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The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Austin, Texas · EIN 742610431

The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Austin, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $772,000 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $80,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $698,000 the year before.

24% 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
2022$808,00029$14.2 million
2023$698,00031$15.3 million
2024$772,00029$16.1 million

How to apply

ContactJeff W Autrey
3126 Duval St, Austin, TX 78705
Phone or email(512) 477-4094
What to submitBy written solicitation
RestrictionsMust be 501(c)(3) organization

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas25$632,000
Pennsylvania1$80,000
California1$20,000
Kansas1$20,000
Minnesota1$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
National Philanthropic Trust
Jenkintown, PA
The autrey family donor advised fund$80,000
Austin Child Guidance Center
Austin, TX
General operations$50,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County
Austin, TX
Travis county, austin branch$50,000
Jeremiah Program
Austin, TX
General operations$50,000
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Literacy first$50,000
Youth and Family Alliance
Austin, TX
Lifeworks$50,000
Austin Community Foundation
Austin, TX
General operations$40,000
Central Texas Food Bank Inc
Austin, TX
General operations$35,000
Sims Foundation
Austin, TX
General operations$30,000
Austin Pets Alive
Austin, TX
General operations$25,000
Coastal Conservation Association
Houston, TX
General operations$25,000
Hill Country Alliance
Austin, TX
General operations$25,000
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Sporadic inclusion body myositis research, dr. Tom lloyd$20,000
Drive A Senior Austin Texas
Austin, TX
General operations$20,000
Hill Country Conservancy
Austin, TX
General operations$20,000
Hope Food Pantry Austin
Austin, TX
General operations$20,000
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
General operations$20,000
Mobile Loaves and Fishes
Austin, TX
General operations$20,000
The Safe Alliance
Austin, TX
General operations$20,000
University of California
Oakland, CA
Sporadic inclusion body myositis research, dr. Tahseen mozaffar$20,000
University of Kansas
Fairway, KS
Sporadic inclusion body myositis research, dr. Mazen dimachkie$20,000
Ride on Center for Kids (Rock)
Georgetown, TX
Horshoe club support$12,000
Family Eldercare Inc
Austin, TX
General operations$10,000
Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
Austin, TX
General operations$10,000
Partnerships for Children
Austin, TX
General operations$10,000
Pease Park Conservancy
Austin, TX
General operations$10,000
Texas Book Festival
Austin, TX
Reading rock stars$10,000
Travis Audubon Society Inc
Austin, TX
General operations$10,000
Womens Storybook Project of Texas
Westlake Hills, TX
General operations$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham Charitable Foundation give?

$772,000 in tax year 2024, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jeff W Autrey (President), Amber Meinzer (Secretary), Jordan Sondgeroth (Treasurer) and Pam Autrey (Director).

What does The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and environment and conservation.

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