Ae Leonard Family Giving Council
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About Ae Leonard Family Giving Council
The AE Leonard Family Giving Council directs a small, targeted giving program in the San Antonio area that blends faith-based leadership support with direct human services. They fund local churches and religious leadership development alongside practical service providers for women and family-focused programs, often making sizeable, multi-thousand dollar gifts to a handful of organizations. Repeat support to some recipients suggests lasting partnerships rather than one-off donations.
Focus Areas
Church support and local congregational funding (e.g., North Rock Church)Biblical and faith leadership training and developmentServices for women and families (e.g., domestic violence support and family stabilization)Youth and community development programs (repeat funding to NextTalk)
Who They Fund
individual students / scholarship recipientsnonprofit organizations (general operating grantees)educational institutions (implied)
Giving Approach
Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants with repeat funding to select local grantees, prioritizing faith-based institutions and a few human-service organizations rather than many small awards.
About Ae Leonard Family Giving Council
A.E. Leonard Family Giving Council’s largest recent grant in the data was a $50,000 award to North Rock Church in Aubrey, Texas, which is a useful entry point to the funder’s pattern: faith-linked, local, and closely tied to San Antonio-area community support. The council operates as the family philanthropy arm of Leonard Holding Company and gives through direct charitable support as well as scholarships for employees and their families. Its grant history shows repeated backing for organizations serving churches, biblical leadership, women, family stabilization, and community care. Recent awards also show multi-year support rather than isolated gifts. NextTalk received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Biblical Leadership for Excellence and Any Woman Can also appear across multiple years. That repeat giving suggests ongoing relationships with select organizations. The council’s scholarship program is another defining feature, with support directed toward higher education for Leonard Holding Company team members and their families. Across the recent grant list, the foundation’s giving is concentrated in practical, community-based support and faith-oriented programming, with a clear preference for general support grants.
What Ae Leonard Family Giving Council Funds
Faith-based leadership development is a visible part of the council’s grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $30,000 to Biblical Leadership for Excellence in San Antonio for general support, and it followed with another $20,000 in 2025. Local church support also appears in the recent record, including a $50,000 grant to North Rock Church in Aubrey for general support. The council also funds services for women and families. Any Woman Can, a San Antonio organization, received $30,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025. Respite Care of San Antonio was supported with $25,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2024, then $15,000 in 2025. Youth and community development shows up through NextTalk, which received $30,000 in 2023, $20,000 in 2024, and $30,000 in 2025. The grant list also includes health and bereavement support, such as SLEW Cancer Wellness Center and Children's Bereavement Center.
How Ae Leonard Family Giving Council Gives
Typical grant size is modest to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $3,422, the median is $5,772, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. The recent grant list shows both one-time gifts and repeated support over multiple years, with several organizations appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The council gives through the A.E. Leonard Family Giving Council and its scholarship program, which supports higher education for Leonard Holding Company team members and their families. Unsolicited applications are not accepted for the scholarship program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$276K
Total Assets
$208K
Total Revenue
$295K
Total Expenses
$277K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $15K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
About 88% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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