The RH Pickering Family Foundation makes a small number of relatively large, targeted gifts primarily to Texas higher-education institutions, with a clear emphasis on capital and program support for university athletics facilities and medical/healthcare advancement. Although the foundation is based in Chicago, its giving is concentrated on Texas Tech-related entities, often through repeat grants to the same organizations. The pattern suggests donor affinity for university infrastructure and health-related advancement rather than broad, diversified philanthropy.
Concentrated giving: few, large grants focused on a small set of repeat grantees (multi-grant support to the same university-affiliated foundations); geographically focused on Texas despite Chicago headquarters.
Rh Pickering Family Foundation’s most distinctive pattern is a tightly focused stream of large gifts to Texas Tech-related entities, especially in Lubbock. The foundation gave $200,000 in 2025 to Red Raider Facilities Foundation for education and athletics, and it backed Texas Tech Foundation with $70,000 in 2025 for healthcare and medical advancement. Across the recent grants list, the same institutional partners recur, with Red Raider Facilities Foundation receiving gifts in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Texas Tech Foundation appearing in both 2024 and 2025. That repetition points to a grantmaker that favors sustained support for specific university-linked priorities rather than a broad portfolio of smaller awards. The foundation’s work also reaches beyond campus walls into nearby community-serving organizations, but even there the grants remain targeted. Recent awards include support for education, community services, and healthcare-related causes, alongside a gift connected to veteran and first responder support. The overall picture is of a family foundation making a limited number of substantial, purpose-specific grants, with Texas higher education and affiliated public-benefit institutions at the center of its giving.
In education and athletics, Rh Pickering Family Foundation gave $200,000 to Red Raider Facilities Foundation for education and athletics, then continued support with $150,000 in 2024 and $150,000 in 2023 to the same organization. That recurring pattern suggests long-running backing for university facilities and athletics infrastructure. Healthcare and medical advancement is another clear theme. The foundation gave $70,000 to Texas Tech Foundation in 2025 for healthcare and medical advancement, following a $70,000 grant in 2024 recorded as general support. It also made a $10,000 gift to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital and another $10,000 to Flccc Alliance. Community support appears through organizations such as South Plains Food Bank, Lubbock Meals on Wheels, and Ronald Mcdonald House, showing that the foundation also funds local service providers. Education-related giving extends to High Point Village, Rivertree Academy, Lubbock-cooper Educational Foundation, and Frenship Foundation.
$490K
$12.3M
$471K
$622K
Most grants fall between $21K and $130K, with a median of $48K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$48K
75th Percentile
$130K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Notable grantees: Red Raider Facilities Foundation Inc, Red Raider Facilities Foundation, Texas Tech Foundation
Rh Pickering Family Foundation’s typical grant size is $21,250 at the 25th percentile, $47,500 at the median, and $130,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows a small number of comparatively large grants, with repeat awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially Red Raider Facilities Foundation and Texas Tech Foundation. The pattern looks relationship-based and targeted rather than broad-based. The foundation is a family foundation and does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. The grant list also shows a mix of general support and purpose-specific awards.
Giving is concentrated in Texas, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients and the top state by grant count being TX. Lubbock is the most visible recipient city, appearing repeatedly through Red Raider Facilities Foundation, Texas Tech Foundation, High Point Village, South Plains Food Bank, Boys and Girls Club, Lubbock Meals on Wheels, Lubbock Impact, Ronald Mcdonald House, Texas Girls and Boys Ranch, and others. Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, Wolfforth, Kansas City, Washington, DC, and Franklin also appear among recent recipients.
The foundation supports Texas higher-education institutions and affiliated entities, especially around athletics facilities and medical advancement. It also funds community-serving groups such as food banks, meal services, youth organizations, and organizations tied to veteran and first responder support.
Yes. Red Raider Facilities Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Texas Tech Foundation appears in 2024 and 2025. That repeated pattern suggests ongoing support for selected institutions rather than one-time-only giving.
Typical grant size centers around a median of $47,500, with a 25th percentile of $21,250 and a 75th percentile of $130,000. The recent grants list includes several gifts at $10,000 to $25,000, alongside larger awards of $70,000, $150,000, and $200,000.
Its grants are concentrated in Texas, and the recipient city that appears most often is Lubbock. Other Texas cities in the recent list include Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, and Wolfforth.
Recent grants cluster around education and athletics, higher education fundraising and advancement, healthcare and medical advancement, veteran and first responder support, and local community services. Named recipients in those areas include High Point Village, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, West Texas Home Builders Associatio, and South Plains Food Bank.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED RAIDER FACILITIES FOUNDATION | LUBBOCK, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION/ATHLETICS |
| TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION | LUBBOCK, TX | $70,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE/MEDICAL ADVENCEMENT |
| WEST TEXAS HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATIO | LUBBOCK, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | VETERAN/FIRST RESPONDER SUPPORT |
| HIGH POINT VILLAGE | LUBBOCK, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| SOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK | LUBBOCK, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| LUBBOCK MEALS ON WHEELS | LUBBOCK, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| FOR OTHERS | FRANKLIN, TN | $15,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | LUBBOCK, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| FLCCC ALLIANCE | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE/MEDICAL ADVANCEMENT |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | LUBBOCK, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE/MEDICAL ADVANCEMENT |
| YOU GOTTA BELIEVE FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| LUBBOCK-COOPER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATI | LUBBOCK, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST LUBBOCK | LUBBOCK, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| TEXAS GIRLS AND BOYS RANCH | LUBBOCK, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| RIVERTREE ACADEMY | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| LUBBOCK IMPACT | LUBBOCK, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| FRENSHIP FOUNDATION | WOLFFORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| RED RAIDER FACILITIES FOUNDATION INC | LUBBOCK, TX | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION | LUBBOCK, TX | $70,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| JAB CARES | AUSTIN, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| RED RAIDER FACILITIES FOUNDATION INC | LUBBOCK, TX | $150,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| JAB CARES | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| ALZHEIMER'S TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | 2020 GOLF FUND RAISER |
RED RAIDER FACILITIES FOUNDATION
$200,000EDUCATION/ATHLETICS
WEST TEXAS HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATIO
$25,000VETERAN/FIRST RESPONDER SUPPORT
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
FOR OTHERS
$15,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
$15,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$10,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL
$10,000HEALTHCARE/MEDICAL ADVANCEMENT
YOU GOTTA BELIEVE FOUNDATION
$10,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
LUBBOCK-COOPER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATI
$10,000EDUCATION
FIRST UNITED METHODIST LUBBOCK
$10,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
LUBBOCK IMPACT
$10,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
FRENSHIP FOUNDATION
$10,000EDUCATION
RED RAIDER FACILITIES FOUNDATION INC
$150,000GENERAL
JAB CARES
$20,000GENERAL
JAB CARES
$25,000GENERAL
ALZHEIMER'S TEXAS
$10,0002020 GOLF FUND RAISER