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HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INC

· HOUSTON, TX · private_foundation · program funder

577recipients FY2016–24
$608Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 88% of giving in Texas

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A local funder — 88% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 28 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
BROWN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder149
ALBERT AND ETHEL HERZSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder91
THE POWELL FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder90
THE ELKINS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder79
HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCEHOUSTON, TXprogram funder76
UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder72
STRAKE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder71
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder67
THE METHODIST HOSPITALHOUSTON, TXprogram funder57
VIVIAN L SMITH FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder55
WILLIAM STAMPS FARISH FUNDHOUSTON, TXprogram funder55
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder53
HARRY S AND ISABEL C CAMERON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder52
JACOB & TERESE HERSHEY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder52
UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NElarge program funder50
JOHN P MCGOVERN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder49
GATES FOUNDATIONSEATTLE, WAlarge program funder46
MECHIA FOUNDATIONBEAUMONT, TXprogram funder46
M D ANDERSON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder44
MAREK FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder44
EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder41
ROCKWELL FUND INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder40
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATIONMENLO PARK, CAlarge program funder40
ZIONS BANCORPORATION FOUNDATIONSALT LAKE CITY, UTprogram funder40
HOUSTON TEXANS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder38

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
GOOD REASON HOUSTON INCTX72024$35,355,382
HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUNDATIONTX72024$26,369,400
BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIPTX62024$15,525,333
UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTONTX72024$12,578,600
HOUSTON IN ACTION NETWORKTX32024$11,748,000
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCTX42024$11,551,000
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXASTX62024$8,393,000
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYTX32024$8,378,200
HOUSTON LOCAL INFORMATION INITIATIVE INCTX32024$7,565,000
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONTX52024$7,129,285
HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCETX72024$7,122,900
HOUSTON IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES COLLABORATIVETX72024$6,895,200
SPARKTX72024$6,875,400
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COMMUNITY CORPORATIONTX62024$6,584,600
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTONTX72024$5,100,200
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INCNY22024$5,050,000
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLSTX32024$5,000,000
TREES FOR HOUSTONTX52024$4,775,000
BAKERRIPLEYTX72024$4,528,000
EMERGE FELLOWSHIPTX52024$4,245,200
KIPP TEXAS INCTX42024$3,938,000
PROJECT ROW HOUSESTX72024$3,861,800
ROTHKO CHAPELTX72024$3,690,600
STAGESTX72024$3,355,000
EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER REGION IV OF TEXASTX52024$3,326,000
INTERFAITH MINISTRIES FOR GREATER HOUSTONTX72024$3,008,320
LATINOS FOR EDUCATION INCMA72024$2,983,334
IMMIGRANT LEGAL RESOURCE CENTERCA72024$2,930,000
ARTS CONNECT HOUSTONTX32024$2,900,000
COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR YOUTHTX32024$2,715,000
CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTONTX72024$2,670,000
COLLABORATIVE FOR CHILDRENTX72024$2,550,000
HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURETX72024$2,482,200
HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIONTX22024$2,462,600
TEXAS TRIBUNE INCTX72024$2,462,000
CITY CHURCH-HOUSTONTX62024$2,405,884
TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INCTX32024$2,180,000
ELECTION CENTERTX22024$2,165,000
TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATIONTX62024$2,125,000
NATIONAL CENTER FOR GROW YOUR OWNMI32024$2,025,000
COMBINED ARMSTX62024$1,980,000
ENSEMBLE THEATERTX72024$1,950,818
PUBLIC PRIVATE STRATEGIES INSTITUTEDC22024$1,912,000
THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF HARRIS COUNTYTX52024$1,729,500
MY CONNECT COMMUNITYTX72024$1,705,500
TEXAS IMMIGRATION LAW COUNCILTX12024$1,675,000
THE SPRING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CAREER AND TECHNOLOGYTX42024$1,655,000
NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW AMERICANS INCIL22024$1,620,000
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTONTX72024$1,547,000
PRO BONO NET INCNY32024$1,500,000