Funding search · EIN 463354831 · Houston, TX
The Ct Bauer 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.
- 69
- grants reported
- $10.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $30,000
- 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.
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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.
- Uh College of Business Foundation3 grants · $5.5M
- University of Houston - Downtown3 grants · $2.1M
- Camp for All Foundation3 grants · $535,000
- Small Steps Nurturing Center3 grants · $400,000
- Texas Southern University3 grants · $240,000
- Yellowstone Academy3 grants · $120,000
- Kipp Texas3 grants · $105,000
- Houston Zoo3 grants · $105,000
- Teach for America3 grants · $90,000
- Roxbury Latin School3 grants · $90,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 69 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.8M
Uh College of Business Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $1.8M
Uh College of Business Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $1.8M
Uh College of Business Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $815,000
University of Houston - Downtown · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $635,000
University of Houston - Downtown · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $635,000
University of Houston - Downtown · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $512,500
Camp for All Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $330,000
Small Steps Nurturing Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $80,000
Texas Southern University · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $80,000
Texas Southern University · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $80,000
Texas Southern University · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $40,000
Small Steps Nurturing Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $40,000
Yellowstone Academy · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $40,000
Yellowstone Academy · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $40,000
Yellowstone Academy · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $35,000
Foundation for Teen Health · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $35,000
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $35,000
Kipp Texas · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $35,000
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $35,000
Kipp Texas · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $35,000
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $35,000
Kipp Texas · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Chinquapin Preparatory School · Highlands, TX · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Roxbury Latin School · West Roxbury, MA · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Teach for America · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Yes Prep Public Schools · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Chinquapin Preparatory School · Highlands, TX · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Roxbury Latin School · West Roxbury, MA · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Teach for America · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Yes Prep Public Schools · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Chinquapin Preparatory School · Highlands, TX · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Roxbury Latin School · West Roxbury, MA · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Small Steps Nurturing Center · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Teach for America · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Yes Prep Public Schools · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $28,000
Fei Houston Scholarship Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $28,000
Fei Houston Scholarship Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $28,000
Fei Houston Scholarship Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Houston Spca · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Young Life - Cypress · Cypress, TX · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Foundation for Teen Health · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Houston Spca · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Young Life - Cypress · Cypress, TX · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Foundation for Teen Health · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Young Life - Cypress · Cypress, TX · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Monarch School · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Spark · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Monarch School · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Spark · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Houston Spca · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Monarch School · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Bo'S Place · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $15,000
W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation · Bellaire, TX · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Bo'S Place · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $15,000
W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation · Bellaire, TX · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Bo'S Place · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Spark · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $15,000
W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation · Bellaire, TX · 2022
General support
- $12,500
Camp for All Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $11,750
American Camp Association · Martinsville, IN · 2024
General Support
- $11,750
American Camp Association · Martinsville, IN · 2023
General Support
- $11,750
American Camp Association · Martinsville, IN · 2022
General Support
- $10,000
Breakthrough Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Breakthrough Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Breakthrough Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Camp for All Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
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