The Denman Foundation concentrates its giving in the Spicewood, TX area with a clear focus on faith-based community infrastructure and local service programs. A majority of recent dollars supported a local United Methodist church's building fund, while the remainder funded a small community organization’s program operations, indicating an interest in strengthening local institutions that serve community needs. Grants are few but sizable relative to the foundation's total, and tend to be targeted rather than broadly distributed.
Concentrated, small-number grantmaking: few (3) grants totaling $75k with repeat funding to a single local church and one substantial grant to a community nonprofit; favors relatively large, targeted grants over many small awards.
Denman Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated support for Bee Creek United Methodist Church’s building fund, with $25,000 awarded in both 2023 and 2024. That pattern points to a funder that backs faith-based community infrastructure as well as local service organizations serving children, families, and neighborhood needs. The foundation’s grants are typically straightforward and targeted: the recent record includes program support for The Mosaic Center Inc., ministry gifts to The World Our Parish, and aid to community-serving groups in Texas and beyond. The grant list also shows a mix of church, youth, and service beneficiaries. Boys & Girls Club affiliates in Lufkin, Morristown, and Bandera appear alongside Helping Hand Crisis Ministry, fire department auxiliaries, and research support for Texas Children’s Hospital. Several recipients received repeat awards across consecutive years, suggesting the foundation often returns to organizations it already knows. Its recent activity is concentrated enough to be read as relationship-based philanthropy, with funding directed toward specific institutions rather than broad, open-ended giving.
Faith-based support is a clear thread in the recent record. Denman Foundation gave $25,000 in 2024 to Bee Creek United Methodist Church for its building fund, and it also awarded $15,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to The World Our Parish for a gift for the ministry. Helping Hand Crisis Ministry in Spicewood received $10,000 in both years for ministry support. Children’s activities and after-school programming are another visible area. The foundation gave $10,000 in 2024 to Boys & Girls Club of Lufkin for after school program support and $10,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to Boys & Girls Club of Morristown for children’s activities. Girls Inc Morristown Hamble also received $10,000 in 2023 and again in 2024 for children’s activities. Denman Foundation also made smaller grants to local service groups, including Boys & Girls Club of Bandera for support activity and fire department auxiliaries in Spicewood and Utopia for program support.
The typical grant size is $10,000, and the recent distribution is tightly clustered there, with p25, median, and p75 all at $10,000. That points to a largely standardized grant size, with a smaller number of larger awards at $15,000 and $25,000. The record also shows repeat support across years for several organizations, including faith-based and youth-serving recipients, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a private foundation with $1,651,480 in assets, and it gives regionally rather than nationally.
$290K
$1.7M
$83K
$154K
Most grants fall between $10K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 62% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Notable grantees: Bee Creek United Methodist Church, The Mosaic Center, Inc., Local faith-based/community nonprofits in Spicewood area
Denman Foundation gives most often in Texas, and 62% of its grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Texas recipients include Spicewood, Lufkin, Houston, Bandera, and Utopia. Outside Texas, grants reached Wilmore, Kentucky; Morristown, Tennessee; Palmetto Bay, Florida; and Tavernier, Florida. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the recent grant list.
The recent grant list is centered on faith-based organizations, children’s and youth programs, and local community services. Examples include church building support, ministry gifts, after-school programming, children’s activities, and program support for small nonprofits and volunteer fire departments.
Yes. Several recipients appear in consecutive years, including Bee Creek United Methodist Church, The Mosaic Center Inc, The World Our Parish, Boys & Girls Club of Morristown, Girls Inc Morristown Hamble, Everglades Foundation, Texas Children’s Hospital, Helping Hand Crisis Ministry, and Pedernales Fire Department Auxiliar.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000. In the recent grant data, p25, median, and p75 are all $10,000, showing that most awards cluster at that level even though a few grants are larger at $15,000 and $25,000.
Texas is the top state by grant count, and 62% of the grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Texas recipients include organizations in Spicewood, Lufkin, Houston, Bandera, and Utopia.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE MOSAIC CENTER INC | LUFKIN, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| BEE CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | SPICEWOOD, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | BUILDING FUND |
| THE WORLD OUR PARISH | WILMORE, KY | $15,000 | 2024 | GIFT FOR THE MINISTRY |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MORRISTOWN | MORRISTOWN, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES |
| HELPING HAND CRISIS MINISTRY | SPICEWOOD, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | GIFT FOR THE MINISTRY |
| GIRLS INC MORRISTOWN HAMBLE | MORRISTOWN, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES |
| TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT RESEARCH |
| CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION | TAVERNIER, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LUFKIN | LUFKIN, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| EVERGLADES FOUNDATION | PALMETTO BAY, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| UTOPIA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | UTOPIA, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| PEDERNALES FIRE DEPARTMENT AUXILIAR | SPICEWOOD, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BANDERA | BANDERA, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ACTIVITY |
| BEE CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | SPICEWOOD, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | BUILDING FUND |
| THE MOSAIC CENTER INC | LUFKIN, TX | $20,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| THE WORLD OUR PARISH | WILMORE, KY | $15,000 | 2023 | GIFT FOR THE MINISTRY |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MORRISTOWN | MORRISTOWN, TN | $10,000 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES |
| EVERGLADES FOUNDATION | PALMETTO BAY, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LUFKIN | LUFKIN, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT RESEARCH |
| CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION | TAVERNIER, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HELPING HAND CRISIS MINISTRY | SPICEWOOD, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | GIFT FOR THE MINISTRY |
| GIRLS INC MORRISTOWN HAMBLE | MORRISTOWN, TN | $10,000 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BANDERA | BANDERA, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ACTIVITY |
| PEDERNALES FIRE DEPARTMENT AUXILIAR | SPICEWOOD, TX | $2,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| UTOPIA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | UTOPIA, TX | $2,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT PROGRAM |
THE MOSAIC CENTER INC
$25,000SUPPORT PROGRAM
BEE CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$25,000BUILDING FUND
THE WORLD OUR PARISH
$15,000GIFT FOR THE MINISTRY
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MORRISTOWN
$10,000CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
HELPING HAND CRISIS MINISTRY
$10,000GIFT FOR THE MINISTRY
GIRLS INC MORRISTOWN HAMBLE
$10,000CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$10,000SUPPORT RESEARCH
CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAM
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LUFKIN
$10,000AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
EVERGLADES FOUNDATION
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAM
UTOPIA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$5,000SUPPORT PROGRAM
PEDERNALES FIRE DEPARTMENT AUXILIAR
$5,000SUPPORT PROGRAM
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BANDERA
$5,000SUPPORT ACTIVITY
BEE CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$25,000BUILDING FUND
THE MOSAIC CENTER INC
$20,000SUPPORT PROGRAM
THE WORLD OUR PARISH
$15,000GIFT FOR THE MINISTRY
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MORRISTOWN
$10,000CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
EVERGLADES FOUNDATION
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAM
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LUFKIN
$10,000AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$10,000SUPPORT RESEARCH
CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAM
HELPING HAND CRISIS MINISTRY
$10,000GIFT FOR THE MINISTRY
GIRLS INC MORRISTOWN HAMBLE
$10,000CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BANDERA
$5,000SUPPORT ACTIVITY
PEDERNALES FIRE DEPARTMENT AUXILIAR
$2,500SUPPORT PROGRAM
UTOPIA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$2,500SUPPORT PROGRAM