Open Foundations · Texas

Robert a Welch Foundation 062491

Houston, Texas · EIN 760343128. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $38.3M across 69 grants in 2024, a median of $105K each.

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$38.3M
paid in 2024
69
grants paid
$105K
median grant
3%
to first-time recipients
$622.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
THE ROBERT A WELCH FOUNDATION
Address
1717 WEST LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1661, HOUSTON, TX, 77027
Phone
7139619884
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
FOR PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS, VISIT HTTPS://WELCH1.ORG/GRANTS-PROGRAMS/IMPORTANT-DATES-AND-DEADLINES
Submission deadline
FOR PROGRAM DEADLINES, VISIT HTTPS://WELCH1.ORG/GRANTS-PROGRAMS/IMPORTANT-DATES-AND-DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202611959349100211. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

chemistry relatedrelated fieldsbasic researchresearch chemistry

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 69 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1The University of Texas at AustinTX$7,964,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
2The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical CenterTX$6,170,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
3Rice UniversityTX$4,167,740BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
4University of HoustonTX$3,300,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
5Texas A&m UniversityTX$2,945,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
6Baylor College of MedicineTX$2,600,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
7The University of Texas at DallasTX$1,503,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
8Baylor UniversityTX$720,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
9Texas Tech UniversityTX$700,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
10Eric N JacobsenTX$500,000WELCH AWARD IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
11Texas Christian UniversityTX$500,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
12The University of Texas at San AntonioTX$500,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
13The University of Texas Health San AntonioTX$500,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
14The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonTX$500,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS
15Texas State UniversityTX$400,000BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
201964$31.2M
202061$31.0M
202164$38.0M
202262$41.2M
202364$39.3M
202469$38.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Texas100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Adam KuspaPRESIDENT · 2024
Carin M BarthTREASURER AND DIRECTOR · 2024
Carolyn C SabatSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR · 2024
Douglas L FosheeDIRECTOR · 2024
Fred W BrazeltonCHAIR AND DIRECTOR · 2024
Gina a LunaVICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR · 2024
Loan KieuCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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