Douglas & Allison Frey Foundation Incorporated
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes. Its mission appears to focus on education, conservation, and religious initiatives, as evidenced by its funding to educational institutions, environmental organizations, and faith-based groups. The foundation serves a diverse range of recipients, including public schools, conservation trusts, and scholarship foundations. It has made significant contributions to organizations such as Ducks Unlimited and The Nature Conservancy, reflecting its commitment to environmental conservation. Additionally, it supports educational nonprofits like the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation and St Teresa Catholic School. While the foundation is based in Texas, its funding extends to various states across the country.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized nonprofits working in conservation, education, or local faith-based projects with programs or presence in the states the funder has supported (notably Texas and Nebraska), and with an existing relationship or pathway to be nominated.
Good Fit
- • Programmatic alignment with conservation, education, or faith-based community services.
- • Operating presence or established projects in Texas, Nebraska, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, South Dakota, or nearby states.
- • Capacity to absorb mid-size grants (typical recent awards range from a few thousand to about $30,000).
- • An existing relationship, referral, or introduction from a current grantee, board member, or other intermediary.
- • Track record of local impact that can be described concisely for nomination.
Geography
Recent grants were distributed across seven states in the latest year, with the foundation state (Texas) receiving about one-third of dollars while the majority went out of state, indicating a multi-state footprint rather than strictly local giving.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 12 distinct recipients spanning conservation, education, and faith-based organizations, with seven returning grantees and five new ones, which demonstrates a fairly broad recipient set despite financial concentration in the top five.
New Applicants
The public filings and the foundation's stated policy indicate it only funds preselected recipients and no public contact details or application route were found, so unsolicited applicants are unlikely to be admitted even though the foundation did add new grantees by invitation in the observed year.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
