Grant funders

Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund

Private foundation, Texas

United States

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Given in 2024 $3.4m
Typical grant $117k Middle half $63k to $150k
New grantees in 2024 21% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

21% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Texas 65 grants · typical $150k
Maryland 2 grants · typical $175k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Brighton Center Grant to Brighton Center $50k 30 Jun 2024
University of Texas Health Science Center Grant to University of Texas Health Science Center $100k 30 Jun 2024
University of Texas at San Antonio Grant to University of Texas at San Antonio $100k 30 Jun 2024
Retina Foundation of the Southwest Grant to Retina Foundation of the Southwest $75k 30 Jun 2024
University of Texas Health Science Center Grant to University of Texas Health Science Center $150k 30 Jun 2024
University of Texas Health Science Center Grant to University of Texas Health Science Center $150k 30 Jun 2024
Low Vision Resource Center Grant to Low Vision Resource Center $5,000 30 Jun 2024
University of Texas Health Science Center Grant to University of Texas Health Science Center $287k 30 Jun 2024
August Heart Grant to August Heart $25k 30 Jun 2024
I Care San Antonio Grant to I Care San Antonio $35k 30 Jun 2024

How to apply

How to apply
See www.voelckerfund.org/grant/ for complete information on application forms.
Deadlines
Pre-proposals due in December of each year for grants to be awarded in June of the next year.
Restrictions
This program is open to investigators at the assistant professor level or equivalent position at university of texas health science center, university of texas at san antonio, the texas biomedical research institute, san antonio children's hospital, trinity university, st. Mary's university, and the retina foundation of the southwest. See www.voelckerfund.org/grant/ for more information.
Contact
Emily Liljenwall The Max And Minnie
Address
153 Treeline Park Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78209
Phone
2108868496
Email
Emilyliljenwall@gmail.com
How to apply
The voelcker fund accepts letters of inquiry (loi) on an ongoing basis. Please see www.voelckerfund.org/grant/ for more information on requirements.
Deadlines
There are no submission deadlines.
Restrictions
The voelcker fund offers restricted grants to 501(C)(3) non-profit organizations engaged in medical research in the areas of heart disease, cancer, arthritis, muscular dystrophy and inherited vision degeneration disorders of the retina with special consideration for those operating in the san antonio and bexar county area.
Contact
Banks Smith The Max And Minnie Tome
Address
112 E Pecan Suite 1240, San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone
2102244491
Email
Bmsmith@scs-law.com

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)