Max And Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund
The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund's official website provides mission, trustees, awarded grants, and grant-seeker guidance. It lists a San Antonio, Texas address and contact email and posts current announcements including a 2026 RFP for Young Investigator Awards.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Texas-based research institution, hospital, or university program working in biomedical research, clinical programs, or investigator-led education/training that fits the foundation's Young Investigator and summer research priorities.
Good Fit
- • Based in Texas or serving San Antonio-area populations.
- • Biomedical research or investigator-level research training programs (e.g., Young Investigator awards).
- • Universities, medical centers, or hospitals with project-level budgets and timelines.
- • Ability to follow LOI format and timelines (pre-proposals in December).
- • Capacity to show relation to the Voelcker Fund’s stated program areas.
Geography
Observed giving is geographically concentrated in Texas: nearly all dollars in 2022 were in-state with only a small out-of-state grant counted by number but not by dollar share.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 14 distinct recipients across universities, hospitals, research centers and community organizations, indicating a moderate institutional spread even though many grants focus on biomedical research and education.
New Applicants
The funder publishes an RFP/eligibility list, LOI instructions, and deadlines (public process), which supports new entrant access; however eligibility is program-restricted to named Texas institutions and only one year of recipient history is available, so broad openness beyond the stated institutions cannot be confirmed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
