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Harry G Austin & Pauline M Austin Foundation

Preselected recipients only Denver, Colorado · EIN 742271809

Harry G Austin & Pauline M Austin Foundation is a private foundation in Denver, Colorado. In tax year 2024 it gave $63,000 in 32 grants; the typical grant was $1,375 and the largest $12,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $99,000 the year before.

19% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$99,00044$1.9 million
2024$63,00032$2.2 million

How to apply

Harry G Austin & Pauline M Austin Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Harry G Austin & Pauline M Austin Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas5$21,000
Colorado10$14,000
South Dakota5$8,000
New York3$7,000
California3$6,000
Arizona1$2,000
Pennsylvania1$2,000
Oregon2$1,500
Virginia1$1,000
Maryland1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Houston Zoo
Houston, TX
Support$12,000
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation
Aurora, CO
Support$5,250
Rainard School for Gifted Students
Houston, TX
Support$5,000
Shakespeare Play on
Santa Cruz, CA
Support$3,200
RCCSS Saint Thomas Moore High School
Rapid City, SD
Support$3,100
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
New York, NY
Support$3,000
Schnauzer Rescue of Houston
Houston, TX
Support$2,500
High Line Canal Conservancy
Centennial, CO
Support$2,500
International Rescue Committee
New York, NY
Support$2,000
Lantern Theater Company
Philadelphia, PA
Support$2,000
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Support$2,000
Morrissey-Compton Education Ctr
Redwood City, CA
Support$2,000
Black Hills Center for Equality
Rapid City, SD
Support$2,000
Reid Park Zoological Society
Tuscon, AZ
Support$2,000
Rapid City Arts Council
Rapid City, SD
Support$1,600
Denver Art Museum
Denver, CO
Support$1,500
Colorado Cattleman's Agricultural Land Trust
Arvada, CO
Support$1,250
Hunger Free Colorado
Denver, CO
Support$1,000
Conservation International
Arlington, VA
Support$1,000
Pear
Portland, OR
Support$1,000
Lumpy Lizard Reptile Poultry and Exotics Rescue
Edna, TX
Support$1,000
Humane Society of the Black Hills
Rapid City, SD
Support$800
Earth Island Institute
Berkeley, CA
Support$800
Boy Scouts of America
Lakewood, CO
Support$500
Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Denver, CO
Support$500
Denver Police Foundation
Denver, CO
Support$500
Working Against Violence
Rapid City, SD
Project$500
Holland & Hart Foundation
Denver, CO
Support$500
Doctors Without Borders
Hagerstown, MD
Support$500
Menninger Clinic
Houston, TX
Support$500
Rose Haven
Portland, OR
Support$500
Volunteers of America - Meals on Wheels
Denver, CO
Support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harry G Austin & Pauline M Austin Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Harry G Austin & Pauline M Austin Foundation give?

$63,000 in tax year 2024, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $1,375.

Who runs Harry G Austin & Pauline M Austin Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Naidine Adams (Trustee), H Gregory Austin (Trustee) and Mary Austin Rose (Trustee).

What does Harry G Austin & Pauline M Austin Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals, education and health.

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