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The Robert A Welch Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 76-0343128 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$77.7M
Grants reported
133
Typical grant
$105K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$41.6M

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Contact
The Robert A Welch Foundation
Deadlines
For program deadlines, visit https://welch1.org/grants-programs/important-dates-and-deadlines
Application materials
For program guidelines and requirements, visit https://welch1.org/grants-programs/important-dates-and-deadlines
Restrictions
Basic research in chemistry and related fields in the state of texas
Original filing text
Contact
THE ROBERT A WELCH FOUNDATION
Address
1717 WEST LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1661 HOUSTON, TX, 77027
Phone
7139619884
Deadlines
FOR PROGRAM DEADLINES, VISIT HTTPS://WELCH1.ORG/GRANTS-PROGRAMS/IMPORTANT-DATES-AND-DEADLINES
Application materials
FOR PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS, VISIT HTTPS://WELCH1.ORG/GRANTS-PROGRAMS/IMPORTANT-DATES-AND-DEADLINES
Restrictions
BASIC RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND RELATED FIELDS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS

Reported organization name: THE ROBERT A WELCH FOUNDATION

Application information: https://welch1.org/GRANTS-PROGRAMS/IMPORTANT-DATES-AND-DEADLINES

Current grant programs

Opportunities and giving programs published on The Robert A Welch Foundation's website. Confirm details with the foundation before applying.

Research Grants

Application timing not confirmed

Supports fundamental chemical research at educational institutions in Texas. A research grant provides $117,000 per year; the total duration and total award are not stated. Eligible applicants: Applicants are restricted to universities, colleges, or other educational institutions located within Texas and listed as an educational institution by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.; The research must be conducted by a full-time regular faculty member with tenure or on the tenure track who serves as principal investigator.; Funds may be used for fellowships, scholarships, permanent scientific equipment, expendable scientific items, services, equipment maintenance, publication expenses, and travel according to the Foundation's guidelines.; Proposals must be submitted through ProposalCentral by noon CST on January 31 of each year.. Geography served: Texas. Published application deadlines: Proposals must be submitted through ProposalCentral by noon CST on January 31 of each year..

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Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202469$38.3M
202364$39.3M

Where The Robert A Welch Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Texas$77.7M

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Texas A&M Foundation

College Station, TX

$10MTax year 2023

Grant purpose

Basic Research in Chemistry and related fields

The University of Texas at Austin

AUSTIN, TX

$8MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Basic research in chemistry and related fields

The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center

DALLAS, TX

$6.2MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Basic research in chemistry and related fields

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

$5.3MTax year 2023

Grant purpose

Basic Research in Chemistry and related fields

The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX

$5.1MTax year 2023

Grant purpose

Basic Research in Chemistry and related fields

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Robert A Welch Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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