The Barbara Kauffman Welder Private Foundation concentrates its support on residential and long‑term care for children and youth, largely within Texas and often through faith‑affiliated institutions. Grants are sizable and targeted to a small set of child‑welfare organizations and homes, with occasional support for a faith‑based school and therapeutic programs. The foundation prioritizes general operating funding for institutions providing group homes, foster/residential services, and related pastoral care.
Concentrated, large general‑operating grants to a small number of institutional grantees rather than many small awards; funding is focused geographically in Texas and favors faith‑based child welfare organizations.
Barbara Kauffman Welder Private Foundation’s recent grantmaking is centered on Texas children’s residential care, with large general support awards to homes and long-term service providers. In 2025, the foundation gave $530,000 to Arms of Hope, $500,000 each to Childrens Home of Lubbock, Sunny Glen Childrens Home, and Texas Baptist Childrens Home, and $250,000 to Miracle Farm. Those grants point to a consistent pattern of backing institutions that serve vulnerable youth through housing, care, and related support services. The foundation also supports a small number of organizations in Victoria and other Texas cities, including Brownson Home, Perpetual Help Home, and Hendrick Home for Children. The grant list shows a preference for unrestricted or general funding rather than project-specific awards. A 2024 grant to Trinity Episcopal School in Victoria adds a separate but still institution-based education example within the same local giving pattern. Across the recent record, the foundation’s work appears concentrated, sizable, and directed toward established organizations serving children and youth.
The foundation’s clearest emphasis is residential care for children and youth. It awarded $500,000 to Childrens Home of Lubbock for general funding and $500,000 to Sunny Glen Childrens Home for general funding, both of which fit its support for long-term home-based services. Faith-affiliated institutions also appear in the record. Texas Baptist Childrens Home received $500,000 for general funding, and Trinity Episcopal School received $35,000 for general funding. Those awards show support for organizations with religious affiliation alongside child-serving residential programs. Therapeutic or alternative care is another visible thread. Miracle Farm received $250,000 for general funding, aligning with the foundation’s interest in programs for vulnerable youth that operate outside a standard school or home model. Brownson Home, Perpetual Help Home, and Hendrick Home for Children extend that same institutional pattern across Texas.
The recent grants cluster tightly at a single amount level: p25, median, and p75 are all $35,000, even though the listed awards also include several much larger grants in 2025. That suggests a pattern of repeated, standardized smaller awards alongside a separate set of major support grants. The foundation’s giving is highly consistent over time in the limited record provided, with 2024 and 2025 grants both appearing. All listed recipients are in Texas, and the foundation makes grants to organizations rather than individuals. The structure shown here is foundation-based institutional giving, with general funding used repeatedly.
$2.7M
$124.3M
$79.5M
$3.1M
Most grants fall between $35K and $35K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$35K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Notable grantees: Arms of Hope, Texas Baptist Children’s Home, Sunny Glen Children’s Home, Children’s Home of Lubbock, Trinity Episcopal School
Giving is entirely in the United States, and every listed recipient is in Texas. The recent grants reach multiple Texas cities, including Medina, Lubbock, San Benito, Round Rock, Brenham, Victoria, and Abilene. Victoria appears more than once in the list, with awards to Brownson Home, Perpetual Help Home, and Trinity Episcopal School. The pattern is local and statewide within Texas, rather than multi-state or national.
The recent record centers on children’s homes, residential care providers, and related institutions serving vulnerable youth. It also includes a faith-affiliated school and organizations with religious ties, such as Texas Baptist Childrens Home and Trinity Episcopal School.
The grant-size distribution is very tight at $35,000: p25, median, and p75 are all $35,000. The recent list also includes larger awards in 2025, including $530,000 and several $500,000 grants.
All listed grants go to Texas recipients, and the top state by grant count is TX with 100% of grants given to recipients in that state. Recent recipient cities include Medina, Lubbock, San Benito, Round Rock, Brenham, Victoria, and Abilene.
Yes. The recent grants are consistently labeled “general funding,” including awards to Arms of Hope, Childrens Home of Lubbock, Sunny Glen Childrens Home, Texas Baptist Childrens Home, Miracle Farm, and others.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMS OF HOPE | MEDINA, TX | $530,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| SUNNY GLEN CHILDRENS HOME | SAN BENITO, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| TEXAS BAPTIST CHILDRENS HOME | ROUND ROCK, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| CHILDRENS HOME OF LUBBOCK | LUBBOCK, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| MIRACLE FARM | BRENHAM, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| BROWNSON HOME | VICTORIA, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| HENDRICK HOME FOR CHILDREN | ABILENE, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| PERPETUAL HELP HOME | VICTORIA, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | VICTORIA, TX | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUNDING |
CHILDRENS HOME OF LUBBOCK
$500,000GENERAL FUNDING
MIRACLE FARM
$250,000GENERAL FUNDING
BROWNSON HOME
$200,000GENERAL FUNDING
HENDRICK HOME FOR CHILDREN
$100,000GENERAL FUNDING
TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$35,000GENERAL FUNDING