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THE POWELL FOUNDATION

· HOUSTON, TX · private_foundation · program funder

293recipients FY2016–24
$123Mgiving 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 24 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder90
BROWN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder86
ALBERT AND ETHEL HERZSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder58
STRAKE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder49
THE ELKINS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder46
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder44
UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder35
VIVIAN L SMITH FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder35
WILLIAM STAMPS FARISH FUNDHOUSTON, TXprogram funder34
MOODY FOUNDATIONGALVESTON, TXprogram funder33
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder32
HARRY S AND ISABEL C CAMERON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder29
THE METHODIST HOSPITALHOUSTON, TXprogram funder29
ALICE KLEBERG REYNOLDS MEYER FDN TRSAN ANTONIO, TXprogram funder28
HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCEHOUSTON, TXprogram funder28
JOHN P MCGOVERN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder28
M D ANDERSON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder28
MECHIA FOUNDATIONBEAUMONT, TXprogram funder28
STERLING-TURNER FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder27
THE CULLEN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder26
UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NElarge program funder26
HOUSTON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder25
JACOB & TERESE HERSHEY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder25
TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYAUSTIN, TXprogram funder25
BAXTER TRUSTHOUSTON, TXprogram funder24

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
MINDPOPTX42024$1,253,032
MEADOWS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE FOR TEXASTX42024$1,199,947
COLLEGESPRING INCCA32024$972,115
BREAKTHROUGH HOUSTONTX42024$964,151
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON INCTX42024$756,800
CHILDRENS MUSEUM INCTX42024$754,605
BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIPTX32024$733,730
THE BRIDGESPAN GROUP INCMA12024$717,895
UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTONTX32024$700,000
TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITALTX32024$675,000
DISCOVERUTX42024$630,000
UNITED WAY FOR GREATER AUSTINTX32024$600,000
TEXANS CARE FOR CHILDREN INCTX32024$550,000
BRIDGEYEARTX42024$550,000
SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICESTX42024$532,500
KIDS MEALS INCTX42024$525,000
WOODS PROJECT INCTX42024$503,500
FIRST3YEARSTX42024$475,000
WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCYTX42024$474,718
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER HOUSTON INCTX42024$450,000
EMERGE FELLOWSHIPTX32024$450,000
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYTX22024$425,000
CAMP ALLEN-CAMP AND CONFERENCE CENTERTX42024$414,000
TREES FOR HOUSTONTX32024$402,500
TEXAS 2036TX22024$400,000
KIPP TEXAS INCTX42024$380,000
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCTX42024$375,000
IMPROVING EDUCATION INCMD22024$360,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD GULF COAST INCTX42024$350,016
PROUNITAS INCTX32024$350,000
TARGET HUNGERTX42024$342,500
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATEDNY42024$342,000
ARTS CONNECT HOUSTONTX32024$325,000
TEACH PLUS INCORPORATEDMA42024$300,000
AVANCE INCTX32024$280,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WALKER COUNTY TX INCTX42024$275,000
MENIL FOUNDATION INCTX32024$262,380
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA ASSOCIATION INCTX42024$250,100
AMERICAN FESTIVAL FOR THE ARTSTX32024$250,000
TEXAS PARTNERSHIP FOR OUT OF SCHOOL TIMETX42024$250,000
DEPELCHIN CHILDRENS CENTERTX32024$250,000
HOUSTON BALLET FOUNDATIONTX42024$250,000
HOUSTON ZOO INCTX42024$243,000
HYPE FREEDOM SCHOOL INCTX32024$240,000
BRIGHTER BITESTX22024$235,000
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTONTX32024$230,000
CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN MUSEUM INCTX32024$230,000
BALLET AUSTIN INCORPORATEDTX32024$230,000
TRAVIS AUDUBON SOCIETY INCTX42024$230,000
HOUSTON ARBORETUM & NATURE CENTERTX32024$230,000