The Guglielmo Family Foundation primarily funds faith-based K–12 education and evangelical youth ministries in the San Antonio/South Texas region, with a strong preference for Christian schools and church-affiliated youth programs. It also supports conservative legal advocacy and a small set of regional land- and research-focused organizations, indicating local civic and conservation interests alongside its religious education priorities. The foundation’s giving is dominated by a few large, repeat recipients rather than many small, one-off grants.
Concentrated giving with large awards and multiple repeat grants to a small set of core grantees—especially one dominant Christian school—plus several sizable gifts to ideologically aligned national and regional organizations.
A defining feature of the Guglielmo Family Foundation is its repeated, large-scale support for The Christian School at Castle Hills in San Antonio. Across multiple years, the foundation backed that school with several grants, including capital-program awards and support-program funding, showing a sustained relationship rather than a one-time gift. That pattern sits at the center of a broader portfolio that favors faith-based K–12 education and evangelical youth work in South Texas. The foundation also funds organizations serving youth and religious communities, such as Young Life and South Texas Youth for Christ, alongside a smaller number of civic and legal grants. Its giving reaches beyond education into conservative legal advocacy and Texas-focused land and research organizations, which broadens the picture of a family foundation with clear priorities but not a single-cause profile. The recent grants list shows a mix of high-dollar institutional support and smaller local awards, with repeat recipients appearing across several years.
In Christian education, the foundation backed The Christian School at Castle Hills with both capital and operating support, including a $115,000 support-program grant in 2025. It also funded St Peter the Apostle Catholic School in Boerne with $100,000 for support programs and Laurel Heights United Methodist Church Weekday School in San Antonio with $25,000. Youth ministry is another clear theme: Young Life received $167,000 in 2025, and South Texas Youth for Christ received $130,000 in 2025. The foundation also made a $200,000 grant to Alliance Defending Freedom for support programs, reflecting attention to legal advocacy tied to religious liberty. Beyond those core areas, it gave $121,000 to Borderlands Research Foundation Sul Ross State University in Alpine for support programs and $100,000 to Texas Agriculture Land Trust in San Antonio.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with p25 at $10,000, a median of $15,000, and p75 at $46,000. The recent grants also show a strong repeat-recipient pattern: The Christian School at Castle Hills appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, as do Young Life, Mission Road Ministries, Youth For Christ, and Laurel Heights Weekday School. The foundation is a family foundation and does not fund individuals. Its recent awards are structured as program support or capital support, with several grants explicitly labeled for support programs or a fund-capital program.
$1.5M
$24.3M
$8.9M
$1.5M
Most grants fall between $10K and $46K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$46K
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Notable grantees: The Christian School at Castle Hills, Alliance Defending Freedom, Young Life, South Texas Youth for Christ, Texas Agricultural Land Trust
The foundation gives most often in Texas, and 79% of its grants go to recipients in the HQ state. San Antonio is the main recipient city, with grants to The Christian School at Castle Hills, South Texas Youth for Christ, Mission Road Ministries, The Charity Ball Association, Vet Triip, and Laurel Heights Weekday School. Other Texas recipients include Boerne and Alpine. Outside Texas, grants in the recent list went to Scottsdale, Arizona, and Colorado Springs and Prescott, Colorado and Arizona respectively.
Its recent grants focus on faith-based K–12 education, evangelical youth ministries, conservative legal advocacy, and a smaller set of Texas land and research organizations. Examples in the data include Christian schools, Young Life, Youth For Christ, Alliance Defending Freedom, Borderlands Research Foundation Sul Ross State University, and Texas Agriculture Land Trust.
No. The foundation’s profile lists Funds individuals: False, and the recent grants are all made to organizations rather than people.
Its grant-size distribution centers in the mid-five figures: p25 is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and p75 is $46,000. The recent list also includes larger awards above $100,000, but most grants are below that level.
The giving is regional and concentrated in Texas. The top state by grant count is TX, and 79% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Most named recipient cities in the recent grants are in San Antonio, with a smaller number in Boerne and Alpine, plus out-of-state recipients in Scottsdale, Colorado Springs, and Prescott.
Yes. The Christian School at Castle Hills appears repeatedly across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Other repeat recipients include Young Life, Mission Road Ministries, Youth For Christ, and Laurel Heights Weekday School, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AT CASTLE HILLS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $965,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $100,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $100,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| COMPASSIONATE CARE MEDICAL CLINIC | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| THE CHARITY BALL ASSOCIATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| WORLD VENTURE | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $30,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| SOUTH TEXAS YOUTH FOR CHRIST | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $30,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| BORDERLANDS RESEARCH FOUNDATION SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY | ALPINE, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| MISSION ROAD MINISTRIES | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $20,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| STUDENT MOBILIZATION | CONWAY, AR | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| CRU | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| SCOUTING AMERICA ALAMO AREA COUNCIL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| ALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| SAINT DAVID'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| CITY OF ALAMO HEIGHTS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $4,200 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW & RODEO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,998 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| BELIEVE IT FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $500 | 2026 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $167,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| SOUTH TEXAS YOUTH FOR CHRIST | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $130,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| BORDERLANDS RESEARCH FOUNDATION SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY | ALPINE, TX | $121,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AT CASTLE HILLS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $115,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| ST PETER THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | BOERNE, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| THE CHARITY BALL ASSOCIATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| MISSION ROAD MINISTRIES | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $46,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| LAUREL HEIGHTS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WEEKDAY SCHOOL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $20,769 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| VET TRIIP INC | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| TEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $12,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| ALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| CRU | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| THE ECUMENICAL CENTER | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| STUDENT MOBILIZATION | CONWAY, AR | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| BELIEVE IT FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| THE TEXAS CAVALIERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| BUSH TENNIS CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| FRIENDS OF LAKE MCQUEENEY | MCQUEENEY, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| STILL WATER CAMPS | BOERNE, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| CURE INTERNATIONAL INC | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $2,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| MCQUEENEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | MCQUEENEY, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW & RODEO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $999 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| The Christian School at Castle Hills | San Antonio, TX | $215,247 | 2024 | Fund Capital Program |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | $200,000 | 2024 | Support Programs |
| Texas Agriculture Land Trust | San Antonio, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | Support Programs |
| The Christian School at Castle Hills | San Antonio, TX | $77,036 | 2024 | Fund Capital Program |
| Young Life | Prescott, AZ | $30,000 | 2024 | Support Programs |
| Youth For Christ | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | Support Programs |
COMPASSIONATE CARE MEDICAL CLINIC
$50,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
THE CHARITY BALL ASSOCIATION
$50,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
WORLD VENTURE
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
BORDERLANDS RESEARCH FOUNDATION SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY
$25,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
$20,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE
$15,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
STUDENT MOBILIZATION
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
CRU
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
SCOUTING AMERICA ALAMO AREA COUNCIL
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
SAINT DAVID'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$5,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
CITY OF ALAMO HEIGHTS
$4,200SUPPORT PROGRAMS
SOUTH TEXAS YOUTH FOR CHRIST
$130,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
BORDERLANDS RESEARCH FOUNDATION SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY
$121,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
ST PETER THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$100,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
LAUREL HEIGHTS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WEEKDAY SCHOOL
$25,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
$20,769SUPPORT PROGRAMS
VET TRIIP INC
$20,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
TEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM
$12,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
CRU
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
STUDENT MOBILIZATION
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
FRIENDS OF LAKE MCQUEENEY
$5,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
STILL WATER CAMPS
$2,500SUPPORT PROGRAMS
MCQUEENEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$1,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Youth For Christ
$30,000Support Programs