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ELVA JOHNSTON FOUNDATION

· HOUSTON, TX · private_foundation · program funder

28recipients FY2016–24
$482,500giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 95% of giving in Texas

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A local funder — 95% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 3 states it has funded, whatever their cause: PA, TN, TX.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
BROWN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder10
ALBERT AND ETHEL HERZSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder9
THE ELKINS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder9
VIVIAN L SMITH FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder9
J SQUARED FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder8
CLAYTON FUND INC TEXAS COMMERCE BANKHOUSTON, TXprogram funder7
HARRY S AND ISABEL C CAMERON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder7
STRAKE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder7
ZIONS BANCORPORATION FOUNDATIONSALT LAKE CITY, UTprogram funder7
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder6
JOHN M OQUINN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder6
SCURLOCK FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder6
STERLING-TURNER FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder6
SUSAN VAUGHAN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder6
ALVIN & LUCY OWSLEY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
CRAIN FOUNDATIONLONGVIEW, TXprogram funder5
DAN L DUNCAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
DUNCAN GENESIS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
GREENTREE FUNDHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO EDUCATIONAL FUNDHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
JACK H AND WILLIAM M LIGHT CHARITABLE TRSAN ANTONIO, TXprogram funder5
M D ANDERSON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
PRIOLEAU FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
TAPEATS FUNDWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder5
WILLARD & RUTH JOHNSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUBTX72024$23,500
STORY CHURCHTX32024$21,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES GREATER HOUSTON INCTX82024$20,500
CANCARE INCTX82024$19,500
BOOKS BETWEEN KIDS INCTX82024$16,500
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON INCTX42024$13,500
HOUSTON FOOD BANKTX42024$12,000
HOUSTON HOSPICETX72024$10,500
TRINITY HOPE INCTN12024$10,000
BOS PLACETX62024$8,000
CHILD ADVOCATES INCORPORATEDTX22024$7,500
URBAN HARVEST INCTX72024$7,000
BLOOMAGAIN HOUSTONTX12024$6,000
THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIAPA12024$5,000
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTONTX62023$20,000
SCHOOL AT ST GEORGE PLACE PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION INCORPORTX32023$4,000
NICK FINNEGAN COUNSELING CENTER FOUNDATIONTX42022$12,000
BRENDA AND JOHN H DUNCAN RISE SCHOOL OF HOUSTONTX22022$6,500
YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY INCTX52021$10,500
TREES OF HOPETX42021$6,000
PRO-VISION INCTX12021$2,500
HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDENTX42020$24,000
BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIPTX32019$6,000
BETHANY CHRISTIAN CHURCHTX22018$2,500
BREAKTHROUGH HOUSTONTX22018$2,000
SMALL STEPS NURTURING CENTERTX12018$1,000
TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITALTX12017$2,500
CHILDRENS FUND INCTX12017$2,000