Tapestry Foundation of Mary Carmel and Thomas P Borders
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About Tapestry Foundation of Mary Carmel and Thomas P Borders
The Tapestry Foundation of Mary Carmel and Thomas P. Borders is a locally focused Austin donor that concentrates support on education and community-serving institutions — ranging from higher education and medical school programs at the University of Texas to K–12 readiness and family-centered services. They also fund immigrant and refugee stabilization programs and place-based civic/park education. Grants are sizable and targeted, supporting program development, storytelling/outreach, and institutional capacity for a small set of repeat and high-impact local partners.
Focus Areas
Higher education and university-based health/social programs in Austin (University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School)Family stability and immigrant/refugee integration services (Todos Juntos Learning Center, St. Louise House)K–12 college and career readiness in Austin ISD (Austin Ed Fund)Place-based public park education and civic greenspace development (Waterloo Greenway Conservancy)Local United Way/general capacity support for community infrastructure
Who They Fund
Austin ISD students (K-12)
About Tapestry Foundation of Mary Carmel and Thomas P Borders
A defining thread in the Tapestry Foundation of Mary Carmel and Thomas P Borders’ recent giving is support for community-serving institutions that sit close to family stability, education, and health in Austin. The largest grant in the recent list went to the University of Texas at Austin for intercollegiate athletics, and the foundation also made six-figure support available to Todos Juntos Learning Center for a community-of-dignity initiative and to St Louise House for video production highlighting its work. Across the same period, the foundation backed United Way Capital Area, Waterloo Greenway Conservancy, and Austin Ed Fund, showing a pattern of targeted grants to organizations with public-facing programs and local reach. Its grantmaking includes university-based health and social work programs, early childhood services, and place-based education, with several awards tied to program development, outreach, and institutional capacity. The recent record also shows repeat support to a small set of Austin partners rather than broad dispersal across many regions.
What Tapestry Foundation of Mary Carmel and Thomas P Borders Funds
Early childhood and family support are central to the foundation’s activity. It gave $175,000 to Todos Juntos Learning Center in 2023 and another $5,150 in 2024 for the same community-of-dignity work for families. United Way Capital Area received $100,120 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2024 for general program support, reflecting a separate channel for community infrastructure. Education support appears in both school and university settings. Austin Ed Fund received $38,645 in 2024 and $5,000 in 2023 for opportunities that prepare AISD students for college, career, and life. At the University of Texas at Austin, the foundation funded intercollegiate athletics and, in a separate grant, Dell Medical School, Texas Education Start, and Steve Hicks School of Social Work programs.
How Tapestry Foundation of Mary Carmel and Thomas P Borders Gives
The foundation’s recent grants are sized in a middle-to-large range, with a p25 of $5,038, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $47,161. The record shows repeat funding to several organizations across 2023 and 2024, including University of Texas at Austin, United Way Capital Area, Waterloo Greenway Conservancy, Texas Book Festival, Texas Folklife, Todos Juntos Learning Center, Austin Ed Fund, Texas Tribune, St Louise House, and Rawson Saunders Institute. It operates as a private foundation and has made grants rather than program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are not part of the listed grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$538K
Total Assets
$9.3M
Total Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$611K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $47K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$47K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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