The John & Florence Newman Foundation concentrates its giving locally in San Antonio, funding civic life, cultural events, and community infrastructure. Grants skew toward place-based organizations — supporting local journalism and public events, parks and urban open space stewardship, community foundation vehicles, and targeted health responses like COVID-related reproductive health services. Their giving blends event/program support with general operating gifts and use of donor-advised/pass-through vehicles.
A 2025 grant to The Independent Production Fund Inc. for Alchemy Documentary shows how the John & Florence Newman Foundation supports culture alongside San Antonio civic life. The foundation’s recent giving includes large commitments to local journalism, public festivals, parks, public health, and community philanthropy, with grants often tied to named programs rather than broad unrestricted support. In San Antonio, San Antonio Report received multiple festival-related awards for San Antonio CityFest, while Texas Public Radio, the San Antonio Book Festival, and the Brackenridge Park Conservancy also appear among recent recipients. The pattern points to a place-based funder that backs institutions serving the public realm: news coverage, shared events, green space stewardship, and local nonprofit infrastructure. It also extends to scholarship and education work, as seen in grants to City Education Partners and Incarnate Word High School. Across the list, the foundation funds organizations that shape daily civic and cultural life in the city and its surrounding region, often through program support, general support, or special initiatives connected to community-facing work.
Local journalism is a clear theme: News Revenue Hub received $100,000 in 2023 and another $100,000 in 2024 for general support. In arts and public programming, the foundation gave $67,250 to the San Antonio Book Festival in 2024 and $262,500 to San Antonio Report for San Antonio CityFest in 2023. Environmental stewardship appears through grants such as $62,400 to Brackenridge Park Conversancy for general support and $35,000 to Headwaters at Incarnate Word for Sanctuary Arbor Care. Education also shows up in recent grants, including $70,000 to SAISD Foundation in 2024 and $33,000 to City Education Partners in 2025. The foundation’s support for the community infrastructure around these areas is consistent with its place-based profile.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with p25 at $10,000, a median of $25,000, and p75 at $50,000. The recent list includes repeat support to several organizations across multiple years, including San Antonio Report, Brackenridge Park Conversancy, San Antonio Area Foundation, Planned Parenthood South Texas, News Revenue Hub, The Sarah Roberts French Home, and Texas Public Radio. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and funds individuals. Recent grants include operating support, general support, and named project support such as festival, documentary, and challenge-related awards.
$1M
$28.5M
$2.6M
$1.6M
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Concentrated, relatively small portfolio of larger grants made locally — a few multi-thousand-dollar gifts (including repeat support) to place-based organizations and intermediaries, mixing event/program funding with unrestricted/general support and use of donor-advised or community foundation channels.
Notable grantees: San Antonio Report, Brackenridge Park Conservancy, Planned Parenthood South Texas, San Antonio Area Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Giving is overwhelmingly local: 92% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. San Antonio dominates the list, with repeated grants to organizations in the city across journalism, parks, education, health, and community services. Outside San Antonio, recent recipients include Austin’s Hill Country Alliance, Vanderpool’s Bandera Canyonlands Alliance, San Diego’s News Revenue Hub, New York City’s The Independent Production Fund Inc., and Warwick, Rhode Island-based donor-advised vehicles.
Recent grants show support for journalism, public festivals, parks and urban green space, reproductive health services, education, and community philanthropy. Examples include San Antonio Report, Brackenridge Park Conversancy, Planned Parenthood South Texas, SAISD Foundation, and San Antonio Area Foundation.
The distribution centers on mid-sized awards: p25 is $10,000, the median is $25,000, and p75 is $50,000. Recent grants also include several larger awards above $100,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including San Antonio Report, Brackenridge Park Conversancy, San Antonio Area Foundation, Planned Parenthood South Texas, News Revenue Hub, The Sarah Roberts French Home, and Texas Public Radio.
Its giving is concentrated in Texas, especially San Antonio. The data shows 92% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the grant list is heavily weighted toward San Antonio organizations.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, alongside its grants to nonprofits and donor-advised or pass-through vehicles.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION FUND INC | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | ALCHEMY DOCUMENTARY |
| THE ANN AND JOHN NEWMAN FAMILY FUND | WARWICK, RI | $90,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE SARAH ROBERTS FRENCH HOME | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $75,150 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH TEXAS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | COVID CHALLENGE |
| SAN ANTONIO REPORT | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | SAN ANTONIO CITYFEST |
| HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | ROOTS AND REACH INITIATIVE |
| BANDERA CANYONLANDS ALLIANCE | VANDERPOOL, TX | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CITY EDUCATION PARTNERS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $33,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ARBORETUM SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE NONPROFIT COUNCIL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| UNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY |
| FRIENDS OF HONDO CANYON | TARPLEY, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PAINE WEBBER - LANDA GARDENS CONSERVANCY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PROJECT BLOOM | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SAN ANTONIO BOOK FESTIVAL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ST LUKES EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | CHAMPIONS OF HOPE |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LAW SCHOOL FUND | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | 1975 CLASS SCHOLARSHIP |
| SAISD FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BRACKENRIDGE PARK CONVERSANCY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| INTERFAITH WELCOME COALITION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| TEMPLE BETH-EL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| YWCA | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | WOMEN OF INFLUENCE LUNCHEON |
| TEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | DECOR & FLORAL SPONSOR |
| TEXAS CAVALIERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ORION RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES | BELTON, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| SNIPSA | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SAN ANTONIO REPORT | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $205,000 | 2024 | SAN ANTONIO CITYFEST |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH TEXAS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $122,000 | 2024 | COVID CHALLENGE |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | WARWICK, RI | $110,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| NEWS REVENUE HUB | SAN DIEGO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SAISD FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $70,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SAN ANTONIO BOOK FESTIVAL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $67,250 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| BRACKENRIDGE PARK CONVERSANCY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $62,400 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE NONPROFIT COUNCIL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| INCARNATE WORD HIGH SCHOOL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $36,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $32,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $27,000 | 2024 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| ST LUKES EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| PAINE WEBBER - LANDA GARDENS CONSERVANCY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| UNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY |
| PROJECT BLOOM | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL
THE INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION FUND INC
$100,000ALCHEMY DOCUMENTARY
THE ANN AND JOHN NEWMAN FAMILY FUND
$90,000GENERAL
THE SARAH ROBERTS FRENCH HOME
$75,150GENERAL
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH TEXAS
$75,000COVID CHALLENGE
SAN ANTONIO REPORT
$60,000SAN ANTONIO CITYFEST
HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE
$50,000ROOTS AND REACH INITIATIVE
BANDERA CANYONLANDS ALLIANCE
$45,000GENERAL
TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO
$45,000GENERAL
CITY EDUCATION PARTNERS
$33,000GENERAL
ARBORETUM SAN ANTONIO
$30,000GENERAL
THE NONPROFIT COUNCIL
$30,000GENERAL
UNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY
$25,000TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY
FRIENDS OF HONDO CANYON
$25,000GENERAL
PAINE WEBBER - LANDA GARDENS CONSERVANCY
$25,000GENERAL
PROJECT BLOOM
$25,000GENERAL
SAN ANTONIO BOOK FESTIVAL
$25,000GENERAL
ST LUKES EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$25,000GENERAL
THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER
$25,000CHAMPIONS OF HOPE
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LAW SCHOOL FUND
$25,0001975 CLASS SCHOLARSHIP
SAISD FOUNDATION
$20,000GENERAL
BRACKENRIDGE PARK CONVERSANCY
$15,000GENERAL
INTERFAITH WELCOME COALITION
$10,000GENERAL
TEMPLE BETH-EL
$10,000GENERAL
MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
$10,000GENERAL
YWCA
$10,000WOMEN OF INFLUENCE LUNCHEON
TEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM
$5,000DECOR & FLORAL SPONSOR
TEXAS CAVALIERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL
ORION RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES
$5,000OPERATIONS
SNIPSA
$5,000GENERAL
SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN
$2,500PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN ANTONIO
$1,000GENERAL
SAN ANTONIO REPORT
$205,000SAN ANTONIO CITYFEST
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH TEXAS
$122,000COVID CHALLENGE
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$110,000GENERAL
NEWS REVENUE HUB
$100,000GENERAL
SAISD FOUNDATION
$70,000GENERAL
SAN ANTONIO BOOK FESTIVAL
$67,250GENERAL
BRACKENRIDGE PARK CONVERSANCY
$62,400GENERAL
SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL
THE NONPROFIT COUNCIL
$50,000GENERAL
TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO
$40,000GENERAL
INCARNATE WORD HIGH SCHOOL
$36,000GENERAL
MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
$32,000GENERAL
SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN
$27,000PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ST LUKES EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$25,000GENERAL
PAINE WEBBER - LANDA GARDENS CONSERVANCY
$25,000GENERAL
UNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY
$25,000TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY
PROJECT BLOOM
$15,000GENERAL
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SAN ANTONIO
$15,000GENERAL