About Sid W Richardson Foundation
Sid W. Richardson Foundation gives heavily in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, with a clear preference for place-based, institution-building support. Its biggest commitments cluster around education—especially early childhood, school readiness, charter/private school growth, and higher-ed facilities—alongside major capital projects for civic and cultural institutions like the zoo, botanical/education spaces, and museums. It also supports family stability and youth-serving nonprofits, but typically through targeted, strategic investments rather than broad operating support.
Focus Areas
Fort Worth Early Childhood and School ReadinessCharter and Private School Expansion in Tarrant CountyHigher Education and Workforce-Linked Campus FacilitiesCivic and Cultural Capital Projects in Fort WorthYouth Development and Family Support ServicesCommunity Health and Basic Needs in North Texas
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving to a relatively small set of Fort Worth-area grantees, with large one-time capital grants and some repeat support for core partners. The foundation appears to favor transformational projects, facilities, and program expansion over broad, diffuse grantmaking.
Fort Worth Zoological Association, Inc., Texas A&M Foundation, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Inc., Center for Transforming Lives, Responsive Education Solutions
About Sid W Richardson Foundation
A single Fort Worth recipient appears across the foundation’s three largest recent grants, with awards of $22.8 million to $23.7 million labeled simply “Support.” That pattern points to Sid W Richardson Foundation’s preference for major institutional funding rather than a broad portfolio of smaller gifts. The foundation’s recent record shows sustained, high-dollar backing for anchor organizations in Texas, especially in Fort Worth, where all recorded recipient activity lands. The largest grant on file, $23,654,881 in 2025, went to See Attached List in Fort Worth. In 2024, the foundation followed with $22,830,417 to the same recipient, and in 2023 it gave $22,980,684, again to See attached list. Taken together, these awards suggest a grantmaking style built around repeated support to a primary beneficiary over multiple years. Sid W Richardson Foundation’s scale is also notable: annual grants total $69,465,982, and the latest 990 year on file is 2025.
What Sid W Richardson Foundation Funds
Sid W Richardson Foundation’s giving is centered on large institutional support for Texas organizations. In 2025, it awarded $23,654,881 to See Attached List in Fort Worth for Support, continuing a multi-year relationship with that recipient. The same pattern appeared in 2024, when the foundation gave $22,830,417 to See Attached List, also in Fort Worth, again for Support. A third grant in 2023 provided $22,980,684 to See attached list in Fort Worth. The repeated use of the broad “Support” designation suggests flexible funding rather than narrowly targeted project grants. Across the recent record, the foundation’s work is tied to a small set of anchor beneficiaries rather than a wide spread of cause areas.
How Sid W Richardson Foundation Gives
The grant-size profile is tightly clustered: p25 is $22,867,984, the median is $22,905,550, and p75 is $22,943,117. That narrow spread matches a very concentrated giving pattern. Recent records also show recurrence: the same Fort Worth recipient appears in multiple consecutive years, indicating ongoing support rather than one-time awards. Sid W Richardson Foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not fund individuals. It also does not make program-related investments. The recent grants are recorded as support gifts, which points to flexible institutional funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$21.2M
Total Assets
$526.8M
Total Revenue
$44.6M
Total Expenses
$27.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Local10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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