The Building Bridge Foundation concentrates its giving on local Texas community needs, especially supporting youth services and K–12 education programs. Its largest, repeated support goes to a faith-based youth organization to fund summer camp scholarships, while a single major grant supports an education foundation in Edna. The foundation appears focused on direct program support that benefits children and young people in smaller Texas communities.
Building Bridge Foundation’s giving is anchored in repeated support for youth programs in smaller Texas communities. The clearest pattern is long-term backing for Jackson County Young Life in Edna, which received $137,000 in 2024 and $85,000 in 2025 for financial aid for summer campers. Another recurring relationship is with New Braunfels Christian Ministries, which was awarded $75,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Across the recent grants list, the foundation pairs direct assistance with program support, funding summer camp access, after-school services, school-based resources, and community education efforts. The portfolio also shows attention to local institutions that serve children and families. Edna Education Foundation received $100,000 in 2024 and $27,000 in 2025 to promote education in the Edna community. Communities in Schools of South Central Texas received $75,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to provide resources for school dropout prevention. New Braunfels Youth Collaborative, Jackson County Commissioners Court, and other local organizations appear alongside these repeat grants, suggesting a funder that stays close to community-based service providers rather than spreading widely across many states or issue areas.
Youth development is one of the foundation’s most visible themes. In Edna, Jackson County Commissioners Court received $82,100 in 2025 and $60,000 in 2024 for the Redeemer Lutheran Church Redeemer Roundup after-school program, while Connections Individual and Family Services received $25,000 in 2024 to support at-risk youth in Comal County, TX. Education support also runs through the portfolio. Edna Independent School District received $55,500 in 2025 for education for economically disadvantaged children, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi received $6,000 in 2025 for higher education scholarships. The foundation also funds basic-needs and family-stability work. Food Bank of the Golden Crescent received $40,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to provide food for underprivileged people, and Crisis Center of Comal County received $10,000 in 2024 for temporary housing and rebuilding a family shelter after fire damage.
Typical grants are mid-sized rather than tiny or transformational: the p25 is $2,375, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $50,938. The recent record shows both repeat awards and one-time support, with several grantees appearing in consecutive 2024 and 2025 entries. That pattern points to ongoing relationships with a limited set of local organizations. The foundation gives as a private foundation, not to individuals, and the data shows no program-related investments. Its grantmaking appears to be direct program support, often for scholarships, youth services, and community programs.
$730K
$19.9M
$2.5M
$1.6M
Most grants fall between $2K and $51K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$51K
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Highly concentrated giving: a very small number of relatively large grants, including repeat funding to a single youth organization; program-specific rather than broad general operating portfolios; geographically focused within Texas.
Notable grantees: Jackson County Young Life, Edna Education Foundation
Grantmaking is concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 93% of grants and is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipients cluster in Edna, New Braunfels, Victoria, and Bulverde, with additional grants in Comal County and Galveston. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 49 grants in the United States and none outside it. The pattern is local rather than regional or national, with repeated support for organizations in the foundation’s Texas footprint.
The recent record centers on youth services, education, and community support. Examples include financial aid for summer campers, dropout prevention resources, after-school programming, education for economically disadvantaged children, food assistance, temporary housing, and services for children with autism and other communication disorders.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2024 and 2025, including Jackson County Young Life, New Braunfels Christian Ministries, Communities in Schools of South Central Texas, Food Bank of the Golden Crescent, Edna Education Foundation, and The Vine School. That suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards only.
The distribution is centered on mid-sized awards: the 25th percentile is $2,375, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $50,938. Recent grants range from $6,000 for Texas A&M Corpus Christi to $137,000 for Jackson County Young Life.
Texas is the clear focus. The data shows 93% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and Texas is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipients are concentrated in Edna, New Braunfels, Victoria, Bulverde, Galveston, and other Texas localities.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON COUNTY YOUNG LIFE | EDNA, TX | $85,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID FOR SUMMER CAMPERS |
| JACKSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT | EDNA, TX | $82,100 | 2025 | REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH REDEEMER ROUNDUP AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION |
| NEW BRAUNFELS CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES |
| COMAL COUNTY YOUNG LIFE | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION FOR SUMMER CAMPS |
| BILLY T CATTAN RECOVERY OUTREACH | VICTORIA, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | FOR JACKSON COUNTY RECOVERY COACH AND SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELOR |
| EDNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | EDNA, TX | $55,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN |
| NEW BRAUNFELS YOUTH COLLABORATIVE | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TO AID MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TX |
| FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT | VICTORIA, TX | $40,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE FOOD FOR UNDEPRIVELEGED PEOPLE |
| EDNA EDUCATION FOUNDATION | EDNA, TX | $27,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN THE EDNA COMMUNITY |
| THE VINE SCHOOL | VICTORIA, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS |
| MCKENNA FOUNDATION | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS |
| CITY OF EDNA PUBLIC SAFETY | EDNA, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY |
| ST JUDE RANCH FOR CHILDRENTEXAS | BULVERDE, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ST JUDE CHILDREN CAMPS |
| TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $6,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CROSSROADS BUSINESS & EDUCATION CENTER | VICTORIA, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | TO MERGE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERSTO CREATE A PRODUCTIVE WORKFORCE |
| VICTORIA COLLEGE | VICTORIA, TX | $4,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| TARLETON STATE | STEPHENVILLE, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY | HUNTSVILLE, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS |
| YMCA OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT | VICTORIA, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FUNDING |
| FROM PASSTHROUGH ENTITIES | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $132 | 2025 | PASSTHROUGH ENTITY |
| JACKSON COUNTY YOUNG LIFE | EDNA, TX | $137,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID FOR SUMMER CAMPERS |
| EDNA EDUCATION FOUNDATION | EDNA, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN THE EDNA COMMUNITY |
| COMAL COUNTY YOUNG LIFE | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $75,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION FOR SUMMER CAMPS |
| NEW BRAUNFELS CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $75,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $75,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION |
| JACKSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT | EDNA, TX | $60,000 | 2024 | REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH REDEEMER ROUNDUP AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| TEXANA ARTS COUNCIL | EDNA, TX | $53,750 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF EDNA THEATER |
| NEW BRAUNFELS YOUTH COLLABORATIVE | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | TO AID MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TX |
| FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT | VICTORIA, TX | $40,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE FOOD FOR UNDEPRIVELEGED PEOPLE |
| THE VINE SCHOOL | VICTORIA, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS |
| CONNECTIONS INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SERVICES | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH IN COMAL COUNTY, TX |
| MCKENNA FOUNDATION | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS |
| UPWARD HOPE ACADEMY INC | GALVESTON, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | TO HELP STUDENTS ESCAPE POVERTY AND HOPELESSNESS |
| BELONGST JUDE RANCH FOR CHILDREN TEXAS | BULVERDE, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | FUNDING FOR FOSTER FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER |
| CRISIS CENTER OF COMAL COUNTY | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING AND TO REBUILD FAMILY SHELTER FOLLOWING FIRE DAMAGE |
| VICTORIA COLLEGE | VICTORIA, TX | $6,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| MEMORY GARDENS OF EDNA INC | EDNA, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE A COLUMBARIUM FOR MEMORY GARDENS OF EDNA |
| CROSSROADS BUSINESS & EDUCATION CENTER | VICTORIA, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | TO MERGE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERSTO CREATE A PRODUCTIVE WORKFORCE |
| INDUSTRIAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | VANDERBILT, TX | $3,450 | 2024 | EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN |
| EDNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | EDNA, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN |
| GANADO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | GANADO, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS IN GISD |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $2,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS |
| TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $2,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | BROOKINGS, SD | $1,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE | WHARTON, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FROM PASSTHROUGH ENTITIES | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $135 | 2024 | PASSTHROUGH ENTITY |
| EDNA EDUCATION FOUNDATION | EDNA, TX | $150,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN THE EDNA COMMUNITY |
JACKSON COUNTY YOUNG LIFE
$85,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID FOR SUMMER CAMPERS
JACKSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
$82,100REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH REDEEMER ROUNDUP AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION
COMAL COUNTY YOUNG LIFE
$75,000TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION FOR SUMMER CAMPS
FOR JACKSON COUNTY RECOVERY COACH AND SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELOR
EDNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$55,500EDUCATION FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
TO AID MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
EDNA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$27,000TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN THE EDNA COMMUNITY
THE VINE SCHOOL
$25,000EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
MCKENNA FOUNDATION
$25,000TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
CITY OF EDNA PUBLIC SAFETY
$25,000PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY
ST JUDE RANCH FOR CHILDRENTEXAS
$10,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ST JUDE CHILDREN CAMPS
CROSSROADS BUSINESS & EDUCATION CENTER
$5,000TO MERGE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERSTO CREATE A PRODUCTIVE WORKFORCE
VICTORIA COLLEGE
$4,000TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
TARLETON STATE
$2,000TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
$2,000TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
YMCA OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT
$1,500TO PROVIDE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FUNDING
FROM PASSTHROUGH ENTITIES
$132PASSTHROUGH ENTITY
JACKSON COUNTY YOUNG LIFE
$137,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID FOR SUMMER CAMPERS
EDNA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$100,000TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN THE EDNA COMMUNITY
COMAL COUNTY YOUNG LIFE
$75,000TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION FOR SUMMER CAMPS
TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION
JACKSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
$60,000REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH REDEEMER ROUNDUP AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
TEXANA ARTS COUNCIL
$53,750TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF EDNA THEATER
TO AID MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
THE VINE SCHOOL
$25,000EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
TO SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH IN COMAL COUNTY, TX
MCKENNA FOUNDATION
$25,000TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
UPWARD HOPE ACADEMY INC
$15,000TO HELP STUDENTS ESCAPE POVERTY AND HOPELESSNESS
BELONGST JUDE RANCH FOR CHILDREN TEXAS
$10,000FUNDING FOR FOSTER FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
CRISIS CENTER OF COMAL COUNTY
$10,000TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING AND TO REBUILD FAMILY SHELTER FOLLOWING FIRE DAMAGE
VICTORIA COLLEGE
$6,000TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
MEMORY GARDENS OF EDNA INC
$5,000TO PROVIDE A COLUMBARIUM FOR MEMORY GARDENS OF EDNA
CROSSROADS BUSINESS & EDUCATION CENTER
$5,000TO MERGE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERSTO CREATE A PRODUCTIVE WORKFORCE
INDUSTRIAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$3,450EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN
EDNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$2,500EDUCATION FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
GANADO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$2,500PROVIDE EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS IN GISD
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
$2,000TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE
WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE
$1,000TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
$1,000TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
FROM PASSTHROUGH ENTITIES
$135PASSTHROUGH ENTITY
EDNA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$150,000TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN THE EDNA COMMUNITY