The Kolkhorst Family Foundation concentrates its giving on local history, heritage and community life in Brenham and Washington County, Texas. Most grants support historic sites, museums, fairs and local civic/cultural programming, indicating an interest in preserving regional history and sustaining community events and leadership. Grantees are predominantly small-to-mid-sized local nonprofits and associations tied to the county’s cultural identity.
The Kolkhorst Family Foundation’s largest recent grants center on Washington-on-the-Brazos, including $29,000 to the Washington on the Brazos Historical Foundation in 2024 and $26,000 to the Washington on the Brazos State Park Association in 2023. That pairing points to a place-based strategy built around historic preservation, local heritage, and community institutions in Brenham and Washington County, Texas. Across the recent grant list, the foundation also supported Brenham Heritage Museum with $12,500 in 2025 and Brenham Champion Fellowship with $10,000 in 2025. Those awards sit alongside smaller gifts to museums, fairs, civic groups, and fellowship programs, showing a pattern of backing organizations that help carry local history and community programming. The foundation’s grantmaking is concentrated in Texas and is overwhelmingly local in scope. Its recipients include historical societies, museum associations, county fair organizations, and community nonprofits tied to Brenham and nearby Washington, Texas. The overall picture is of a family foundation that uses relatively modest grants to reinforce institutions connected to regional identity and public life.
Historic preservation is a clear theme. The Kolkhorst Family Foundation gave $7,500 in 2024 to Brenham Heritage Society and $2,000 in 2025 to the same group, showing repeated support for heritage work in Brenham. Community events and public gatherings also appear in the giving. In 2025, the foundation awarded $8,229 to Washington County Fair Association and $1,000 to Brenham Maifest Association, both tied to local event programming. It also funds civic and educational organizations. Grants included $5,000 in 2025 to City of Brenham Community, $3,000 in 2025 to Brenham ISD Educational Foundation, and $3,500 in 2025 to Blinn College Alumni & Friends Association. Faith- and service-based groups show up as well, including $2,500 in 2024 and $2,000 in 2025 to Faith Mission & Help Center Inc.
Typical grants are modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and the 75th percentile is $3,500. That distribution matches a grantmaker that uses many small awards, with occasional larger gifts for anchor institutions. The recent list also shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Brenham Champion Fellowship, Brenham Heritage Society, and Faith Mission & Help Center Inc. The foundation is a private family foundation, not a funder of individuals, and the available record shows charitable grants rather than program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $4K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$4K
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Concentrated, place-based giving: a small number of mid-sized grants each year focused on repeat, local beneficiaries rather than broad geographic diversification.
Notable grantees: Washington on the Brazos Historical Foundation, Washington on the Brazos State Park Association, Brenham Heritage Museum, Washington County Fair Association, Brenham Champion Fellowship
Giving is highly concentrated in Texas, with 97% of grants to recipients in the HQ state and all listed recent grants going to U.S. organizations. Brenham is the main recipient city, appearing across museums, schools, churches, civic groups, and youth programs. Washington, Texas, also stands out because of major historic-site support. Other Texas recipient cities include Galveston, Navasota, Houston, and Kansas City, Missouri appears once in the recent list.
The recent grants point to historical societies, museum groups, fair associations, civic organizations, faith-based service groups, schools, and fellowship programs. Recipients include organizations connected to Washington-on-the-Brazos, Brenham heritage work, county fairs, and local community services.
The distribution is small to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and the 75th percentile is $3,500. Recent grants include many awards in that range, with a few larger gifts to major local institutions.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent record, including Brenham Champion Fellowship, Brenham Heritage Society, and Faith Mission & Help Center Inc. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards only.
Its grantmaking is overwhelmingly Texas-based: 97% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the data provided. Brenham and Washington, Texas, are the most visible recipient locations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BRENHAM HERITAGE MUSEUM | BRENHAM, TX | $12,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIEDENS CHURCH | WASHINGTON, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BRENHAM CHAMPION FELLOWSHIP | BRENHAM, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FAITH MISSION & HELP CENTER INC | BRENHAM, TX | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HOPE GATHERING INC | BRENHAM, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH | BRENHAM, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BRENHAM HERITAGE MUSEUM | BRENHAM, TX | $12,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BRENHAM CHAMPION FELLOWSHIP | BRENHAM, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION | BRENHAM, TX | $8,229 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CITY OF BRENHAM COMMUNITY | BRENHAM, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BARNHILL CENTER | BRENHAM, TX | $3,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BLINN COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION | BRENHAM, TX | $3,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BRENHAM ISD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | BRENHAM, TX | $3,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BRYAN MUSEUM | GALVESTON, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BRENHAM HERITAGE SOCIETY | BRENHAM, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FAITH MISSION & HELP CENTER INC | BRENHAM, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HOPE GATHERING INC | BRENHAM, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH | BRENHAM, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BLUE CHIP YOUTH | NAVASOTA, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, TX | $29,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BRENHAM HERITAGE SOCIETY | BRENHAM, TX | $7,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIEDENS CHURCH of washington | WASHINGTON, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| FAITH MISSION & HELP CENTER INC | BRENHAM, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BRENHAM CHAMPION FELLOWSHIP | BRENHAM, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| VOLUNTEER SERVICES COUNCIL | BRENHAM, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BRENHAM CHILDREN'S CHORUS | BRENHAM, TX | $500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| TEXAS COTTON GIN MUSEUM INC | BURTON, TX | $100 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| WASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS STATE PARK ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, TX | $26,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| HERITAGE SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY | BRENHAM, TX | $2,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| FAITH MISSION & HELP CENTER INC | BRENHAM, TX | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $2,000 | 2023 | Charitable |
| TEXAS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | BRENHAM, TX | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| CAMP FOR ALL | HOUSTON, TX | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| BLINN COLLEGE FOUNDATION | BRENHAM, TX | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| ST PAULS CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL | BRENHAM, TX | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WASHINGTON COUNTY | BRENHAM, TX | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| BRENHAM MAIFEST ASSOCIATION | BRENHAM, TX | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| WASHINGTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | WASHINGTON, TX | $250 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| TEXAS COTTON GIN MUSEUM | BURTON, TX | $100 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
BRENHAM HERITAGE MUSEUM
$12,500CHARITABLE
FRIEDENS CHURCH
$5,000CHARITABLE
BRENHAM CHAMPION FELLOWSHIP
$2,500CHARITABLE
FAITH MISSION & HELP CENTER INC
$2,000CHARITABLE
HOPE GATHERING INC
$1,000CHARITABLE
ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
$1,000CHARITABLE
BRENHAM HERITAGE MUSEUM
$12,500CHARITABLE
BRENHAM CHAMPION FELLOWSHIP
$10,000CHARITABLE
WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION
$8,229CHARITABLE
CITY OF BRENHAM COMMUNITY
$5,000CHARITABLE
THE BARNHILL CENTER
$3,500CHARITABLE
BLINN COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
$3,500CHARITABLE
BRENHAM ISD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$3,000CHARITABLE
THE BRYAN MUSEUM
$2,500CHARITABLE
BRENHAM HERITAGE SOCIETY
$2,000CHARITABLE
FAITH MISSION & HELP CENTER INC
$2,000CHARITABLE
HOPE GATHERING INC
$1,500CHARITABLE
ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
$1,000CHARITABLE
BLUE CHIP YOUTH
$1,000CHARITABLE
BRENHAM HERITAGE SOCIETY
$7,500CHARITABLE
FRIEDENS CHURCH of washington
$5,000CHARITABLE
FAITH MISSION & HELP CENTER INC
$2,500CHARITABLE
BRENHAM CHAMPION FELLOWSHIP
$2,500CHARITABLE
VOLUNTEER SERVICES COUNCIL
$1,000CHARITABLE
BRENHAM CHILDREN'S CHORUS
$500CHARITABLE
TEXAS COTTON GIN MUSEUM INC
$100CHARITABLE
WASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS STATE PARK ASSOCIATION
$26,000CHARITABLE
HERITAGE SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
$2,500CHARITABLE
FAITH MISSION & HELP CENTER INC
$2,000CHARITABLE
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
$2,000Charitable
TEXAS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
$2,000CHARITABLE
ST PAULS CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL
$1,000CHARITABLE
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
$1,000CHARITABLE
BRENHAM MAIFEST ASSOCIATION
$1,000CHARITABLE
WASHINGTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$250CHARITABLE
TEXAS COTTON GIN MUSEUM
$100CHARITABLE