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VIVIAN L SMITH FOUNDATION

· HOUSTON, TX · private_foundation · program funder

163recipients FY2016–24
$28Mgiving 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 9 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AL, CA, FL, GA, IN, NY, PA, TX, VA.

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FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
BROWN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder78
ALBERT AND ETHEL HERZSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder72
THE ELKINS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder70
STRAKE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder67
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder55
WILLIAM STAMPS FARISH FUNDHOUSTON, TXprogram funder50
M D ANDERSON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder45
HARRY S AND ISABEL C CAMERON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder42
JOHN M OQUINN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder38
JOHN P MCGOVERN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder37
STERLING-TURNER FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder36
THE POWELL FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder35
HOUSTON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder31
MAREK FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder31
SCURLOCK FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder31
BAXTER TRUSTHOUSTON, TXprogram funder30
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder28
JOHN S DUNN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder28
SAROFIM FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder27
MECHIA FOUNDATIONBEAUMONT, TXprogram funder26
ALVIN & LUCY OWSLEY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder25
THE CULLEN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder25
CRAIN FOUNDATIONLONGVIEW, TXprogram funder24
MEDALLION FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder24
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEMHOUSTON, TXprogram funder24

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON INCTX72024$784,000
HOUSTON HOSPICETX72024$700,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES GREATER HOUSTON INCTX72024$620,000
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCTX62024$600,000
MENIL FOUNDATION INCTX72024$510,000
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOLTX52024$394,500
HOUSTON PARKS BOARDTX72024$355,000
THE COUNCIL ON RECOVERYTX72024$350,000
MEMORIAL HERMANN FOUNDATIONTX72024$350,000
UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMASTX72024$350,000
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTONTX72024$340,000
CAMP FOR ALL FOUNDATIONTX72024$325,000
KIDS MEALS INCTX72024$325,000
HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDENTX62024$300,000
THE MONARCH SCHOOL INCTX62024$300,000
GOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INCTX62024$300,000
DEPELCHIN CHILDRENS CENTERTX72024$292,000
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINETX42024$275,000
BRENDA AND JOHN H DUNCAN RISE SCHOOL OF HOUSTONTX72024$250,000
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER INCTX42024$250,000
HERMANN PARK CONSERVANCYTX52024$237,000
KINKAID SCHOOL INCTX72024$220,000
THE ROSETX42024$200,000
HOUSTONS AMAZING PLACE INCTX72024$200,000
GIRL SCOUTS OF SAN JACINTO COUNCILTX62024$190,000
EMERGE FELLOWSHIPTX72024$185,000
NICK FINNEGAN COUNSELING CENTER FOUNDATIONTX72024$180,000
THE BEACON OF DOWNTOWN HOUSTONTX72024$177,000
NEW HOPE HOUSING INCTX72024$175,000
DRESS FOR SUCCESS HOUSTONTX72024$175,000
HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCETX72024$175,000
THE GATEWAY ACADEMY INCTX62024$165,000
STAGESTX42024$160,000
BLUE BIRD CIRCLETX62024$150,000
CENTER FOR PURSUITTX32024$150,000
CHILDRENS MUSEUM INCTX62024$150,000
MY CONNECT COMMUNITYTX62024$150,000
ST JOHNS SCHOOLTX72024$145,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEXAS INCTX72024$145,000
SMALL STEPS NURTURING CENTERTX72024$140,000
CANCARE INCTX72024$130,000
VITA LIVING INCTX62024$130,000
CHILD ADVOCATES INCORPORATEDTX72024$120,500
SPRINGSPIRIT INCTX42024$120,000
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS INCTX62024$120,000
ST LUKES UNITED METHODIST CHURCHTX22024$120,000
HOPE AND HEALING CENTER & INSTITUTETX72024$115,000
JOHN P MCGOVERN MUSEUM OF HEALTH & MEDICAL SCIENCETX52024$115,000
CAMP ALLEN-CAMP AND CONFERENCE CENTERTX52024$110,000
JULIE ROGERS GIFT OF LIFE FREE MAMMOGRAM PROGRAMTX72024$110,000