Funding search · EIN 760169904 · Katy, TX

William S & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation

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

77
grants reported
$2.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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1 grant matching “makeover · $300,000

  • $300,000

    Houston Museum of Natural Science · Houston, TX · 2022

    Gems and Minerals Makeover

Top recipients

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

  • The Joy School4 grants · $955,000
  • Houston Museum of Natural Science2 grants · $330,000
  • The Joy School1 grant · $207,500
  • Museum of Fine Arts Houston7 grants · $200,400
  • The Kinkaid School1 grant · $150,000
  • Houston Museum of Natural Science2 grants · $100,400
  • Museum of Fine Arts Houston2 grants · $85,000
  • Salvation Army of Greater Houston1 grant · $55,200
  • Houston Ballet1 grant · $25,200
  • Houston Ballet1 grant · $25,000

Giving over time

$945,200
2022
$914,150
2023
$482,700
2024

Grant history

All 77 reported grants, largest first.

  • $675,000

    The Joy School · Houston, TX · 2023

    Building campaign

  • $300,000

    Houston Museum of Natural Science · Houston, TX · 2022

    Gems and Minerals Makeover

  • $270,000

    The Joy School · Houston, TX · 2024

    Building campaign

  • $207,500

    The Joy School · Houston, TX · 2022

    Building Campaign

  • $150,000

    The Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $80,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

  • $75,000

    Houston Museum of Natural Science · Houston, TX · 2024

    Charitable purposes

  • $75,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    Bayou bend collection and gardens

  • $55,200

    Salvation Army of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $45,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    Bayou bend collection and gardens

  • $35,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    Bayou bend annual fund

  • $30,000

    Houston Museum of Natural Science · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $25,400

    Houston Museum of Natural Science · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $25,200

    Houston Ballet · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Houston Symphony · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    Bayou bend annual fund

  • $25,000

    Houston Ballet · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $25,000

    Houston Symphony · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $11,500

    Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $10,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    Icons - 2024 grand gala ball

  • $10,000

    Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Mount Vernon'S Ladies' Association of the Union · Mount Vernon, VA · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    Icons - 2023 grand gala ball

  • $7,500

    The Joy School · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $6,000

    The Briarwood & Tuttle Schools · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $6,000

    The Heritage Society · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $6,000

    The Salvation Army · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $6,000

    The Briarwood School · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $6,000

    The Heritage Society · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $5,400

    Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Houston Botanic Garden · Houston, TX · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    The Salvation Army · Houston, TX · 2024

    Charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Neuhaus Education Center · Bellaire, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    The Women'S Home · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $5,000

    Mount Vernon'S Ladies' Association of the Union · Mount Vernon, VA · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $5,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $5,000

    Neuhaus Education Center · Bellaire, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $5,000

    Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $5,000

    The Women'S Home · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $5,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $3,750

    Ut Health Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $3,000

    Ut Health Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $2,500

    Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2024

    Charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    The Joy School · Houston, TX · 2024

    Charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $1,500

    Cape Kitty Rescue · Coldspring, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $1,500

    Retina Research Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $1,500

    Cape Kitty Rescue · Coldspring, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $1,500

    Retina Research Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $1,000

    Mission of Yahweh · Houston, TX · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $1,000

    River Oaks Chamber Orchestra · Houston, TX · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $1,000

    Arthritis Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Charitable purpose

  • $1,000

    Houston Grand Opera · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Southeastern Guide Dogs · Palmetto, FL · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $1,000

    Southeastern Guide Dogs · Palmetto, FL · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $1,000

    William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $500

    Arthritis Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $400

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $400

    Houston Methodist Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $400

    River Oaks Baptist Church · River Oaks, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $300

    The Decorative Arts Trust · Media, PA · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $300

    Decorative Arts Trust · Media, PA · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $200

    Memorial Hermann Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024

    Charitable purpose

  • $200

    National Christian Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable purposes

  • $200

    First Tee - Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $200

    Harold Grinspoon Foundation · Agawam, MA · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $200

    Kid'S Meals · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $200

    Second Baptist Church · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $200

    Strake Jesuit College Preparatory · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $200

    The Nancy B Negley Artists Residency Program · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

  • $200

    Wharton County Junior College · Wharton, TX · 2022

    Charitable Purposes

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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.