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THE ELKINS FOUNDATION

· HOUSTON, TX · private_foundation · program funder

214recipients FY2016–24
$84Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 97% of giving in Texas

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A local funder — 97% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 5 states it has funded, whatever their cause: NJ, NY, PA, TX, VA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
ALBERT AND ETHEL HERZSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder99
BROWN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder95
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder79
STRAKE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder77
VIVIAN L SMITH FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder70
WILLIAM STAMPS FARISH FUNDHOUSTON, TXprogram funder68
HARRY S AND ISABEL C CAMERON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder58
M D ANDERSON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder49
JOHN P MCGOVERN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder47
THE POWELL FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder46
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder42
JOHN M OQUINN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder41
MAREK FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder40
SCURLOCK FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder38
BAXTER TRUSTHOUSTON, TXprogram funder36
THE METHODIST HOSPITALHOUSTON, TXprogram funder36
UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder35
STERLING-TURNER FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder34
THE CULLEN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder34
HILDEBRAND FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder31
SAROFIM FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder31
ZIONS BANCORPORATION FOUNDATIONSALT LAKE CITY, UTprogram funder31
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HOUSTON INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder29
MECHIA FOUNDATIONBEAUMONT, TXprogram funder29
SUSAN VAUGHAN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder29

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINETX62024$5,250,000
TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITALTX52024$4,500,000
DEPELCHIN CHILDRENS CENTERTX32024$2,350,000
ST JOHNS SCHOOLTX32024$2,100,000
THE FOUNDATION FOR JONES HALLTX42024$2,000,000
FRIENDS OF PUMPKIN PARKTX22024$1,750,000
HOUSTON FOOD BANKTX42024$1,250,000
HARRIS HEALTH STRATEGIC FUNDTX12024$1,000,000
RIVER OAKS BAPTIST SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND INCTX22024$1,000,000
HOUSTON ZOO INCTX32024$850,000
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCTX32024$750,000
COVENANT HOUSE TEXASTX42024$750,000
UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMASTX32024$600,000
MONARCH COMMUNITY INCTX12024$500,000
HOUSTON AUDUBON SOCIETYTX12024$500,000
HOUSTON PARKS BOARDTX12024$500,000
HOUSTONS AMAZING PLACE INCTX62024$465,000
THE HOBBY CENTER FOUNDATIONTX32024$450,000
KINKAID SCHOOL INCTX22024$400,000
STAR OF HOPE MISSIONTX32024$350,000
WASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONTX22024$340,000
SPRINGSPIRIT INCTX42024$300,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LONE STARTX32024$300,000
INTERFAITH MINISTRIES FOR GREATER HOUSTONTX32024$300,000
BLOOD CANCER UNITED INCNY12024$250,000
HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDENTX52024$230,000
HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTONTX22024$225,000
CONNECTIVE VENTURESTX12024$200,000
TRUE LIGHT CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLYTX22024$200,000
HOUSTON ARBORETUM & NATURE CENTERTX22024$155,000
MISSIONS OF YAHWEH INCTX42024$150,600
SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICESTX12024$150,000
SERENITY RETREAT FOR HEALING & SPIRITUAL RENEWALTX22024$150,000
ALLEY THEATRETX22024$150,000
THE ARBOR SCHOOLTX32024$150,000
PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INCTX32024$145,000
CAMP ARANZAZU INCTX12024$125,000
URBAN HARVEST INCTX32024$110,000
EVERYBODYS PLACE OF GALVESTON COUNTYTX12024$100,000
RUTHERFORD B H YATES MUSEUM INCTX12024$100,000
TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONTX12024$100,000
THE WESTVIEW SCHOOL INCTX12024$100,000
THE WOMENS HOMETX22024$100,000
HOUSTON CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTSTX12024$100,000
LEE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCTX12024$100,000
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA ASSOCIATION INCTX12024$100,000
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS INCTX12024$90,000
PERIWINKLE FOUNDATIONTX42024$86,460
BRIDGEYEARTX22024$80,000
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTONTX22024$77,700