Scanlan Foundation

About Scanlan Foundation

Scanlan Foundation’s recent grantmaking is organized around Roman Catholic work in Texas, with large awards flowing to dioceses, schools, and Catholic institutions that advance religious, educational, and charitable activity. The foundation’s mission, as stated, is to support religious, charitable, and educational institutions and works within the fifteen dioceses in Texas to further the Roman Catholic religion in the state. A recurring pattern in the grants list is support for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, including a $746,030 grant in 2023 for Catholic religious activities and a $516,463 grant in 2025 for Catholic religious, social and charitable activities. The same year-to-year continuity appears in school funding, such as grants of $500,000 in 2024 and 2025 to St Peter Catholic School in Houston for Catholic educational activities. The foundation also funds diocesan and higher-education partners across Texas, including the Diocese of Austin, the Archdiocese of San Antonio, the Diocese of Lubbock, and the University of St Thomas. Its active programs show a structured set of application pathways for campus ministry, higher education, dioceses, ministries, and Catholic high school tuition assistance.

What Scanlan Foundation Funds

Catholic education is one of the clearest through lines in the grants list. Scanlan Foundation gave $500,000 in 2025 to St Peter Catholic School in Houston for Catholic educational activities, and $155,936 in 2025 to the University of St Thomas in Houston for Catholic educational and social activities. Diocesan support is another major category. The Diocese of Austin received $285,000 in 2024 and $255,000 in 2025 to support Catholic religious, social and charitable activities, showing repeated backing for the same recipient. The foundation also funds campus and higher-education work through its active programs. Its Campus Ministry Grant Application, Higher Education Grant Application, and general grant sessions all name campus ministry, Catholic education, evangelization and discipleship, and vocations among the supported priorities. Charitable and social-service language appears directly in many awards, including grants to dioceses in Beaumont, Brownsville, and El Paso for Catholic religious, social and charitable activities.

How Scanlan Foundation Gives