FUNDER
RUTH PARR SPARKS FOUNDATION
13recipients FY2016–24
$3Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 100% of giving in Texas
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A local funder — 100% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 1 state it has funded, whatever their cause: TX.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEHMANN BROTHERS FOUNDATION | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 6 |
| COASTAL BEND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 5 |
| DEVARY DURRILL FOUNDATION INC | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 4 |
| ALLEN LOVELACE MOORE AND BLANCHE DAVIS MOORE FOUNDATION | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 3 |
| ED RACHAL FOUNDATION | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 3 |
| JOHN G & MARIE STELLA KENEDY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 3 |
| SUSSER FAMILY FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | program funder | 3 |
| YVONNE H SIMARD FOUNDATION | SUGAR LAND, TX | program funder | 3 |
| AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | large program funder | 2 |
| BARROW FOUNDATION | ROCKPORT, TX | program funder | 2 |
| BULL FOUNDATION | RIVIERA, TX | program funder | 2 |
| CHENIERE CARES INC | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 2 |
| DR AND MRS HUGH A KENNEDY FOUNDATION | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 2 |
| EARL C SAMS FOUNDATION INC | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 2 |
| ESTILL FOUNDATION | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 2 |
| FRAZIER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 2 |
| GIL AND DODY WEAVER FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | program funder | 2 |
| JOE M AND DORIS R DEALEY FAMILY FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | program funder | 2 |
| METHODIST HEALTHCARE MINISTRIES OF SOUTH TEXAS INC | SAN ANTONIO, TX | program funder | 2 |
| MOODY FOUNDATION | GALVESTON, TX | program funder | 2 |
| PUENTE DE MARAVILLAS FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | program funder | 2 |
| ROBERT J KLEBERG JR AND HELEN C KLEBERG FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | program funder | 2 |
| TRES GRACE FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | program funder | 2 |
| UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL BEND INC | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 2 |
| 901 FOUNDATION | CORP CHRISTI, TX | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF PADRE INC | TX | 7 | 2024 | $108,000 |
| FLATSWORTHY INC | TX | 6 | 2024 | $93,000 |
| GONZALE CRYSTAL THEATRE INC | TX | 7 | 2024 | $78,920 |
| DRISCOLL CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | TX | 4 | 2024 | $73,500 |
| ART COMMUNITY CENTER OF CORPUS CHRISTI INC | TX | 7 | 2024 | $72,000 |
| GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY | TX | 6 | 2024 | $70,800 |
| SHELTER A MUTT INC | TX | 5 | 2024 | $67,500 |
| WINGS RESCUE CENTER | TX | 6 | 2024 | $62,100 |
| DEL MAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | TX | 7 | 2024 | $54,000 |
| KLEBERG COUNTY PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER | TX | 5 | 2024 | $13,000 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI METRO MINISTRIES | TX | 2 | 2023 | $44,000 |
| M D ANDERSON SERVICES CORPORATION | TX | 2 | 2020 | $50,000 |
| PASSION FOR PAWS MEMORIAL ANIMAL SHELTER | TX | 3 | 2020 | $28,000 |