The Stan & Gerry Sigman Foundation concentrates its modest giving on local, community-focused organizations in and around Hondo/Medina County, TX. Its grants emphasize public safety and law enforcement support, community youth recreation, and local faith-based institutions, favoring practical, operational charitable support. The foundation appears to prioritize tangible community impact over national causes, funding a small number of organizations with mid-sized gifts.
A single $55,154 grant to Service Dogs of New Mexico stands out in The Stan & Gerry Sigman Foundation’s recent giving and shows how the funder combines larger support with tightly local charitable priorities. The foundation’s grants also include support for Medina County law enforcement, youth athletics in Hondo, and church-based community services, suggesting a pattern of practical operating help rather than broad national philanthropy. Recent awards range from five figures to mid-five figures, with recipients that include the Medina Co Sheriff's Office and Hondo Youth Athletic Association alongside service-dog programming in Sandia Park, New Mexico. In the foundation’s 2023 to 2025 grant history, the work appears centered on organizations that serve residents directly and carry out day-to-day community functions. That mix of public safety, youth recreation, and faith-based support gives the funder a clear local profile, while the service-dog grant shows that its reach can extend beyond Texas when the mission fits its charitable priorities.
Public safety is one of the foundation’s clearest themes. In 2024, it gave $28,621 to the Medina Co Sheriff's Office for charitable support, and in 2023 it awarded $27,000 to the Hondo Police Department for the same general purpose. Youth programming is another focus: the Hondo Youth Athletic Association received $25,000 in 2024 for charitable support tied to athletics and recreation in Hondo. Faith-based community services also appear in the record. The foundation granted $20,000 to First Baptist Church of Hondo in 2023 and $10,000 to First Baptist Church of Yancey in 2024, both as charitable gifts. Service dog work is represented by a 2023 grant of $8,000 to Service Dogs of New Mexico and a larger 2024 grant to the same organization.
Typical grants are mid-sized, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $27,810. The recent record suggests one-off or irregular support rather than a fixed multi-year award program, since individual recipients appear in only one year each in the data provided. The foundation is not a fund that makes program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals. Its grants are charitable, and the available record points to concentrated operating support for local institutions rather than highly segmented project funding.
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Most grants fall between $15K and $28K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$28K
About 71% of grants go to recipients in NM.
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Concentrated, place-based giving: a small number of mid-sized, one-off or irregular grants focused on local institutions rather than broad national funding. Funding is directed toward operational/charitable needs of public safety, youth programming, and church/community services.
Notable grantees: Service Dogs of New Mexico, Medina County Sheriff's Office, Hondo Police Department, Hondo Youth Athletic Association, First Baptist Church of Hondo
Giving is concentrated in Texas, with 71% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, but the top state by grant count is New Mexico. Hondo appears repeatedly in the recipient list, including grants to the Medina Co Sheriff's Office, Hondo Police Department, Hondo Youth Athletic Association, First Baptist Church of Hondo, and Hondo Independent School District. Outside Texas, the only named out-of-state recipient location in the recent grants is Sandia Park, New Mexico, through Service Dogs of New Mexico. All recorded grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants point to local law enforcement and public safety, youth athletics and recreation, faith-based community services, and service-dog programs. Examples include the Medina Co Sheriff's Office, Hondo Police Department, Hondo Youth Athletic Association, First Baptist Church of Hondo, and Service Dogs of New Mexico.
The foundation’s typical grant size is mid-sized: p25 is $15,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $27,810. Recent grants in the data range from $5,264 to $55,154.
Yes. Seventy-one percent of grants go to recipients in Texas, which is also the headquarters state. Hondo appears repeatedly among recipient locations, while New Mexico is the top state by grant count overall.
The record suggests irregular, one-off support. Each named recipient in the recent-grants list appears only once across the 2023 to 2025 data provided, rather than showing a repeated annual award pattern.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments, based on the data provided.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HONDO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | HONDO, TX | $5,264 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SERVICE DOGS OF NEW MEXICO | SANDIA PARK, NM | $55,154 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MEDINA CO SHERIFF'S OFFICE | HONDO, TX | $28,621 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| HONDO YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | HONDO, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF YANCEY | YANCEY, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| HONDO POLICE DEPARTMENT | HONDO, TX | $27,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HONDO | HONDO, TX | $20,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| SERVICE DOGS OF NEW MEXICO | SANDIA PARK, NM | $8,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
HONDO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$5,264CHARITABLE
SERVICE DOGS OF NEW MEXICO
$55,154CHARITABLE
MEDINA CO SHERIFF'S OFFICE
$28,621CHARITABLE
HONDO YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
$25,000CHARITABLE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF YANCEY
$10,000CHARITABLE
HONDO POLICE DEPARTMENT
$27,000CHARITABLE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HONDO
CHARITABLE
SERVICE DOGS OF NEW MEXICO
$8,000CHARITABLE