The Darwood Foundation concentrates large, local gifts in Central Texas, funding faith‑aligned human services, Christian K‑12 education, and community development projects. Their grants skew to a small number of sizable awards—often repeated payments to the same organizations—supporting emergency social services, faith‑based schooling, municipal community initiatives, and affordable housing. The foundation appears missionally conservative and locally focused, prioritizing direct program impact in a specific geographic area.
The Darwood Foundation C/o Tolleson Wealth Management makes large, local grants centered on Bryan, College Station, and nearby Central Texas communities. Its recent giving shows a mix of civic investment, faith-based human services, Christian education, and neighborhood support, with several organizations receiving repeated support across multiple years. The largest recent award was $2,000,000 to the City of Bryan for community and local initiatives, followed by seven-figure support for Brazos Christian School and SOS Ministries. That pattern points to a foundation that funds a small set of organizations at substantial levels rather than spreading dollars widely. In Bryan, the foundation has backed both public-sector and nonprofit efforts, including the City of Bryan, Brazos Christian School, and SOS Ministries. It has also supported housing-related work in Killeen through Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity and local family-support services in College Station. The grants include education, emergency human services, healthcare and wellness, domestic violence and sex trafficking survivor support, and poverty alleviation. Across the recent grant list, the foundation’s giving stays entirely within Texas and is concentrated in a few nearby cities.
Faith-based human services are a clear part of the foundation’s portfolio. It gave $1,010,000 to Sos Ministries in 2024 and $500,000 in 2023, plus $300,000 in 2025, showing repeated support for the same local provider. In education, it awarded $1,400,000 to Brazos Christian School in 2024 and another $400,000 in 2025, along with a $10,000 grant in 2023. The foundation also supports housing and neighborhood stability: Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity received $328,000 in 2024 and $240,000 in 2023. For survivor services, it funded Unbound Now with $50,000 in 2024 and Different Day Foundation with $15,000 in 2025.
The Darwood Foundation C/o Tolleson Wealth Management gives at a relatively high level for a local funder: the typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $52,240 at the median, and $208,750 at the 75th percentile. Its recent grants also show repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Brazos Christian School, Sos Ministries, Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity, Onramp, Elizabeth House Maternity Home, and Sleep in Heavenly Peace. The foundation appears to operate as a private family foundation, with grants rather than program-related investments or individual funding. The available data do not show an open application process.
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$3.1M
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Most grants fall between $15K and $209K, with a median of $52K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$52K
75th Percentile
$209K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving with a small number of large grants; multiple repeat grants to the same local, often faith‑based organizations rather than many small awards or broad geographic dispersal.
Notable grantees: City of Bryan, SOS Ministries, Brazos Christian School, Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity
All recent grants in the data went to recipients in the United States, and every listed grant recipient is in Texas. Bryan appears most often, with grantees including the City of Bryan, Brazos Christian School, Sos Ministries, The Boys & Girls Club of Bv, Refuge Place, Health for All, and Different Day Foundation. College Station is another recurring city, with grants to Onramp, Elizabeth House Maternity Home, The Reach Project, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, and Rebuilding Together Bcs. Other Texas recipients include Killeen, Waco, Chappell Hill, and Navasota.
Its recent grants favor local human services, Christian K–12 education, community initiatives, housing, and selected health and survivor services. The recipient list includes Sos Ministries, Brazos Christian School, Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity, and several smaller community-based organizations in Bryan and College Station.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Sos Ministries in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Brazos Christian School in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity in 2023 and 2024; Onramp in 2023 and 2024; and Sleep in Heavenly Peace in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is fairly large for a local foundation: the 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $52,240, and the 75th percentile is $208,750. The recent list also includes several six-figure and seven-figure awards.
Its giving is concentrated entirely in Texas. Bryan is the most frequent recipient city, with repeated grants to organizations there, followed by College Station. Other Texas recipient cities in the data include Killeen, Waco, Chappell Hill, and Navasota.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF BRYAN | BRYAN, TX | $2,000,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY/LOCAL INITIATIVES |
| BRAZOS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | BRYAN, TX | $400,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH SERVICES |
| SOS MINISTRIES | BRYAN, TX | $300,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| BRYAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | BRYAN, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| ELIZABETH HOUSE MATERNITY HOME | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $27,240 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE/WELLNESS |
| DIFFERENT DAY FOUNDATION | BRYAN, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEX TRAFFICKING |
| SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | POVERTY ALLEVIATION |
| BRAZOS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | BRYAN, TX | $1,400,000 | 2024 | CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH SERVICES |
| SOS MINISTRIES | BRYAN, TX | $1,010,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| FORT HOOD AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | KILLEEN, TX | $328,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| ONRAMP | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $89,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| ELIZABETH HOUSE MATERNITY HOME | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $54,480 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE/WELLNESS |
| UNBOUND NOW | WACO, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEX TRAFFICKING |
| OUR DAUGHTER'S HOUSE | CHAPPELL HILL, TX | $40,000 | 2024 | POVERTY ALLEVIATION |
| THE REACH PROJECT | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $22,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY/LOCAL INITIATIVES |
| HEALTH FOR ALL | BRYAN, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE/WELLNESS |
| REFUGE PLACE | BRYAN, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | POVERTY ALLEVIATION |
| SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | POVERTY ALLEVIATION |
| SOS MINISTRIES | BRYAN, TX | $500,000 | 2023 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| FORT HOOD AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | KILLEEN, TX | $240,000 | 2023 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BV | BRYAN, TX | $115,000 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH SERVICES |
| ONRAMP | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $65,000 | 2023 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| BRAZOS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | BRYAN, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH SERVICES |
| REBUILDING TOGETHER BCS | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| MEN MAKING MOVES | NAVASOTA, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH SERVICES |
CITY OF BRYAN
$2,000,000COMMUNITY/LOCAL INITIATIVES
BRYAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$50,000EDUCATION
ELIZABETH HOUSE MATERNITY HOME
$27,240HEALTHCARE/WELLNESS
DIFFERENT DAY FOUNDATION
$15,000DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEX TRAFFICKING
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE
$10,000POVERTY ALLEVIATION
FORT HOOD AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$328,000HUMAN SERVICES
ONRAMP
$89,000HUMAN SERVICES
ELIZABETH HOUSE MATERNITY HOME
$54,480HEALTHCARE/WELLNESS
OUR DAUGHTER'S HOUSE
$40,000POVERTY ALLEVIATION
THE REACH PROJECT
$22,000COMMUNITY/LOCAL INITIATIVES
REFUGE PLACE
$15,000POVERTY ALLEVIATION
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE
$10,000POVERTY ALLEVIATION
FORT HOOD AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$240,000HUMAN SERVICES
THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BV
$115,000CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH SERVICES
ONRAMP
$65,000HUMAN SERVICES
REBUILDING TOGETHER BCS
$10,000HUMAN SERVICES
MEN MAKING MOVES
$5,000CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH SERVICES