Grants awarded
Who does John R Eckel JR Foundation fund?
John R Eckel JR Foundation has awarded $7.3 million across 118 grants to 30 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $20,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $30,000 versus $12,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$7.3M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
30
Grants
118
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
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$2.6M | 15 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Menil Foundation INC
|
$1.9M | 16 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Whitney Museum of American Art
|
$800K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Lawndale Art and Performance Center
|
$310K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $300K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Orange Show Foundation
|
$215K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Project Row Houses
|
$200K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
The New Group INC
|
$150K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
|
$130K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Buffalo Bayou Partnership INC
|
$100K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
|
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$75K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U University of Houston | $70K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Houston Botanic Garden
|
$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
William Marsh Rice University
|
$50K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Hermann Park Conservancy
|
$50K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
| A Artadia | $45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Gulf Coast-A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts | $35K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council | $30K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Prounitas INC
|
$30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NJ | |
| A Art Council INC | $30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center INC | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Sculpture Month Houston INC | $20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Mississippi Museum of Art INC
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$15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MS | |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U Uja-Federation of New York | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The John Fairey Garden Conservation Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Galveston Island Nature Tourism Cou | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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