The Oatman Hill Foundation concentrates its giving on local, community-focused nonprofits with a strong emphasis on education and basic human services. Its portfolio is dominated by one very large gift to a higher-education institution, supplemented by smaller, general operating contributions to faith-based organizations, food banks, healthcare providers, and regional arts and history groups. The foundation appears to favor place-based, service-oriented charities in the Seguin/New Braunfels area and nearby communities.
A $500,000 charitable contribution to St Marys University stands out in the Oatman Hill Foundation’s recent grant history and signals the scale of its support for education. Across the latest grants on file, the foundation pairs that large higher-education gift with smaller contributions to community-serving nonprofits, including Volunteers in Medicine in New Braunfels and New Braunfels Food Bank. The pattern is practical rather than programmatic: gifts are listed as charitable contributions, and the recipients include institutions tied to education, health access, food security, faith-based service, and local arts and history. The Oatman Hill Foundation’s giving is concentrated in organizations that serve residents directly. Its recent portfolio includes a mix of one large institutional grant and several modest awards that support operating needs or general charitable purposes. That combination suggests a funder that backs established nonprofits across multiple service areas, with a clear presence in the New Braunfels and Seguin area and nearby Texas communities. The foundation’s recent activity also reaches beyond a single sector, showing support for both civic institutions and basic human services.
Education is the clearest anchor in the Oatman Hill Foundation’s recent giving. The foundation awarded $500,000 to St Marys University for charitable contribution, making higher education the most visible line in its latest grant record. Beyond education, the foundation supports basic needs and community health. It gave $15,000 to Volunteers in Medicine in New Braunfels and $5,000 to Mckenna Healthcare Foundation, both pointing to local healthcare access. Food assistance is another recurring theme. New Braunfels Food Bank received $5,000, and Sos Food Bank also received $5,000, showing support for emergency food programs in the same community. The foundation also funds congregations and cultural organizations. Springs Community Church, Saint Martin's Lutheran Church, Greater New Braunfels Art Council, and The Sophienburg Museum & Archives each appear in the recent grants list.
The recent grant record is highly uneven in size. The median grant among the top 10 recent awards is $5,000, with the 25th percentile at about $5,000 and the 75th percentile at about $15,000; one $500,000 award to St Marys University sits far above the rest. That distribution shows a core of modest grants alongside one large institutional gift. The foundation’s grants on file are episodic and appear as charitable contributions rather than a formal application-driven program. The recent list shows multiple recipients in 2025, but only one year is visible here, so recurring support cannot be confirmed from the data provided.
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Highly concentrated: one very large, likely transformational grant to a college combined with several small, unrestricted/charitable contributions to a range of local service providers; favors one-off large commitments rather than many mid-size multi-year grants.
Notable grantees: St Marys University, Salvation Army, Volunteers in Medicine, New Braunfels Food Bank, Greater New Braunfels Art Council
The recent grants are entirely domestic: 10 grants to U.S. recipients. New Braunfels is the clearest hub, with multiple grants to organizations there, including Volunteers in Medicine, Mckenna Healthcare Foundation, New Braunfels Food Bank, Sos Food Bank, Greater New Braunfels Art Council, and The Sophienburg Museum & Archives. San Antonio also appears through St Marys University. Outside Texas, the only named recipient location is Alexandria, Virginia, through a grant to the Salvation Army.
Its recent grants go to universities, healthcare access groups, food banks, churches, and local arts or history organizations. The list includes St Marys University, Volunteers in Medicine, New Braunfels Food Bank, Springs Community Church, and The Sophienburg Museum & Archives.
Most of the recent awards are $5,000 gifts, with a smaller set at $15,000 and one much larger $500,000 grant. In the top 10 recent grants, the median is $5,000 and the 75th percentile is about $15,000.
New Braunfels is the main concentration in the recent list, with multiple recipients there across health, food, faith-based, arts, and history categories. San Antonio appears through St Marys University, and Alexandria, Virginia appears once through the Salvation Army.
The data shows several grants in the 2025 file, but only one year is visible in the recent-grants list. That makes it clear the foundation gave multiple awards in the same year, but it does not establish a longer recurring pattern across years.
Education is the clearest single focus in the recent grants because of the $500,000 charitable contribution to St Marys University. Other visible priorities include local food security, healthcare access, and community-based faith and cultural organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARYS UNIVERSITY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| MCKENNA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SPRINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SAINT MARTIN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| NEW BRAUNFELS FOOD BANK | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| GREATER NEW BRAUNFELS ART COUNCIL | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SOS FOOD BANK | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| THE SOPHIENBURG MUSEUM & ARCHIVES | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $4,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
ST MARYS UNIVERSITY
$500,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
SALVATION ARMY
$15,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE
$15,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
MCKENNA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
SPRINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
SAINT MARTIN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
NEW BRAUNFELS FOOD BANK
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
GREATER NEW BRAUNFELS ART COUNCIL
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
SOS FOOD BANK
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
THE SOPHIENBURG MUSEUM & ARCHIVES
$4,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION