Funding search · EIN 746104592 · Houston, TX

The Powell Foundation

Name: The Powell Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,078
grants reported: $75.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

designated education quality public schools arts human

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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.

19 grants matching “bayou” · $822,836

$50,000
Bayou City Waterkeeper · Houston, TX · 2025
Conservation: Environmental Protection
$50,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2025
Arts: Student Education Programs
$15,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2025
Designated Grant: General operating and support
$6,000
Bayou City Blessings in a Backpack · Houston, TX · 2025
Designated Grant: General operating and support
$100,000
Bayou Land Conservancy · Spring, TX · 2024
Conservation: Environmental Protection
$100,000
Buffalo Bayou Partnership · Houston, TX · 2024
Conservation: Connecting People to Nature
$50,000
Bayou City Waterkeeper · Houston, TX · 2024
Conservation: Environmental Protection
$50,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2024
Arts: Student Education Programs
$15,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2024
Designated Grant: General operating and support
$6,000
Bayou City Blessings in a Backpack · Houston, TX · 2024
Designated Grant: General operating and support
$50,000
Bayou City Waterkeeper · Houston, TX · 2023
Conservation: Environmental protection efforts
$50,000
Bayou Land Conservancy · Spring, TX · 2023
Conservation: Environmental protection efforts
$50,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2023
Arts: Educational programming and initiatives for children and youth
$15,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2023
Designated Grant: General operating and support
$836
Holy Spirit Episcopal Church - Bayou City Blessings in a Backpack · Houston, TX · 2023
Designated Grant: General operating and support
$100,000
Buffalo Bayou Partnership · Houston, TX · 2022
Conservation: Community access to parks and urban greenspaces
$50,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2022
Arts: Community and public acccess to arts and culture
$50,000
Bayou Land Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2022
Conservation: Community access to parks and urban greenspaces
$15,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2022
Designated Grant: General operating and support

Top recipients

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

The Bridgespan Group4 grants · $1.9M
Precinct4forward2 grants · $1.5M
Austin Ed Fund5 grants · $1.5M
Boys & Girls Club of Walker County3 grants · $1.4M
Bridgeyear4 grants · $1.3M
Avance2 grants · $1.3M
United Way for Greater Austin4 grants · $1.3M
Mindpop5 grants · $1.2M
Collaborative for Children2 grants · $1.2M
The Holdsworth Center1 grant · $981,164

Giving over time

$19.5M

2022

$17.4M

2023

$18.5M

2024

$20.4M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,078 grants.

$1.5M
Precinct4forward · Houston, TX · 2025
Conservation: Connecting People to Nature
$1.3M
Boys & Girls Club of Walker County · Huntsville, TX · 2025
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Access and Success
$1.2M
Austin Ed Fund · Austin, TX · 2024
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Access and Success
$1.0M
Collaborative for Children · Houston, TX · 2022
Early Childhood Development and Education: Quality early learning centers and providers
$981,164
The Holdsworth Center · Austin, TX · 2025
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Excellent Educators
$974,456
Avance · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Early Childhood Development and Education: Parent, family, and caregiver support
$949,815
Bridgeyear · Houston, TX · 2025
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Access and Success
$866,570
Equal Opportunity Schools · Seattle, WA · 2023
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-secondary readiness initiatives
$838,175
The Bridgespan Group · Boston, MA · 2025
Aligned Cradle to Career Education System: Effective Tools, Policies, and Systems
$802,166
Uteach Institute Co University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Quality K-12 Public Schools: Excellent educator initiatives
$801,814
Spark · Houston, TX · 2023
Conservation: Community access to parks and urban greenspaces
$798,032
Mindpop · Austin, TX · 2024
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Quality Providers and Educators
$752,115
Collegespring · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Access and Success
$717,895
The Bridgespan Group · Boston, MA · 2024
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Access and Success
$703,151
Breakthrough Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Access and Success
$700,000
Catalyst Education Dba Catalyst Exchange · New Orleans, LA · 2025
Aligned Cradle to Career Education System: Effective Tools, Policies, and Systems
$655,729
United Way for Greater Austin · Austin, TX · 2025
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Quality Providers and Educators
$597,621
The University of Texas Foundation - Charles a Dana Center · Austin, TX · 2023
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Excellent educator initiatives
$503,085
Austin Parks Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Conservation: Community access to parks and urban greenspaces
$497,541
The Center for First-Generation Student Success Dba Firstgen Forward Co Nas · Washington, DC · 2024
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Policies and Systems
$493,384
Breakthrough · Austin, TX · 2023
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-secondary access, success, and completion initiatives
$492,960
Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2023
Conservation: Community access to parks and urban greenspaces
$491,527
Hill Country Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2022
Conservation: Environmental protection efforts
$475,000
The University of Texas Foundation - the University of Texas at Austin Coll · Austin, TX · 2023
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Excellent educator initiatives
$400,000
Children'S Museum Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Early Childhood Development and Education: Supportive Caregivers
$400,000
Holdsworth Center · Austin, TX · 2023
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Excellent educator initiatives
$400,000
Texas Association for the Education of Young Children · Austin, TX · 2023
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-quality early learning initiatives
$400,000
Center for Transforming Alternative Preparation Pathways · Dallas, TX · 2022
Quality K-12 Public Schools: Excellent educator initiatives
$400,000
Good Reason Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Quality K-12 Public Schools: Quality schools and innovative school models
$399,000
University of Houston Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Access and Success
$372,313
Education First · Seattle, WA · 2025
Aligned Cradle to Career Education System: Effective Tools, Policies, and Systems
$370,000
40 Schools · New Orleans, LA · 2025
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Capacity Sector
$365,000
Avance · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Early Childhood Development and Education: Supportive Caregivers
$350,000
Arts Connect Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
Arts: Student Education Programs
$350,000
Creative Action · Austin, TX · 2025
Arts: Student Education Programs
$350,000
National Association for Family Child Care · Washington, DC · 2025
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Quality Providers and Educators
$350,000
Trust for Learning a Project of New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Capacity Sector
$308,000
Austin 2030 Network Co Social Good Fund · Austin, TX · 2025
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Access and Success
$300,000
The Trail Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2025
Conservation: Connecting People to Nature
$300,000
United Way of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Quality Providers and Educators
$300,000
Communities in Schools of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Student Supports
$300,000
Discoveru · Houston, TX · 2024
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Readiness
$300,000
Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Quality Schools and Models
$300,000
Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2024
Early Childhood Development and Education: Supportive Caregivers
$300,000
United Way for Greater Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Capacity Sector
$300,000
E3 Alliance · Austin, TX · 2023
Aligned Cradle to Career Education System: Data, research, and advocacy efforts
$300,000
Improving Education · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Early Childhood Development and Education: Parent, family, and caregiver support
$300,000
Mental Health America of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Human Services: Emotional well-being support
$300,000
Texas Tech Foundation Inc - US Prep · Lubbock, TX · 2023
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Excellent educator initiatives
$300,000
United Way of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-quality early learning initiatives
$300,000
William Marsh Rice University - Texas Policy Lab · Houston, TX · 2023
Early Childhood Development and Education: Data, research, and policy initiatives
$300,000
Hay Center Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Human Services: Food/housing insecurity or other stablization and empowerment efforts
$300,000
Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022
Early Childhood Development and Education: Parent, family, and caregiver support
$260,000
Bonterra Jumpstart Fund · Oakland Ca, CA · 2025
Aligned Cradle to Career Education System: Effective Tools, Policies, and Systems
$252,463
The Bridgespan Group · Boston, MA · 2025
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Capacity Sector
$251,238
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute · Dallas, TX · 2022
Early Childhood Development and Education: Parent, family, and caregiver support
$251,237
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute · Dallas, TX · 2022
Human Services: Emotional well-being supports
$250,000
Neuhaus Education Center · Bellaire, TX · 2024
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Excellent Educators
$250,000
Texans Care for Children · Austin, TX · 2024
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Capacity Sector
$250,000
The Woods Project · Houston, TX · 2024
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Readiness
$250,000
American National Standards Institute - Workcred · Washington, DC · 2023
Post-Secondary Pathways: Data, research, and policy initiatives
$250,000
Kids' Meals · Houston, TX · 2023
Human Services: Food/housing insecurity or other stabilization and empowerment efforts
$250,000
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas · Dallas, TX · 2023
Early Childhood Development and Education: Parent, family, and caregiver support
$250,000
Emerge Fellowship · Houston, TX · 2022
Postsecondary Pathways: Postsecondary readiness initiatives
$225,000
Austin Children'S Museum - Thinkery · Austin, TX · 2023
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-quality early learning initiatives
$210,000
Huntsville Public Library Friends · Huntsville, TX · 2022
Quality K-12 Public Schools: Student supports
$200,000
Austin Childrens Museum Dba Thinkery · Austin, TX · 2025
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Quality Providers and Educators
$200,000
Breakthrough Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2025
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Access and Success
$200,000
Emerge · Houston, TX · 2025
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-Secondary Access and Success
$200,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2025
Conservation: Conservation/ Environmental Education
$200,000
Philanthropy Advocates Co Waco Foundation · Waco, TX · 2025
Aligned Cradle to Career Education System: Effective Tools, Policies, and Systems
$200,000
Rice University School Literacy & Culture · Houston, TX · 2025
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Quality Providers and Educators
$200,000
Summer House Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Excellent Educators
$200,000
Avance - Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Early Childhood Development and Education: Supportive Caregivers
$200,000
Mindpop · Austin, TX · 2024
Arts: Student Education Programs
$200,000
National Wildlife Federation · Austin, TX · 2024
Conservation: Conservation/ Environmental Education
$200,000
Search Homeless Services · Houston, TX · 2024
Human Services: Stabilization and Empowerment
$200,000
Texas 2036 · Dallas, TX · 2024
Aligned Cradle to Career Education System: Effective Tools, Policies, and Systems
$200,000
Uthealth Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-Quality Providers and Educators
$200,000
Breakthrough · Austin, TX · 2023
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-secondary access, success, and completion initiatives
$200,000
Communities Foundation of Texas - Educate Texas · Dallas, TX · 2023
Aligned Cradle to Career Education System: Data, research, and advocacy efforts
$200,000
Communities in Schools of Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Student support
$200,000
Discoveru · Houston, TX · 2023
Post-Secondary Pathways: Post-secondary readiness initiatives
$200,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2023
Conservation: Educational programming and initiatives for children and youth
$200,000
Teach-Org · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Excellent educator initiatives
$200,000
William Marsh Rice University - School Literacy & Culture · Houston, TX · 2023
Early Childhood Development and Education: High-quality early learning initiatives
$200,000
Young Audiences Inc of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Arts: Educational programming and initiatives for children and youth
$200,000
Avance - Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Early Childhood Development and Education: Parent, family, and caregiver support
$200,000
Bridgeyear · Houston, TX · 2022
Postsecondary Pathways: Postsecondary access, success, and completion initiatives
$200,000
Educate Texas at Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2022
Cradle-to-Career Education System: Data, research, and advocacy efforts
$200,000
Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Quality K-12 Public Schools: Quality schools and innovative school models
$200,000
Literacy First Co the University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Quality K-12 Public Schools: Student supports
$200,000
Prounitas · Houston, TX · 2022
Quality K-12 Public Schools: Student supports
$200,000
Rice University Texas Policy Lab · Houston, TX · 2022
Early Childhood Development and Education: Data, research, and policy initiatives
$200,000
Sam Houston State University · Huntsville, TX · 2022
Quality K-12 Public Schools: Excellent educator initiatives
$200,000
Search Homeless Services · Houston, TX · 2022
Human Services: Food/housing insecurity or other stablization and empowerment efforts
$200,000
Teach · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Quality K-12 Public Schools: Excellent educator initiatives
$200,000
Texas 2036 · Dallas, TX · 2022
Cradle-to-Career Education System: Data, research, and advocacy efforts
$191,000
Improving Education · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Early Childhood Development and Education: Supportive Caregivers
$175,000
Huntsville Independent School District · Huntsville, TX · 2024
Quality Public K-12 Schools: Excellent Educators

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