Biglari Foundation

SAN ANTONIO, TX EIN: 35-1925940

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$13K

-16.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$348K

-7.5% YoY

Grant Count

7

-22.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$50K

+18.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$407K$814K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$12,684$15,184$107,227
Revenue$360,001$290,001$855,335
Expenses$362,501$382,044$775,334
Qualifying Distributions$347,639$376,000$769,237
Net Investment Income$1$1$1
Distributable Amount$2,443$3,074$1,952

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$370K$740K$1M$1M2 grants20203 grants20214 grants20229 grants20237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

TRINITY UNIVERSITY$100KTHE SMH (SAINT MARY'S HA…$80KSAN ANTONIO ZOO$59KTEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARC…$50KTEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM G…$34KJOHN HAYES MEMORIAL FUND…$20KUTSA$5K

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K6$50–100K3$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SARDAR BIGLARITRUSTEE
PHILIP COOLEYTRUSTEE
RUTH PERSONTRUSTEE

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

HoustonNew YorkPhiladelphiaSan AntonioSomersetWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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