The Melvin A Lipsitz Family Foundation concentrates its giving locally in Waco and the surrounding area with an emphasis on health care access, independent K–12 education, and support for Jewish community institutions. Grants also include occasional international medical/relief support and civic/cultural event sponsorships. The foundation tends to fund operating and program support (including fundraising events) rather than capital campaigns.
Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation’s largest recent grant went to Waco Family Medicine Foundation, a $50,000 award in 2023 to support medical, dental, and behavioral services for McLennan County residents and the organization’s educational programs. That single grant reflects the foundation’s core pattern: local support in Waco and nearby Texas communities, with most of its giving tied to health care, Jewish community institutions, independent schools, and community events. The foundation also backed The Jewish Federation of Waco with $25,000 for federation projects, showing a second strand of support for local civic and religious life. Other grants point to a practical approach that favors direct service and operating help, including support for medical assistance, school activities, and event sponsorships. It funds both organizations serving residents of McLennan County and groups working through education, health access, and community programming. The grant list also includes occasional support outside Texas, but the overall pattern remains strongly local and centered on organizations with a clear service role.
Health care is the clearest cause area in the foundation’s recent giving. In 2023, it gave $50,000 to Waco Family Medicine Foundation to assist with high-quality medical, dental, and behavioral services for McLennan County residents and to support educational programs. Jewish community support is another thread: The Jewish Federation of Waco received $25,000 for federation projects, and Temple Emanuel in Beaumont received $500 as an award dinner sponsor. Education appears through both independent and faith-based schools. Christchurch School got $5,000 for school activities, while St. Paul’s Episcopal School received $2,500 to support instructional materials, an inquiry lab, and higher staff salaries. The foundation also made a $10,000 grant to Upright Africa for daily necessities and sharing medical procedures and techniques with Congolese medical professionals.
Typical grants cluster in the low thousands: p25 is $2,375, median is $5,000, and p75 is $13,750. The recent list shows a mix of one larger anchor grant and several smaller operating, program, and event-support awards. It also shows continued support across years, with grants in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, funds individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Recent awards include operating and program support, educational support, and sponsorships rather than capital campaigns.
$20K
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$159K
$26K
Most grants fall between $2K and $14K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$14K
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Concentrated, locally focused giving with a few larger grants (one very large gift accounting for half the annual total) and several smaller grants; primarily one-time program/operating support and event sponsorships rather than broad, distributed portfolios.
Notable grantees: Waco Family Medicine Foundation, The Jewish Federation of Waco, Upright Africa, Christchurch School
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 88% of grants and is the top giving state. Waco appears repeatedly, including awards to Waco Family Medicine Foundation, The Jewish Federation of Waco, Upright Africa, and The Cameron Park Zoological and Botanical Society Inc. Outside Texas, recent grants reached Christchurch, Virginia; Richmond, Texas; and Beaumont, Texas. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants center on health care access, Jewish community institutions, and independent K–12 education. A $50,000 grant supported Waco Family Medicine Foundation’s medical, dental, and behavioral services, while other grants supported school activities, instructional materials, and federation projects.
The typical award is in the low thousands. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $2,375, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $13,750.
Yes, but most giving stays close to home. Recent grants include awards to Christchurch School in Virginia, The Tourette Syndrome Association - Texas Chapter in Richmond, and Temple Emanuel in Beaumont, while 88% of grants went to recipients in Texas.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, and its recent grantmaking includes support for medical assistance grants and scholarship-related work through The Tourette Syndrome Association - Texas Chapter.
The pattern leans toward program, operating, and event support. Recent awards were used for medical and educational services, federation projects, school activities, instructional materials, staff salaries, and fundraising events rather than capital campaigns.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPRIGHT AFRICA | WACO, TX | $20,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST WITH PROVIDING THE PEOPLE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO WITH DAILY NECESSITIES AND THE SHARING OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES WITH CONGOLESE MEDICIAL PROFESSIONALS. |
| TEMPLE EMANUEL | BEAUMONT, TX | $500 | 2024 | AWARD DINNER SPONSOR |
| WACO FAMILY MEDICINE FOUNDATION | WACO, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PROVISION OF HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF MCLENNAN COUNTY AND TO SUPPORT ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. |
| THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF WACO | WACO, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | TO ASSIST WITH THE SUPPORT OF FEDERATION PROJECTS. |
| UPRIGHT AFRICA | WACO, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | TO ASSIST WITH PROVIDING THE PEOPLE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO WITH DAILY NECESSITIES AND THE SHARING OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES WITH CONGOLESE MEDICIAL PROFESSIONALS. |
| THE CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL SOCIETY INC | WACO, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | ASSIST WITH EXPENSES FOR ZOOBILEE FUNDRAISER |
| CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL | CHRISTCHURCH, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES |
| ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | WACO, TX | $2,500 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S PROMISE FUND IN THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL, THE ADDITION OF PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE INQUIRY LAB, AND TO HELP RAISE STAFF SALARIES TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS. |
| THE TOURETTE SYNDROME ASSOCIATION - TEXAS CHAPTER | RICHMOND, TX | $2,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THE TOURETTE ASSOCIATION PROJECTS INCLUDING THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS, AND CLIENT SERVICES. |
UPRIGHT AFRICA
$20,000TO ASSIST WITH PROVIDING THE PEOPLE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO WITH DAILY NECESSITIES AND THE SHARING OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES WITH CONGOLESE MEDICIAL PROFESSIONALS.
TEMPLE EMANUEL
$500AWARD DINNER SPONSOR
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PROVISION OF HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF MCLENNAN COUNTY AND TO SUPPORT ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF WACO
$25,000TO ASSIST WITH THE SUPPORT OF FEDERATION PROJECTS.
UPRIGHT AFRICA
$10,000TO ASSIST WITH PROVIDING THE PEOPLE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO WITH DAILY NECESSITIES AND THE SHARING OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES WITH CONGOLESE MEDICIAL PROFESSIONALS.
THE CAMERON PARK ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL SOCIETY INC
$5,000ASSIST WITH EXPENSES FOR ZOOBILEE FUNDRAISER
CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL
$5,000SUPPORT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$2,500TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S PROMISE FUND IN THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL, THE ADDITION OF PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE INQUIRY LAB, AND TO HELP RAISE STAFF SALARIES TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE TOURETTE SYNDROME ASSOCIATION - TEXAS CHAPTER
$2,000SUPPORT FOR THE TOURETTE ASSOCIATION PROJECTS INCLUDING THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS, AND CLIENT SERVICES.