The Behmann Brothers Foundation focuses its philanthropy locally in Corpus Christi on acute medical care, with all recorded giving directed to support stroke care at the Spohn Hospital Stroke Center. Their grants indicate a targeted interest in improving critical health services rather than broad-based philanthropy. The foundation appears to prioritize sustaining hospital-based clinical programs that serve the regional community.
The Behmann Brothers Foundation’s most distinctive pattern is its repeated support for hospital-based stroke and emergency care in Corpus Christi. Its largest recorded recent grant went to Christus Spohn Health System Foundation for the Spohn Hospital Stroke Center, and the same hospital system also received funding for a triage room and for expansion and renovation of the South Campus emergency department. That medical emphasis sits alongside a smaller but consistent stream of local philanthropy in education, agriculture, and service organizations. The foundation’s grantmaking is concentrated in Corpus Christi and the surrounding Coastal Bend, with grants supporting health-system capacity, student financial aid, agricultural education, and community services. Recent awards also show support for endowed scholarship funds and student emergency assistance through local higher-education foundations, as well as project support for Texas A&M AgriLife programs tied to Coastal Bend agriculture. The pattern suggests a funder that uses general grants and named project support to strengthen specific institutions serving the local community. Across the recent record, the foundation appears to favor direct, practical support for organizations already embedded in Corpus Christi’s civic and nonprofit network, rather than broad statewide or national giving.
Healthcare is the clearest theme in the recent grant record. In 2025, the foundation gave $20,000 to Christus Spohn Health System Development Foundation for the Behmann Brothers Foundation triage room, and it also supported expansion and renovation of the South Campus emergency department in 2023 and 2024. Education appears through local scholarship and emergency-aid support. The Del Mar College Foundation received $20,000 in 2023 and 2024 for the Behmann Brothers Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund and the Del Mar College Foundation Student Emergency Assistance Fund, while Texas A&M Corpus Christi Foundation received $20,000 in 2023 and 2024 for endowed and annual scholarships. Agricultural research and education are another recurring lane. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service received multiple $36,000 awards for the Coastal Bend Ag Grant and support programs, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research received several $30,000 awards for crop and livestock alternatives for the Coastal Bend region. Community service organizations also appear in the record, including support for Corpus Christi Metro Ministries and Good Samaritan Rescue Mission.
$364K
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$447K
Most grants fall between $2K and $6K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$6K
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Highly concentrated and repeat support: very few grants (2) totaling $150,000 all to a single local health system program, indicating focused, possibly multi-installment funding to a core grantee rather than dispersed grantmaking.
Notable grantees: CHRISTUS Spohn Health System Foundation (Spohn Hospital Stroke Center)
Typical awards are modest, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $3,000, and a p75 of $5,500. The recent grants list also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in health care, agriculture, and education, which points to ongoing support rather than one-time gifts. The foundation accepts unsolicited applications through its general grant program. Its structure includes direct grants only; it does not make program-related investments. It also funds individuals, which fits with the scholarship and student emergency-aid activity visible in the grant record.
Giving is overwhelmingly local. Ninety-nine percent of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Corpus Christi is the main grant destination, with most named recipients located there. One recent exception is Allie’s Haven Animal Rescue in Fort Worth, which received a $16,000 grant in 2025. The broader pattern still centers on Corpus Christi institutions and Coastal Bend-serving organizations rather than out-of-state grantees.
The foundation’s active grant programs list agricultural research and education, schools, youth groups, healthcare, and service organizations. The recent grant record shows those priorities in practice through hospital systems, college foundations, agricultural research and extension programs, and local service providers.
Yes. Its active general grant programs state that they accept unsolicited applications. Applicants are asked to provide a brief description of the project or activity, including purpose and goals.
The typical award is relatively small: p25 is $2,000, median grant size is $3,000, and p75 is $5,500. The recent record also includes larger project grants, especially for health, agriculture, and scholarship support.
It is highly local. Ninety-nine percent of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the recent grants list is dominated by Corpus Christi organizations. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and the recent record includes scholarship support and student emergency assistance through local higher-education foundations, alongside grants to nonprofits and hospital-related organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $36,000 | 2026 | COASTAL BEND AG GRANT |
| TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEACH | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $30,000 | 2026 | CROP & LIVESTOCK ALTERNATIVES FOR THE COASTAL BEND REGION |
| TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION MUSIC THEORY CLASSROOM |
| TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP |
| INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| DEL MAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE FOUNDATION | KINGSVILLE, TX | $9,550 | 2026 | INCREASING THE EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY OF AN AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY |
| NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP OF CORPUS CHRISTI | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $7,500 | 2026 | OUTCRY IN THE BARRIO HOME DAILY OPERATIONS |
| SHELTER A MUTT INC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $7,500 | 2026 | KENNEL AND BUS CRATES |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA SOUTH TEXAS COUNCIL | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | EMPOWERING YOUTH IN SOUTH TEXAS |
| CALVARY CHAPEL COASTLANDS | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | 2025 DONATION |
| HALO-FLIGHT INC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | NO BARRIERS TO MEDICAL CARE |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE FOUNDATION | KINGSVILLE, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | BRIDGE THE GAP: CSDO EDITION |
| SEA CITY WORK CAMP INC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SEA CITY WORK CAMP, INC. |
| ALLIE'S HAVEN ANIMAL RESCUE | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | 2025 DONATIONS |
| THE SALVATION ARMY OF CORPUS CHRISTI | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | FAMILY SHELTER PROGRAM |
| TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION SECOND FLOOR EXHIBIT SPACE |
| SHELTER A MUTT INC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | 2025 DONATION |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTH TEXAS | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SHARE-A-NIGHT |
| NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP OF CORPUS CHRISTI | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | 2025 DONATIONS |
| NUECES EXTENSION PROGRAM FOUNDATION INC | ROBSTOWN, TX | $4,000 | 2026 | AG AWARENESS DAYS |
| NUECES COUNTY JR LIVE STOCK SHOW | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $3,700 | 2026 | BUYER # 2098 BILL NUMBER: 60 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI EDUCATION FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $3,000 | 2026 | CCISD ROBOTICS PROGRAM |
| ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH | ROBSTOWN, TX | $3,000 | 2026 | YOUTH MINISTRIES |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE COASTAL BEND | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $3,000 | 2026 | BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUTH |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE COASTAL BEND | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CORPUS CHRISTI HOPE HOUSE INC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | HOMELESS SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES |
| GROW LOCAL SOUTH TEXAS | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | 2025 DONATION |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | COASTAL BEND HEART WALK 2025 |
| TIMON'S MINISTRIES | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS FUNDING |
| SOUTH TEXAS LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MISSION 911 | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | MISSION 911 GENERAL OPERATING |
| FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICE | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | PURCHASE NEW COMPUTERS |
| MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT NURSERY INC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | CHILDCARE FOR LOW INCOME & HOMELESS CHILDREN |
| CORPUS CHRISTI AREA COUNCIL FOR THE DEAF INC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND SENIORS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING |
| TEXAS MARITIME MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | ROCKPORT, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION PROGRAMMING |
| ARMS WIDE | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | POST ADOPTION PROGRAM-CORPUS CHRISTI AND SURROUNDING AREAS |
| CORPUS CHRISTI POLICE FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | POLICE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM |
| FOCUS FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | 2025 DONATION |
| EDUCATING CHILDREN'S FUTURE COMMUNITY CENTER | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | ECF AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM |
| YOUTH ODYSSEY INC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | YOUTH ODYSSEY SUMMER PROGRAMMING SUPPORT |
| AGAPE RANCH | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMMING FOR FOSTER FAMILIES/AGING-OUT YOUTH |
| SOUTH TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTS | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| CORPUS CHRISTI SAFE PLACE INC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | CCSPH OPERATIONS 2025 |
| SHELTER A MUTT INC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | 2025 DONATION |
| CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG MED SURGE RENOVATION |
| MISSION OF MERCY INC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | MEDICAL SUPPLIES, IT UPGRADES TO IMPROVE MEDICAL OUTCOMES |
| THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF CORPUS CHRISTI | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | MIRACLE LEAGUE GENERAL SUPPORT 2025 |
| SOUTH TEXAS MISSION OF MERCY | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | FUNDING FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS |
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE
$36,000COASTAL BEND AG GRANT
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEACH
$30,000CROP & LIVESTOCK ALTERNATIVES FOR THE COASTAL BEND REGION
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION
$10,000BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION MUSIC THEORY CLASSROOM
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION
$10,000BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY
$10,000BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND
BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION
$10,000BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP
INCREASING THE EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY OF AN AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY
NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP OF CORPUS CHRISTI
$7,500OUTCRY IN THE BARRIO HOME DAILY OPERATIONS
SHELTER A MUTT INC
$7,500KENNEL AND BUS CRATES
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA SOUTH TEXAS COUNCIL
$5,000EMPOWERING YOUTH IN SOUTH TEXAS
CALVARY CHAPEL COASTLANDS
$5,0002025 DONATION
HALO-FLIGHT INC
$5,000NO BARRIERS TO MEDICAL CARE
SEA CITY WORK CAMP INC
$5,000SEA CITY WORK CAMP, INC.
ALLIE'S HAVEN ANIMAL RESCUE
$5,0002025 DONATIONS
THE SALVATION ARMY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
$5,000FAMILY SHELTER PROGRAM
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION
$5,000BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION SECOND FLOOR EXHIBIT SPACE
SHELTER A MUTT INC
$5,0002025 DONATION
NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP OF CORPUS CHRISTI
$5,0002025 DONATIONS
NUECES EXTENSION PROGRAM FOUNDATION INC
$4,000AG AWARENESS DAYS
NUECES COUNTY JR LIVE STOCK SHOW
$3,700BUYER # 2098 BILL NUMBER: 60
CORPUS CHRISTI EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$3,000CCISD ROBOTICS PROGRAM
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH
$3,000YOUTH MINISTRIES
BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUTH
GROW LOCAL SOUTH TEXAS
$2,5002025 DONATION
SOUTH TEXAS LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
MISSION 911
$2,500MISSION 911 GENERAL OPERATING
MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT NURSERY INC
$2,500CHILDCARE FOR LOW INCOME & HOMELESS CHILDREN
CORPUS CHRISTI AREA COUNCIL FOR THE DEAF INC
$2,500SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND SENIORS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
TEXAS MARITIME MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
$2,500EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
CORPUS CHRISTI POLICE FOUNDATION
$2,500POLICE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM
FOCUS FOUNDATION
$2,5002025 DONATION
EDUCATING CHILDREN'S FUTURE COMMUNITY CENTER
$2,500ECF AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM
SOUTH TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTS
$2,500YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CORPUS CHRISTI SAFE PLACE INC
$2,500CCSPH OPERATIONS 2025
SHELTER A MUTT INC
$2,5002025 DONATION
SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG MED SURGE RENOVATION
MEDICAL SUPPLIES, IT UPGRADES TO IMPROVE MEDICAL OUTCOMES
THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF CORPUS CHRISTI
$2,500MIRACLE LEAGUE GENERAL SUPPORT 2025
SOUTH TEXAS MISSION OF MERCY
$2,500FUNDING FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS