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William & Salome McAllen Scanlan Foundation

Accepts applications San Antonio, Texas · EIN 742697713

William & Salome McAllen Scanlan Foundation is a private foundation in San Antonio, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $369,968 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $413,968 the year before.

22% 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$413,96815$1.3 million
2024$369,9689$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactWilliam Scanlan Jr
112 E Pecan Street Suite 1240, San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone or email(210) 224-4491
What to submitLetter with description of activities and amount requested. Proof of tax exempt status must be included.
DeadlinesNo deadlines, but recommend before october of each year.
RestrictionsNo restrictions, but preferences given for environmental and educational concerns.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William & Salome McAllen Scanlan Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas8$269,968
New Mexico1$100,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Main Plaza Conservancy
San Antonio, TX
Saga project$100,000
The Rio Grande School
Santa Fe, NM
Building improvements and tuition assistance program$100,000
St Edward's University
Austin, TX
Wild basin creative student research center$30,000
Hemisphere Conservancy
San Antonio, TX
Capital campaign for civic park in memory of cecil c scanlan$25,000
San Antonio Festival of Books Inc
San Antonio, TX
2024 san antonio festival of books$25,000
University of Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
Endowment for scholarship for undergraduate health professions students$25,000
San Antonio Botanical Garden
San Antonio, TX
Splendor in the garden$25,000
Headwaters at Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
General program fund$20,000
KLRN
San Antonio, TX
Pbs news hour$19,968

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William & Salome McAllen Scanlan Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines, but recommend before october of each year..

How much does William & Salome McAllen Scanlan Foundation give?

$369,968 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs William & Salome McAllen Scanlan Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists William Scanlan Jr (Trustee) and John McAllen Scanlan (Trustee).

What does William & Salome McAllen Scanlan Foundation fund?

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

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