Grants awarded
Who does Vivian L Smith Foundation fund?
Vivian L Smith Foundation has awarded $25 million across 886 grants to 321 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $23,750, with most between $10,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,000 versus $20,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$24.8M
Typical grant
$24K
Grantees
321
Grants
886
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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| T Tirr Foundation | $600K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$564K | 10 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$500K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$500K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T The Salvation Army | $475K | 9 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston INC
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$420K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| Y YMCA of Greater Houston | $350K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Episcopal High School | $318K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T The Joy School | $310K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Texas Children's Hospital Office of Development | $306K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Camp for All | $300K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Ut MD Anderson Cancer Center | $300K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Kids' Meals INC | $300K | 8 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of St Thomas | $300K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Good Samaritan Foundation | $300K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | $285K | 9 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$255K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $255K | 14 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Council on Recovery
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$250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T The Foundation for Jones Hall | $250K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Hermann Park Conservancy
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$235K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U Ut Health | $232K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Depelchin Children's Center
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$227K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T The Rise School of Houston | $225K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Star of Hope | $215K | 11 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Girl Scouts of San Jacinto | $215K | 9 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Houston Food Bank
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$210K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| H Houston Area Women's Center Attn Hou1160 | $205K | 5 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Episcopal High School Donor Box Dept 313 | $202K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
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$200K | 11 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$200K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $175K | 7 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$170K | 11 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| J Jones Graduate School of Business Rice University | $165K | 4 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Stages
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$160K | 7 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Houston Parks Board
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$155K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Covenant House Texas
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$150K | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| U University of Houston Clear Lake | $150K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Teach-To Educate All Children | $150K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$150K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| C Connect Community | $150K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Center for Pursuit
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$150K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| N New Hope Housing INC | $150K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$150K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Christian Community Service Center INC
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$150K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| G Gateway Academy | $145K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $145K | 8 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $140K | 9 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $140K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Theatre Under the Stars Tuts | $135K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Communities in Schools Houston | $130K | 3 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St John's School | $130K | 8 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Nick Finnegan Counseling Center Foundation
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$130K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T The Health Museum McGovern Museum of Health | $125K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $125K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| C Children's Museum of Houston | $125K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| D De Pelchin Children's Center | $125K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Houston Museum of Natural Science
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star Greater Houston | $125K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
The Beacon of Downtown Houston
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| C Child Advocates INC | $120K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $120K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Luke's United Methodist Church | $120K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $115K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y Yellowstone Schools | $110K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Chinquapin Preparatory School
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$105K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| M Menil Foundation INC the Menil Collection | $105K | 6 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Houston Furniture Bank | $105K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Springspirit | $101K | 3 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Methodist Hospital Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Blue Bird Circle
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$100K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Houston Botanic Garden
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$100K | 7 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| B Baylor College of Medicine Office of Inst Advancement Msc800 | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| M Menil Foundation INC - the Menil Collection | $100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Texas Childrens Hospital Office of Development | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Special Olympics Texas INC
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| Y Yes Prep Public Schools INC | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Baylor College of Medicine Office of Inst Advancement Msc #800 | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Breakthrough Houston
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Baylor College of Medicine Office of Advancement | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Annunciation Orthodox School | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U Ut MD Anderson Cancer Center Unit 705 | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U University of Houston College of Nursing | $100K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Baylor College of Medicine Office of Advancement Msc#800 | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Holly Hall Christian Retirement Community | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$95K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$95K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NH | |
| P Palmer Drug Abuse Program | $95K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dacamera | $90K | 8 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Museum of Fine Arts Houston | $90K | 3 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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