To support and fund mostly Catholic, educational, charitable, and religious activities primarily in South Texas.
The John G and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation’s recent grantmaking is marked by very large support to the Diocese of Corpus Christi, including three annual 10% income distribution grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern sits alongside a broader portfolio centered on Catholic education, religious institutions, and charitable work in South Texas. The foundation also backs capital projects and operational needs for parishes, diocesan offices, schools, shelters, and mission-related organizations. Across the recent grants list, Corpus Christi appears repeatedly, but the foundation’s reach extends through South Texas communities such as Laredo, San Juan, Brownsville, McAllen, Raymondville, and La Villa. Grants have supported cathedral and chancery renovations, parish repairs, tuition assistance, vocation support, and homeless outreach. The mix shows a funder that combines major discretionary support with targeted project funding for Catholic and community-serving institutions. Its portfolio also includes non-church charities. Mother Teresa Shelter in Corpus Christi received support for program work and homeless outreach, and Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi received mission support in multiple years. That combination of sectarian and non-sectarian grants reflects a foundation funding both Catholic infrastructure and local human services.
Catholic education is a core theme. The foundation gave $250,000 to Texas Catholic Conference for an Education Growth Fund and $200,000 to Archdiocese of San Antonio - Hope for the Future for tuition assistance. It also supported school-related needs with $225,000 to St Peter Catholic School for renovation and $200,000 to Catholic Schools Office Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston for emergency tuition assistance. Religious and parish infrastructure is another major area. Examples include $600,000 to Chancery Office of Corpus Christi for renovations, $500,000 to Corpus Christi Cathedral for a pipe organ replacement, and $250,000 to Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish of Raymondville for roof repair. The foundation also funded $178,000 to Sacred Heart Church McAllen for renovation of a former convent. Human services appear through grants such as $200,000 to Mother Teresa Shelter for homeless outreach and support and $200,000 to Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi for mission support. It also backed vocational formation with $200,000 to Office of Religious Vocations Diocese of Laredo.
Current and upcoming funding from John G and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations requesting fundraiser support must be eligible under the Foundation's criteria and submit required documents online. The Foundation prefers only one fundraiser request every 12 months from an organization.
Deadline: No specific deadline stated; requests are accepted online.
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$494.6M
$31.8M
$22.1M
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Sylvia Whitmore
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Typical awards cluster at a modest institutional scale: the p25 is $15,000, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $50,000. At the same time, the foundation makes occasional much larger commitments, especially for diocesan support and capital work. The recent record shows repeated grants to the same organizations across multiple years, including the Diocese of Corpus Christi and the Diocese of Victoria offices, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation operates as a grantmaking entity that funds nonprofit organizations in Texas, including both sectarian and non-sectarian categories, and it also accepts unsolicited requests through an online application process.
Giving is entirely Texas-based, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The heaviest concentration is in Corpus Christi, where grants went to the Diocese of Corpus Christi, the Chancery Office of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Cathedral, Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi, and Mother Teresa Shelter. Other recurring recipient cities include Laredo, San Juan, Brownsville, McAllen, San Antonio, Houston, Victoria, Raymondville, and La Villa. The pattern is strongly regional, centered on South Texas and the Diocese of Corpus Christi area.
It primarily funds Catholic educational, charitable, and religious organizations, especially in South Texas. The recent grants list includes dioceses, churches, Catholic schools, seminarian and vocation offices, shelters, and Catholic charities, along with some non-sectarian Texas nonprofits.
The typical award is relatively small, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $50,000. The recent record also includes much larger institutional grants, especially for diocesan support and capital projects.
Yes. The active grant programs state that the foundation accepts unsolicited requests, and applicants can access the online grant application through an eligibility quiz before submitting.
No. The foundation funds sectarian and non-sectarian Texas nonprofits. Recent grants show Catholic diocesan and parish institutions alongside human-service organizations such as shelters and Catholic charities.
Texas receives all recorded grants in the data, with especially strong concentration in South Texas and the Corpus Christi region. Corpus Christi appears repeatedly among recent recipients, joined by Laredo, San Juan, Brownsville, McAllen, San Antonio, Houston, Victoria, Raymondville, and La Villa.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diocese of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,918,015 | 2025 | 10% Income Distribution |
| Chancery Office of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $600,000 | 2025 | Renovations (2nd of 5 payments) |
| San Agustin Parish Hall | Laredo, TX | $252,800 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Texas Catholic Conference | Austin, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | Education Growth Fund |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission | La Villa, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | Repairs |
| Archdiocese of San Antonio - Hope for the Future | San Antonio, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | Tuition Assistance |
| Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | Mission Support |
| MissionParish Support - Diocese of Laredo | Laredo, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Mother Teresa Shelter | Corpus Christi, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | Program Support |
| Office of Evangelization and Catechesis - Diocese of Victoria | Victoria, TX | $154,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Parish & School Accounting Services - Diocese of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | Accounting Service |
| Catholic Schools of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | Tuition Assistance |
| Christ the King Diocesan Schools | Lubbock, TX | $140,000 | 2025 | Van purchase support |
| Immaculate Conception School - Rio Grande City | Rio Grande City, TX | $118,000 | 2025 | Repairs and operations |
| Diocese of Laredo - Facilities & Maintenance | Laredo, TX | $105,000 | 2025 | Ministry Support |
| Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church | La Joya, TX | $103,000 | 2025 | Paving & Church expansion |
| Diocese of Corpus Christi - Communications Dept | Corpus Christi, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Technology |
| Our Lady of St John of the Fields Parish | Mission, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Our Lady of Refuge Church | Refugio, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | AC Replacement |
| St Joseph & St Rita Monastery of Capuchin Poor Clare Nuns | Alamo, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Repairs |
| Diocese of Laredo - Office of Religious Vocations | Laredo, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Office of the Auxiliary Bishop - Diocese of Brownsville | San Juan, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Program Support |
| St Joseph the Worker Church | McAllen, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Construction |
| St John Vianney Residence for Retired Priests | Corpus Christi, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Operations and Maintenance Support |
| St Peter Catholic School | Houston, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | Security - IT Hardware |
| Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston - Catholic Schools Office | Houston, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | Tuition Assistance |
| St Mary Catholic Church | Santa Rosa, TX | $88,000 | 2025 | Plant Repairs |
| St Laurence Catholic School | Sugar Land, TX | $87,000 | 2025 | Special Education Program |
| Prince of Peace Parish | Lyford, TX | $85,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Incarnate Word Academy | Corpus Christi, TX | $85,000 | 2025 | Tuition Assistance - KMF Initiative |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Church | Escobares, TX | $80,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Immaculate Conception Cathedral | Brownsville, TX | $80,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| St Augustine Catholic High School | Laredo, TX | $80,000 | 2025 | Tuition Assistance - KMF Initiative |
| Saint John Paul II Catholic High School | Corpus Christi, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | Tuition Assistance - KMF Initiative |
| Diocese of Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Incarnate Word Academy | Corpus Christi, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | Construction and repairs |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic Church | Emory, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | Construction Completion Project |
| Diocese of Corpus Christi - Tribunal Office | Corpus Christi, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Mary Help of Christians Catholic School | Laredo, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | Tuition Assistance Initiative - KMF Initiative |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Church | Harlingen, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| St Frances Xavier Cabrini Church | Pharr, TX | $74,000 | 2025 | Two A/C Units |
| Seminarian Education - Fort Worth Diocese | Fort Worth, TX | $70,000 | 2025 | Program Support |
| St Joseph Academy of Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | $70,000 | 2025 | Tuition Assistance - KMF Initiative |
| St Thomas Aquinas Newman Center | Kingsville, TX | $70,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Diocese of Laredo - La Fe Magazine | Laredo, TX | $65,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Diocese of Laredo - IT Dept | Laredo, TX | $65,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| St Mary's Central Catholic School | Odessa, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | Safety program |
| Diocese of El Paso - Communications Office | El Paso, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Diocese of Laredo - Office of Sacramental Preparation | Laredo, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Diocese of Laredo - Dept of Catholic Schools | Laredo, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | Program support |
Diocese of Corpus Christi
$1,918,01510% Income Distribution
Chancery Office of Corpus Christi
$600,000Renovations (2nd of 5 payments)
San Agustin Parish Hall
$252,800Operational Support
Texas Catholic Conference
$250,000Education Growth Fund
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission
$250,000Repairs
Archdiocese of San Antonio - Hope for the Future
$200,000Tuition Assistance
Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi
$200,000Mission Support
MissionParish Support - Diocese of Laredo
$200,000Operational Support
Mother Teresa Shelter
$200,000Program Support
Office of Evangelization and Catechesis - Diocese of Victoria
$154,000Operational Support
Parish & School Accounting Services - Diocese of Corpus Christi
$150,000Accounting Service
Catholic Schools of Fort Worth
$150,000Tuition Assistance
Christ the King Diocesan Schools
$140,000Van purchase support
Immaculate Conception School - Rio Grande City
$118,000Repairs and operations
Diocese of Laredo - Facilities & Maintenance
$105,000Ministry Support
Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church
$103,000Paving & Church expansion
Diocese of Corpus Christi - Communications Dept
$100,000Technology
Our Lady of St John of the Fields Parish
$100,000Operational Support
Our Lady of Refuge Church
$100,000AC Replacement
St Joseph & St Rita Monastery of Capuchin Poor Clare Nuns
$100,000Repairs
Diocese of Laredo - Office of Religious Vocations
$100,000Operational Support
Office of the Auxiliary Bishop - Diocese of Brownsville
$100,000Program Support
St Joseph the Worker Church
$100,000Construction
St John Vianney Residence for Retired Priests
$100,000Operations and Maintenance Support
St Peter Catholic School
$90,000Security - IT Hardware
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston - Catholic Schools Office
$90,000Tuition Assistance
St Mary Catholic Church
$88,000Plant Repairs
St Laurence Catholic School
$87,000Special Education Program
Prince of Peace Parish
$85,000Operational Support
Incarnate Word Academy
$85,000Tuition Assistance - KMF Initiative
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
$80,000Operational Support
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
$80,000Operational Support
St Augustine Catholic High School
$80,000Tuition Assistance - KMF Initiative
Saint John Paul II Catholic High School
$75,000Tuition Assistance - KMF Initiative
Diocese of Brownsville
$75,000Operational Support
Incarnate Word Academy
$75,000Construction and repairs
St John the Evangelist Catholic Church
$75,000Construction Completion Project
Diocese of Corpus Christi - Tribunal Office
$75,000Operational Support
Mary Help of Christians Catholic School
$75,000Tuition Assistance Initiative - KMF Initiative
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
$75,000Operational Support
St Frances Xavier Cabrini Church
$74,000Two A/C Units
Seminarian Education - Fort Worth Diocese
$70,000Program Support
St Joseph Academy of Brownsville
$70,000Tuition Assistance - KMF Initiative
St Thomas Aquinas Newman Center
$70,000Operational Support
Diocese of Laredo - La Fe Magazine
$65,000Operational Support
Diocese of Laredo - IT Dept
$65,000Operational Support
St Mary's Central Catholic School
$60,000Safety program
Diocese of El Paso - Communications Office
$60,000Operational Support
Diocese of Laredo - Office of Sacramental Preparation
$60,000Operational Support
Diocese of Laredo - Dept of Catholic Schools
$60,000Program support