The Kelly Field Heritage Foundation prioritizes hands-on aerospace and STEM education in the San Antonio region, funding experiential programs that connect youth to aviation, drones, space science, and analog research. They favor partnerships with local institutions and specialty foundations that run competitions, cohort-based school programs, and public science museum initiatives. Their grants often serve as title sponsorships or multi-year program donations to support operational delivery of targeted educational experiences.
Kelly Field Heritage Foundation Inc has backed a clear line of aerospace and STEM education in San Antonio, with recent support ranging from a $205,600 general-support grant to the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology to a $164,430 educational program grant to WEX Foundation for the 2025-2026 Lunar Caves Analog Test Sites Educational Program. The pattern shows a funder that supports hands-on learning rather than broad, undirected philanthropy. Their grants are directed to local institutions and specialty organizations that run school-year cohorts, field-based experiences, and public science programs tied to aviation, drones, space science, and analog research. Another large grant went to The Dee Howard Foundation, first for general support and then for a title sponsorship tied to a regional drone competition and a 2024-2026 program donation. The foundation also gave to Space Exploration Academy Foundation Inc for a first-cohort school-year donation, reinforcing a focus on early participation in structured STEM programming. Across the recent grants provided, every recipient is in Texas and every grant is in the San Antonio area.
Aerospace and aviation education is one of the foundation’s core themes. It gave $150,000 to The Dee Howard Foundation for title sponsorship of a regional drone competition and a 2024-2026 program donation, linking youth STEM participation to aviation-related competition and delivery. Space science is another visible priority: Kelly Field Heritage Foundation Inc awarded $164,430 to WEX Foundation for the 2025-2026 Lunar Caves Analog Test Sites Educational Program, a field-based learning model centered on analog research. It also supported school-year participation with a $47,000 donation to Space Exploration Academy Foundation Inc for a first cohort in the 2024-2025 school year. Museum-based STEM learning appears as well, through $205,600 in general support to the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology.
Typical awards are large: the 25th percentile is $120,000, the median is $150,000, and the 75th percentile is $151,046. That cluster suggests a narrow grant-size band with a few larger awards near the top of the range. The recent grants show repeat funding to the same organizations across consecutive years, including WEX Foundation and The Dee Howard Foundation, which points to ongoing support rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is not giving to individuals and is not making program-related investments. The available grants also indicate a program-oriented pattern, with general support, title sponsorship, and program-donation language appearing alongside specific educational project funding.
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Most grants fall between $120K and $151K, with a median of $150K.
25th Percentile
$120K
Median
$150K
75th Percentile
$151K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants (several six-figure awards) with repeat multi-year support to a few core partners rather than many one-off donations.
Notable grantees: The Dee Howard Foundation, Wex Foundation, San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology, Space Exploration Academy Foundation Inc
The foundation’s giving is fully concentrated in Texas, and the recent grants shown all went to recipients in San Antonio. Named grantees include the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology, WEX Foundation, The Dee Howard Foundation, and Space Exploration Academy Foundation Inc. The distribution provided shows 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state, which in this case is also the top state by grant count. No grants in the supplied data went outside the U.S.
It supports hands-on aerospace and STEM education, especially programs tied to aviation, drones, space science, and analog research. Recent grants include support for a lunar caves analog educational program, a regional drone competition, a museum-based STEM initiative, and a first-cohort school-year program.
The recent grants show recurring support to the same organizations across multiple years. WEX Foundation appears in 2024, 2025, and 2026 grants, and The Dee Howard Foundation appears in both 2024 and 2025, including a title sponsorship and program donation tied to a multi-year effort.
The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped. The 25th percentile is $120,000, the median is $150,000, and the 75th percentile is $151,046. That suggests most awards fall around the $150,000 level, with a few smaller or larger exceptions.
Its giving is local and fully concentrated in Texas. Every grant in the supplied recent-grants list went to a recipient in San Antonio, and the country distribution shows 100% of grants to U.S. recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEX Foundation | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $164,430 | 2026 | 2025-2026 Lunar Caves Analog Test Sites Educational Program |
| WEX Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $151,394 | 2025 | 2024-2025 Lunar Caves Analog Test Sites Educational Program |
| The Dee Howard Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | Title Sponsorship for Regional Drone Competition and 2024-2026 Program Donation |
| Space Exploration Academy Foundation Inc | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $47,000 | 2025 | Donation for First Cohort in 2024-2025 School Year |
| San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology | San Antonio, TX | $205,600 | 2024 | General Support |
| The Dee Howard Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $150,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Wex Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $110,000 | 2024 | General Support |
WEX Foundation
$164,4302025-2026 Lunar Caves Analog Test Sites Educational Program
WEX Foundation
$151,3942024-2025 Lunar Caves Analog Test Sites Educational Program
The Dee Howard Foundation
$150,000Title Sponsorship for Regional Drone Competition and 2024-2026 Program Donation
Space Exploration Academy Foundation Inc
$47,000Donation for First Cohort in 2024-2025 School Year
San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology
$205,600General Support
The Dee Howard Foundation
$150,000General Support
Wex Foundation
$110,000General Support