Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation
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About Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation
The Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation concentrates on higher education scholarships and local community infrastructure in Waco while also supporting Jewish and Israeli civic/cultural projects. Their largest and repeat investments fund the University of Texas–Austin’s Rapoport Service Scholarship, alongside sizable local capital support for Waco health services and community development, and meaningful gifts to Jewish/Israeli organizations. This mix suggests a philanthropic focus that blends hometown civic strengthening with a sustained interest in Jewish communal and cultural initiatives.
Focus Areas
University of Texas–Austin Rapoport Service Scholarships (undergraduate service scholarship support)Waco community capital projects and health infrastructure (e.g., family medicine clinic building)Civic and local journalism projects tied to community infrastructure (e.g., support for Waco bridge coverage)Jewish communal education and Arab–Jewish partnership programs (e.g., Hand in Hand Center)Israeli municipal and cultural public-space projects (e.g., Teddy Kollek Park)
Who They Fund
college students (scholarship recipients, interns)
About Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation
The Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation shows a clear pattern of pairing a long-running scholarship commitment with support for Waco civic life and Jewish communal projects. The largest recent grant in the data, $503,567 in 2025 to the University of Texas at Austin, supported the College of Liberal Arts Rapoport Service Scholarship Program, a repeat award that appears across multiple years. That scholarship line is one of the foundation’s defining commitments because it ties academic aid to community service and is administered through the university, with preference for Waco-McLennan County students. Alongside education, the foundation has funded local institutions that shape daily life in Waco, including Waco Family Medicine, The Salvation Army, and Prosper Waco. Its grant record also includes recurring institutional support for the Jerusalem Foundation and Jewish Federation of North America, reflecting a sustained interest in Jewish community organizations and Israeli public-space projects. The overall picture is of a regional funder that combines hometown investment with a smaller but persistent set of Jewish and Israeli-related grants.
What Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation Funds
Education is a major through line. The foundation gave $316,916 in 2024 and $378,443 in 2023 to the University of Texas at Austin for the Rapoport Service Scholarship Program, and the program’s structure links scholarship support with required community service. Health and family medicine also appear in the recent grants. In 2023, the foundation awarded $380,000 to Waco Family Medicine for its building campaign, and in 2024 it gave $65,000 to Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas for the Health Equity Fund. Civic participation is another recurring theme. Recent grants include $50,000 to Civic Nation for the All In Campus Democracy Challenge project, $50,000 to The Civics Center for a high school voter registration project, and $65,000 to Public Agenda for the Democracy Research Accelerator Project. The foundation also supports youth justice and legal services, including $50,000 to Lone Star Justice Alliance for the JustSentencing project and $50,000 to Greater Waco Legal Services for general operating expenses.
How Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation Gives
The grant size profile is clustered in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $25,000, median is $40,000, and p75 is $50,000. The foundation makes both open-cycle competitive grants and designated institutional grants, and it also funds individuals through the scholarship program. The recent record shows repeat support for several recipients over multiple years, including the University of Texas at Austin and the Jewish institutional grantees. Its process includes two open grant cycles each year, spring and fall, with a Letter of Inquiry stage followed by invitation-only full applications for select requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.8M
Total Assets
$64.9M
Total Revenue
$3.5M
Total Expenses
$3.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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