About Hildebrand Foundation
The Hildebrand Foundation makes a small number of very large gifts concentrated on higher education and local community philanthropy, primarily funding the University of Texas at Austin and the Greater Houston Community Foundation. Grants are oriented toward major campaign/capital projects and institutional program support rather than many small operational awards. The foundation’s giving signals a focus on strengthening flagship public university infrastructure and channeling community endowment capacity in the Houston area.
Focus Areas
Capital and campaign support for the University of Texas at Austin (including athletics/stadium projects such as DKR South End Zone)Programmatic support for UT Austin schools and initiatives (e.g., McCombs School of Business, SHIFT program)Major gifts to regional community foundation endowments in Greater HoustonLarge-scale institutional philanthropy rather than grassroots or small nonprofit funding
Who They Fund
children and youthstudents/tuition recipientsseniors/older adults
About Hildebrand Foundation
A $7,657,500 campaign-support grant to the University of Texas at Austin anchors the Hildebrand Foundation’s recent record and shows the scale at which it operates. The foundation pairs that kind of higher-education funding with major support for the Greater Houston Community Foundation, including a $6,530,000 general-support grant in 2025 and a $2,065,000 award in 2024. Its pattern is not broad-based small grantmaking; it concentrates on a relatively small number of large awards tied to institutions, capital campaigns, and program support. The University of Texas system appears repeatedly in the recent grants list, including support for UT Austin schools and initiatives and for the SHIFT program. The foundation also backs Houston-area institutions and endowments, alongside faith-based and community-serving organizations. Across the record provided, the Hildebrand Foundation gives mostly in Texas and works through sizeable institutional grants rather than dispersed, grassroots awards. That combination of university philanthropy, community-foundation support, and local institutional giving defines its profile more than a single program area alone.
What Hildebrand Foundation Funds
Higher education is a central theme. In 2025, the foundation gave $1,250,000 to University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business for general support, and in 2024 it awarded $1,937,750 to The University of Texas at Austin for DKR South End Zone and the SHIFT program. Capital and campaign support is another clear line of giving. The foundation granted $1,000,000 to River Oaks Baptist School for a capital campaign in 2023, and in 2025 it gave $500,000 to Hermann Park Conservancy for a capital campaign. Its faith-based and human-services grantmaking appears in awards such as $250,000 to Yellowstone Schools for general support in 2023 and $225,000 to Star of Hope Mission for general support in 2025. These grants indicate support for organizations serving children, students, and people needing basic assistance.
How Hildebrand Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around mid-five figures to low-six figures, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $30,000. The recent list also includes several much larger institutional awards, so the distribution is skewed upward by campaign and program commitments. The foundation’s giving pattern is concentrated rather than fragmented: the same institutions appear across multiple years, including the Greater Houston Community Foundation, the University of Texas at Austin, Hermann Park Conservancy, and Star of Hope Mission. The foundation is headquartered in Houston and makes grants locally. It also funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Applications are by invitation only for its general grantmaking.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$14M
Total Assets
$130.4M
Total Revenue
$30.9M
Total Expenses
$15.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
Local15 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Hildebrand Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Hildebrand Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 318 | $40.4M | 99.7% |
| 2 | India | 1 |
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