Protects vulnerable children, strengthens families, transforms lives for generations and serves senior adults through Christ-centered values.
Buckner Foundation Inc channels most of its recent giving into a family of related organizations in Dallas, with general support recurring across Buckner International, Buckner Children and Family Services Inc, Buckner Retirement Services Inc, and Buckner Senior Living Inc. That pattern points to a foundation funding the core capacity of its own operating ecosystem rather than a broad external grant portfolio. The largest recent grant in the file was $24,629,187 to Buckner International in 2025 for general support, followed by $22,705,755 in 2024 and $20,905,905 in 2023 to the same organization, showing a multi-year commitment at a very large scale. Other major grants supported children and family services, retirement services, and senior living, all through unrestricted support. The foundation’s stated work includes foster care and adoption, family hope centers, family pathways, senior living, maternity services, family support services, humanitarian aid, and legacy and planned giving. Recent grant records also include Rio Grande Children's Home Inc and Baptist Memorials Ministries, extending support into other mission-aligned organizations in Texas.
Family and child welfare is a central theme in the recent record. Buckner Foundation Inc gave $13,644,293 in 2023 and $10,849,085 in 2024 to Buckner Children and Family Services Inc, both for general support, and also supported Rio Grande Children's Home Inc with $281,819 in 2024 and $160,483 in 2025. Senior services are another clear priority: the foundation awarded $10,465,046 in 2025 to Buckner Retirement Services Inc and $7,511,252 in 2025 to Buckner Senior Living Inc, again as general support. It also made smaller general-support grants to Tarrant County Senior Living Center Inc and Baptist Memorials Ministries, indicating attention to senior living and related ministry work. Across these areas, the common thread is unrestricted support for organizations tied to care, housing, and family stability.
The grant-size profile is wide. Typical awards sit at a median of $1,604,654, with a lower quartile of $220,061 and an upper quartile of $12,246,689. Recent giving is heavily recurring: Buckner International appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Buckner Children and Family Services Inc appears in all three years as well; and Buckner Retirement Services Inc also appears across multiple years. The foundation appears to be an operating family foundation or institutional funder tied to the Buckner network, and the recent grants are consistently listed as general support, unrestricted funding, or core support. No application process is shown in the data.
$57.2M
$547.1M
$56.1M
$57.4M
Most grants fall between $220K and $12.2M, with a median of $1.6M.
25th Percentile
$220K
Median
$1.6M
75th Percentile
$12.2M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TX.
DR ALBERT REYES
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Grantmaking is fully concentrated in Texas: 100% of grants in the file go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and Texas is also the top state by grant count. Dallas is the main recipient city, with Buckner International, Buckner Children and Family Services Inc, Buckner Retirement Services Inc, Buckner Senior Living Inc, Tarrant County Senior Living Center Inc, and Rio Grande Children's Home Inc all listed there. The only other Texas recipient cities in the recent file are San Angelo, through Baptist Memorials Ministries. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The recent grants center on Buckner-affiliated organizations and related mission work in children and family services, retirement services, senior living, and humanitarian or ministry support. Examples in the file include Buckner International, Buckner Children and Family Services Inc, Buckner Retirement Services Inc, Buckner Senior Living Inc, Rio Grande Children's Home Inc, and Baptist Memorials Ministries.
The grants are consistently listed as general support. The philosophy tags also point to unrestricted funding, general operating support, and core organizational support, so the pattern is flexible funding rather than project-specific awards.
The record shows recurring support. Buckner International received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Buckner Children and Family Services Inc also appears in all three years; and Buckner Retirement Services Inc appears across multiple years as well.
All 19 grants in the recent file go to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants are to organizations in Texas. Dallas is the dominant recipient city, with additional grants in San Angelo and Lenexa, Kansas.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL | DALLAS, TX | $24,629,187 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUCKNER RETIREMENT SERVICES INC | DALLAS, TX | $10,465,046 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUCKNER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INC | DALLAS, TX | $10,341,292 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUCKNER SENIOR LIVING INC | DALLAS, TX | $7,511,252 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TARRANT COUNTY SENIOR LIVING CENTER INC | DALLAS, TX | $3,175,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IMPACT INVESTING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | LENEXA, KS | $900,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RIO GRANDE CHILDREN'S HOME INC | DALLAS, TX | $160,483 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BAPTIST MEMORIALS MINISTRIES | SAN ANGELO, TX | $43,355 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL | DALLAS, TX | $22,705,755 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUCKNER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INC | DALLAS, TX | $10,849,085 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUCKNER RETIREMENT SERVICES INC | DALLAS, TX | $10,328,031 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RIO GRANDE CHILDREN'S HOME INC | DALLAS, TX | $281,819 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUCKNER SENIOR LIVING INC | DALLAS, TX | $37,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BAPTIST MEMORIALS MINISTRIES | SAN ANGELO, TX | $31,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL | DALLAS, TX | $20,905,905 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUCKNER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INC | DALLAS, TX | $13,644,293 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUCKNER RETIREMENT SERVIES INC | DALLAS, TX | $1,604,654 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUCKNER SENIOR LIVING | DALLAS, TX | $347,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RIO GRANDE CHILDREN'S HOME INC | DALLAS, TX | $158,303 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL
$24,629,187GENERAL SUPPORT
BUCKNER RETIREMENT SERVICES INC
$10,465,046GENERAL SUPPORT
BUCKNER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INC
$10,341,292GENERAL SUPPORT
BUCKNER SENIOR LIVING INC
$7,511,252GENERAL SUPPORT
TARRANT COUNTY SENIOR LIVING CENTER INC
$3,175,000GENERAL SUPPORT
IMPACT INVESTING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
$900,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RIO GRANDE CHILDREN'S HOME INC
$160,483GENERAL SUPPORT
BAPTIST MEMORIALS MINISTRIES
$43,355GENERAL SUPPORT
BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL
$22,705,755GENERAL SUPPORT
BUCKNER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INC
$10,849,085GENERAL SUPPORT
BUCKNER RETIREMENT SERVICES INC
$10,328,031GENERAL SUPPORT
RIO GRANDE CHILDREN'S HOME INC
$281,819GENERAL SUPPORT
BUCKNER SENIOR LIVING INC
$37,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BAPTIST MEMORIALS MINISTRIES
$31,500GENERAL SUPPORT
BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL
$20,905,905GENERAL SUPPORT
BUCKNER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INC
$13,644,293GENERAL SUPPORT
BUCKNER RETIREMENT SERVIES INC
$1,604,654GENERAL SUPPORT
BUCKNER SENIOR LIVING
$347,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RIO GRANDE CHILDREN'S HOME INC
$158,303GENERAL SUPPORT