Private foundation · EIN 76-0491186 · Houston, TX · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation's grants went

It reported $13.5M in grants paid across 52 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 83.5% of those dollars to 37 recipient organizations.

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What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
SEE GUIDELINES AT WWW.ALKEK.ORG
Deadlines
NONE
Restrictions
LIMITED TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS
Website on filing
WWW.ALKEK.ORG

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 51 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1613878
$6,250,000MEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PATIENT CARESame city 1.00
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1613878
$1,435,500CONSTRUCTION OF THE LILLIE AND ROY CULLEN TOWERSame city 1.00
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1109655
$1,200,000ENDOWMENT FOR THE MUSEUM DIRECTORSame street 1.00
The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX · no confident EIN match
$1,000,000MEDICAL RESEARCHUnmatched Help match
Tmi - the Episcopal School of Texas
San Antonio, TX · no confident EIN match
$500,000MOMENTUM CAMPAIGNUnmatched Help match
Houston Symphony Society
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1157373
$400,000SPECIAL EVENTS, OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
St Mary's University
San Antonio, TX · EIN 74-1143128
$200,000RENOVATIONS TO THE ALBERT B. ALKEK BUILDINGSame address 1.00
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX · no confident EIN match
$200,000TECHNOLOGY AND PROGRAMS FOR THE ALKEK LIBRARYUnmatched Help match
Tmi - the Episcopal School of Texas
San Antonio, TX · no confident EIN match
$190,000ALKEK SCHOLARSHIPSUnmatched Help match
Houston Symphony Society
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1157373
$177,700OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Texas A&M Foundation
College Sta, TX · EIN 74-2245072
$150,000ALKEK EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR FELLOWSHIPSSame address 1.00
St Luke's United Methodist Church
Houston, TX · no confident EIN match
$150,000TRANSFORMED CAPITAL CAMPAIGNUnmatched Help match
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX · EIN 74-1233796
$125,000SCHOLARSHIPSSame address 1.00
William Marsh Rice University
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1109620
$100,000RICE EMERGING SCHOLARS PROGRAMKnown alias 1.00
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Houston, TX · EIN 30-0288750
$100,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652
$100,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR HOUSTON AREA PROGRAMSame ZIP 1.00
Episcopal High School
Bellaire, TX · EIN 76-0056509
$68,300ALKEK SCHOLARS PROGRAMSame address 1.00
St Christophers Episcopal Church
Bandera, TX · EIN 74-2789880
$63,500OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Bobwhite Brigade
New Braunfels, TX · EIN 75-2703420
$60,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 0.72
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bandera County
Bandera, TX · EIN 74-2728659
$60,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Alliance for Choice in Education
Greenwood Vlg, CO · EIN 84-1531066
$50,000ACE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR HOUSTON AREA STUDENTSSame address 1.00
Houston's Amazing Place
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0604478
$50,000AMAZING TOGETHER CAMPAIGNSame address 0.71
Arthur Nagel Community Clinic
Bandera, TX · EIN 77-0697361
$50,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Christian Community Service Center
Houston, TX · EIN 74-2128141
$50,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
New Hope Housing
Houston, TX · EIN 73-1419279
$50,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Pro-Vision
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0336711
$50,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Somebody Cares America
Houston, TX · EIN 31-1703150
$50,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
The Posse Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 13-3840394
$50,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR HOUSTON AREA STUDENTSSame street 1.00
Witte Museum
San Antonio, TX · EIN 74-1400537
$50,000LAND STEWARDSHIP AMBASSADOR PROGRAMSame street 1.00
YMCA of the Greater Houston
Houston, TX · no confident EIN match
$50,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Kingsville, TX · no confident EIN match
$30,000CAESAR KLEBERG WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTEUnmatched Help match
Bakerripley
Houston, TX · EIN 23-7062976
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Bandera Natural History and Art Museum
Bandera, TX · EIN 47-3397492
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star
Dallas, TX · EIN 75-0800632
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0270942
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Hope and Healing Center & Institute
Houston, TX · EIN 45-3305276
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
The Houston Food Bank
Houston, TX · EIN 74-2181456
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Nehemiah Center
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0437157
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Remind
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0206826
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas
Dallas, TX · EIN 74-2602504
$25,000STEWARDS OF THE WILD PROGRAMSame city 0.99
Houston Golf Association Youth Program Inc Dba FIRST Tee of Greater Houston
Houston, TX · EIN 27-3071348
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Yellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0686870
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Austin Center for Grief & Loss
Austin, TX · no confident EIN match
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Children at Risk
Houston, TX · no confident EIN match
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Texas Hearing Institute
Houston, TX · no confident EIN match
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1613878
$15,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMSame city 1.00
Pathways for Little Feet
Houston, TX · EIN 26-1073326
$12,500OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1613878
$10,000STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMSame city 1.00
Cancare
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0305357
$10,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Houston Wilderness
Houston, TX · EIN 42-1573695
$10,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00

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    34 recipients in common
  2. The Brown Foundation Houston, TX
    22 recipients in common
  3. Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX
    19 recipients in common
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    18 recipients in common
  5. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston, TX
    17 recipients in common
  6. Vivian L Smith Foundation Houston, TX
    13 recipients in common
  7. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    12 recipients in common
  8. Texas Instruments Foundation Dallas, TX
    11 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.