Grants awarded
Who does Buena Vista Foundation fund?
Buena Vista Foundation has awarded $8.6 million across 276 grants to 107 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $7,500, with most between $3,000 and $40,000.
Total awarded
$8.6M
Typical grant
$8K
Grantees
107
Grants
276
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| C Communities in Schools | $1.1M | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Edward's University | $815K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
United Way for Greater Austin
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$469K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$418K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $400K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Austin Ed Fund | $368K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Univ of Texas Elementary School | $275K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Austin Education Fund | $267K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St David's Episcopal Church | $253K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $245K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Texas at Austin College of Education | $232K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Univ of Texas at Austinblanton Museum | $220K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$200K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $190K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood Greater Texas | $180K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Texas Book Festival
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$154K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U United Way for Greater Austin | $132K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $130K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$125K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| R Retina Foundation | $125K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| S Social Good Fund INC | $120K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| A Austin Community Foundation | $120K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Univ of Texas at Austindell Medical | $120K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
St David's Foundation Community Fund
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$108K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U University of Texas at Austin | $100K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Austin Pals Campaign for the Future | $100K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mainspring School | $95K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Power for Parkinson's | $80K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Texas Tribune INC
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$77K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| S Social Good Fund - Austin 2030 | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Teach for America - Austin | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Texas State History Museum Foundation
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$72K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U Univ of Texas at Austindevelopment Ofc | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $58K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Rooted Wholeway House INC | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I I Live Here I Give Here | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
| S St David's Foundation Community Fund | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Austin Ymbl Sunshine Camp
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$48K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$35K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Avance - Austin | $30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$26K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
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$24K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| F Friends of the Lbj Library | $22K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Waco Foundation
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$18K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| C Choice-Filled Lives Enterprise LLC | $16K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Trinity Street at St David's | $15K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Harry Ransom Center - University of Texas at Austin | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$15K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| C Central Texas Food Bank | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Texas State History Museum Foundation | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Friends of the Children - Austin
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$14K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Texans Care for Children INC
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$13K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $13K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chancellor's Council | $13K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Heartgift Foundation
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$13K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Waco Foundation | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Austin Child Guidance Center
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$11K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T Trinity Center | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Borderlands Research Institute | $10K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Center for Child Protection
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$8K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Rodeo Austin
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$7K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| 1 19th News | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Community Foundation of San Saba | $6K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Parkinson Voice Project | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Todos Juntos Learning Center | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Philanthropy Advocates - Waco Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Trail Foundation | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Heartgift Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Exchange for Change | $5K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Children Austin | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Texans Care for Children | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Colfax County Fair Association INC | $4K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NM | |
| C Culberson Livestock Association | $4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Austin Child Guidance Center | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kmfa 895 | $4K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S San Saba County Young Farmers | $3K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Center for Child Protection | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Colorado River Alliance | $3K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St John's School | $3K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Texas at Austinharry Ransom Center | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Foundation of San Saba County | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kut 905 | $2K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Florida Cattlemen's Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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