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JOHN P MCGOVERN FOUNDATION

· HOUSTON, TX · private_foundation · program funder

177recipients FY2016–24
$73Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 96% of giving in Texas

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A local funder — 96% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 8 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, DC, IL, MD, NC, NY, TX, WI.

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FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
ALBERT AND ETHEL HERZSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder63
BROWN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder61
STRAKE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder54
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder49
THE ELKINS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder47
HARRIS AND ELIZA KEMPNER FUNDGALVESTON, TXprogram funder37
HARRY S AND ISABEL C CAMERON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder37
VIVIAN L SMITH FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder37
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder35
M D ANDERSON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder32
WILLIAM STAMPS FARISH FUNDHOUSTON, TXprogram funder32
STERLING-TURNER FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder30
MECHIA FOUNDATIONBEAUMONT, TXprogram funder28
THE METHODIST HOSPITALHOUSTON, TXprogram funder28
THE POWELL FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder28
JOHN M OQUINN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder27
HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCEHOUSTON, TXprogram funder26
MAREK FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder26
UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder26
HOUSTON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder24
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEMHOUSTON, TXprogram funder22
UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NElarge program funder21
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder20
MEDALLION FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder20
SCURLOCK FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder20

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COMMUNITY CORPORATIONTX52024$2,740,000
HERMANN PARK CONSERVANCYTX32024$2,200,000
CHILDRENS MUSEUM INCTX52024$1,960,000
HOUSTON ZOO INCTX42024$1,773,500
HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCETX52024$1,112,500
JOHN P MCGOVERN MUSEUM OF HEALTH & MEDICAL SCIENCETX52024$1,000,000
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINETX52024$906,000
NEW HOPE HOUSING INCTX42024$900,000
INSTITUTE FOR BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH INCMD52024$750,000
HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INCTX42024$580,000
COMMUNITY FAMILY CENTERS-CENTROS FAMILIARES DE LA COMUNIDADTX52024$525,000
BARBARA BUSH HOUSTON LITERACY FOUNDATIONTX42024$515,000
COVENANT HOUSE TEXASTX32024$480,000
HOUSTON SYMPHONY SOCIETYTX52024$470,000
NEHEMIAH CENTER INCTX52024$455,000
MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY INCTX42024$450,000
PRESBYTERIAN CHILDRENS HOMES AND SERVICESTX52024$420,000
STAR OF HOPE MISSIONTX42024$400,000
HOUSTON AREA WOMENS CENTER INCTX52024$390,000
THE WOMENS HOMETX52024$380,000
THE MENS CENTER INCORPORATEDTX52024$380,000
DEPELCHIN CHILDRENS CENTERTX52024$360,000
HOUSTON AUDUBON SOCIETYTX52024$355,000
GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATIONTX52024$355,000
JESSE TREE INCTX52024$350,000
BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INCTX52024$300,000
CASA DE ESPERANZATX52024$300,000
SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICESTX52024$300,000
EL CENTRO DE CORAZONTX52024$300,000
HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATIONTX52024$300,000
BAKERRIPLEYTX42024$260,000
HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO INCTX52024$258,000
CAL FARLEYS BOYS RANCHTX42024$251,500
WOMENS FUND FOR HER FOUNDATIONTX52024$250,000
GALVESTON ISLAND TREE CONSERVANCYTX42024$250,000
CHILD ADVOCATES INCORPORATEDTX52024$240,000
GALVESTON COLLEGE FOUNDATIONTX52024$240,000
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON INCTX52024$240,000
GULF COAST BIRD OBSERVATORY INCTX52024$240,000
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATIONTX52024$230,000
THE ROSETX42024$230,000
CENIKOR FOUNDATIONTX42024$225,000
ALCOHOL DRUG ABUSE WOMENS CENTER INCTX52024$220,500
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER HOUSTON INCTX52024$210,000
LAWNDALE ART AND PERFORMANCE CENTERTX52024$210,000
ART LEAGUE OF HOUSTONTX52024$210,000
INTERFAITH MINISTRIES FOR GREATER HOUSTONTX52024$210,000
SPARKTX52024$210,000
DISCOVERY GREEN CONSERVANCYTX52024$181,968
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF HOUSTONTX52024$180,000