The Abe & Annie Seibel Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving on education within Texas, directing very large, single grants to schooling institutions and higher education. Their support appears focused on institutional-level educational initiatives—likely capital, program support, or endowments—rather than many small community grants. The foundation gives infrequently but at high dollar amounts to a small number of beneficiaries.
Highly concentrated: very few, very large one-off grants (multi-million-dollar) to educational institutions in Texas rather than broad, distributed small grants; appears to favor repeat institutional beneficiaries or major capital/endowment-style gifts.
Abe&annie Seibel Foundation G08110 C/o Frost Bank makes large, education-centered grants in Texas, with all recent recipient activity tied to the state. Its latest grants show a clear pattern of institutional support: two of the largest awards went to “Students - Sch Attached” programs, indicating funding routed through school-connected student support, while other major gifts reached the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M in College Station. That mix points to a foundation that favors established educational institutions and structured programs over broad, small-dollar community giving. The foundation’s grantmaking is notably concentrated in high-dollar, one-off awards. Rather than spreading funds across many grantees, it directs substantial resources to a small set of beneficiaries. In the recent record, the grantee list includes student-attached education programs and major public universities, which suggests an emphasis on higher education access, school-linked student support, and institutional educational capacity. The foundation’s scholarship activity through Frost also aligns with that education focus, extending support to Texas students pursuing college, technical and trade schools, or graduate study.
Education is the foundation’s central theme, and the named recent grants show that emphasis at scale. Two of the largest awards went to “Students - Sch Attached” programs in Texas, pointing to support for school-connected student services rather than general community funding. Public higher education also appears prominently. The foundation gave $2,300,000 to the University of Texas in Austin for educational purposes and $1,995,043 to Texas A&M in College Station for educational purposes, indicating direct support for major Texas universities. Its scholarship activity reinforces the same pattern. Frost’s scholarship programs include support for exceptional students in Texas pursuing college, qualified technical and trade schools, or graduate programs, as well as scholarships for full-time undergraduate and graduate students at not-for-profit educational institutions.
Typical grant size is in the multimillion-dollar range: the 25th percentile is $2,354,201, the median is $2,713,358, and the 75th percentile is $3,072,516. The recent record also shows that the foundation gives infrequently and at high dollar amounts, with a small number of large awards rather than many smaller ones. All recorded grants in the data go to recipients in Texas, matching its local geographic scope. The foundation does not fund individuals directly, and the available profile points to institutional support rather than program-related investments or broad open solicitation outside the listed scholarship programs.
$5.1M
$36.1M
$6.9M
$6M
Most grants fall between $2.4M and $3.1M, with a median of $2.7M.
25th Percentile
$2.4M
Median
$2.7M
75th Percentile
$3.1M
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Notable grantees: Texas A&M, STUDENTS - SCH ATTACHED (school-associated student programs), Local K–12 schools or school systems in Galveston (inferred)
Grantmaking is entirely in Texas: 100% of grants in the provided record went to recipients in the HQ state. The named recipients are centered in Austin and College Station, with additional awards to Texas-based student-attached programs. The foundation’s local scope shows a tight geographic footprint, focused on in-state educational institutions and school-connected programs rather than a multi-state or national pattern.
Its recent grants are concentrated in education, especially Texas public higher education and school-attached student programs. The largest named awards in the record went to the University of Texas in Austin and Texas A&M in College Station, and two other major grants went to student-attached educational programs in Texas.
The foundation gives very large grants. The typical grant size is $2,354,201 at the 25th percentile, $2,713,358 at the median, and $3,072,516 at the 75th percentile.
All of the grants in the provided record go to Texas recipients. The grant count distribution shows 100% of grants in the HQ state, with named recipient cities including Austin and College Station.
Yes. Frost administers scholarship programs that support exceptional students in Texas pursuing college, qualified technical and trade schools, or graduate programs. Another listed scholarship supports full-time undergraduate and graduate students attending not-for-profit educational institutions.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUDENTS - SCH ATTACHED | VARIOUS, TX | $3,431,674 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| STUDENTS - SCH ATTACHED | VARIOUS, TX | $2,849,154 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $2,300,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| TEXAS AM | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $1,995,043 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| STUDENTS - SCH ATTACHED | VARIOUS, TX | $3,325,785 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| TEXAS AM | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $2,400,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
STUDENTS - SCH ATTACHED
$3,431,674EDUCATIONAL
STUDENTS - SCH ATTACHED
$2,849,154EDUCATIONAL
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
$2,300,000EDUCATIONAL
TEXAS AM
$1,995,043EDUCATIONAL
STUDENTS - SCH ATTACHED
$3,325,785EDUCATIONAL
TEXAS AM
$2,400,000EDUCATIONAL