Houston, Texas · EIN 746053075. 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 $23.1M across 220 grants in 2024, a median of $20K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503019349101560. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
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.
The 15 largest of the 220 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ut-health Science Center Medical School | TX | $10,000,000 | General support |
| 2 | University of Houston | TX | $2,000,000 | General support |
| 3 | Houston Zoo | TX | $1,500,000 | General support |
| 4 | Children's Museum | TX | $1,000,000 | General support |
| 5 | Hermann Park Conservancy | TX | $1,000,000 | Program Support |
| 6 | Hermann Park Conservancy | TX | $500,000 | Dr Jack Train Engine |
| 7 | The Grand 1894 Opera House | TX | $300,000 | 2025 Program Support |
| 8 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | TX | $290,000 | General support |
| 9 | Houston Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Inc | TX | $225,000 | JPM Cntr. for Community Education, Aftercare, Relapse Prevention, and Recovery Support |
| 10 | Houston Museum of Natural Science | TX | $190,000 | General support |
| 11 | Hermann Park Conservancy | TX | $160,000 | Japanese Garden; Evening in the Park;Hats in the Park Luncheon; Ongoing Reforestation Program |
| 12 | The Children's Museum | TX | $160,000 | General support |
| 13 | Baylor College of Medicine | TX | $150,000 | Med. Student Scholarship Matching Fund for the JPMcGovern Scholars |
| 14 | John P Mcgovern Museum of Health & Medical Science | TX | $150,000 | General Operating Support |
| 15 | New Hope Housing | TX | $150,000 | NH Housing - Berry Unit; NH Berry Operational Support |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 230 | $7.0M |
| 2021 | 191 | $7.3M |
| 2022 | 198 | $8.1M |
| 2023 | 202 | $6.3M |
| 2024 | 220 | $23.1M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
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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