Private foundation · EIN 76-0598999 · Houston, TX · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The Robertson-Finley Foundation's grants went

It reported $203,400 in grants paid across 59 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 59.4% of those dollars to 38 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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

Grants paid 58 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Baylor Medical Foundation
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1490000
$12,000Scientific Research SupportSame city 1.00
University of Texas at Austin Institute for Fusion Studies
Austin, TX · no confident EIN match
$12,000Scientific Research SupportUnmatched Help match
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX · no confident EIN match
$12,000Scientific Research SupportUnmatched Help match
Institute for Justice
Arlington, VA · EIN 52-1744337
$10,000Public Policy Research SupportSame address 1.00
Pacific Legal Foundation
Sacramento, CA · EIN 94-2197343
$10,000Public Policy Research SupportSame address 1.00
State Policy Network
Arlington, VA · EIN 57-0952531
$7,000Public Policy Research SupportSame ZIP 1.00
Leadership Institute
Arlington, VA · EIN 51-0235174
$6,000Public Policy Research SupportSame address 1.00
New Civil Liberties Alliance
Arlington, VA · EIN 81-3474290
$6,000Public Policy Research SupportExact name 1.00
American Federation for Children Growth Fund
Columbia, MD · EIN 52-2111508
$5,000Education SupportSame address 1.00
The Houston Food Bank
Houston, TX · EIN 74-2181456
$5,000Civil Society SupportSame address 1.00
Judicial Watch
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1885088
$5,000Public Policy Research SupportSame city 1.00
Claremont Institute
Upland, CA · no confident EIN match
$5,000Public Policy Research SupportUnmatched Help match
Federalist Society
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$5,000Public Policy Research SupportUnmatched Help match
The Heartland Institute
Arlington Heights, IL · no confident EIN match
$5,000Public Policy Research SupportUnmatched Help match
Houston SPCA
Houston, TX · no confident EIN match
$5,000Conservation SupportUnmatched Help match
Salvation Army of Greater Houston
Houston, TX · no confident EIN match
$5,000Civil Society SupportUnmatched Help match
Houston Classical
Houston, TX · EIN 83-2516896
$4,600Education SupportSame address 0.72
Trinity Classical School of Houston
Houston, TX · EIN 26-4665235
$4,600Education SupportSame street 1.00
Academic Freedom Alliance
Princeton, NJ · EIN 85-3780742
$4,000Education SupportSame street 1.00
National Taxpayers Union Foundation
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1122683
$4,000Public Policy Research SupportSame address 1.00
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Austin, TX · EIN 74-2524057
$4,000Public Policy Research SupportSame address 1.00
Turning Point USA
Indianapolis, IN · EIN 80-0835023
$4,000Public Policy Research SupportExact name 1.00
Friedman Foundation (Ed Choice)
Indianapolis, IN · no confident EIN match
$4,000Education SupportUnmatched Help match
The Manhattan Institute
New York, NY · no confident EIN match
$4,000Public Policy Research SupportUnmatched Help match
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Washington, DC · EIN 13-4174402
$3,000Public Policy Research SupportSame city 1.00
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 04-3467254
$3,000Education SupportSame address 0.67
American Transparency
Burr Ridge, IL · no confident EIN match
$3,000Public Policy Research SupportUnmatched Help match
Trotter Family YMCA
Houston, TX · no confident EIN match
$2,500Civil Society SupportUnmatched Help match
The Fund for American Studies
Washington, DC · EIN 13-6223604
$2,000Education SupportExact name 1.00
Public Interest Legal Foundation
Alexandria, VA · EIN 45-4355641
$2,000Public Policy Research SupportExact name 1.00
Speech FIRST
Washington, DC · EIN 82-3599047
$2,000Education SupportSame address 1.00
Wildlife Center of Texas
Houston, TX · no confident EIN match
$2,000Conservation SupportUnmatched Help match
Glenwood Cemetery Historical Preservation Fd
Houston, TX · no confident EIN match
$1,500Conservation SupportUnmatched Help match
Real Clear Media Fund
Northbrook, IL · EIN 20-1382746
$1,200Public Policy Research SupportSame city 1.00
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0270942
$1,000Civil Society SupportSame street 0.95
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0183954
$1,000Conservation SupportSame address 1.00
Christian Solidarity International
Westlake Village, CA · EIN 33-0826951
$1,000Civil Society SupportSame ZIP 1.00
Houston Center for Photography
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0028082
$1,000Conservation SupportSame street 1.00
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Wilmington, DE · EIN 23-6050131
$1,000Education SupportSame address 1.00
Memorial Park Conservancy
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0655841
$1,000Conservation SupportSame street 1.00
Museum of Jurassic Technology
Culver City, CA · EIN 95-4309388
$1,000Conservation SupportSame address 1.00
Orhs Orchestra Booster Club
Conroe, TX · EIN 68-0490577
$1,000Education SupportSame address 0.67
Pathways Youth and Family Services
Kerrville, TX · EIN 74-2631080
$1,000Civil Society SupportSame address 0.76
Property and Environment Research Center
Bozeman, MT · EIN 81-0393444
$1,000Conservation SupportSame address 0.90
Pease Park Conservancy
Austin, TX · EIN 46-2388316
$1,000Conservation SupportSame city 1.00
The Philanthropy Roundtable
Washington, DC · EIN 13-2943020
$1,000Civil Society SupportSame address 1.00
Prager University Foundation
Sherman Oaks, CA · EIN 27-1763901
$1,000Education SupportSame address 1.00
Boy Scouts of America Sam Houston Area Council
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0239833
$1,000Civil Society SupportSame address 0.95
Trees for Houston
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0046318
$1,000Conservation SupportSame city 1.00
Woodson Center
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1217891
$1,000Civil Society SupportSame address 1.00

1 more line ($10K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    33 recipients in common
  2. Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX
    15 recipients in common
  3. Sarah Scaife Foundation Pittsburgh, PA
    13 recipients in common
  4. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Milwaukee, WI
    12 recipients in common
  5. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston, TX
    11 recipients in common
  6. The Chase Foundation of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
    11 recipients in common
  7. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    10 recipients in common
  8. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    10 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.