Paver Family Foundation
The Bill & Rhonda Paver Family Foundation is a private family foundation based in Austin, TX supporting educational opportunities and social equality for families and children. The foundation website includes grant information and an Apply page describing a letter-of-inquiry process with deadlines (Jan 31 and June 30) and a contact email ([email protected]). Public filings (EIN 43-2059009) on ProPublica/IRS match the foundation.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized nonprofits focused on education, children/family services, or social equality—particularly organizations serving Texas communities but with programmatic alignment elsewhere that can be clearly justified.
Good Fit
- • Mission focused on education, youth development, or family services.
- • Ability to submit a concise letter of inquiry by the Jan 31 or June 30 deadlines.
- • Requests sized to reflect typical awards (small general support or program grants in the hundreds to low thousands, with occasional larger awards historically).
- • Clear evidence of impact in Texas or a direct connection to the foundation's priorities.
Geography
The latest year shows grants across three states, but a majority of dollars (58%) went to Texas; giving is regionally concentrated with some out-of-state awards.
Recipient Variety
Seven distinct recipients were funded in the most recent year and the three-year record shows multiple independent grantees and some turnover, indicating a moderate spread of recipients rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of an application pathway exists: the website publishes a letter-of-inquiry process with deadlines and an email, and recent years show a substantial share of new recipients (four of seven in 2023 and six of eight in 2022), so unfamiliar applicants have a realistic entry route.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
