671 private foundations reported grants to Houston, Texas recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 671 private foundations reported 2,897 grants totaling $282,906,340 to 1,369 organizations in Houston, Texas. The most-funded purposes were education (237 grants) and health & medical (186 grants). DAN L Duncan Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $31,996,128 across 48 grants. The median reported grant was $15,000.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported Texas dollars that landed in Houston — a funder at 90% is effectively a Houston funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN L Duncan Foundation | 48 | $31,996,128 | 81% |
| Gates Foundation | 19 | $23,748,944 | 33% |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 2 | $19,861,000 | 79% |
| The Cullen Foundation | 33 | $13,060,000 | 76% |
| Hamill Foundation | 59 | $13,050,000 | 93% |
| The Moody Foundation | 26 | $13,041,315 | 11% |
| Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation | 34 | $11,790,300 | 86% |
| The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation | 44 | $9,575,681 | 97% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | 20 | $23,730,112 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 50 | $23,531,213 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | 6 | $19,851,772 |
| William Marsh Rice University | 16 | $13,265,937 |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | 18 | $10,722,652 |
| Rice University | 19 | $10,623,234 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | 46 | $6,869,938 |
| The Annunziato Family Fund With Greater Houston Community Foundation | 1 | $6,771,971 |
| University of Houston | 29 | $4,399,913 |
| Camp for ALL Foundation | 13 | $3,730,166 |
671 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Houston, Texas on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $282,906,340 across 2,897 grants. The largest by reported dollars were DAN L Duncan Foundation, Gates Foundation, The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Houston, Texas concentrate in education (237), health & medical (186), human services (85). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Houston, Texas recipient was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $19,759,772. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
