Funding search · EIN 830691682 · Houston, TX
The Engraved Pencil 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.
- 54
- grants reported
- $3.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $27,500
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Ecclesia Houston2 grants · $675,000
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes3 grants · $418,275
- Athletes in Action3 grants · $402,494
- Theta Education Fund1 grant · $250,000
- Houston Methodist Hospital2 grants · $227,500
- Oak Grove Ministries3 grants · $175,000
- Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation1 grant · $100,000
- Northwest Houston Fca2 grants · $100,000
- Sawmill 6th Man1 grant · $100,000
- World Hope Ministries2 grants · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $550,000
Ecclesia Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General operations
- $350,000
Athletes in Action · Orlando, FL · 2023
General operations
- $250,000
Theta Education Fund · Stillwater, OK · 2024
General operations
- $174,979
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General operations
- $125,000
Houston Methodist Hospital · Houston, TX · 2023
General operations
- $125,000
Ecclesia Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $124,980
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operations
- $118,316
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General support
- $102,500
Houston Methodist Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
General operations
- $100,000
Sawmill 6th Man · Nacogdoches, TX · 2024
General operations
- $75,000
Oak Grove Ministries · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
General operations
- $75,000
Oak Grove Ministries · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
General operations
- $65,000
World Hope Ministries International · Houston, TX · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
First Liberty · Plano, TX · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Northwest Houston Fca · Houston, TX · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Northwest Houston Fca · Houston, TX · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
World Hope Ministries · Houston, TX · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
World Hope Ministries · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $40,000
Peace Gospel International · Katy, TX · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Peace Gospel International · Katy, TX · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
Oklahoma State University Foundatio · Stillwater, OK · 2022
General support
- $37,494
Athletes in Action · Orlando, FL · 2022
General support
- $35,000
Hope International · Lancaster, PA · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
Covenant House Texas · Houston, TX · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
Covenant House Texas · Houston, TX · 2023
General operations
- $30,000
Toolbox Ministries · Houston, TX · 2023
General operations
- $25,000
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General operations
- $25,000
Hope International · Lancaster, PA · 2023
General operations
- $25,000
Pokes With a Purpose · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
- $25,000
Hope International · Lancaster, PA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Oak Grove Ministries · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Rooted Conferences · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Athletes in Action · Orlando, FL · 2024
General operations
- $15,000
Family Legacy · Dallas, TX · 2024
General operations
- $15,000
Young Life Vail · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General operations
- $15,000
Peace Gospel International · Katy, TX · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Young Life Vail · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General support
- $12,500
Oklahoma State University Foundatio · Stillwater, OK · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Mission Lazarus · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Oklahoma State University Foundatio · Stillwater, OK · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
First Liberty · Plano, TX · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
First Liberty · Plano, TX · 2022
General support
- $7,500
Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2024
General operations
- $7,500
Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2023
General operations
- $7,500
Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2022
General support
- $5,000
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2024
General operations
- $5,000
Miller Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
Memorial Assistance · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Search Ministries Vail Valley · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Toolbox Ministries · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Bright Future Foundation of · Avon, CO · 2022
General support
- $2,301
Blue Skies Ministries · Marietta, GA · 2024
General operations
- $1,600
Oklahoma Parkinson'S Alliance · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
General operations
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