The TWF Foundation concentrates its giving on Catholic and Christian faith-based institutions, especially campus ministries, parochial schools, and seminaries, while also supporting international missionary work. It makes several very large, multi-hundred-thousand to multi-million dollar gifts to a small number of organizations (often repeatedly) and occasionally funds non-religious causes such as medical research or university athletics projects.
The Twf Foundation’s recent giving is marked by very large gifts to a small set of faith-based institutions, led by a $2,000,000 grant to the University Catholic Center in Los Angeles for general support. That pattern appears alongside repeated support for campus ministry, Catholic education, and seminary formation. The foundation also backs international missionary work, including grants to Ywam Costa Rica in Nicoya and Ywam San Jose. Within its faith-centered portfolio, the foundation has funded university Catholic centers, Jesuit and Ursuline schools, and seminary-related efforts. Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas received $1,000,000 for general support, while Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving has appeared multiple times with $100,000 grants tied to its annual benefit. The giving record also shows that the foundation is willing to extend beyond strictly religious institutions when it identifies a fit, with support for a medical research charity and a university athletics foundation among the recent awards. The result is a grantmaker that combines large operating gifts with repeat support for selected organizations, especially in Catholic and Christian settings.
Catholic campus ministry is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s grantmaking. The University Catholic Center in Los Angeles received $2,000,000 for general support, and Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas received $1,000,000. Education support extends into the K–12 and seminary sectors. Ursuline in Pepper Pike, Ohio, received $100,000 in 2025 and two additional grants of $66,667 in 2024 and 2023, all for general support. Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving, Texas, received $100,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the 19th Annual Spes Gregis Holy Trinity Seminary Benefit. The foundation also funds missionary and outreach work in Costa Rica and San Jose through Ywam Costa Rica and Ywam San Jose, showing a recurring interest in Christian ministry beyond the United States.
Typical grant size sits at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $45,000 at the median, and $83,333 at the 75th percentile. The pattern is shaped by a few large operating gifts alongside many mid-sized awards. Recurrence is common: Holy Trinity Seminary, Ursuline, Ywam Costa Rica, Ywam San Jose, Texas A&M University, Cornell University, and International Rett Syndrome Foundation all appear in multiple years. The foundation gives as a private foundation, not to individuals, and the recent record includes both general support and purpose-specific grants tied to benefits, capital projects, and annual funding cycles.
$5.7M
$52.6M
$52.1M
$5.9M
Most grants fall between $25K and $83K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$83K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Twf Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 33 | $5.9M | 86.8% |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 5 |
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small roster of repeat grantees; a mix of one-off capital gifts and recurring support for faith-based institutions, with occasional diversified gifts (medical research) and geographic reach including local Texas and Central America.
Notable grantees: University Catholic Center, 12th Man Foundation (Texas A&M athletics), YWAM Costa Rica / YWAM San José, Jesuit College Preparatory School, Holy Trinity Seminary
Most grants go to U.S. recipients, and 57% of grants are to organizations in Texas, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Dallas. College Station appears repeatedly through Texas A&M University and the 12th Man Foundation, while Dallas, Irving, Los Angeles, and Pepper Pike also show up in the recent grants list. Outside the United States, the recipient country distribution includes 4 grants to CS, reflecting the Costa Rica-based Ywam awards.
Its recent grants focus on Catholic and Christian institutions, especially campus ministries, Jesuit and Ursuline schools, seminaries, and missionary organizations. The record also includes support for medical research and a university athletics foundation.
Recurring support is common. Holy Trinity Seminary received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Ursuline received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Ywam Costa Rica and Ywam San Jose also appear across multiple years.
The grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $25,000, a median of $45,000, and a 75th percentile of $83,333. The recent file also includes several larger awards above $1 million.
Texas receives 57% of the grants in the recent data, with repeated awards in Dallas, Irving, and College Station. The country distribution is mostly U.S.-based, with 4 grants to Costa Rica.
No. Most of the record is faith-based, but the recent grants also include the International Rett Syndrome Foundation for cure-related fundraising and Texas A&M University for the Mike and Beverly Rowlett Industrial Distribution Building.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $1.4M |
13.2% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 12TH MAN FOUNDATION | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $1,160,000 | 2025 | KYLE FIELD SOUTH SUITE CAPITAL AND SOCCER VIDEO BOARD |
| YWAM COSTA RICA | NICOYA | $1,102,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | DALLAS, TX | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| URSULINE | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY | IRVING, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | 19TH ANNUAL SPES GREGIS HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY BENEFIT |
| INTERNATIONAL RETT SYNDROME FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | 2022 CURE FOR CATA |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $55,000 | 2025 | MIKE AND BEVERLY ROWLETT INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION BUILDING |
| ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION | ANNAPOLIS, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YWAM SAN JOSE | SAN JOSE | $41,715 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE TRIBE FOUNDATION - 22KILL | FORT WORTH, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHRIST THE KING | MILTON FREEWATER, OR | $5,050 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAINT MONICA'S | LINCOLN, NE | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $3,000 | 2025 | THE HOMILETICS FUND |
| 12TH MAN FOUNDATION | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $130,000 | 2024 | KYLE FIELD SOUTH SUITE CAPITAL AND SOCCER VIDEO BOARD |
| HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY | IRVING, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | 19TH ANNUAL SPES GREGIS HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY BENEFIT |
| CATHOLIC FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $83,333 | 2024 | THE HOMILETICS FUND |
| URSULINE | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $66,667 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YWAM COSTA RICA | NICOYA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | MIKE AND BEVERLY ROWLETT INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION BUILDING |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA, NY | $37,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL RETT SYNDROME FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $25,000 | 2024 | 2022 CURE FOR CATA |
| YCP - YOUNG CATHOLIC PROFESSIONALS | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE TRIBE FOUNDATION - 22KILL | FORT WORTH, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAINT MONICA'S | LINCOLN, NE | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 12TH MAN FOUNDATION | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $340,000 | 2023 | KYLE FIELD SOUTH SUITE CAPITAL AND SOCCER VIDEO BOARD |
| YWAM SAN JOSE | SAN JOSE | $195,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY | IRVING, TX | $100,000 | 2023 | 19TH ANNUAL SPES GREGIS HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY BENEFIT |
| CATHOLIC FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $83,333 | 2023 | THE HOMILETICS FUND |
| URSULINE | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $66,667 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | MIKE AND BEVERLY ROWLETT INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION BUILDING |
| YWAM COSTA RICA | NICOYA | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA, NY | $37,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL RETT SYNDROME FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $25,000 | 2023 | 2022 CURE FOR CATA |
| SRS RAISE THE ROOF FOUNDATION | MCKINNEY, TX | $22,300 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHERWOOD FOREST CLUB BOYS AND GIRLS SUMMER CAMP INC | SHERWOOD FOREST, MD | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE TRIBE FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | $7,700 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAINT MONICA'S | LINCOLN, NE | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC CENTER
$2,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KYLE FIELD SOUTH SUITE CAPITAL AND SOCCER VIDEO BOARD
YWAM COSTA RICA
$1,102,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
URSULINE
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY
$100,00019TH ANNUAL SPES GREGIS HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY BENEFIT
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
$55,000MIKE AND BEVERLY ROWLETT INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION BUILDING
ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
YWAM SAN JOSE
$41,715GENERAL SUPPORT
ONE TRIBE FOUNDATION - 22KILL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHRIST THE KING
$5,050GENERAL SUPPORT
SAINT MONICA'S
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CATHOLIC FOUNDATION
$3,000THE HOMILETICS FUND
KYLE FIELD SOUTH SUITE CAPITAL AND SOCCER VIDEO BOARD
HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY
$100,00019TH ANNUAL SPES GREGIS HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY BENEFIT
CATHOLIC FOUNDATION
$83,333THE HOMILETICS FUND
URSULINE
$66,667GENERAL SUPPORT
YWAM COSTA RICA
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
$50,000MIKE AND BEVERLY ROWLETT INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION BUILDING
YCP - YOUNG CATHOLIC PROFESSIONALS
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ONE TRIBE FOUNDATION - 22KILL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAINT MONICA'S
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KYLE FIELD SOUTH SUITE CAPITAL AND SOCCER VIDEO BOARD
YWAM SAN JOSE
$195,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY
$100,00019TH ANNUAL SPES GREGIS HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY BENEFIT
CATHOLIC FOUNDATION
$83,333THE HOMILETICS FUND
URSULINE
$66,667GENERAL SUPPORT
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
$50,000MIKE AND BEVERLY ROWLETT INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION BUILDING
YWAM COSTA RICA
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SHERWOOD FOREST CLUB BOYS AND GIRLS SUMMER CAMP INC
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ONE TRIBE FOUNDATION
$7,700GENERAL SUPPORT
SAINT MONICA'S
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT