Organization · EIN 74-1400699 · Houston, TX

Who funds Houston Christian University?

34 private foundations reported paying Houston Christian University $2.45M on returns for tax year 2023.

34 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 34

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation
Houston, TX · Preselected only
$758,334
2 grant lines
Morris Family Center for Law & Liberty. +1 more
Filed as “HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The John M O'Quinn Foundation
Houston, TX
$400,000 ESTABLISH THE JMOQF ENDOWED CHAIR IN COUNSELING Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Hamill Foundation
Houston, TX · Preselected only
$300,000 Capital Campaign for new STEM & Nursing Building, operating programs including scholarships & counseling center Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Don & Colletta McMillian Foundation
Houston, TX
$219,000 GENERAL PURPOSE
Filed as “HOUSTON CHRISTAIN UNIVERSITY”
Same street 0.80 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
The Looper Foundation
Houston, TX · Preselected only
$125,000 Faculty Formation Initiative Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Lord's Fund
Tempe, AZ · Preselected only
$84,000 TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Filed as “HOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS”
Same address 0.82 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
John S Dunn Foundation
Houston, TX
$75,000 Grant to support $50,000 to provide partial scholarships to 5 fulltime undergraduate BSN students at $10,000; and $25,000 to provide partia… Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Rawley Foundation XXXXX0008
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$50,000 GENERAL
Filed as “HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY”
Same address 0.73 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Tracy & Elma Lee Lawrence Foundation
Houston, TX · Preselected only
$50,000 Education Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Elizabeth P and Harold R Williams Foundation
Houston, TX · Preselected only
$40,000 SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS COMMITTED TO BOTH ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND THE CHRISTIAN MISSION TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND CHANGE THE WORLD. Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Robert A Welch Foundation
Houston, TX
$40,000 Basic Research in Chemistry and related fields Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 08/2024
Crawford and Hattie Jackson Foundation
Sugar Land, TX · Preselected only
$35,000 SCHOLARSHIPS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Strake Foundation
Houston, TX
$30,000 Liberty Laboratory at Houston Christian University
Filed as “Houston Chrisitan University”
Same street 0.77 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Harbourview Foundation
League City, TX
$30,000 CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVIERSITY Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Charlotte, NC
$25,500
2 grant lines
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
Filed as “HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY”
Same address 0.73 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation
Houston, TX
$25,000 TOWARDS SUPPORT OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE LIBERTY LABORATORY AS A VISITOR CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE HALL AT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY.
Filed as “HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY”
Same address 0.73 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Belin Foundation
Richmond, TX · Preselected only
$25,000 THE GUILD GRADUATE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 10/2024
Three G Foundation
Houston, TX · Preselected only
$25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Stoller Foundation
Houston, TX
$24,000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Centerpoint Energy Foundation
Houston, TX · Preselected only
$20,000 GENERAL DONATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Houston Christian University

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Houston Christian University, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. The Brown Foundation Houston, TX
    Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $31.1M to them
  2. The Elkins Foundation Houston, TX
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $2.63M to them
  3. Huffington Foundation Houston, TX
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $5.33M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. Vivian L Smith Foundation Houston, TX
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $385K to them
  5. Mechia Foundation Beaumont, TX
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $21K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. MD Anderson Foundation Houston, TX
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $1.51M to them
  7. John P McGovern Foundation Houston, TX
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $605K to them
  8. The Powell Foundation Houston, TX
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $812K to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. University of St Thomas Houston, TX
    12 shared funders · 46 funders in all
  2. William Marsh Rice University Houston, TX
    11 shared funders · 111 funders in all
  3. Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX
    7 shared funders · 91 funders in all
  4. Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
    8 shared funders · 35 funders in all
  5. The Brookwood Community Brookshire, TX
    9 shared funders · 65 funders in all
  6. Memorial Assistance Ministries Houston, TX
    9 shared funders · 26 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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