Open Foundations · Texas

Houston Endowment Inc

Houston, Texas · EIN 746013920. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $94.3M across 335 grants in 2024, a median of $135K each.

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$94.3M
paid in 2024
335
grants paid
$135K
median grant
17%
to first-time recipients
$2.5B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
See supplemental info on page 18
Address
3683 WILLIA STREET, Houston, TX, 770077427
Phone
7132388100
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
See supplemental information on page 18
Submission deadline
See supplemental information on page 18
Restrictions on awards
See supplemental information on page 18

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523219349106932. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

capacity strengtheningcivic engagementgreaterincreaseevaluationtexassponsoredteacher

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 335 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Greater Houston Community FoundationTX$5,000,000Program Support for Houston Charter Seed Fund
2Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNY$5,000,000In support of the Charitable Activities of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors' Sponsored Project the Greater Houston Voter Engagement Project
3Harmony Public SchoolsTX$3,000,000Project Support for Phase Two of Houston Expansion
4United Way of Greater HoustonTX$3,000,000Project Support for the Building Possibilities Campaign for United Way to Assist Houston's Nonprofit Sector Pursue Public Grants
5Houston Local Information Initiative Inc Dba Houston LandingTX$2,325,000General Operating Support
6Pacific Charter School Development IncCA$2,000,000Project Support for Expansion of the Texas Charter School Development Facilities Fund
7Greater Houston Community FoundationTX$1,502,0902024 Houston Endowment Directed Grant Program Administered by GHCF
8Texas Immigration Law CouncilTX$1,400,000General Operating Support
9Emerge FellowshipTX$1,250,000Project Support for Transitioning Program Staff from HISD to EMERGE
10Harris County Public LibraryTX$1,169,800Program Support for Harris County Public Library to Expand Citizenship Services
11Collective Action for YouthTX$1,165,000Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston
12Houston Independent School District FoundationTX$1,035,000Project Support to Increase Civic Engagement among Students and Families, Coordinate District Activities with Community Groups, and Conduct an Independent Evaluation of the Project
13Alliance of Community Assistance MinistriesTX$1,000,000Program Support for Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries to Launch the Pathways to Citizenship Collaborative in Greater Houston
14Casa MateoTX$1,000,000Program Support for the Launch of Casa Mateo
15Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonTX$1,000,000Capital Support Toward Land Acquisition for the Museum's West Expansion

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020520$77.4M
2021437$75.4M
2022488$93.7M
2023245$101.3M
2024335$94.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Texas76%
District of Columbia6%
California4%
New York4%
Illinois2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

No officers or trustees are listed on the filing we hold.

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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