- Form
- cash
- Status
- pledged
- Channel
- direct to recipient
- Recipient
- The Holdsworth Center
- Date
- 2017
- As of
- 2 February 2017
What it means: A commitment for one program; not his lifetime total.
A commitment for one program; not his lifetime total.
Key facts
Documented record (USD)
$100M
Pledge to improve Texas public schools (Holdsworth Center), 2017
Scope
Pledged commitment not proof of payment
Period
2017
As of
2017-02-02
Attribution
Channel: direct to recipient. Recipient: The Holdsworth Center.
Original currency
USD as reported
One or more sources on this profile are secondary (marked below) and queued for a better source.
Net worth
Unknown — not yet documented
Giving share
Unknown — not yet documented
No compatible net-worth observation in this preview.
Annual giving
Unknown — not yet documented
No current-year paid total verified.
Private impact
Unknown — not yet documented
Unknown is not zero.
How they give
The math
Every number is footnoted. Where we did the arithmetic, the note shows it.
The gift
Giving timeline
Dated facts present in this record, each tied to a numbered citation.
Notable gifts / records
$100M [1]
Pledge to improve Texas public schools (Holdsworth Center), 2017
Scope: Pledged commitment not proof of payment. Period: 2017. As of: 2017-02-02.
Sources
- [1] S01 H-E-B's shy billionaire explains why he's donating $100 million to improve Texas schools The Dallas Morning News · 2017-02-02 · checked 2026-10-11 “… Jeffress supports public execution | Voter Guide News // Education H-E-B's shy billionaire explains why he's donating $100 million to improve Texas schools Charles Butt, the quiet billionaire and head of H-E-B stores, has spent much of his life - …” Page states the figure used here ($100M). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
- [2] S02 Charles Butt - Wikipedia Wikipedia · 2004-12-23 · checked 2026-10-11 “… www.ttu.edu . Retrieved December 17, 2025 . ↑ Pollock, Cassandra (January 17, 2017). "H-E-B CEO Charles Butt pledges $100 million to public schools nonprofit" . The Texas Tribune . Retrieved March 24, 2021 . ↑ "About" . The Holdsworth Center . …” Page states the figure used here ($100M). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name). Source check: secondary. Queued for a better primary or independent source.
Identity and updates
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