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    5. John L Santikos Charitable Foundation

    John L Santikos Charitable Foundation

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    SAN ANTONIO, TX2102252243
    EIN (Tax ID): 47-7326497

    About John L Santikos Charitable Foundation

    The John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation concentrates heavy giving in San Antonio-area community infrastructure and education while also supporting recurring international humanitarian relief and faith-based relief organizations. They fund local capacity-builders, K–16 college access and youth programs, and direct social services for women, children, and older adults, typically through repeat grants and both large pooled gifts and smaller operating awards. The foundation’s portfolio mixes a few very large, multi-year commitments with numerous modest local grants.

    Focus Areas

    San Antonio community endowments and pooled funds (large gifts to local community foundations)K–16 college access and school partnership initiatives in Greater Bexar County (City Education Partners, P16Plus, Alamo Colleges)International emergency humanitarian relief and faith-based relief (Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders; International Orthodox Christian Charities)Programs serving women, girls and families — residential treatment, domestic abuse prevention, and girls’ empowerment (Madonna Center, YWCA, Girls Inc., PUTTING AN END TO ABUSE)Local food security and elder services (Meals on Wheels, Hill Country Daily Bread)

    About John L Santikos Charitable Foundation

    The John L Santikos Charitable Foundation’s largest recent grant is an $8,349,435 general-support award to the San Antonio Area Foundation, part of a repeated pattern of major gifts to local pooled funds in San Antonio. That local giving sits alongside a smaller number of recurring international humanitarian grants, showing a portfolio that combines community endowments with relief work. In Texas, the foundation backs institutions that help build civic and education infrastructure, including City Education Partners, P16plus Council of Greater Bexar County Foundation Inc (Up Partnership), and Alamo Colleges Foundation Inc. It also supports social-service organizations serving women, children, families, and older adults, along with faith-based relief and medical humanitarian groups. The foundation’s grants in the recent record are almost entirely general support, which points to flexible funding rather than tightly restricted project grants. Several recipients appear in multiple years, especially the San Antonio Area Foundation and a small set of international aid groups, suggesting sustained relationships rather than one-time awards.

    What John L Santikos Charitable Foundation Funds

    In San Antonio community infrastructure, the foundation gave $500,000 to City Education Partners for general support and $250,000 to P16plus Council of Greater Bexar County Foundation Inc (Up Partnership) for general support. It also funded Alamo Colleges Foundation Inc with $125,000, reinforcing its role in K–16 and college-access work. Beyond education, the foundation has supported family and women’s services: Madonna Center Incorporated received $125,000 in 2023 and $125,000 in 2024, while Young Women’s Christian Association YWCA - San Antonio received $125,000 in 2023 and $125,000 in 2025. Food security appears in a $125,000 grant to Hill Country Daily Bread. Local media and sports also appear in the record through Texas Public Radio and San Antonio Sports Foundation, both receiving repeated general-support grants.

    How John L Santikos Charitable Foundation Gives

    Typical grant size ranges from a p25 of $11,250 to a median of $112,500 and a p75 of $266,277, which indicates a mix of small local awards and much larger institutional gifts. The recent record shows repeat grants across multiple years for several recipients, especially San Antonio Area Foundation, City Education Partners, Texas Public Radio, San Antonio Sports Foundation, and international relief groups. The foundation appears to use general support as its default grant type. It is not a foundation that funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The recent grant list suggests a relationship-based grantmaking model with recurring support rather than one-off awards.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $26.1M

    Total Assets

    $487.7M

    Total Revenue

    $7.7M

    Total Expenses

    $12.9M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $11K and $266K, with a median of $113K.

    25th Percentile

    $11K

    Median

    $113K

    75th Percentile

    $266K

    Geographic Reach

    Local4 states funded

    About 84% of grants go to recipients in TX.

    Funding intensity
    Low
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    Accepts unsolicited proposals

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    Latest Form 990:
    2025
    Total assets: $487.7M
    5 filings on record
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    Giving Approach

    Highly concentrated giving: a single large recipient (San Antonio Area Foundation) receives the majority of dollars, while the remainder is distributed as repeat multi-year or multi-grant commitments to a set of recurring beneficiaries. The foundation combines very large strategic gifts with smaller, targeted local operating and program support grants and maintains both local community investments and repeated support for international relief organizations.

    Funding Style

    general operating supportunrestricted supportflexible/core support

    Notable grantees: San Antonio Area Foundation, City Education Partners, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) USA, International Orthodox Christian Charities, Inc., Girls Incorporated of San Antonio

    Topics

    no specific program focus / general supportorganizational sustainabilitycapacity to deliver unspecified programs

    Where John L Santikos Charitable Foundation Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local: 84% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and all recent listed grants go to U.S. organizations. San Antonio dominates the recipient map, with repeated awards to organizations in San Antonio, TX across education, culture, sports, and social services. Other Texas recipients include Boerne, TX through Hill Country Daily Bread. Outside Texas, the recent record includes New York, NY and Baltimore, MD for international humanitarian grantees operating from U.S. offices.

    Frequently Asked Questions About John L Santikos Charitable Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does the foundation fund?

    The record shows general support for San Antonio-area community endowments and pooled funds, K–16 college access and school partnership initiatives, humanitarian relief organizations, and groups serving women, girls, families, and older adults. Recent recipients include City Education Partners, P16plus Council of Greater Bexar County Foundation Inc (Up Partnership), Alamo Colleges Foundation Inc, and Hill Country Daily Bread.

    Does the foundation give mostly in Texas?

    Yes. Texas is the top state by grant count, and 84% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grant list is entirely U.S.-based, with most awards going to San Antonio organizations.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The typical grant size is $11,250 at the 25th percentile, $112,500 at the median, and $266,277 at the 75th percentile. That spread shows both modest operating grants and much larger institutional gifts in the same portfolio.

    Are grants usually recurring or one-time?

    Several recipients appear across multiple years, including San Antonio Area Foundation, City Education Partners, Texas Public Radio, San Antonio Sports Foundation, Madonna Center Incorporated, and Young Women’s Christian Association YWCA - San Antonio. That pattern indicates recurring support rather than isolated one-time awards.

    How does the foundation usually structure its grants?

    The recent grants are overwhelmingly labeled general support, and the foundation does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. That points to flexible operating support as the main grantmaking approach.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATIONSAN ANTONIO, TX$8,349,4352025GENERAL SUPPORT
    SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATIONSAN ANTONIO, TX$7,007,5002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATIONSAN ANTONIO, TX$3,357,3612025GENERAL SUPPORT
    MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC (DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA)NEW YORK, NY$1,066,2502025GENERAL SUPPORT
    INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES INCBALTIMORE, MD$1,066,2502025GENERAL SUPPORT
    MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC (DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA)NEW YORK, NY$949,6882025GENERAL SUPPORT
    INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES INCBALTIMORE, MD$949,6882025GENERAL SUPPORT
    CITY EDUCATION PARTNERSSAN ANTONIO, TX$500,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    CITY EDUCATION PARTNERSSAN ANTONIO, TX$500,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC (DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA)NEW YORK, NY$292,5362025GENERAL SUPPORT
    INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES INCBALTIMORE, MD$292,5362025GENERAL SUPPORT
    P16PLUS COUNCIL OF GREATER BEXAR COUNTY FOUNDATION INC ( UP PARTNERSHIP)SAN ANTONIO, TX$250,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    TEXAS PUBLIC RADIOSAN ANTONIO, TX$187,5002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    SAN ANTONIO SPORTS FOUNDATIONSAN ANTONIO, TX$137,5002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    MADONNA CENTER INCORPORATEDSAN ANTONIO, TX$125,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    HILL COUNTRY DAILY BREADBOERNE, TX$125,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    ALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION INCSAN ANTONIO, TX$125,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    MADONNA CENTER INCORPORATEDSAN ANTONIO, TX$125,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION YWCA - SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO, TX$125,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    MEALS ON WHEELS SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO, TX$112,5002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    GIRLS INCORPORATED OF SAN ANTONIO (GIRLS INC)SAN ANTONIO, TX$75,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    GIRLS INCORPORATED OF SAN ANTONIO (GIRLS INC)SAN ANTONIO, TX$75,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION YWCA - SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO, TX$62,5002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    MEALS ON WHEELS SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO, TX$37,5002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO, TX$26,4002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    PUTTING AN END TO ABUSE THROUGH COMMUNITY EFFORTS INITIATIVESAN ANTONIO, TX$25,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    AVANCE SAN ANTONIO INCSAN ANTONIO, TX$25,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    WE WALK GAMESSAN ANTONIO, TX$20,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    TEXAS ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES INCAUSTIN, TX$15,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    LA PRENSASAN ANTONIO, TX$10,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    TEXAS A&M SAN ANTONIO FOUNDATION (GRANTS)SAN ANTONIO, TX$10,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    LIDERAMOS - THE NATIONAL LATINO LEADERSHIP ALLIANCEDENVER, CO$10,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    SAN ANTONIO LITTLE THEATRE INC (THE PUBLIC THEATER OF SAN ANTONIO)SAN ANTONIO, TX$10,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    TEXAS GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDRENSAN ANTONIO, TX$10,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    DISABILITYSASAN ANTONIO, TX$10,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    SOMERSET ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATIONSOMERSET, TX$10,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    CHILDREN'S SHELTERSAN ANTONIO, TX$10,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    TEXAS A&M SAN ANTONIO FOUNDATION (GRANTS)SAN ANTONIO, TX$10,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATIONSAN ANTONIO, TX$7,007,5002024GENERAL SUPPORT
    MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC (DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA)NEW YORK, NY$949,6882024GENERAL SUPPORT
    INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES INCBALTIMORE, MD$949,6882024GENERAL SUPPORT
    CITY EDUCATION PARTNERSSAN ANTONIO, TX$500,0002024GENERAL SUPPORT
    SAN ANTONIO SPORTS FOUNDATIONSAN ANTONIO, TX$137,5002024GENERAL SUPPORT
    MADONNA CENTER INCORPORATEDSAN ANTONIO, TX$125,0002024GENERAL SUPPORT
    HILL COUNTRY DAILY BREADBOERNE, TX$125,0002024GENERAL SUPPORT
    ALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION INCSAN ANTONIO, TX$125,0002024GENERAL SUPPORT
    GIRLS INCORPORATED OF SAN ANTONIO (GIRLS INC)SAN ANTONIO, TX$75,0002024GENERAL SUPPORT
    TEXAS ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES INCAUSTIN, TX$15,0002024GENERAL SUPPORT
    SOMERSET ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATIONSOMERSET, TX$10,0002024GENERAL SUPPORT
    SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATIONSAN ANTONIO, TX$3,357,3612023GENERAL SUPPORT

    SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION

    $8,349,435
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION

    $7,007,500
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION

    $3,357,361
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC (DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA)

    $1,066,250
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES INC

    $1,066,250
    BALTIMORE, MD2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC (DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA)

    $949,688
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES INC

    $949,688
    BALTIMORE, MD2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    CITY EDUCATION PARTNERS

    $500,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    CITY EDUCATION PARTNERS

    $500,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC (DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA)

    $292,536
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES INC

    $292,536
    BALTIMORE, MD2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    P16PLUS COUNCIL OF GREATER BEXAR COUNTY FOUNDATION INC ( UP PARTNERSHIP)

    $250,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO

    $187,500
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    SAN ANTONIO SPORTS FOUNDATION

    $137,500
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    MADONNA CENTER INCORPORATED

    $125,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    HILL COUNTRY DAILY BREAD

    $125,000
    BOERNE, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    ALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION INC

    $125,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    MADONNA CENTER INCORPORATED

    $125,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION YWCA - SAN ANTONIO

    $125,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    MEALS ON WHEELS SAN ANTONIO

    $112,500
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    GIRLS INCORPORATED OF SAN ANTONIO (GIRLS INC)

    $75,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    GIRLS INCORPORATED OF SAN ANTONIO (GIRLS INC)

    $75,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION YWCA - SAN ANTONIO

    $62,500
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    MEALS ON WHEELS SAN ANTONIO

    $37,500
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS SAN ANTONIO

    $26,400
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    PUTTING AN END TO ABUSE THROUGH COMMUNITY EFFORTS INITIATIVE

    $25,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    AVANCE SAN ANTONIO INC

    $25,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    WE WALK GAMES

    $20,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    TEXAS ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES INC

    $15,000
    AUSTIN, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    LA PRENSA

    $10,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    TEXAS A&M SAN ANTONIO FOUNDATION (GRANTS)

    $10,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    LIDERAMOS - THE NATIONAL LATINO LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE

    $10,000
    DENVER, CO2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    SAN ANTONIO LITTLE THEATRE INC (THE PUBLIC THEATER OF SAN ANTONIO)

    $10,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    TEXAS GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN

    $10,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    DISABILITYSA

    $10,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    SOMERSET ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION

    $10,000
    SOMERSET, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    CHILDREN'S SHELTER

    $10,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    TEXAS A&M SAN ANTONIO FOUNDATION (GRANTS)

    $10,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION

    $7,007,500
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2024

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC (DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA)

    $949,688
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES INC

    $949,688
    BALTIMORE, MD2024

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    CITY EDUCATION PARTNERS

    $500,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2024

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    SAN ANTONIO SPORTS FOUNDATION

    $137,500
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2024

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    MADONNA CENTER INCORPORATED

    $125,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2024

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    HILL COUNTRY DAILY BREAD

    $125,000
    BOERNE, TX2024

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    ALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION INC

    $125,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2024

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    GIRLS INCORPORATED OF SAN ANTONIO (GIRLS INC)

    $75,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2024

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    TEXAS ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES INC

    $15,000
    AUSTIN, TX2024

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    SOMERSET ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION

    $10,000
    SOMERSET, TX2024

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION

    $3,357,361
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2023

    GENERAL SUPPORT