The Faulkner Family Foundation concentrates its modest giving on local Austin-area human services, with a strong emphasis on long-term support for people with disabilities and occasional funding for veteran recognition efforts. A large majority of the foundation's dollars goes to repeat, programmatic support for Disability Resources (vocational homes and opportunities), with a smaller one-off grant to Honor Flight Austin.
Highly concentrated and local: a small number of grants with a large share directed to a single repeat grantee (Disability Resources), modest overall giving, and occasional one-off support for other community service initiatives.
The Faulkner Family Foundation’s clearest pattern is its repeated support for Disability Resources, which received the foundation’s two largest recent grants for vocational homes and opportunities for people with disabilities. That relationship signals a focus on long-term, local services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities rather than broad thematic grantmaking. The foundation’s other recent grants show a second, smaller stream of support for veteran recognition through Honor Flight Austin, along with selective gifts to a handful of Central Texas nonprofits. Across the recent grant list, the foundation’s giving is concentrated in direct-service and community support work. Make-a-Wish, The Missy Project, Wounded Warrior Project, Austin National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Young Life, and St Vincent De Paul each appear as recipients, but the largest dollar amounts are tied to Disability Resources and Honor Flight Austin. That mix points to a family foundation with a local orientation, a preference for practical program support, and a pattern of backing organizations serving people with disabilities, veterans, and other community needs in Texas and beyond.
The strongest theme in the Faulkner Family Foundation’s grantmaking is vocational and residential support for adults with disabilities. Disability Resources received $67,737 in 2025 and $25,500 in 2023 for vocational homes and opportunities for the disabled, showing sustained backing for that service model. A second theme is support for veteran recognition efforts. Honor Flight Austin received $13,000 in 2025, $2,000 in 2024, and $1,200 in 2023, all for general support. The foundation also gave $1,000 to Wounded Warrior Project in 2023, extending that interest beyond a single local organization. Smaller grants show broader community giving. Make-a-Wish received $10,000 in 2025 for general support, while Austin National Association of the Remodeling Industry received $500 in 2023 for an education fundraiser.
The typical grant size is small: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. That distribution fits a foundation that makes a few larger commitments and a number of smaller gifts. The pattern also includes repeat grants. Disability Resources appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Honor Flight Austin appears in all three years as well. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recent grants suggest straightforward grant support, with some gifts labeled general support and others tied to specific program or fundraising purposes.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 85% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Notable grantees: Disability Resources, Honor Flight Austin, Other Austin-area disability and veteran service organizations (typical beneficiaries)
The foundation gives locally, and Texas recipients account for 85% of grants. Austin appears repeatedly in the recent list, including Honor Flight Austin, The Missy Project, Austin National Association of the Remodeling Industry, and St Vincent De Paul. West Lake Hills is another Texas recipient city through Make-a-Wish. Outside Texas, the recent grants include Wounded Warrior Project in Jacksonville, Florida, and Young Life in Colorado Springs, Colorado. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
Its most consistent support goes to vocational homes and opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, especially through Disability Resources. Veteran recognition work is another recurring theme, with multiple grants to Honor Flight Austin and one grant to Wounded Warrior Project.
The grant-size distribution is modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. That means many grants are relatively small, with a few larger awards at the top end.
Yes. Disability Resources appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Honor Flight Austin also appears across those same three years. That indicates a repeat-giving pattern rather than isolated one-time support.
Texas is the main recipient state, with 85% of grants going to recipients in TX. Recent Texas recipients include organizations in Austin, West Lake Hills, and Abilene.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISABILITY RESOURCES | ABILENE, TX | $67,737 | 2025 | VOCATIONAL HOMES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED |
| HONOR FLIGHT AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $13,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAKE-A-WISH | WEST LAKE HILLS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MISSY PROJECT | AUSTIN, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DISABILITY RESOURCES | ABILENE, TX | $6,000 | 2024 | VOCATIONAL HOMES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED |
| HONOR FLIGHT AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MISSY PROJECT | AUSTIN, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL | AUSTIN, TX | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DISABILITY RESOURCES | ABILENE, TX | $25,500 | 2023 | VOCATIONAL HOMES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED |
| HONOR FLIGHT AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $1,200 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AUSTIN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE REMODELING INDUSTRY | AUSTIN, TX | $500 | 2023 | EDUCATION FUNDRAISER |
DISABILITY RESOURCES
$67,737VOCATIONAL HOMES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED
HONOR FLIGHT AUSTIN
$13,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MAKE-A-WISH
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MISSY PROJECT
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
DISABILITY RESOURCES
$6,000VOCATIONAL HOMES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED
HONOR FLIGHT AUSTIN
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MISSY PROJECT
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
YOUNG LIFE
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
DISABILITY RESOURCES
$25,500VOCATIONAL HOMES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED
HONOR FLIGHT AUSTIN
$1,200GENERAL SUPPORT
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AUSTIN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE REMODELING INDUSTRY
$500EDUCATION FUNDRAISER