The Loralee Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving on direct human services in the Austin area, with a dominant commitment to supporting foster children through a large, multi-year relationship with Austin Angels. The remainder of grants are small-to-midsize direct hardship/relief payments to named individuals or very small community recipients, indicating a willingness to provide emergency or one-off financial assistance to people in crisis. Overall the foundation acts as a locally focused safety net funder prioritizing child welfare and individual hardship relief rather than broad institutional capacity-building.
The Loralee Foundation’s largest recent grant was a $1,487,399 award to Austin Angels in 2023 to support foster children’s needs, and that relationship appears again in 2024 and 2025. That multi-year pattern shows a funder with a clear, sustained commitment to foster care in the Austin area. Alongside that anchor relationship, the foundation also makes direct aid payments to named individuals facing unforeseen financial hardship, often in amounts sized for immediate relief rather than long-term program support. Recent examples include awards to Juana Y Cruz in Austin and Guy Hodge in Cleburne. The foundation’s grant list also includes smaller grants tied to disaster relief, local community fellowship, disability-related assistance, and watershed advocacy. In practice, its giving combines one large institutional relationship with a series of highly specific, case-based grants. The result is a local funder profile centered on direct service, crisis response, and practical support for people and small community groups in Texas, especially around Austin.
A major theme is foster care support. The foundation gave Austin Angels $63,350 in 2024 and $57,500 in 2025, both again for supporting foster children’s needs, extending the large 2023 award. Another clear theme is emergency financial assistance to individuals. It made grants such as $46,170 to Juana Y Cruz in Austin and $30,800 to Guy Hodge in Cleburne for aid tied to unforeseen circumstances. The portfolio also includes disaster response: in 2023, it gave $4,413 to Victims of Hurricane Ian for direct aid after the event. Beyond relief work, the foundation has supported local environmental advocacy with a $10,000 grant to Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance to promote broad-based advocacy for protection of the Edwards Aquifer, and it funded a $5,000 community fellowship grant to Hill Country Senior Center in Dripping Springs.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the low five figures: the 25th percentile is $6,811, the median is $11,100, and the 75th percentile is $27,095. The pattern is mixed: one very large institutional grant sits alongside many smaller hardship payments and local operating-style awards. Austin Angels appears across 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing a recurring relationship rather than a one-time gift. The foundation also funds individuals directly, including named recipients in Texas and a few outside Texas. It is structured as a private foundation and funds individuals. The grant history and active programs indicate it accepts unsolicited requests for some in-kind nonprofit use of its ranch facilities.
$484K
$334K
$1.1M
$1.1M
Most grants fall between $7K and $27K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$27K
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Highly concentrated: one dominant grantee (Austin Angels) receives the vast majority of funds via multiple grants, while the remainder are modest, one-off hardship awards to individuals; local, targeted and transaction-level giving rather than broad diversified portfolios.
Notable grantees: Austin Angels, Juana y Cruz, Guy Hodge, Yilda Sanchez
Grant activity is strongly Texas-centered: 82% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Texas is also the top state by grant count. Austin appears repeatedly, including Austin-based individuals and Austin Angels in nearby Buda. Other Texas locations in the recent grants list include Cleburne, Manor, Cedar Park, Dripping Springs, Dale, and Houston. A smaller number of awards go outside Texas, including Greencastle, Indiana and Steubenville, Ohio. One grant also supported a regional environmental group in Austin focused on the Edwards Aquifer.
Its typical awards cluster around modest-to-mid-sized amounts. The 25th percentile is $6,811, the median is $11,100, and the 75th percentile is $27,095. The recent list also includes one much larger institutional award of $1,487,399.
Yes. Austin Angels received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for supporting foster children’s needs, showing a multi-year relationship rather than a one-time award.
Its grants cover foster children’s needs, direct hardship relief for individuals, disaster relief, Edwards Aquifer protection advocacy, community fellowship, and assistive-technology development for a handicapped individual.
Texas is the main geography. The data shows 82% of grants going to recipients in Texas, with repeated awards to Austin-area recipients and other Texas places such as Cleburne, Manor, Cedar Park, Dripping Springs, Dale, and Houston.
Yes. The recent grants list includes direct aid to named individuals such as Juana Y Cruz, Guy Hodge, Tania Rive, Loza Banesa, Yilda Sanchez, and others, all for financial hardship due to unforeseen circumstances.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN RAMIREZ | BUDA, TX | $124,083 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| DAISY FERNANDEZ | AUSTIN, TX | $61,176 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| SUZANNE SHIPLEY | GANDVIEW, TX | $60,835 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| ANA ALADRO | AUSTIN, TX | $56,733 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| AUSTIN ANGELS | BUDA, TX | $48,870 | 2026 | TO ASSIST AUSTIN ANGELS IN SUPPORTING FOSTER CHILDREN NEEDS |
| RYANN ENSELL | STEUBENVILLE, OH | $35,250 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| GUY HODGE | CLEBURNE, TX | $21,200 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| YILDA SANCHEZ | AUSTIN, TX | $12,930 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| DEISY QUESADA | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| JIMMY NOBLES | DALE, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| YUSELIS VALLE | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| JACK NOBLES | MANOR, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| BRAD NOBLES | GREENCASTLE, IN | $10,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| DAVID DE'LAUNEY | HOUSTON, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| AMANDA SPRY | WINTERSVILLE, OH | $3,600 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| DIANA AGUIRRE | AUSTIN, TX | $2,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | AUSTIN, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST MEALS ON WHEELS WITH PROVIDING MEALS FOR SENIORS AND HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS |
| JULIO MENDOZA | AUSTIN, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| AUSTIN ANGELS | BUDA, TX | $57,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST AUSTIN ANGELS IN SUPPORTING FOSTER CHILDREN NEEDS |
| JUANA Y CRUZ | AUSTIN, TX | $46,170 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| GUY HODGE | CLEBURNE, TX | $30,800 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| JAXON NOBLES | CEDAR PARK, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| BRAD NOBLES | GREENCASTLE, IN | $12,200 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| ASHLEY FISHER | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| JIMMY NOBLES | DALE, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| JACK NOBLES | MANOR, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| HILL COUNTRY SENIOR CENTER | DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST IN THE CHARITIES PURPOSE, TO PROVIDE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT GATHERS TO ENJOY FOOD, FRIENDS AND FELLOWSHIP. |
| DIANA AGUIRRE | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| DAVID DE'LAUNEY | HOUSTON, TX | $4,327 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| KEVIN NOBLES | GREENCASTLE, IN | $3,219 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| AUSTIN ANGELS | BUDA, TX | $63,350 | 2024 | TO ASSIST AUSTIN ANGELS IN SUPPORTING FOSTER CHILDREN NEEDS |
| TANIA RIVE | AUSTIN, TX | $27,355 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| LOZA BANESA | AUSTIN, TX | $27,197 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| YILDA SANCHEZ | AUSTIN, TX | $27,061 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| GUY HODGE | CLEBURNE, TX | $21,200 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| BRAD NOBLES | GREENCASTLE, IN | $15,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| JACK NOBLES | MANOR, TX | $14,500 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| GREATER EDWARDS AQUIFER ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST IN THE CHARITIES PURPOSE, TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE BROAD-BASED ADVOCACY FOR PROTECTION OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFIER |
| JIMMY NOBLES | DALE, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| AMANDA SPRY | STEUBENVILLE, OH | $7,415 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| ALEXIA NOBLES | GREENCASTLE, IN | $1,700 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| AUSTIN ANGELS | BUDA, TX | $1,487,399 | 2023 | TO ASSIST AUSTIN ANGELS IN SUPPORTING FOSTER CHILDREN NEEDS |
| GUY HODGE | CLEBURNE, TX | $15,150 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| MAGDELANO GALVIN | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES |
| VICTIMS OF HURICANE IAN | AUSTIN, TX | $4,413 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE AID FOR VICTIMS OF HURICAN IAN DIRECTLY AFTER THE EVENT |
| DAN POIRIER | AUSTIN, TX | $2,500 | 2023 | TO ASSIST WITH DEVELOPMENT OF EATING MACHINE FOR HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS |
SUSAN RAMIREZ
$124,083TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
DAISY FERNANDEZ
$61,176TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
SUZANNE SHIPLEY
$60,835TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
ANA ALADRO
$56,733TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
AUSTIN ANGELS
$48,870TO ASSIST AUSTIN ANGELS IN SUPPORTING FOSTER CHILDREN NEEDS
RYANN ENSELL
$35,250TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
GUY HODGE
$21,200TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
YILDA SANCHEZ
$12,930TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
DEISY QUESADA
$10,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
JIMMY NOBLES
$10,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
YUSELIS VALLE
$10,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
JACK NOBLES
$10,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
BRAD NOBLES
$10,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
DAVID DE'LAUNEY
$5,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
AMANDA SPRY
$3,600TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
DIANA AGUIRRE
$2,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
MEALS ON WHEELS
$1,000TO ASSIST MEALS ON WHEELS WITH PROVIDING MEALS FOR SENIORS AND HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS
JULIO MENDOZA
$1,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFOSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
AUSTIN ANGELS
$57,500TO ASSIST AUSTIN ANGELS IN SUPPORTING FOSTER CHILDREN NEEDS
JUANA Y CRUZ
$46,170TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
GUY HODGE
$30,800TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
JAXON NOBLES
$15,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
BRAD NOBLES
$12,200TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
ASHLEY FISHER
$10,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
JIMMY NOBLES
$10,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
JACK NOBLES
$10,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
HILL COUNTRY SENIOR CENTER
$5,000TO ASSIST IN THE CHARITIES PURPOSE, TO PROVIDE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT GATHERS TO ENJOY FOOD, FRIENDS AND FELLOWSHIP.
DIANA AGUIRRE
$5,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
DAVID DE'LAUNEY
$4,327TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
KEVIN NOBLES
$3,219TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
AUSTIN ANGELS
$63,350TO ASSIST AUSTIN ANGELS IN SUPPORTING FOSTER CHILDREN NEEDS
TANIA RIVE
$27,355TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
LOZA BANESA
$27,197TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
YILDA SANCHEZ
$27,061TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
GUY HODGE
$21,200TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
BRAD NOBLES
$15,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
JACK NOBLES
$14,500TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
GREATER EDWARDS AQUIFER ALLIANCE
$10,000TO ASSIST IN THE CHARITIES PURPOSE, TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE BROAD-BASED ADVOCACY FOR PROTECTION OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFIER
JIMMY NOBLES
$10,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
AMANDA SPRY
$7,415TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
ALEXIA NOBLES
$1,700TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
AUSTIN ANGELS
$1,487,399TO ASSIST AUSTIN ANGELS IN SUPPORTING FOSTER CHILDREN NEEDS
GUY HODGE
$15,150TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
MAGDELANO GALVIN
$10,000TO PROVIDE AID FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
VICTIMS OF HURICANE IAN
$4,413TO PROVIDE AID FOR VICTIMS OF HURICAN IAN DIRECTLY AFTER THE EVENT
DAN POIRIER
$2,500TO ASSIST WITH DEVELOPMENT OF EATING MACHINE FOR HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS
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