Grants awarded
Who does The Sumners Foundation fund?
The Sumners Foundation has awarded $12 million across 216 grants to 96 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $10,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,000 versus $15,400 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$12.3M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
96
Grants
216
Years
2020–2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Law Focused Educstate Bar of Texas | $2.5M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual Scholarships Given | $1.1M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y YMCA of Austin | $910K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Scholarships Given | $856K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y YMCA Oklahoma City | $524K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Texas Tribune INC
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$400K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
The Fund for American Studies
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$365K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$348K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| B Braver Angels | $344K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y YMCA Albuquerque Central Nm | $343K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Ocu School of Law | $258K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$250K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| S Smu-Dedman School of Law | $200K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Texas FFA Foundation | $195K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U United States Assn of Former Member | $194K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 2 28 Scholarships Given | $194K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Texas Public Policy Foundation
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$168K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| G George W Bush Presidential Center | $125K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Fort Worth Report | $120K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Baylor University
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$115K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Texas Christian University
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$115K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
National Archives Foundation
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$110K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| T The James Madison Institute | $108K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A American Legion Texas Boys State | $105K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Dallas Holocaust Human Rights Museu | $100K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Nancy Lieverman Charities | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
New Mexico First
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$100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NM | |
National Constitution Center
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$94K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
San Antonio Report
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$80K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U University of Texas at Austin | $78K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Lucy Burns Institute DBA Ballotpedi | $71K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Texas Boys State | $70K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$64K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WV | |
Values Through History
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$64K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Civics Unplugged INC
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$64K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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Texas Wesleyan University
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$64K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| R Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundati | $62K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Gilder Lehrman Institute of Am Hist | $58K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
First Liberty Institute
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$56K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
The Steamboat Institute
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$52K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CO | |
Supreme Court Historical Society the Society
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
| F Foundation for Responsible Televisi | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters Lonestar | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Philanthropy Roundtable INC
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$50K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| U US Assn of Former Members of Congre | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G General Tommy Franks Leadership Ins | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
International Literacy and Development
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$46K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Schreiner University
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$45K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Constitutional Rights Foundation Orange County
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$45K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| L Libertas Academy-Scorro Isd | $45K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Bill of Rights Institute
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$37K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | VA | |
| W World Affairs Council | $36K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$36K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Oklahoma City University
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$35K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OK | |
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$33K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
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$31K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| W World Affairs Council of Dfw | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Nancy Lieberman Charities
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$29K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| T The Heritage Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Prager University | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Thanks-Giving Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$24K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| H Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership | $23K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A American Civics and History Initiat | $22K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
James Madison Education Fund INC
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | VA | |
| T The National Archives | $19K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A American Legion Texas Girls State | $18K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Institute for Education Policy | $16K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T Texas Tech Free Market Institute | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
| C Cook Children's Hospital | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$14K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | VA | |
Howard Payne University
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$13K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| A Ashbrook University | $12K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| V Vote Smart | $11K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The University of Texas at Dallas | $11K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Howard Payne Unversity | $11K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
University of North Texas Foundation INC
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Fort Worth Country Day School INC
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
| A American Promise INC | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | OK | |
| P Phlanthropy Roundtable | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I International Literacy and Developm | $9K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MS | |
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$8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
| G Gilder Lehrman Institute of America | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A American Promise | $8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Boys Girls Clubs of McGehee | $7K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| F Foundation for Economic Ed | $6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Dallas Historical Society | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| Y Young Voices | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| O Oklahoma Institute for Child Advoca | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Power for Parkinson's | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Houston | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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