The Leo Daniel Foundation concentrates its giving on Catholic and faith-based organizations in Texas, funding parish schools, archdiocesan programs, and Catholic ministries that support evangelization and family services. Grants are typically sizable general operating or program-support gifts to a small number of mission-aligned recipients, including pregnancy support and residential services. The foundation shows a preference for repeat and multi-year-style support to trusted local partners rather than many small, one-off grants.
The Leo Daniel Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated support for Catholic schools, parishes, and ministries, with some of its largest awards going to Texas-based faith organizations and multi-year support appearing for a small set of partners. In 2025, the foundation gave $96,279 to Fullness of Truth Catholic Ministries for support programs and operations and $91,410 to the Archdiocese of San Antonio for the same purpose. It also backed St Peter Catholic School with a $100,000 grant in 2025, showing that school support sits alongside parish and ministry funding in its portfolio. The foundation’s grants also include Catholic institutions outside Texas, such as The Mary Foundation in Ohio and Samaritan’s Purse in North Carolina, but Texas recipients remain central to the pattern. Across the recent grant list, the foundation favors operating and program support rather than restricted project line items, and its grantees include churches, dioceses, schools, and women’s service organizations. That mix points to a funder interested in maintaining Catholic institutions and related services rather than funding a single issue area alone.
Catholic education is one clear focus. The foundation gave $100,000 to St Peter Catholic School for support programs and operations, and another $11,000 to Notre Dame Catholic School in Kerrville for the same purpose. Parish and diocesan work is another thread: St Joseph Catholic Church in Port Aransas received $20,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2025, while St Stanislaus Church in Bandera received $18,450 in 2025. The foundation also supports Catholic evangelization and formation through $96,279 to Fullness of Truth Catholic Ministries in Kingwood. Women and family support appear in a separate cluster. Allied Womens Center in San Antonio received $87,551 in 2024 and $22,448 in 2025, and The Alexander House in San Antonio received $83,657 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025. The Diocese of Tyler also received $50,000 for support programs and operations, extending the foundation’s institutional Catholic giving beyond the San Antonio area.
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $17,500. The recent grant list shows a strong tilt toward a small number of repeat recipients rather than one-off awards: The Mary Foundation, Fullness of Truth, The Alexander House, Baylor University, Allied Womens Center, Mercy Gate, St Joseph Catholic Church, and Sisters of St Benedict all appear in more than one year. The foundation is a private foundation, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Nearly every listed grant is framed as support for programs and operations, indicating a preference for general operating or capacity funding.
$665K
$9.6M
$741K
$832K
Most grants fall between $1K and $18K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$18K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small slate of mission-aligned grantees; several repeat recipients and large unrestricted program/operations gifts rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: Archdiocese of San Antonio, Fullness of Truth / Fullness of Truth Catholic Ministries, The Mary Foundation, St. Peter Catholic School, Allied Women’s Center
Grants are concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 55% of recipient locations and is the top state by grant count. San Antonio appears repeatedly through the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Allied Womens Center, The Alexander House, and Wellmed Charitable Foundation. Other Texas cities include Kingwood, Kerrville, Waco, Ingram, Port Aransas, Bandera, and Tyler. Outside Texas, the foundation also gave to organizations in Fairview Park, Ohio; Boone, North Carolina; Newark, Delaware; Ferdinand, Indiana; Herndon, Virginia; Beltsville, Maryland; and Washington, DC.
Its recent grants go mainly to Catholic schools, parishes, dioceses, and ministries, along with women’s and family support organizations. Examples in the record include Catholic education, evangelization, church support, and pregnancy and residential services.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is p25 $1,000, median $5,000, and p75 $17,500. That suggests a mix of smaller grants and a smaller number of larger operating-support awards.
Yes. The recent grant list includes multiple repeat recipients across 2024 and 2025, including The Mary Foundation, Fullness of Truth, The Alexander House, Baylor University, Allied Womens Center, Mercy Gate, St Joseph Catholic Church, and Sisters of St Benedict.
Texas is the top state by grant count, and 55% of grants go to recipients in Texas. San Antonio shows up frequently, along with Kingwood, Kerrville, Waco, Ingram, Port Aransas, Bandera, and Tyler.
Most listed awards are for “support programs and operations,” indicating general operating or program-support funding rather than narrowly restricted project grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE MARY FOUNDATION | FAIRVIEW PARK, OH | $120,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| ST PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL | NORTH ST PAUL, MN | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| FULLNESS OF TRUTH CATHOLIC MINISTRIES | KINGWOOD, TX | $96,279 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $91,410 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| THE ALEXANDER HOUSE | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | WACO, TX | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| MERCY GATE | INGRAM, TX | $24,250 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| ALLIED WOMENS CENTER | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $22,448 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| ST STANISLAUS CHURCH | BANDERA, TX | $18,450 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION | NEWARK, DE | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH | PORT ARKANSAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| YOUNG AMERICA FOUNDATION | HERNDON, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| SISTERS OF ST BENEDICT | FERDINAND, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL | KERRVILLE, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | KERRVILLE, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | RYE BROOK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| MARYKNOLL SISTERS | MARYKNOLL, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| CRISIS MAGAZINE | MANCHESTER, NH | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| THE ALEXIS KAISER FOUNDATION | MARIETTA, GA | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $500 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| THE MARY FOUNDATION | FAIRVIEW PARK, OH | $120,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| ALLIED WOMENS CENTER | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $87,551 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| FULLNESS OF TRUTH | KINGWOOD, TX | $87,175 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| THE ALEXANDER HOUSE | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $83,657 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| DIOCESE OF TYLER | TYLER, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | WACO, TX | $40,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| MERCY GATE | INGRAM, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH | PORT ARKANSAS, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| WELLMED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| SALESIAN SISTERS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| NOTRE DAME CATHOLIC SCHOOL | KERRVILLE, TX | $11,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| SISTERS OF ST BENEDICT | FERDINAND, IN | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| YOUNG AMERICA FOUNDATION | HERNDON, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| THE FORTH MAN FOUNDATION | BELTSVILLE, MD | $6,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | KERRVILLE, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| A WOMENS HAVEN | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL | KERRVILLE, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| BRIGHTON CENTER | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $3,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOM SOCIETY | RYE BROOK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| SA COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL & DRUG AWARENESS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,072 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| CRISIS MAGAZINE | MANCHESTER, NH | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| THE ALEXIS KAISER FOUNDATION | MARIETTA, GA | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| TURTLE CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | KERRVILLE, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS |
THE MARY FOUNDATION
$120,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
ST PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$100,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
FULLNESS OF TRUTH CATHOLIC MINISTRIES
$96,279SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN ANTONIO
$91,410SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
THE ALEXANDER HOUSE
$50,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
ALLIED WOMENS CENTER
$22,448SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
ST STANISLAUS CHURCH
$18,450SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
SISTERS OF ST BENEDICT
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$5,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
THE SALVATION ARMY
$5,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
MARYKNOLL SISTERS
$1,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
CRISIS MAGAZINE
$1,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
THE ALEXIS KAISER FOUNDATION
$1,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS
$500SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
THE MARY FOUNDATION
$120,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
ALLIED WOMENS CENTER
$87,551SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
FULLNESS OF TRUTH
$87,175SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
THE ALEXANDER HOUSE
$83,657SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
DIOCESE OF TYLER
$50,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
$20,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
SALESIAN SISTERS
$15,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
NOTRE DAME CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$11,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
SISTERS OF ST BENEDICT
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
THE FORTH MAN FOUNDATION
$6,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
THE SALVATION ARMY
$5,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
A WOMENS HAVEN
$5,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$5,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
SA COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL & DRUG AWARENESS
$1,072SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
CRISIS MAGAZINE
$1,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
THE ALEXIS KAISER FOUNDATION
$1,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
TURTLE CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$1,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS