The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

2 grants matching “ranchers” · $225,000

• $150,000

  Texas Agriforestry Small Farmers and Ranchers · Nacogdoches, TX · 2024

  In keeping with our vision: "Assisting BIPOC small farmers, ranchers, and landowners in being successful"

• $75,000

  Texas Agriforestry Small Farmers and Ranchers · Nacogdoches, TX · 2023

  In keeping with our vision: "Assisting BIPOC small farmers, ranchers, and landowners in being successful"

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

• Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated14 grants · $2.1M
• Greater Houston Community Foundation19 grants · $1.8M
• Vision Galveston8 grants · $1.5M
• Water Foundation4 grants · $1.2M
• National Wildlife Federation (Austin)7 grants · $982,415
• Hill Country Alliance6 grants · $899,500
• Save Our Springs Alliance3 grants · $895,553
• Rocky Mountain Institute5 grants · $825,000
• The University of Texas at Austin (Ei)6 grants · $757,000
• US Water Alliance4 grants · $703,000

Giving over time

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,177 grants.

• $500,000

  Vision Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2022

  For Vision Galveston capacity building support

• $457,042

  Save Our Springs Alliance · Austin, TX · 2022

  For environmental protection projects within the Colorado River basin and in support of litigation

• $445,000

  Build Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2022

  Build Galveston Operations

• $425,000

  Vision Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2023

  To support the implementation of Vision Galveston's initiatives

• $412,792

  Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024

  For Save Our Springs Alliance to protect the Edwards Aquifer

• $400,000

  Vision Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2024

  To support the implementation of Vision Galveston's initiatives, including PhilanthroVision, MORTAR Galveston 2025, and the 2025 Learning Journey

• $400,000

  Water Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024

  To Advance a Resilient Water Future through the Water Table and Texas Wellspring

• $400,000

  Water Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023

  To Advance a Resilient Water Future through the Water Table and Texas Wellspring

• $393,511

  Save Our Springs Alliance · Austin, TX · 2023

  To protect the Edwards Aquifer

• $375,000

  Texas Health and Environment Alliance · Houston, TX · 2023

  For the successful effort to enforce cleanup of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site

• $330,000

  Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2022

  Tackling emerging environmental and policy challenges in CCS and Hydrogen in Texas

• $315,000

  US Water Alliance · Oakland, CA · 2024

  One Water, One Texas

• $300,000

  Texas Agricultural Land Trust · San Antonio, TX · 2024

  To Secure and Share Land Legacies and Advocate for Private Lands Through the Texas Land Policy Center

• $275,000

  Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2024

  Setting Durable Guardrails on Texas and the Gulf Coast's Path to a Cleaner Future

• $275,000

  Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2023

  To Support Carbon Management Strategies for Texas; CCUS, Hydrogen, and other opportunities

• $250,000

  National Wildlife Federation (Austin) · Austin, TX · 2024

  To advance sound and equitable water policy in Texas

• $250,000

  Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2023

  To Develop the Critical 'Connective Tissue' Infrastructure in Texas for Powering a New Energy Economy

• $250,000

  US Water Alliance · Oakland, CA · 2023

  To advance One Water in Texas and highlight Texas' water leadership nationally

• $250,000

  Ce Buyers Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

  To activate energy customers to drive resilient, reliable, affordable, and clean power for all Texans

• $250,000

  National Wildlife Federation (Austin) · Austin, TX · 2022

  To advance a resilient and equitable water future for Texas' people, wildlife, and ecosystems

• $250,000

  Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2022

  To provide public-interest journalism on statewide water and energy issues

• $250,000

  Water Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022

  To galvanize collaborative funding and advance water solutions in Texas

• $225,000

  Austin Investigative Reporting Project · Austin, TX · 2023

  For the 'JustAustin; the Austin Investigative Reporting Project

• $225,000

  Hill Country Alliance · Austin, TX · 2022

  To protect the land and water resources of the Hill Country

• $215,000

  National Wildlife Federation (Austin) · Austin, TX · 2023

  To advance sound water policy, planning and investment in Texas communities that promote a resilient and equitable water future

• $212,000

  The University of Texas at Austin (Ei) · Austin, TX · 2024

  To convene experts toward developing a model for understanding the macroeconomic impacts of an orderly phase-down of unabated fossil fuels

• $210,000

  Hill Country Alliance · Austin, TX · 2024

  To build tools and networks for a more resilient Hill Country

• $210,000

  Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2022

  To strategically influence policymaking on produced water reuse in the Permian Basin and beyond

• $210,000

  The University of Texas at Austin (Ei) · Austin, TX · 2022

  To reduce upstream and midstream methane emissions from the oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin

• $205,000

  Hill Country Alliance · Austin, TX · 2023

  To scale the impact of efforts to protect the land and water resources of the Hill Country

• $200,000

  Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2024

  Developing the Critical 'Connective Tissue' Infrastructure in Texas for Powering a new Energy Economy

• $200,000

  Ce Buyers Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

  For the protection of the clean energy market in Texas

• $200,000

  Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2023

  To develop a market-ready framework for banks to holistically assess and support the 1.5C transition of their oil and gas clients and portfolios

• $192,000

  Prairie View a&M University · Prairie View, TX · 2023

  To support the Prairie View A&M Algae Center of Excellence for Climate Resilient Food-Energy-Water Systems (PACE-FEWS)

• $187,000

  Prairie View a&M University · Houston, TX · 2022

  Prairie View A&M Algae Center of Excellence for Climate Resilient Food-Energy-Water Systems (PACE-FEWS)

• $183,755

  Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023

  For the Meredith Dreiss and Adreinne Ropp Fund agreement

• $179,042

  Houston Advanced Research Center · The Woodlands, TX · 2022

  To provide independent analysis on energy, air, and water issues to people seeking scientific answers

• $175,000

  Ceres · Boston, MA · 2024

  To catalyze the net zero pathway for exploration & production companies

• $175,000

  Prairie View a&M University · Prairie View, TX · 2024

  To support the Prairie View A&M Algae Center of Excellence for Climate Resilient Food-Energy-Water Systems (PACE-FEWS)

• $175,000

  Ashoka · Arlington, VA · 2022

  To support Ukraine Refugees

• $175,000

  Ceres · Boston, MA · 2022

  To accelerate the decarbonization of the Permian Basin

• $175,000

  Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2022

  To build resilient groundwater management in Texas

• $160,000

  The Last Kilometer Corp · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

  For the National Sustainability Society to continue The Pathway Towards Accreditation for Sustai...

• $160,000

  National Council for Science and the Environment · Washington, DC · 2023

  To explore pathways toward accreditation for Sustainability and Sustainability-related degree Programs

• $157,000

  Hill Country Alliance · Austin, TX · 2024

  To launch the Conservation Accelerator Project for the Hill Country

• $150,000

  Ce Buyers Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

  To activate energy customers to drive resilient, reliable, affordable, and clean power for all Texans in 2025

• $150,000

  Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2024

  Accelerating regional perspectives to enable deep power sector decarbonization through events and thought leadership

• $150,000

  Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2024

  Protecting Texas' subsurface for clean energy uses-Improving understanding of how wells of the past could impact wells of the future

• $150,000

  Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

  To Develop a Texas Carbon Management Roadmap

• $150,000

  Powerhouse Texas · Austin, TX · 2024

  Advancing Texas's Energy Future Through Science, Policy and Collaboration

• $150,000

  Texas Agriforestry Small Farmers and Ranchers · Nacogdoches, TX · 2024

  In keeping with our vision: "Assisting BIPOC small farmers, ranchers, and landowners in being successful"

• $150,000

  Water Finance Exchange · Washington, DC · 2024

  To Support the Advancement of Sustainable Water Infrastructure and Healthy Communities in Texas

• $150,000

  Houston Advanced Research Center · The Woodlands, TX · 2023

  To support HARC's 'Solar for All' application activities to the EPA

• $150,000

  Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2023

  To provide public-interest journalism on statewide and public policy matters pertaining to water, energy and the environment

• $150,000

  Water Finance Exchange · Washington, DC · 2023

  To Implement Sustainable Water Infrastructure Systems in Texas

• $150,000

  Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2022

  To support Dr. Peter Hotez' proposed efforts to combat anti-science aggression

• $150,000

  The University of Texas at Austin(Webber) · Austin, TX · 2022

  Evaluating Climate Impacts of Fugitive Hydrogen Emissions

• $150,000

  Water Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022

  For the Water Table Funder Collaborative

• $149,948

  Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023

  For the Greg Mitchell DAF

• $145,000

  The University of Texas at Austin(Webber) · Austin, TX · 2022

  Creating a Roadmap for Facilitating Circularity in Texas' Oil and Gas Sector

• $144,042

  Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022

  For the Fiji conservation, Algae Biotechnology and Manitou fund match

• $143,000

  Usher Syndrome Society · Needham, MA · 2024

  To support research funding; not intended for pupblicity campaigns

• $140,000

  National Council for Science and the Environment · Washington, DC · 2022

  Pathways toward accreditation of sustainability-related programs in higher education

• $140,000

  Texas Land Trust Council · Wimberley, TX · 2022

  To support the Texas Land Trust Council's work to advance land and water conservation in Texas

• $140,000

  Workers Assistance Project · Austin, TX · 2022

  Texas Climate Jobs Project

• $135,000

  The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

  Supporting the Annual Summit of the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program and hosting the Ceres E&P Roundtable in Aspen

• $135,000

  National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2023

  To Empower Disadvantaged Communities Through a Workshp on Leveraging Community Benefit Agreement...

• $133,186

  Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024

  For the PACE-FEWS project

• $130,000

  Bayou City Waterkeeper · Houston, TX · 2024

  For the protection of water quality, wetlands, and water resources in the lower Galveston Bay watershed in Houston

• $130,000

  Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2024

  Towards Sustainability: Modernizing Texas Groundwater Management

• $130,000

  Artist Boat · Galveston, TX · 2022

  Preservation of coastal barrier island ecosystem on West Galveston Island

• $130,000

  The University of Texas at Austin (Ei) · Austin, TX · 2022

  Development of a Permian Clean Energy Transition Lab @ University Lands (PCETL)

• $129,292

  Nia Cultural Center · Galveston, TX · 2024

  Capacity building

• $127,511

  Houston Advanced Research Center · The Woodlands, TX · 2023

  To provide independent analysis on energy, air, and water issues to people seeking scientific answers

• $125,000

  Houston Advanced Research Center · The Woodlands, TX · 2024

  To support HARC's leadership role in the extensive application activities to the USEPA for the C...

• $125,000

  Wildwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

  For The Wildwood Outreach Center Fellowship Fund in the memory of Cynthia Woods Mitchell

• $125,000

  Galveston Center for Innovation and Transformation · Galveston, TX · 2023

  Galveston Center for Innovation and Tranformation (GCIT) and the Galveston Economic Development Partnership (GEDP)

• $125,000

  Powerhouse Texas · Austin, TX · 2023

  Fostering Texas' Clean Energy Transformation by Bridging the Science-Policy Gap

• $125,000

  Public Citizen Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

  To advance clean energy in Texas

• $120,000

  Alliance for Sustainable Energy Llc · Lakewood, CO · 2023

  PEDL Grant April 2023-October 2023

• $120,000

  Alliance for Sustainable Energy Llc · Lakewood, CO · 2022

  SOW for NREL support to PEDL (October 2022-April 2023)

• $118,000

  US Water Alliance · Oakland, CA · 2022

  One Water, One Texas

• $115,000

  Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2023

  Towards Sustainability: Modernizing Texas Groundwater Management

• $112,715

  Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022

  Balance of 2022 Legacy Program to DAF #5331

• $110,000

  Whidbey Environmental Action Network · Langley, WA · 2022

  For the restoration and preservation of Whidbey Island and Pacific Northwest

• $105,000

  Fair Shot Texas · Austin, TX · 2023

  To support Texas Climate Jobs Project

• $105,000

  Water Finance Exchange · Washington, DC · 2022

  To deliver a TX model of environmentally resilient and sustainable water infrastructure

• $102,000

  Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022

  Support for Greater Houston Community Foundation

• $100,936

  Nia Cultural Center · Galveston, TX · 2022

  To empower people with knowledge for successful living by providing education enrichment services

• $100,000

  Efi Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

  To support the transition to a low-carbon energy future

• $100,000

  Houston Advanced Research Center · The Woodlands, TX · 2024

  To provide independent analysis on energy, air and water issues to people seeking scientific ans...

• $100,000

  Public Citizen Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

  To advance an affordable and equitable clean energy transition in Texas

• $100,000

  Texas Health and Environment Alliance · Houston, TX · 2024

  For the toxic superfund cleanup in upper Galveston Bay

• $100,000

  West Street Recovery · Houston, TX · 2024

  To organize towards equitable water infrastructure in Northeast Houston

• $100,000

  Bayou City Waterkeeper · Houston, TX · 2023

  To grow advocacy, legal action, organizing, and data-to-action frameworks for the protection of water resources and people in greater Houston

• $100,000

  Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

  For the Urgent Capital Needs at the Johnny Mitchell Branch

• $100,000

  Commission Shift · Laredo, TX · 2023

  A Modern Framework for Venting and Flaring Oversight in Texas

• $100,000

  Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2023

  For the MethaneSAT project

• $100,000

  Hermann Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2023

  For the Sound Wall Glade to honor the memory of Cynthia Woods Mitchell

• $100,000

  Land Trust Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023

  To develop an integrated capacity and investment strategy for accelerating private land conservation in Texas

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