The David and Judy Norsworthy Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on animal welfare, directing large, unrestricted gifts to organizations that prevent cruelty and support humane care—often with a Texas/regional focus. Grants are sizable and evenly distributed across a small number of beneficiaries, indicating a preference for a few well-funded partners rather than many small awards.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants: four equal $250,000 awards (totaling $1M) to distinct animal-welfare organizations, favoring a small cohort of recipients rather than many small grants.
A four-grant cluster of $250,000 awards defines the David and Judy Norsworthy Charitable Trust’s recent giving, and each of those awards went to animal welfare organizations. The trust’s pattern points to large, unrestricted support for humane care groups rather than scattered small grants. In 2024, it backed Tadsaw Inc, The Public for Animal Welfare Inc, Hill Ctry Soc for Prev of Cruelty o, and Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society, showing attention to both general animal welfare and equine-focused rescue work. Those grants were paired with a fifth gift of $52,500 to SOHW Corp, extending the trust’s support to another animal-related recipient. The recipient mix suggests a funder that favors a small set of organizations and gives at a scale that can materially support operations or general charitable work. Its recent portfolio also shows a Texas-centered pattern, with multiple awards to organizations in San Antonio, Dripping Springs, Fredericksburg, and College Station.
Animal welfare is the clearest throughline in the trust’s recent grants. It gave $250,000 to Tadsaw Inc in San Antonio for charitable purpose and $250,000 to The Public for Animal Welfare Inc in Dripping Springs for the same broad purpose. The foundation also supported humane-care and rescue work with $250,000 to Hill Ctry Soc for Prev of Cruelty o in Fredericksburg. Equine-specific support appears as well: Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society in College Station received $250,000, again for charitable purpose. A smaller grant to SOHW Corp in Myrtle Beach extends the animal-related pattern beyond Texas while staying within the same general charitable frame.
The typical grant size is highly concentrated: p25, median, and p75 are all $250,000. That points to a very tight grant-size band, with one smaller 2024 award at $52,500 and four awards at the same $250,000 level. The trust appears to favor a small number of recipients rather than a broad portfolio, and the recent file shows only one grant year on record. It is a trust rather than an operating foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The grants are responsive or unrestricted in style, with purposes described broadly as charitable support.
$1.4M
$24.7M
$693K
$1.7M
Most grants fall between $250K and $250K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$250K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$250K
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Notable grantees: Tadsaw Inc, The Public for Animal Welfare Inc, Hill Country Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society
The trust gives locally, with 80% of grants going to recipients in Texas. Recent Texas recipients are in San Antonio, Dripping Springs, Fredericksburg, and College Station, while one grant went to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. South Carolina is the top state by grant count in the available data, even though the foundation is headquartered in Austin, Texas. All recent grants in the sample went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants center on animal welfare. The named recipients include humane societies, an animal welfare public education organization, and an equine humane society, with purposes described broadly as support for charitable purpose.
The grant-size profile is very uniform: p25, median, and p75 are each $250,000. In the 2024 sample, four grants were exactly $250,000 and one grant was $52,500.
No. It funds organizations rather than individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Most grants go to Texas recipients. The available data shows 80% of grants in Texas, with recent recipient cities including San Antonio, Dripping Springs, Fredericksburg, and College Station, plus one grant to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
They are broad and responsive in style. The recent grants are described as being for charitable purpose, and the trust is tagged for unrestricted support, general operating support, broad-based discretionary funding, and responsive or unspecified grantmaking.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Arena | Dripping Springs, TX | $250,000 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| The Rescued Animals Second Chance I | Lubbock, TX | $150,000 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| Kerrville Pets Alive | Kerrville, TX | $102,500 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| Living Grace Canine Ranch | Georgetown, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| TADSAW Inc | San Antonio, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| The Joyful Horse Project | Bastrop, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| Hill Ctry Soc for Prev of Cruelty o | Fredericksburg, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| The Pegasus Project | Ben Wheeler, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| Habitat for Horses Inc | Alvin, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| Saving Hope Animal Rescue | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| Mission K9 Rescue Inc | Magnolia, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| Sunny Creek Ranch Equine Services | Montgomery, TX | $75,000 | 2026 | To support charitable purpose |
| The Rescued Animals Second Chance I | Lubbock, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | To support charitable purpose |
| Saving Hope Animal Rescue | Fort Worth, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | To support charitable purpose |
| Living Grace Canine Ranch | Georgetown, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | To support charitable purpose |
| Habitat for Horses Inc | Alvin, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | To support charitable purpose |
| The Joyful Horse Project | Bastrop, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | To support charitable purpose |
| The Pegasus Project | Ben Wheeler, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | To support charitable purpose |
| Mission K9 Rescue Inc | Magnolia, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | To support charitable purpose |
| Sunny Creek Ranch Equine Services | Montgomery, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | To support charitable purpose |
| Texas Rescue Inc | Granbury, TX | $57,100 | 2025 | To support charitable purpose |
| Hill Ctry Soc for Prev of Cruelty o | Fredericksburg, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | To support charitable purpose |
| The Public for Animal Welfare Inc | Dripping Springs, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | To support charitable purpose |
| Tadsaw Inc | San Antonio, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | To support charitable purpose |
| Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society | College Station, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | To support charitable purpose |
| Hill Ctry Soc for Prev of Cruelty o | Fredericksburg, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | To support charitable purpose |
| SOHW Corp | Myrtle Beach, SC | $52,500 | 2024 | To support charitable purpose |
The Rescued Animals Second Chance I
$150,000To support charitable purpose
Kerrville Pets Alive
$102,500To support charitable purpose
Living Grace Canine Ranch
$100,000To support charitable purpose
TADSAW Inc
$100,000To support charitable purpose
The Joyful Horse Project
$100,000To support charitable purpose
Hill Ctry Soc for Prev of Cruelty o
$100,000To support charitable purpose
Habitat for Horses Inc
$100,000To support charitable purpose
Saving Hope Animal Rescue
$100,000To support charitable purpose
Mission K9 Rescue Inc
$100,000To support charitable purpose
Sunny Creek Ranch Equine Services
$75,000To support charitable purpose
The Rescued Animals Second Chance I
$200,000To support charitable purpose
Saving Hope Animal Rescue
$200,000To support charitable purpose
Living Grace Canine Ranch
$100,000To support charitable purpose
Habitat for Horses Inc
$100,000To support charitable purpose
The Joyful Horse Project
$100,000To support charitable purpose
Mission K9 Rescue Inc
$100,000To support charitable purpose
Sunny Creek Ranch Equine Services
$75,000To support charitable purpose
Texas Rescue Inc
$57,100To support charitable purpose
Hill Ctry Soc for Prev of Cruelty o
$50,000To support charitable purpose
Tadsaw Inc
$250,000To support charitable purpose
Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society
$250,000To support charitable purpose
Hill Ctry Soc for Prev of Cruelty o
$250,000To support charitable purpose
SOHW Corp
$52,500To support charitable purpose