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MELCHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

· HOUSTON, TX · private_foundation · program funder

34recipients FY2016–24
$541,496giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 54% of giving in Texas

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A local funder — 54% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 9 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, FL, HI, IL, LA, NY, OK, TX.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
ALBERT AND ETHEL HERZSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
ASTROS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
BROWN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder3
HARRY S AND ISABEL C CAMERON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder3
JOHN M OQUINN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder3
LESLIE L ALEXANDER FOUNDATIONDELRAY BEACH, FLprogram funder3
MECHIA FOUNDATIONBEAUMONT, TXprogram funder3
PETCO LOVESAN ANTONIO, TXprogram funder3
PETSETHOUSTON, TXprogram funder3
THE DUFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATIONPLEASANTON, CAprogram funder3
ABERNATHY FAMILY FOUNDATIONRICHMOND, TXprogram funder2
ALKEK & WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder2
ANGELS AND CAUSES INCTHONOTOSASSA, FLprogram funder2
ANNE AND HENRY ZARROW FOUNDATIONTULSA, OKprogram funder2
ANNETTE M WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSN BERNRDNO, CAprogram funder2
BARBARA BUSH HOUSTON LITERACY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder2
BISSELL PET FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder2
BOYD AND EVELYN MULLEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPENNINGTON, NJprogram funder2
CARL E KESSLER FAMILY FOUNDATIONFORT WORTH, TXprogram funder2
CB&A FOUNDATIONTOMBALL, TXprogram funder2
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder2
CHENIERE CARES INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder2
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATIONWESTLAKE VLG, CAlarge program funder2
DON A SANDERS FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder2
DUDLEY FAMILY FOUNDATIONSCOTTSDALE, AZprogram funder2

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
HOUSTON ZOO INCTX72024$57,516
UNFORGETTABLES FOUNDATIONCA32024$27,000
HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCETX42024$16,600
UNITED CAJUN NAVYLA12024$5,000
DOODLE DANDY RESCUETX22024$3,000
MISSIONS OF YAHWEH INCTX12024$2,000
TENDER LOVING CRESTED RESCUETX12024$2,000
HAPPY BUNNY PROJECTTX12024$750
LIFELINE OF GALVESTON COUNTYTX12024$750
ASTRODOME CONSERVANCYTX12024$500
GARNER HOLT FOUNDATIONCA22023$17,000
SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCECA12023$10,000
U C SAN DIEGO FOUNDATIONCA12023$6,000
MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY INCHI12023$5,000
MAUI FOOD BANK INCHI12023$5,000
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATIONNY12023$5,000
FRIENDS OF MINERAL COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES INCCO12023$2,000
FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATIONOK52022$27,500
HAVENCONTX42022$23,000
HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO INCTX42021$32,000
CENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTIONTX32021$13,717
CITIZENS FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION INCTX12021$5,000
GIVE KIDS THE WORLD INCFL12021$3,750
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTIONNY12021$3,550
NAMI GREATER HOUSTONTX12021$2,000
THE TREVOR PROJECT INCCA22020$9,000
THE@TRAPRSTX12020$1,000
BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATERCA12019$3,333
STEPPENWOLF THEATER COIL12018$10,000
AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONTX12018$6,250
HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETYTX12018$5,000
826CHI INC NFPIL12018$4,317
TRUE COLORS UNITED INCNY12018$3,317
CHILDRENS CHARITYTX12018$500