FUNDER
GRITS FOUNDATION
16recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 97% of giving in Texas
Footprint
A local funder — 97% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 3 states it has funded, whatever their cause: DC, MA, TX.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRAKE FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 6 |
| SUSAN VAUGHAN FOUNDATION INC | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 6 |
| BROWN FOUNDATION INC | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 5 |
| THE ELKINS FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 5 |
| VIVIAN L SMITH FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 5 |
| ALVIN & LUCY OWSLEY FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 4 |
| CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INC | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 4 |
| KAYSER FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 4 |
| NEY FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 4 |
| THE POWELL FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 4 |
| WAYNE DUDDLESTEN FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 4 |
| ALBERT AND ETHEL HERZSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| CLAYTON FUND INC TEXAS COMMERCE BANK | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| CRAIN FOUNDATION | LONGVIEW, TX | program funder | 3 |
| EDWARD & HELEN OPPENHEIMER FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| FRED AND MABEL R PARKS FOUNDATION | SUGAR LAND, TX | program funder | 3 |
| GARDENIA FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| GREENTREE FUND | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| HALLIBURTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| HARRIS AND ELIZA KEMPNER FUND | GALVESTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| HARRY S AND ISABEL C CAMERON FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| HOBBY FAMILY FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INC | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| HUFFINGTON FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| JACOB & TERESE HERSHEY FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | TX | 7 | 2024 | $630,000 |
| TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | TX | 7 | 2024 | $490,000 |
| URBAN HARVEST INC | TX | 7 | 2024 | $75,000 |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON INC | TX | 7 | 2024 | $70,000 |
| CASA DE ESPERANZA | TX | 7 | 2024 | $60,000 |
| MEDICAL BRIDGES INC | TX | 7 | 2024 | $40,000 |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA | MA | 7 | 2024 | $37,000 |
| HOUSTON ARBORETUM & NATURE CENTER | TX | 7 | 2024 | $35,000 |
| SMALL STEPS NURTURING CENTER | TX | 6 | 2024 | $30,000 |
| HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE | TX | 4 | 2024 | $20,000 |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED | DC | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| GLENWOOD CEMETERY HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION | TX | 4 | 2022 | $20,000 |
| SAVE BUFFALO BAYOU | TX | 1 | 2021 | $5,000 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON | TX | 3 | 2020 | $30,000 |
| HOUSTON FOOD BANK | TX | 2 | 2020 | $15,000 |
| EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL | TX | 1 | 2018 | $5,000 |