Funding search · EIN 756047221 · Houston, TX

Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation

Name: Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

129
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $4,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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

Dallas Museum of Art2 grants · $350,000
Houston Ballet3 grants · $203,925
St John'S School3 grants · $146,000
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston3 grants · $109,000
Georgetown University2 grants · $100,000
Stages1 grant · $87,627
Stages Repertory Theatre2 grants · $79,248
Christ Church Cathedral3 grants · $78,150
Houston Cinema Arts Society3 grants · $61,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation3 grants · $35,000

Giving over time

$463,944

2022

$594,064

2023

$580,900

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 129 grants.

$180,000
Dallas Museum of Art · Dallas, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$170,000
Dallas Museum of Art · Dallas, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$99,890
Houston Ballet · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$87,627
Stages · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$75,000
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$73,666
Houston Ballet · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$60,500
St John'S School · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$60,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$52,500
Stages Repertory Theatre · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$50,000
St John'S School · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$40,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$35,500
St John'S School · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$35,000
Christ Church Cathedral · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$30,369
Houston Ballet · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$26,748
Stages Repertory Theatre · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$26,000
Houston Cinema Arts Society · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$25,000
Houston Cinema Arts Society · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$24,500
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$21,650
Christ Church Cathedral · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$21,500
Christ Church Cathedral · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$17,500
Pepperdine University · Malibu, CA · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$15,000
University of Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$15,000
The Menil Collection · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$12,500
Leland Township Public Library · Leland, MI · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$12,500
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$12,500
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$11,000
Friends of River Oaks Theatre · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$10,150
Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$10,000
Buffalo Bayou Partnership · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$10,000
Hermann Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$10,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$10,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$10,000
Pepperdine University · Malibu, CA · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$10,000
Rowdy Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$10,000
Houston Cinema Arts Society · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$10,000
Rowdy Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$10,000
University of Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$9,500
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$9,000
Orange Show Ctr for Visionary Arts · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$9,000
Texas Cultural Trust · Austin, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$9,000
Orange Show Center for Visionary Arts · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$7,500
Rienzi Garden Endowment · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$7,500
Hermann Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$7,500
Texas Cultural Trust · Austin, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$6,500
Buffalo Bayou Partnership · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$6,000
Houston Hospice · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Camp Allen · Navasota, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Crime Stoppers of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Galveston Bay Foundation · Kemah, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Garden Club of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Lone Star Flight Museum · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Rowdy · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Ace · Greenwood Village, CO · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Breakthrough Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Good Samaritan Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
John Fairey Garden Conservation Foundation · Hempstead, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
The Children'S Assessment Center Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Ace · Greenwood Village, CO · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Glenwood Cemetary Historic Preservation Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
Orange Show Center for Visionary Arts · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
The Beacon · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$5,000
The Jung Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$4,500
The Orange Show · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$3,333
Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$3,000
Houston Area Parkinson'S Society · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$3,000
Houston Hospice · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
Asia Society Texas · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
The Beacon · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
The John Fairey Garden Conservation Fdn · Hempstead, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
Crime Stoppers of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
Friends of Leland Library · Leland, MI · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
Garden Club of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
Houston Area Parkinson'S Society · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
Suffield Academy · Suffield, CT · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
The Beacon · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
United Negro College Fund · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
Galveston Bay Foundation · Kemah, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,500
Garden Club of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,000
Emerge · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$2,000
Performing Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,500
Communities in Schools of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,500
Eddie Burke Sr Memorial Invitational · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,500
Life Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,500
The Menil Collection · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,400
Rienzi Garden Endowment Fund · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
Houston Museum of Natural Science · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
Kiwanis Foundation of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
Spca · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
The Menil Collection · Houston, TX · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
Wild & Free Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
Asia Society Texas · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
Fishtown Preservation · Leland, MI · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
Galveston Bay Foundation · Kemah, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
Houston Botanic Garden · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
Kiwanis Foundation of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
Leland Country Club Foundation · Leland, MI · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
River Oaks Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.
$1,000
San Jacinto Museum & Battlefield Assoc · La Porte, TX · 2023
Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.