Grants awarded
Who does The Powell Foundation fund?
The Powell Foundation has awarded $104 million across 1,369 grants to 633 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $30,000, with most between $5,000 and $75,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $30,000 versus $15,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$104.1M
Typical grant
$30K
Grantees
633
Grants
1,369
Years
2020–2025
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 | Follow |
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| S See Attachment | $13.1M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Austin Ed Fund | $1.5M | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Precinct4forward | $1.5M | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kaboom INC
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$1.5M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MD | |
| B Boys & Girls Club of Walker County | $1.5M | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Avance INC | $1.3M | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$1.3M | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T The Bridgespan Group | $1.2M | 3 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Collaborative for Children | $1.2M | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hermann Park Conservancy
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$1.1M | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
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$1.0M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
Houston Arts Alliance
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$993K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| T The Holdsworth Center | $981K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$972K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Breakthrough Houston
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$964K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| B Bridgeyear | $950K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Spark | $902K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Equal Opportunity Schools
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$867K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| U Uteach Institute Co University of Texas Foundation | $802K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute | $800K | 5 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$757K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Buffalo Bayou Partnership INC
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$734K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$718K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| C Catalyst Education DBA Catalyst Exchange | $700K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$700K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| B Breakthrough | $693K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Texas Children's Hospital | $675K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U United Way for Greater Austin | $656K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$630K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| G Greater Houston Community Foundation | $602K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
United Way for Greater Austin
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$600K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| C Creative Action | $598K | 7 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The University of Texas Foundation - Charles a Dana Center | $598K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Bridgeyear
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$550K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
E3 Alliance
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$550K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Texans Care for Children INC
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$550K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| C Children's Museum Houston | $545K | 9 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Search Homeless Services | $532K | 11 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| K Kids' Meals INC | $525K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$504K | 7 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Austin Parks Foundation
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$503K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| N Neuhaus Education Center | $500K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Holdsworth Center
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$500K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| T The Center for First-Generation Student Success DBA Firstgen Forward Co Nas | $498K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$493K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Hill Country Conservancy INC
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$492K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
First3years
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$475K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| A Avance - Austin | $475K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The University of Texas Foundation - the University of Texas at Austin Coll | $475K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Waterloo Greenway Conservancy
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$475K | 17 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$450K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$450K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
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$430K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Texas Association for the Education of Young Children
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$415K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
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$402K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| M Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas | $400K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Center for Transforming Alternative Preparation Pathways | $400K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Good Reason Houston INC
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$400K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| U University of Houston - College of Education | $400K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Literacy Now INC | $400K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NJ | |
Texas 2036
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$400K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U University of Houston Foundation | $399K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The University of Texas at Austin | $382K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Kipp Texas INC
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$380K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$375K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| E Education First | $372K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| 4 40 Schools | $370K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$360K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MD | |
| P Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast INC | $350K | 10 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$350K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Prounitas INC
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$350K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| A Arts Connect Houston | $350K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Breakthrough Central Texas | $350K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Association for Family Child Care | $350K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Onegoal
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$350K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T Trust for Learning a Project of New Venture Fund | $350K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Rice University School Literacy & Culture | $350K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Target Hunger INC
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$342K | 10 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated
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$342K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| S Sam Houston State University | $334K | 6 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| T The Trail Conservancy | $330K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Huntsville Independent School District | $326K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Arts Connect Houston
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$325K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Communities in Schools of Central Texas
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$325K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| M Museum of Fine Arts Houston Glassell School of Art | $318K | 9 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Austin 2030 Network Co Social Good Fund INC | $308K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W William Marsh Rice University - Texas Policy Lab | $305K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Mental Health America of Greater Houston INC | $300K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Teach Plus Incorporated
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$300K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| C Children at Risk INC | $300K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Texas Tech Foundation INC - US Prep | $300K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Educate Texas at Communities Foundation of Texas | $300K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Ieducate USA | $300K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U United Way of Greater Houston | $300K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Remind | $291K | 8 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Communities Foundation of Texas - Educate Texas | $275K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Menil Foundation INC
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$262K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| B Bonterra Jumpstart Fund | $260K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Museum of Fine Arts Houston Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens | $260K | 8 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$250K | 7 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX |
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