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Funding search · EIN 746041411 · Houston, TX

University of Houston Foundation

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

68
grants reported
$37.7M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$105,748
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarships

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Funding pattern

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4 grants matching “optometry” · $670,138

  • $166,877

    Uh - Optometry · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $168,783

    Uh - Optometry · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $166,584

    Uh - Optometry · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $167,894

    Uh-College of Optometry · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

Top recipients

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

  • University of Houston4 grants · $13.6M
  • Uh - System3 grants · $6.6M
  • Uh - College of Global Hospitality Leadership3 grants · $4.7M
  • Uh - Athletics3 grants · $1.9M
  • Uh-System1 grant · $1.7M
  • Uh-College of Global Hospitality Leadership1 grant · $1.1M
  • Uh - College of the Arts2 grants · $1.1M
  • Uh - Liberal Arts and Social Sciences2 grants · $813,490
  • Uh-Athletics1 grant · $696,117
  • Uh-College of the Arts1 grant · $578,951

Giving over time

$8.3M
2021
$8.9M
2022
$9.8M
2023
$10.7M
2024

Grant history

All 68 reported grants, largest first.

  • $4.1M

    University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $3.5M

    University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $3.2M

    University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $2.8M

    University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2021

    Scholarships

  • $2.7M

    Uh - System · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $2.3M

    Uh - System · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $1.7M

    Uh-System · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $1.7M

    Uh - System · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $1.6M

    Uh - College of Global Hospitality Leadership · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $1.6M

    Uh - College of Global Hospitality Leadership · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $1.6M

    Uh - College of Global Hospitality Leadership · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $1.1M

    Uh-College of Global Hospitality Leadership · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $696,117

    Uh-Athletics · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $669,597

    Uh - Athletics · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $661,082

    Uh - Athletics · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $648,483

    Uh - College of the Arts · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $593,434

    Uh - Athletics · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $578,951

    Uh-College of the Arts · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $489,725

    Un - College of the Arts · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $414,348

    Uh - College of the Arts · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $409,166

    Uh - Liberal Arts and Social Sciences · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $404,324

    Uh - Liberal Arts and Social Sciences · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $403,471

    Uh-College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $393,731

    Uh - College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $337,370

    Uh-College of Nat'L Sciences & Mathematics · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $272,776

    Uh - College of Nat'L Sciences & Mathematics · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $228,396

    Uh - Engineering · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $168,783

    Uh - Optometry · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $167,894

    Uh-College of Optometry · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $166,877

    Uh - Optometry · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $166,584

    Uh - Optometry · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $112,008

    Uh - Engineering · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $106,938

    Uh - Social Work · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $105,845

    Uh-College of Social Work · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $105,652

    Uh - Social Work · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $105,438

    Uh - Social Work · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $93,069

    Uh - Natural Sciences & Mathematics · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $92,358

    Uh - Natural Sciences & Mathematics · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $78,181

    Uh - Business · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $77,653

    Uh-Business · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $77,236

    Uh - Business · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $77,149

    Uh - Business · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $72,934

    Uh - Houston Public Media · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $72,071

    Uh - Houston Public Media · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $72,064

    Uh-Houston Public Media · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $71,948

    Uh - Houston Public Media · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $69,179

    Uh - Law · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $68,713

    Uh-College of Law · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $68,342

    Uh - Law · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $68,266

    Uh - Law · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $66,174

    Uh - Engineering · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $59,662

    Uh-Engineering · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $49,121

    Uh - Honors · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $48,238

    Uh - Honors · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $37,947

    Uh-College of Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $36,000

    Uh - Architecture · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $31,994

    Uh - Downtown · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $28,962

    Uh-Honors · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $20,630

    Uh - Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $20,411

    Uh - Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $19,574

    Uh - Downtown · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $17,284

    Uh - Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

  • $17,072

    Uh - Downtown · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $8,472

    Uh - Honors · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $7,858

    Uh - Library · Houston, TX · 2023

    Program Support

  • $7,805

    Uh-Library · Houston, TX · 2021

    Program Support

  • $7,762

    Uh - Library · Houston, TX · 2024

    Program Support

  • $7,753

    Uh - Library · Houston, TX · 2022

    Program Support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.