Funding search · EIN 746013920 · Houston, TX

Houston Endowment

$376.9M
in grants paid: 1,640
grants: 639
recipients: 2020–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$5.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
In support of the Charitable Activities of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors' Sponsored Project the Greater Houston Voter Engagement Project
$5.0M
Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support for Houston Charter Seed Fund
$3.0M
United Way of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for the Building Possibilities Campaign for United Way to Assist Houston's Nonprofit Sector Pursue Public Grants
$3.0M
Harmony Public Schools · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for Phase Two of Houston Expansion
$2.3M
Houston Local Information Initiative Inc Dba Houston Landing · Houston, TX · 2024
General Operating Support
$2.0M
Pacific Charter School Development · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Project Support for Expansion of the Texas Charter School Development Facilities Fund
$1.5M
Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
2024 Houston Endowment Directed Grant Program Administered by GHCF
$1.4M
Texas Immigration Law Council · Austin, TX · 2024
General Operating Support
$1.3M
Emerge Fellowship · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for Transitioning Program Staff from HISD to EMERGE
$1.2M
Harris County Public Library · Harris County Library, TX · 2024
Program Support for Harris County Public Library to Expand Citizenship Services
$1.2M
Collective Action for Youth · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston
$1.0M
Houston Independent School District Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support to Increase Civic Engagement among Students and Families, Coordinate District Activities with Community Groups, and Conduct an Independent Evaluation of the Project
$1.0M
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support to Develop and Implement the University of Houston Alternative Certification Program
$1.0M
Houston in Action Network · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston
$1.0M
Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc Dba Miller Outdoor Theatre · Houston, TX · 2024
Capital Support for Renovations and Improvement for the Benefit of the Audience
$1.0M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Project Support for the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University
$1.0M
Spark · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for the Third Phase of the Park Desert Initiative
$1.0M
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support to Launch an Immigration Legal Services Program
$1.0M
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Capital Support Toward Land Acquisition for the Museum's West Expansion
$1.0M
Casa Mateo · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support for the Launch of Casa Mateo
$1.0M
Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2024
Project Support to US Prep National Center to Strengthen High-Quality Teacher Pathways in Houston
$1.0M
Trees for Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for Increasing Tree Equity
$1.0M
Houston in Action Network · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for Building Communications Capacity of Organizations Working to Get Out the Vote
$1.0M
Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support for Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries to Launch the Pathways to Citizenship Collaborative in Greater Houston
$1.0M
My Connect Community · Houston, TX · 2024
General Operating Support
$1.0M
Public Private Strategies Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Project Support for Public Private Strategies to Create the Houston Business Innovation Fund to Strengthen Civic Engagement of Businesses and Rebuild Trust in Our Democracy
$1.0M
Houston Arts Alliance · Houston, TX · 2024
For the Houston BIPOC Arts Network & Fund - Phase IV Sustaining
$950,000
Brazosport Independent School District · Clute, TX · 2024
Project Support to Expand Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs
$850,000
Houston in Action Network · Houston, TX · 2024
General Operating Support
$850,000
Houston in Action Network · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston
$710,000
National Partnership for New Americans · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program Support to Expand Citizenship Outreach Services and to Strengthen City-County Public Infrastructures that Promote Citizenship in Greater Houston
$700,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support to Engage New Voters
$578,000
Aldine Independent School District · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support to Increase Civic Engagement among Students and Families, Coordinate District Activities with Community Groups, and Conduct an Independent Evaluation of the Project
$550,000
Lone Star College Foundation · The Woodlands, TX · 2024
Project Support to Increase Civic Engagement among Students and Staff, Coordinate College Activities within Community Groups, and Conduct an Independent Evaluation of the Project
$526,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Warwick, TX · 2024
Project Support for Nonprofits to Increase Naturalization Rates of Eligible Residents in Greater Houston
$516,000
Election Center · Katy, TX · 2024
Program Support for Incubating the Texas Association for Elections Administrators and Training for Elections Professionals
$500,000
San Jacinto Community College Foundation Pasadena Texas · Pasadena, TX · 2024
Project Support to Launch a Teacher Preparation Program at San Jacinto Community College
$500,000
Region 4 Education Service Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support to Increase Capacity to Support Educator Talent Initiatives and Programming Across Region 4
$500,000
Pro Bono Net · New York, NY · 2024
Project Support to Enhance Technology to Advance Immigration Legal Services in Houston
$500,000
Aldine Independent School District · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support to Improve Teacher Recruitment, Support, and Retention at Aldine Independent School District
$500,000
The Holdsworth Center · Austin, TX · 2024
General Operating Support
$500,000
United Way of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for Evaluation Capacity Building
$500,000
Teacher Prep Inspection-US · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Project Support to Conduct Program Assessments for Houston Educator Preparation Programs
$500,000
Teachorg · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Program Support for the TEACH for Houston Program
$500,000
Cities Forward · Washington, DC · 2024
General Operating Support
$500,000
Sam Houston State University (Shsu) · Huntsville, TX · 2024
Project Support to the College of Education to Strengthen Houston's Teacher Pipeline
$500,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York City, NY · 2024
In Support of the Charitable Activities of NEO Philanthropy's Sponsored Project, BRIDGE Infrastructure Fund, to Incubate a Second Cohort of Electoral Participation Nonprofits
$500,000
Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2024
In Support of the Charitable Activities of Social Good Fund's Sponsored Project, Local Policy Lab, to Create a Cohort of Local Governments in Greater Houston to Increase Civic Engagement
$500,000
National Center for Grow Your Own · Plymouth, MI · 2024
Project Support to Initiate Planning and Development of Grow Your Own Apprenticeship Programs with Local School Districts
$454,500
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Warwick, TX · 2024
Project Support for a Donor-Advised Fund Administered by Vanguard Charitable to Support Houston in Action's Electoral Participation Partners and Evaluation Capacity Building Efforts - Round Two Funding
$450,000
League of Women Voters of Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
Project Support to Increase Civic Engagement among Suburban Communities across Greater Houston
$432,000
Public Private Strategies Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Program Support for Businesses to Conduct Integrated Voter Engagement Across Texas
$430,000
University of Houston-Downtown · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for the College of Public Service Student and Community Civic Engagement
$425,000
Alief Independent School District · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support to Expand Citizenship and English Language Acquisition Services
$400,000
University of Houston-Downtown · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for the Planning of D.A.I.R. to Teach Program
$400,000
Immigrant Legal Resource Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Project Support for the New Americans Campaign-Houston
$400,000
Ieducate · Bellaire, TX · 2024
Program Support to iEducate for Tutors across the Houston Region
$400,000
Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative · Houston, TX · 2024
General Operating Support
$400,000
Disability Rights Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
Program Support for Increasing Electoral Participation for People with Disabilities and Advocacy for Improving Voting Access
$400,000
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (Nakasec) · Chicago, IL · 2024
In Support of the Charitable Activities of National Korean American Service & Education Consortium's Sponsored Project, Woori Juntos
$400,000
San Francisco Study Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In Support of the Charitable Activities of San Francisco Study Center's Sponsored Project, Ethnic Media Services, for the Continuation of a Project to Enhance the Capacity of Ethnic Media in Houston
$370,000
Fair Elections Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Program Support for the Houston Area Voter Friendly Campus Project
$360,000
Houston Community College Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support to Increase Civic Engagement among Students and Staff, Coordinate College Activities within Community Groups, and Conduct an Independent Evaluation of the Project
$360,000
Kipp Texas · Dallas, TX · 2024
Program Support to Launch Citizenship Services
$350,000
Houston Maritime Museum · Houston, TX · 2024
Capital Support for the Relocation and Expansion of the Houston Maritime Museum in the Greater East End
$350,000
Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido Inc Dba Texas Civil Rights Project · Austin, TX · 2024
Program Support for Election Protection
$350,000
Aclu Foundation of Texas · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support for Election Protection
$350,000
Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for Managing the Collaborative of Organizations Sustaining Houston's Seven Cultural Districts
$350,000
Combined Arms · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support for Veterans in Greater Houston to Expand Access to Voting
$345,000
We the Veterans Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Program Support to Increase the Number of Veterans and Military Family Members who Serve as Poll Workers in Greater Houston
$333,176
Young Men'S Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support for the Expansion of YMCA International Services' Citizenship and Integration Program
$333,000
Texas Charter Schools Association · Austin, TX · 2024
General Operating Support
$330,000
Texas Southern University Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for the Increase of Electoral Participation among Students and Staff, Coordination of University Activities with Community Groups, and an Independent Evaluation of the Project
$315,165
Texas Southern University Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support for the Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy Immigration Clinic to Expand Naturalization Services
$300,000
A Healthier Democracy · Boston, MA · 2024
Program Support to Increase Civic Engagement among Healthcare Professionals and Patients
$300,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support to Codify the Community Teacher Equity Development Programs and Teacher Certification Pathways to Support Local Districts
$300,000
Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2024
Project Support for District Analysis to Inform Strategic Planning and Technical Assistance to Increase College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Student Outcomes
$300,000
Emgage Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support for the Empowering Communities Initiative
$300,000
Latinos for Education · Boston, MA · 2024
Program Support for Houston Operations
$300,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for Planning and Establishing an Early Childhood through Third-Grade Alternative Certification Pathway
$300,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York City, NY · 2024
In Support of the Charitable Activities of NEO Philanthropy's Sponsored Project, Healthy Democracy Healthy People Initiative, for Continued Support to Engage the Healthcare Sector to Increase Civic Engagement
$300,000
My Connect Community · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support to Develop a Learning and Evaluation Framework
$286,500
Catholic Legal Immigration Network · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Project Support for Training and Technical Assistance to Increase the Number of Department of Justice-accredited legal service providers in Greater Houston
$285,000
Alief Independent School District · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support to Increase Civic Engagement among Students and Families, Coordinate District Activities with Community Groups, and Conduct an Independent Evaluation of the Project
$255,000
Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2024
Project Support for the Redesign of Schools Explorer, the Tribune's Online Education-Data Visualization Tool
$255,000
Harris County · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for a Needs Assessment and Comprehensive Language Access Plan to Support Immigrants in Harris County
$250,000
Pure Justice · Houston, TX · 2024
Program Support for Increasing Civic Engagement in Greater Houston
$250,000
Tomball Isd · Tomball, TX · 2024
Project Support for the Launch of a Grow Your Own Teacher Apprenticeship Program
$250,000
Texas Impact Education Fund · Austin, TX · 2024
In Support of the Charitable Activities of Texas Impact Foundation's Sponsored Project, In Good Company Institute, to Increase Corporate Civic Engagement in Greater Houston
$250,000
Texas Impact Education Fund · Austin, TX · 2024
Project Support for Texas Impact Foundation to Pilot the Houston Faith Votes Campaign, a Faith-Based Table to Increase Civic Engagement across Greater Houston
$250,000
Education Pioneers · Boston, MA · 2024
Program Support for Texas Regional Operations
$250,000
Mi Familia En Accin · Houston, TX · 2024
General Operating Support
$250,000
Common Defense Education Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Program Support for Veterans in Greater Houston to Expand Access to Voting
$250,000
Democracy Works · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Project Support for Increasing the Number of Greater Houston Businesses that are Actively Participating in and Promoting the Civic Alliance Pledge Program
$250,000
American Immigration Council · Washington, DC · 2024
Program Support for Houston Operations
$250,000
Alliance for Youth Organizing · Washington, DC · 2024
In Support of the Charitable Activities of Alliance for Youth Organizing's Sponsored Project, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, to Expand Nonpartisan Voter Engagement Advocacy in Greater Houston
$250,000
Alief Independent School District · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for Postsecondary Outcomes Planning
$250,000
Teach Plus Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024
Program Support for Texas Operations
$250,000
Yellowstone Education Foundation Dba Yellowstone College Prep · Houston, TX · 2024
Project Support for the Design of Houston Charter School Transportation Infrastructure
$235,000
Sam Houston State University (Shsu) · Huntsville, TX · 2024
Project Support to Increase Civic Engagement among Students and Staff, Coordinate University Activities within Community Groups, and Conduct an Independent Evaluation of the Project

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