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Grants awarded

Who does Houston Endowment INC fund?

Houston Endowment INC has awarded $543 million across 2,657 grants to 667 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $75,000, with most between $7,500 and $200,000.

Total awarded
$543.4M
Typical grant
$75K
Grantees
667
Grants
2,657
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.

100 of 667 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
Good Reason Houston INC $27.6M292020–20242024TX
G Greater Houston Community Foundation $16.3M272020–20242024— —
Buffalo Bayou Partnership INC $15.0M72020–20242024TX
H Houston Independent School District Foundation $14.2M172020–20242024— —
Houston in Action Network $11.7M152022–20242024TX
Yes Prep Public Schools INC $11.6M152020–20242024TX
United Way of Greater Houston $11.2M252020–20242024TX
C Coalition for the Homeless of Houstonharris County $11.0M42021–20232023— —
Equitable Facilities Fund INC $10.1M42021–20232023NY
Communities Foundation of Texas INC $8.3M282020–20242024TX
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $8.2M112020–20212021NY
C Coalition for the Homeless of Houston Harris County $8.0M820202020— —
A Aldine Independent School District $7.8M182020–20242024— —
R Rice University $7.4M482020–20242024— —
T Texas Southern University Foundation $7.1M152020–20242024TX
Pacific Charter School Development $7.0M32022–20242024CA
Houston Arts Alliance $6.7M152020–20242024TX
H Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative $6.2M202020–20242024— —
Houston Parks Board $5.8M172020–20232023TX
T The University of Texas at Austin $5.1M1020202020— —
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INC $5.0M22022–20242024NY
William Marsh Rice University $5.0M420232023TX
Harmony Public Schools $5.0M32021–20242024TX
U University of Houston $4.7M162020–20242024— —
S Spark $4.7M122020–20242024— —
Trees for Houston $4.6M92020–20242024TX
Bakerripley $4.5M162020–20242024TX
Kipp Texas INC $3.9M72020–20242024TX
S Search Homeless Services $3.8M102020–20232023TX
Emerge Fellowship $3.8M42020–20242024TX
R Region 4 Education Service Center $3.3M162020–20242024— —
C Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston $3.1M72021–20242024— —
M Mental Health America of Greater Houston $3.1M62020–20212021— —
Local Initiatives Support Corporation $3.0M32020–20212021NY
Arts Connect Houston $2.9M72020–20242024TX
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston $2.8M172020–20242024TX
Link Houston $2.8M52020–20212021TX
H Houston Local Information Initiative INC DBA Houston Landing $2.7M220232023— —
Immigrant Legal Resource Center $2.7M112020–20242024CA
C Collective Action for Youth $2.7M42022–20242024TX
Latinos for Education INC $2.7M112020–20242024MA
Project Row Houses $2.6M162020–20242024TX
Stages $2.6M122020–20242024TX
Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council $2.6M52020–20222022TX
Y Yes Prep $2.6M320222022— —
Houston Independent School District Foundation $2.6M102020–20232023TX
C Children's Assessment Center Foundation $2.5M42020–20212021— —
T The Foundation for Jones Hall $2.5M120212021TX
H Houston Local Information Initiative DBA Houston Landing $2.5M120222022— —
H Harris County Public Library $2.5M32023–20242024— —
Public Citizen Foundation INC $2.5M420202020DC
Lone Star Legal Aid $2.4M420202020TX
H Houston Local Information Initiative INC DBA Houston Landing $2.3M120242024— —
H Houston in Action $2.2M62020–20212021TX
Texas Tech Foundation INC $2.2M42022–20242024TX
Election Center $2.2M32023–20242024TX
T Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy INC $2.1M72020–20212021— —
C Collaborative for Children $2.1M92020–20242024— —
Air Alliance Houston $2.1M1020202020TX
H Houston Museum of African American Culture $2.0M112020–20242024— —
U University of Houston-Downtown $2.0M72021–20242024— —
National Center for Grow Your Own $2.0M42022–20242024MI
Idea Public Schools $2.0M220202020TX
T The Beta Foundation $2.0M220202020— —
Emancipation Park Conservancy $2.0M62020–20222022TX
Public Private Strategies Institute $1.9M32023–20242024DC
B Brazosport Independent School District $1.9M22023–20242024— —
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston $1.9M102020–20242024TX
C Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston $1.8M620202020— —
Emgage Foundation INC $1.8M112020–20242024FL
Teach Plus Incorporated $1.8M72020–20242024MA
Alley Theatre $1.7M52020–20222022TX
C City of Houston $1.7M52020–20242024— —
T The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston $1.7M1020202020— —
E Ensemble Theatre $1.7M252020–20242024— —
Texas Immigration Law Council $1.7M320242024TX
Texas Charter Schools Association $1.7M62020–20242024TX
S Spring Independent School District $1.7M82021–20242024— —
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $1.6M62023–20242024PA
National Partnership for New Americans INC $1.6M32023–20242024IL
T The Alliance $1.6M420222022— —
U University of Houstonmain Campus $1.6M620222022— —
Rothko Chapel $1.5M122020–20242024TX
P Prairie View A&m University $1.5M42021–20232023— —
Pro Bono Net INC $1.5M32022–20242024NY
The Beacon of Downtown Houston $1.5M62020–20232023TX
B Buffalo Soldiers National Museum $1.5M120222022— —
Neo Philanthropy INC $1.5M122020–20242024NY
U University of Texas at Austin $1.4M112022–20242024— —
My Connect Community $1.4M92020–20242024TX
U University of Texas at Austin the $1.4M520212021— —
United States Veterans Initiative $1.4M52020–20232023CA
The Holdsworth Center $1.4M62020–20242024TX
Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment $1.4M52021–20242024TX
Houston Health Foundation $1.3M92020–20212021TX
Texas Tribune INC $1.3M92020–20242024TX
C Center for the Arts Crested Butte $1.3M420202020— —
H Harris County $1.3M22021–20242024— —
S Sam Houston State University (shsu) $1.2M32023–20242024— —
Education Pioneers INC $1.2M52021–20242024MA

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