The Rothell Charitable Foundation of Central Texas concentrates support on a small number of social-service providers in Texas, with an emphasis on programs serving vulnerable children and families and on legal/advocacy services. Most grants are unrestricted support and are directed repeatedly to a few familiar organizations rather than widely distributed across many causes. Their giving also includes targeted workforce/vocational education support.
A recurring pattern stands out in The Rothell Charitable Foundation of Central Texas Inc’s recent giving: sizable support for St Jude’s Ranch and Texas Advocacy Project, paired with repeated unrestricted grants to a small set of Texas-based charities. The foundation’s largest recent grant was $60,000 to St Jude’s Ranch (sjrc Texas) in San Antonio, followed by $40,000 grants to St Jude’s Ranch in 2024 and to St Jude’s in Memphis in 2025. That mix points to a funder that supports both local Texas service providers and related child-serving institutions beyond the state. Its portfolio also shows consistency rather than broad dispersion. Texas Advocacy Project received $25,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, while several other organizations appear multiple times across years, usually with support designations. The foundation’s grants reach vulnerable children and families, at-risk youth in residential care, survivors of domestic violence, and participants in vocational training. Alongside those social-service and advocacy grants, it also backs culinary education and child-focused community organizations. The result is a focused grantmaker with a small, repeated set of partners and a clear preference for direct support.
One major theme is residential care for at-risk youth. The foundation awarded $60,000 to St Jude’s Ranch (sjrc Texas) in San Antonio in 2023 and $40,000 more in 2024, showing sustained support for a residential youth-serving provider. A second area is legal advocacy for survivors of domestic violence in Texas. Texas Advocacy Project in Austin received $25,000 in 2023, another $25,000 in 2024, and again $25,000 in 2025, all listed as support. The foundation also funds workforce and vocational education. In 2023 it gave $15,000 to Essoffer School of Cullinary Arts in Austin. Child welfare and family support appear as well, including grants to Friends of Wilco Child Welfare in Georgetown and Fostering Hope in Austin.
Typical grants are modest, with a p25 of $875, a median of $1,500, and a p75 of $2,250. That distribution sits alongside a small number of much larger awards, which suggests a core of lower-dollar community grants plus targeted larger support for select partners. The foundation appears to favor repeat relationships: Texas Advocacy Project, South Plains College, Round Rock Serving Center, Round Rock Police Foundation, Learning Bridge, Fostering Hope, Austin Angels, and Friends of Wilco Child Welfare each appear across multiple years. Grants are listed as support, and the available data points to concentrated, mostly unrestricted giving rather than an open application style.
$98K
$1.2M
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$138K
Most grants fall between $875 and $2K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$875
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$2K
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Concentrated giving: a small number of mid-to-large unrestricted grants concentrated among repeat grantees. Majority of dollars flow to 2–3 organizations rather than many one-off awards.
Notable grantees: St. Jude's Ranch (SJRC Texas), Texas Advocacy Project, St. Jude's (local/related chapter), Essoffer School of Culinary Arts
Giving is highly Texas-centered: 87% of grants went to recipients in Texas, and the top state by grant count is TX. Recent recipients cluster in Austin, Round Rock, San Antonio, Georgetown, Levelland, and New Braunfels. A smaller number of grants went outside Texas, including Memphis, Springfield, Daytona Beach, and Thomasville, but the overall pattern remains local and Texas-focused.
Its recent grants focus on social-service providers for vulnerable children and families, legal advocacy for domestic violence survivors in Texas, child-health and St. Jude-related organizations, and workforce or vocational education. Examples in the data include support for residential youth care, family welfare, and culinary training programs.
Yes. Texas is the top state by grant count, and 87% of grants went to recipients in TX. Recent Texas recipients include organizations in Austin, Round Rock, San Antonio, Georgetown, Levelland, and New Braunfels.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is relatively small: p25 is $875, median is $1,500, and p75 is $2,250. The recent list also shows a few larger awards, but most grants fall around the low-thousands range.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Texas Advocacy Project, South Plains College, Round Rock Serving Center, Round Rock Police Foundation, Learning Bridge, Fostering Hope, Austin Angels, and Friends of Wilco Child Welfare. That pattern suggests repeated relationships rather than one-time awards.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JUDE'S RANCH FOR CHILDREN | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $30,000 | 2026 | THERAPY FOR ABUSED/NEGLECTED CHILDRN |
| TEXAS ADVOCACY PROJECT | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT TO END VIOLENCE IN TEXAS |
| LEARNING BRIDGE | AUSTIN, TX | $11,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR FOSTER CHILDRN |
| URBAN ROOTS | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FARMING TO EDUCATE CHILDREN |
| SIMPLE SPARROW CARE FARM | HUTTO, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | THERAPY AND EDUCATION USING ANIMALS |
| AUSTIN ANGELS | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE |
| ILLUMINATING WARRIOR & FUTURE | AUSTIN, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDER |
| SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE | LEVELLAND, TX | $2,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUNG FEMALES |
| ISAIAH 117 | ELIZABETHTON, TN | $2,000 | 2026 | CARE FOR CHILDREN REMOVED FROM HOMES |
| ANNUNCIATION MATERNITY HOME | GEORGETOWN, TX | $2,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND CHILDREN |
| ROUND ROCK SERVING CENTER | ROUND ROCK, TX | $1,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS |
| YOUNG LIFE | ROUND ROCK, TX | $1,250 | 2026 | CHRIST CENTERED MINISTRY |
| FRIENDS OF WILCO CHILD WELFARE | GEORGETOWN, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOSTER CHILDREN |
| STEP N2 SUCCESS | ROUND ROCK, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | SHOES FOR ROUND ROCK STUDENTS |
| FOSTERING HOPE | AUSTIN, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | BUILD STRONGER FOSTER/ADOPT FAMILIES |
| TABLE OF GRACE | ROUND ROCK, TX | $750 | 2026 | PROVIDE STABLE HOME FOR CHILDREN |
| FOR EVERY CHILD | THOMASVILLE, NC | $750 | 2026 | PROVIDE FOOD/CLOTHING TO CHILDREN |
| WONDERS & WORRIES | AUSTIN, TX | $500 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN-INJURED PARENTS |
| CONVOY FOR HOPE | SPRINGFIELD, MO | $500 | 2026 | SUPPORT TO SERVE AND GIVE HOPE |
| AGAPE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | ROUND ROCK, TX | $500 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO PREGNANT MOTHERS |
| ST JUDE'S | MEMPHIS, TN | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| TEXAS ADVOCACY PROJECT | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE'S RANCH FOR CHILDREN | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| ROUND ROCK YOUNG LIFE | ROUND ROCK, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| FOSTERING HOPE | AUSTIN, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE | LEVELLAND, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| FOR EVERY CHILD | THOMASVILLE, NC | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| ROUND ROCK SERVING CENTER | ROUND ROCK, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| ILLUMINATED WARRIOR & FUTURE | AUSTIN, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| URBAN ROOTS | AUSTIN, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| AUSTIN ANGELS | AUSTIN, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF WILCO CHILD WELFARE | GEORGETOWN, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| STEP N2 SUCCESS | ROUND ROCK, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| LEARNING BRIDGE | AUSTIN, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| CONVOY FOR HOPE | SPRINGFIELD, MO | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| LPGA FOUNDATION | DAYTONA BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| TABLE OF GRACE | ROUND ROCK, TX | $750 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ROUND ROCK, TX | $600 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| AGAPE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | ROUND ROCK, TX | $500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| HOPE MOMMIES | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $400 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| ANNUNCIATION | GEORGETOWN, TX | $400 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| BOOK DRIVE FOR KIDS | LEWISVILLE, TX | $350 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| WONDERS & WORRIES | AUSTIN, TX | $250 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE'S RANCH (SJRC TEXAS) | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $40,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| TEXAS ADVOCACY PROJECT | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| HEROIC PATH TO LIGHT | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE | LEVELLAND, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| LPGA FOUNDATION | DAYTONA BEACH, FL | $3,600 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| ROUND ROCK SERVING CENTER | ROUND ROCK, TX | $3,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF WILCO CHILD WELFARE | GEORGETOWN, TX | $2,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
ST JUDE'S RANCH FOR CHILDREN
$30,000THERAPY FOR ABUSED/NEGLECTED CHILDRN
LEARNING BRIDGE
$11,000EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR FOSTER CHILDRN
URBAN ROOTS
$5,000SUPPORT FARMING TO EDUCATE CHILDREN
SIMPLE SPARROW CARE FARM
$5,000THERAPY AND EDUCATION USING ANIMALS
AUSTIN ANGELS
$5,000SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
ILLUMINATING WARRIOR & FUTURE
$2,500SUPPORT VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDER
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE
$2,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUNG FEMALES
ISAIAH 117
$2,000CARE FOR CHILDREN REMOVED FROM HOMES
ROUND ROCK SERVING CENTER
$1,500SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS
YOUNG LIFE
$1,250CHRIST CENTERED MINISTRY
FRIENDS OF WILCO CHILD WELFARE
$1,000SUPPORT FOSTER CHILDREN
STEP N2 SUCCESS
$1,000SHOES FOR ROUND ROCK STUDENTS
FOSTERING HOPE
$1,000BUILD STRONGER FOSTER/ADOPT FAMILIES
TABLE OF GRACE
$750PROVIDE STABLE HOME FOR CHILDREN
FOR EVERY CHILD
$750PROVIDE FOOD/CLOTHING TO CHILDREN
CONVOY FOR HOPE
$500SUPPORT TO SERVE AND GIVE HOPE
AGAPE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
$500ASSISTANCE TO PREGNANT MOTHERS
ST JUDE'S
$40,000SUPPORT
ST JUDE'S RANCH FOR CHILDREN
$5,000SUPPORT
ROUND ROCK YOUNG LIFE
$2,500SUPPORT
FOSTERING HOPE
$2,000SUPPORT
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE
$2,000SUPPORT
FOR EVERY CHILD
$1,500SUPPORT
ROUND ROCK SERVING CENTER
$1,500SUPPORT
ILLUMINATED WARRIOR & FUTURE
$1,500SUPPORT
URBAN ROOTS
$1,500SUPPORT
AUSTIN ANGELS
$1,500SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF WILCO CHILD WELFARE
$1,500SUPPORT
STEP N2 SUCCESS
$1,000SUPPORT
LEARNING BRIDGE
$1,000SUPPORT
CONVOY FOR HOPE
$1,000SUPPORT
TABLE OF GRACE
$750SUPPORT
AGAPE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
$500SUPPORT
HOPE MOMMIES
$400SUPPORT
BOOK DRIVE FOR KIDS
$350SUPPORT
ST JUDE'S RANCH (SJRC TEXAS)
$40,000SUPPORT
TEXAS ADVOCACY PROJECT
$25,000SUPPORT
HEROIC PATH TO LIGHT
$5,000SUPPORT
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE
$4,000SUPPORT
ROUND ROCK SERVING CENTER
$3,000SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF WILCO CHILD WELFARE
$2,000SUPPORT