The Gallogly Family Foundation concentrates its giving on large, mission-driven investments in land and wildlife conservation and biomedical research, particularly cancer research. Most dollars flow to a small set of repeat recipients, with a strong emphasis on permanent land protection and high-capacity research institutions. While headquartered in Austin, TX, grants support both Texas-based institutions and national conservation organizations. The foundation favors transformational gifts rather than many small awards.
The Gallogly Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated large grants to The Nature Conservancy and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, pointing to two core priorities: conservation and biomedical research. Over 2023 through 2025, the foundation made seven-figure commitments in land and waters protection, along with major support for cancer research and preventive care. It also backed organizations working on forever-wild landscapes, legal aid, immigrant justice, and child advocacy, but the largest awards cluster around permanent conservation and major research institutions. The foundation’s pattern suggests a preference for substantial institutional grants rather than a broad scatter of small gifts. That same pattern appears in the way it supports conservation work through national organizations and research work through high-capacity Texas institutions. Recent grants also include support for wilderness protection in the Northeast and for legal services tied to public defense and immigrant rights, showing that the foundation’s portfolio extends beyond its two biggest themes while remaining centered on large-scale, mission-driven funding.
In land and watershed conservation, the foundation gave $1,600,000 to The Nature Conservancy in 2024 and another $1,500,000 in 2025 to support solutions to the climate emergency, protect vital lands and waters, and safeguard threatened species. It also awarded $350,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in 2024 to Northeast Wilderness Trust for forever-wild landscapes. In biomedical research and cancer care, it gave $500,000 in 2025 and $450,000 in 2024 to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to eliminate cancer through research and preventative care. The foundation also supports legal and public-interest work: Colorado Legal Services received $83,750 in 2023 and $56,250 in 2024 for civil legal needs, while Legal Aid of The District of Columbia received $55,000 in 2025 and $46,115 in 2024.
Typical grants cluster around the low tens of thousands to mid-five figures, with a p25 of $27,500, a median of $30,000, and a p75 of $56,250. The grant list also shows that the foundation makes much larger strategic awards alongside those smaller commitments, including seven-figure conservation support and half-million-dollar biomedical gifts. Recipients often appear in multiple years, which suggests recurring relationships rather than one-time checks. The foundation is a regular DAF funder and also funds individuals. Its recent record points to a mix of repeat institutional support and targeted one-off awards within a relatively concentrated portfolio.
$2.3M
$40.9M
$2M
$2.5M
Most grants fall between $28K and $56K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$28K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$56K
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Highly concentrated giving: a small number of very large grants, frequent repeat support to the same institutional grantees, and preference for established national or institutional partners over broad, distributed funding.
Notable grantees: The Nature Conservancy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Northeast Wilderness Trust
Giving is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Texas is the top state by grant count, and 31% of grants go to recipients there. Recent Texas recipients include Houston, Austin, Mercedes, and Huston, alongside recurring support to organizations in Arlington, VA and Washington, DC. Outside Texas, the foundation’s grants also reach Denver, Chicago, Rochester, New York, Cleveland, and Montpelier, showing a national spread with a strong Texas presence.
Recent grants show a strong focus on land and watershed conservation, climate and threatened-species protection, and biomedical research tied to cancer. The foundation also funds legal aid, immigrant justice, child advocacy, and special-needs education, but those areas appear alongside much larger conservation and research commitments.
The middle of the distribution sits in the low five figures: p25 is $27,500, median grant size is $30,000, and p75 is $56,250. The foundation also makes much larger awards when it is supporting major conservation or research institutions.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including The Nature Conservancy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Northeast Wilderness Trust, Colorado Legal Services, Legal Aid of The District of Columbia, Towards Justice of Colorado, and CAIR Coalition. That pattern indicates recurring support is common.
Texas is the top state by grant count, and 31% of grants go to recipients there. Recent Texas recipients include organizations in Houston, Austin, Mercedes, and Huston, alongside support for organizations in other states such as Virginia, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington, DC.
The conservation side includes The Nature Conservancy, Northeast Wilderness Trust, The Conservation Fund, and American Prairie. On the health side, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center received multiple large grants for cancer research and preventive care.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MOST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO TACKLE CLIMATE EMERGENCY, PROTECT VITAL LANDS & WATERS & SAFEGUEARD THREATENED SPECIES. |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | To eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation & the world through research & preventative care. |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $58,500 | 2025 | To provide legal services to low income immigrant, refugees, and asylum seekers through policy reform, impact litigation, public educations, etc. |
| Legal Aid of The District of Columbia | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 2025 | To support the lawyers of Legal Aid DC in providing legal services to clients along four practice areas. |
| Texas Civil Rights Project | Austin, TX | $27,500 | 2025 | To protect those in Texas that have been historically targeted. |
| Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) | Washington, DC | $27,500 | 2025 | To ensure children's rights and well-being are protected as they migrate alone in search of safety |
| Community Economic Defense Project | Denver, CO | $27,500 | 2025 | To help the organization confront economic abuse and invest in community wealth. To aid in building economic and racial equality. |
| Neighborhood Legal Services Program | Washington, DC | $27,500 | 2025 | To provide free legal services to those in need. |
| Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc | Rochester, NY | $27,500 | 2025 | To provide legal services to low income individuals in fourteen counties in Western New York |
| ACLU Foundation of Texas | Huston, TX | $27,500 | 2025 | To protect and defend individual freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights. |
| Austin Pets Alive | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | To promote and provide the resources, education, and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals in Central Texas. |
| St Michael Roman Catholic Parish | Craig, CO | $15,000 | 2025 | To create a community of faith and educate those on catholiscm. |
| The Arbor School | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | To educate children with special needs to reach their fullest potential. |
| United Way of North Carolina | Cary, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | To help individuals, families and communities in NC thrive. |
| Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | To generate and distribute funds in support of Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. |
| Alaska Sea Life Center | Seward, AK | $2,000 | 2025 | The only public aquarium in Alaska that also provides marine research, education and wildlife response. |
| Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | To giving every animal that comes through our doors the care and respect the deserves, and the best possible outcome. |
| Rochester Area Community Foundation | Rochester, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | To improve quality of life for those in the region. |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,600,000 | 2024 | To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends on. |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $450,000 | 2024 | To eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation & the world through research & preventative care. |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | $200,000 | 2024 | To conserve forever-wild landscapes for nature and people. |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | $150,000 | 2024 | To help the organization protect America's natural landscapes and ensure we maintain a healthy environment. |
| American Prairie | Bozeman, MT | $75,000 | 2024 | To help create one of the largest nature reserves in the United States. |
| Colorado Legal Services | Denver, CO | $56,250 | 2024 | Legal help for low-income Coloradans seeking assistance with civil legal needs. |
| Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc | Rochester, NY | $55,000 | 2024 | To provide legal services to low income individuals in fourteen counties in Western New York |
| Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 2024 | To ensure children's rights and well-being are protected as they migrate alone in search of safety |
| ACLU Foundation of Texas | Huston, TX | $55,000 | 2024 | To protect and defend individual freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights. |
| Legal Aid of The District of Columbia | Washington, DC | $46,115 | 2024 | To support the lawyers of Legal Aid DC in providing legal services to clients along four practice areas. |
| The Arbor School | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | To educate children with special needs to reach their fullest potential. |
| CAIR Coalition | Washington, DC | $28,750 | 2024 | The Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition strives to ensure equal justice for all immigrant men, women, and children at risk of detention and deportation in the DC metropolitan area and beyond |
| Towards Justice of Colorado | Denver, CO | $28,750 | 2024 | To advance economic justice in the workplace and beyond. |
| Texas Riogrande Legal Aid Inc | Mercedes, TX | $28,750 | 2024 | To provide legal services to persons who are financially unable to access the system of justice. |
| MALDEF | LOS ANGELES, CA | $27,500 | 2024 | TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF ALL LATINOS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF ALL AMERICANS |
| Community Economic Defense Project | Denver, CO | $27,500 | 2024 | To help the organization confront economic abuse and invest in community wealth. To aid in building economic and racial equality. |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $27,500 | 2024 | To provide legal services to low income immigrant, refugees, and asylum seekers through policy reform, impact litigation, public educations, etc. |
| Root and Rebound | Oakland, CA | $27,500 | 2024 | To support the re-entry of incarcerated people back into society. As well as support the families affected with legal expertise, educational workshops, trainings, clinics, and direct legal services. |
| Austin Pets Alive | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | To promote and provide the resources, education, and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals in Central Texas. |
| Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 2024 | To generate and distribute funds in support of Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $650,000 | 2023 | To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends on. |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $470,000 | 2023 | To eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation and the world through research and preventative care. |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | $350,000 | 2023 | To conserve forever-wild landscapes for nature and people. |
| Colorado Legal Services | Denver, CO | $83,750 | 2023 | Legal help for low-income Coloradans seeking assistance with civil legal needs. |
| Towards Justice of Colorado | Denver, CO | $56,250 | 2023 | To advance economic justice in the workplace and beyond. |
| Texas Riogrande Legal Aid Inc | Mercedes, TX | $56,250 | 2023 | To provide legal services to persons who are financially unable to access the system of justice. |
| Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem | New York, NY | $56,250 | 2023 | To provide the highest quality legal representation through community-based, holistic public defense. |
| CASA of Travis County | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | To provide quality advocacy and mentoring for abused and neglected children by paring them one-on-one with a trained and supervised volunteer. |
| ACLU of Ohio Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 2023 | To protect and defend individual freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights. |
| The Arbor School | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 2023 | To educate children with special needs to reach their fullest potential. |
| Blue Ridge Legal Services | Harrisonburg, VA | $30,000 | 2023 | To provide legal assistance to the poor. |
| Equal Justice Center | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 2023 | To empower low-income workers, families, and communities so workers can achieve fair treatment in the workplace and in the justice system, regardless of their immigration status. |
TO SUPPORT THE MOST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO TACKLE CLIMATE EMERGENCY, PROTECT VITAL LANDS & WATERS & SAFEGUEARD THREATENED SPECIES.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
$500,000To eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation & the world through research & preventative care.
To provide legal services to low income immigrant, refugees, and asylum seekers through policy reform, impact litigation, public educations, etc.
To support the lawyers of Legal Aid DC in providing legal services to clients along four practice areas.
To protect those in Texas that have been historically targeted.
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
$27,500To ensure children's rights and well-being are protected as they migrate alone in search of safety
Community Economic Defense Project
$27,500To help the organization confront economic abuse and invest in community wealth. To aid in building economic and racial equality.
To provide free legal services to those in need.
Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc
$27,500To provide legal services to low income individuals in fourteen counties in Western New York
To protect and defend individual freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights.
To promote and provide the resources, education, and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals in Central Texas.
St Michael Roman Catholic Parish
$15,000To create a community of faith and educate those on catholiscm.
To educate children with special needs to reach their fullest potential.
To help individuals, families and communities in NC thrive.
Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation
$5,000To generate and distribute funds in support of Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc.
Alaska Sea Life Center
$2,000The only public aquarium in Alaska that also provides marine research, education and wildlife response.
To giving every animal that comes through our doors the care and respect the deserves, and the best possible outcome.
To improve quality of life for those in the region.
To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends on.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
$450,000To eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation & the world through research & preventative care.
To conserve forever-wild landscapes for nature and people.
The Conservation Fund
$150,000To help the organization protect America's natural landscapes and ensure we maintain a healthy environment.
To help create one of the largest nature reserves in the United States.
Legal help for low-income Coloradans seeking assistance with civil legal needs.
To provide legal services to low income individuals in fourteen counties in Western New York
To ensure children's rights and well-being are protected as they migrate alone in search of safety
To protect and defend individual freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights.
To support the lawyers of Legal Aid DC in providing legal services to clients along four practice areas.
To educate children with special needs to reach their fullest potential.
CAIR Coalition
$28,750The Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition strives to ensure equal justice for all immigrant men, women, and children at risk of detention and deportation in the DC metropolitan area and beyond
To advance economic justice in the workplace and beyond.
To provide legal services to persons who are financially unable to access the system of justice.
TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF ALL LATINOS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF ALL AMERICANS
Community Economic Defense Project
$27,500To help the organization confront economic abuse and invest in community wealth. To aid in building economic and racial equality.
To provide legal services to low income immigrant, refugees, and asylum seekers through policy reform, impact litigation, public educations, etc.
Root and Rebound
$27,500To support the re-entry of incarcerated people back into society. As well as support the families affected with legal expertise, educational workshops, trainings, clinics, and direct legal services.
To promote and provide the resources, education, and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals in Central Texas.
Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation
$10,000To generate and distribute funds in support of Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc.
To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends on.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
$470,000To eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation and the world through research and preventative care.
To conserve forever-wild landscapes for nature and people.
Legal help for low-income Coloradans seeking assistance with civil legal needs.
To advance economic justice in the workplace and beyond.
To provide legal services to persons who are financially unable to access the system of justice.
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
$56,250To provide the highest quality legal representation through community-based, holistic public defense.
To provide quality advocacy and mentoring for abused and neglected children by paring them one-on-one with a trained and supervised volunteer.
To protect and defend individual freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights.
To educate children with special needs to reach their fullest potential.
Equal Justice Center
$30,000To empower low-income workers, families, and communities so workers can achieve fair treatment in the workplace and in the justice system, regardless of their immigration status.