |
| Jim Wells County First Responders Supprt first responders | Alice, TX | $8,745 |
| Gonzales County 4h Council Support youth | Gonzales, TX | $8,300 |
| Gonzales County 4h Council Support youth | Gonzales, TX | $8,300 |
| Gonzales County 4h Council Support youth | Gonzales, TX | $8,300 |
| Del Mar College Assit students | Corpus Christi, TX | $7,500 |
| Texas AM Corpus Christi Assist youth | Corpus Christi, TX | $7,500 |
| Corpus Christi Museum Historical and cultural preservation | Corpus Christi, TX | $7,500 |
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