Grants awarded
Who does The Cockrell Foundation fund?
The Cockrell Foundation has awarded $40 million across 101 grants to 40 grantees between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $4,500 and $24,018. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $2,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$40.3M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
40
Grants
101
Years
2020–2023
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 University of Texas Foundation INC
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$15.2M | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| M Methodist Hospital Foundation | $7.4M | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M MD Anderson Cancer Center | $7.2M | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Houston Museum of Natural Science
|
$7.1M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Idea Public Schools
|
$2.0M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| K Kids' Meals INC | $547K | 4 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Greater Houston Community Foundatio | $250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Free Enterprise Institute | $105K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Second Baptist Church | $80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Chapelwood United Methodist Church | $80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$70K | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
The Philanthropy Roundtable INC
|
$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
The Workfaith Connection
|
$40K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
The Brookwood Community INC
|
$30K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Habitat for Horses INC
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| G Grace Bible Church | $18K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Texas A&m Foundation
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$18K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| E Episcopal High School | $16K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
The Center for Pursuit
|
$15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
Lily's Toy Box
|
$15K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| T The Menil Collection | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Beatrice Mays Institute | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Springspirit INC
|
$9K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
|
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$8K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| B Beatrice Mayes Institute | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
| P Post Oak Baseball Foundation | $4K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
Yellowstone Academy INC DBA Yellowstone Schools
|
$3K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
|
$3K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Hermann Park Conservancy
|
$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
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$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| T The Second Baptist School Foundatio | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Houston Food Bank
|
$1K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Dec My Room INC
|
$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
Menil Foundation INC
|
$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| R Recipe for Success INC | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TN |
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