Private foundation (trust)EIN 452665652Est. 2016-01

THE RAO FOUNDATION

FLOWER MOUND, TX 75022

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$86K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$534K

FY 2024

Grants Made

11

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$49K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Environment

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$572K

Total Expenses

$537K

Qualifying Distributions

$537K

Distributable Amount

$3K

Min. Investment Return

$3K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $23K to maximum $250K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

7 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.6M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

69 grants

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN
$1M
1 grant
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
$638K
6 grants
PEDIPLACE
$314K
6 grants
LEWISVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$205K
3 grants
CLIMATE CENTRAL
$128K
5 grants
JOURNEY TO DREAM
$75K
4 grants
BLUEROOF FOUNDATION
$57K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AU
$49K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants

<$10K
37
grants
$10–50K
24
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Texas
$1.9M
68% of total
Colorado
$638K
23% of total
New Jersey
$128K
5% of total
New York
$73K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$39K
1% of total
South Carolina
$23K
1% of total
Arizona
$3K
0% of total
Maryland
$3K
0% of total
California
$1K
0% of total

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