Grants awarded
Who does Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation fund?
Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation has awarded $2.7 million across 195 grants to 102 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $1,000 and $10,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $5,000 versus $1,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.7M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
102
Grants
195
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$690K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| S St John's School | $266K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $262K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Stages Repertory Theatre | $198K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
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$150K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $144K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Georgetown University
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$89K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Stages
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$88K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| H Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | $65K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$55K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NH | |
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$52K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| R Rowdy Foundation | $42K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Texas | $25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Menil Collection | $24K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Garden Club of Houston
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$22K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T The Beacon | $20K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Hermann Park Conservancy
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$19K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$18K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Buffalo Bayou Partnership INC
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$16K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T Texas Cultural Trust | $16K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Orange Show Center for Visionary Arts | $14K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$14K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| O Orange Show Ctr for Visionary Arts | $14K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Leland Township Public Library | $12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$11K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$11K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Galveston Bay Foundation INC
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$10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| M MD Anderson | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| G Glenwood Cemetary Historic Preservation Foundation | $10K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Ace | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Finnian's Foundation for Endangered Species | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Houston Botanic Garden
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$6K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Lone Star Flight Museum
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$6K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Houston Area Parkinson's Society | $6K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Children's Assessment Center Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| R Rowdy | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CO | |
| J John Fairey Garden Conservation Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Helen T Vietor Memorial Fund | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Jung Center | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Good Samaritan Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Breakthrough Houston
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| T The Orange Show | $4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Kiwanis Foundation of Houston | $4K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Asia Society
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$4K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| A Asia Society Texas | $4K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$3K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
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$3K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| R River Oaks Foundation INC | $3K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| F Fresh Arts | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Character Camp | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
| T The John Fairey Garden Conservation Fdn | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Leland Library | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NC | |
United Negro College Fund INC
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| T The Salvation Army | $2K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| E Emerge | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| R Rienzi Garden Endowment Fund | $2K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The John Fairey Garden Conservation Foundation | $2K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| B Bayou Bend Collection & Gardens | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S San Jacinto Museum & Battlefield Assoc | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Houston Museum of Natural Science
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$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| M Mercury | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $1K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Meca INC
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
| L Leland Country Club Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| H Houston Parks & Recreation Dept | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S SPCA | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | FL | — |
Friends of Lake Leelanau
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$750 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| U United Against Human Traffiking | $575 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Houston Arts Alliance
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$500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| H Holly Hall Retirement Community | $500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Houston Fire Museum INC
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$500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| H Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
The Council on Recovery
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$500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| F Friends of Fondren Library at Rice University | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| R River Oaks Garden Club | $500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| C Champion Forest Baptist Church - Angel Paws | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Ehop | $250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Every Mother Counts
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$250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $250 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Martin's Church | $250 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Center for Houston's Future | $250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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