Private foundation · EIN 74-6013920 · Houston, TX · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Houston Endowment's grants went
It reported $107M in grants paid across 253 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 90.0% of those dollars to 163 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $95.9M 221 lines
- No confident match $10.6M 32
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- See supplemental information on page 14
- Deadlines
- See supplemental information on page 14
- Restrictions
- See supplemental information on page 14
- Website on filing
- WWW.HOUSTONENDOWMENT.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 252 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition for the Homeless of Houstonharris County Houston, TX · EIN 76-0257018 | $10,000,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Good Reason Houston Houston, TX · EIN 82-0946654 | $10,000,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| William Marsh Rice University Houston, TX · EIN 74-1109620 | $4,506,000 | Project Support to Design, Pilot, and Publish a Report with Recommended Interventions to Eliminate Voting Deserts across Greater Houston | Same city 1.00 |
| Equitable Facilities Fund New York, NY · EIN 82-2351889 | $3,000,000 | Project Support for the Texas Facilities Fund (an EFF initiative that will provide low-cost financing and other forms of support to high-pe… | Same address 1.00 |
| Search Homeless Services Houston, TX · EIN 76-0260403 | $3,000,000 | General Operating Support | Same city 1.00 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation Houston, TX · no confident EIN match | $2,547,500 | 2023 Houston Endowment Directed Grant Program Administered by GHCF | Unmatched Help match |
| Houston Local Information Initiative Houston, TX · EIN 87-4133043 | $2,500,000 | General Operating Support | Same street 0.85 |
| Yes Prep Public Schools Houston, TX · EIN 76-0563835 | $2,500,000 | Project Support for Leading Houston Forward Campaign (Phase II) | Same address 1.00 |
| Houston Parks Board Houston, TX · EIN 74-1860046 | $2,000,000 | Project Support Toward Increasing Park Equity | Same address 1.00 |
| Houston Parks Board Houston, TX · EIN 74-1860046 | $2,000,000 | Project Support Toward Increasing Park Equity | Same address 1.00 |
| Pacific Charter School Development Los Angeles, CA · EIN 20-0696786 | $2,000,000 | Project Support for Texas Charter Schools Facilities | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Houston Arts Alliance Houston, TX · EIN 74-1946756 | $1,844,940 | Project Support for the Houston BIPOC Arts Network & Fund (BANF) - Phase III Funding | Same address 1.00 |
| Houston Immigration Legal Servicescollab Houston, TX · EIN 30-0098254 | $1,650,000 | Project Support for the Give Citizenship a Boost Project and its Naturalization Application Fee Fund | Same city 1.00 |
| The Election Center Katy, TX · EIN 54-1578880 | $1,574,000 | Program Support for Incubating the Texas Association for Elections Administrators and Training for Elections Professionals | Same address 1.00 |
| KIPP Texas Houston, TX · EIN 01-0639602 | $1,500,000 | Project Support for Charter School Growth | Exact name 1.00 |
| Spark Houston, TX · EIN 75-2388253 | $1,500,000 | Project Support for the Third Phase of the Park Desert Initiative | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Houston Community Corporation Houston, TX · EIN 99-2244309 | $1,500,000 | Project Support to Develop and Implement the University of Houston Alternative Certification Program | Same address 0.87 |
| Houston Independent School District Foundation Houston, TX · EIN 76-0424529 | $1,294,000 | Project Support to Increase Electoral Participation among Students and Families, Coordinate District Activities with Community Groups, and… | Same address 1.00 |
| Harris County Public Library Houston, TX · no confident EIN match | $1,142,800 | Program Support for Harris County Public Library to Expand Citizenship Services | Unmatched Help match |
| Communities Foundation of Texas Dallas, TX · EIN 75-0964565 | $1,100,000 | Project Support for District Analysis to Inform Strategic Planning and Technical Assistance to Increase College, Career, and Military Readi… | Same address 1.00 |
| Collective Action for Youth Spring, TX · EIN 87-2387887 | $1,000,000 | Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston | Exact name 1.00 |
| Houston in Action Network Houston, TX · EIN 87-3022489 | $1,000,000 | Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston | Same street 1.00 |
| National Center for Grow Your Own Plymouth, MI · EIN 87-3710216 | $1,000,000 | Project Support to Initiate Planning and Development of Grow Your Own Apprenticeship Programs with Local School Districts | Same address 1.00 |
| Texas Tech Foundation Lubbock, TX · EIN 75-6043842 | $1,000,000 | Project Support to US Prep National Center to Strengthen High-Quality Teacher Pathways in Houston | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Beacon of Downtown Houston Houston, TX · EIN 71-0933434 | $1,000,000 | General Operating Support | Same street 1.00 |
| Trees for Houston Houston, TX · EIN 76-0046318 | $1,000,000 | Project Support for Increasing Tree Equity | Same city 1.00 |
| Trees for Houston Houston, TX · EIN 76-0046318 | $1,000,000 | Project Support for Increasing Tree Equity | Same city 1.00 |
| United States Veterans Initiative Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4382752 | $1,000,000 | General Operating Support | Exact name 1.00 |
| Aldine Independent School District Houston, TX · no confident EIN match | $1,000,000 | Project Support for Implementation of District Plan to Increase College, Career, and Military Readiness Outcomes | Unmatched Help match |
| Brazosport Independent School District Clute, TX · no confident EIN match | $950,000 | Project Support to Expand Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs | Unmatched Help match |
| Houston in Action Network Houston, TX · EIN 87-3022489 | $850,000 | General Operating Support | Same street 1.00 |
| Houston in Action Network Houston, TX · EIN 87-3022489 | $850,000 | Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston | Same street 1.00 |
| Houston in Action Network Houston, TX · EIN 87-3022489 | $850,000 | Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston | Same street 1.00 |
| Houston Immigration Legal Servicescollab Houston, TX · EIN 30-0098254 | $800,000 | Project Support to Supplement the Work of the Harris County's Immigration Legal Services Fund | Same city 1.00 |
| National Partnership for New Americans Chicago, IL · EIN 45-3419142 | $710,000 | Program Support to Expand Citizenship Outreach Services and to Strengthen City-County Public Infrastructures that Promote Citizenship in Gr… | Same city 1.00 |
| Teacher Prep Inspection-Us Sarasota, FL · EIN 47-4159411 | $600,000 | Project Support to Conduct Program Assessments for Houston Educator Preparation Programs | Same address 1.00 |
| Coalition for the Homeless of Houstonharris County Houston, TX · EIN 76-0257018 | $500,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Houston Immigration Legal Servicescollab Houston, TX · EIN 30-0098254 | $500,000 | Project Support for Evaluation Capacity Building for Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaboration and its Partner Organizations | Same city 1.00 |
| Houston Independent School District Foundation Houston, TX · EIN 76-0424529 | $500,000 | Project Support for Houston ISD Implementation of its Family and Community Engagement Plan | Same address 1.00 |
| National Center for Grow Your Own Plymouth, MI · EIN 87-3710216 | $500,000 | Project Support for a Teacher Apprenticeship Grow Your Own Strategy to Implement in a Local District | Same address 1.00 |
| Education Service Center Region IV of Texas Houston, TX · EIN 74-1589572 | $500,000 | Project Support to Increase Capacity to Support Educator Talent Initiatives and Programming Across Region 4 | Same address 0.57 |
| San Jacinto Community College Foundation Pasadena, TX · EIN 76-0502278 | $500,000 | Project Support to Launch a Teacher Preparation Program at San Jacinto Community College | Same address 1.00 |
| United Way of Greater Houston Houston, TX · EIN 74-1167964 | $500,000 | Project Support for Evaluation Capacity Building | Same address 1.00 |
| William Marsh Rice University Houston, TX · EIN 74-1109620 | $500,000 | Program Support for Houston Education Research Consortium to Support Research-Practice Partnerships between Rice University and Houston Are… | Same city 1.00 |
| Aldine Independent School District Houston, TX · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | Project Support to Improve Teacher Recruitment, Support, and Retention at Aldine Independent School District | Unmatched Help match |
| Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TX · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | Project Support for Execution of the College of Education's Strategic Improvement Plan | Unmatched Help match |
| Sam Houston State University (SHSU) Huntsville, TX · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | Project Support to the College of Education to Strengthen Houston's Teacher Pipeline | Unmatched Help match |
| Public Private Strategies Institute Washington, DC · EIN 84-3330258 | $480,000 | Program Support for Businesses to Conduct Integrated Voter Engagement Across Texas | Same address 1.00 |
| Combined Arms Houston, TX · EIN 47-5648923 | $475,000 | Program Support for Veterans in Greater Houston to Expand Access to Voting | Same street 1.00 |
| Disability Rights Texas Austin, TX · EIN 74-1916289 | $463,570 | Program Support for Increasing Electoral Participation for People with Disabilities and Advocacy for Improving Voting Access | Same address 1.00 |
1 more line ($100K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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30 recipients in common - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
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29 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.