Funding search · EIN 760680130 · Galveston, TX

Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund

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

540
grants reported
$7.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$2,025
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.

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Top recipients

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  • The University of Texas Medical Branch3 grants · $1.0M
  • Vision Galveston4 grants · $371,000
  • Galveston Historical Foundation4 grants · $362,235
  • Family Service Center of Galveston County4 grants · $291,600
  • Teen Health Center3 grants · $285,878
  • St Vincent'S House4 grants · $232,000
  • The Artist Boat3 grants · $205,000
  • The Grand 1894 Opera House4 grants · $175,479
  • Reedy Chapel Ame Church1 grant · $173,588
  • Nia Cultural Center3 grants · $168,348

Giving over time

$2.4M
2022
$2.1M
2023
$2.8M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 540 grants.

  • $353,818

    The University of Texas Medical Branch · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $351,614

    The University of Texas Medical Branch · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $311,533

    The University of Texas Medical Branch · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $173,588

    Reedy Chapel Ame Church · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $147,000

    Vision Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $147,000

    Vision Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $142,939

    Teen Health Center · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $142,708

    Galveston Historical Foundation · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $141,500

    Family Service Center of Galveston County · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $125,000

    The Artist Boat · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $115,000

    St Vincent'S House · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $112,437

    Galveston Historical Foundation · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $105,590

    Galveston Historical Foundation · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $100,000

    Serjobs · Houston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $95,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $77,350

    Family Service Center of Galveston County · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $75,000

    Vision Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $74,939

    Teen Health Center · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $72,518

    Nia Cultural Center · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $71,000

    Family Service Center of Galveston County · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $68,000

    Teen Health Center · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $66,000

    The Grand 1894 Opera House · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $66,000

    The Salvation Army of Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $65,000

    St Vincent'S House · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $60,000

    Casa of Galveston County · Texas City, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $56,000

    Galveston Arts Center · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $55,000

    Sunshine Center · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $54,490

    Nia Cultural Center · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $53,500

    The Grand 1894 Opera House · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $52,000

    Gulf Coast Big Brothers Big Sisters · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $51,979

    The Grand 1894 Opera House · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $50,750

    United Way of Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $50,500

    Galveston'S Own Farmers Market · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $50,000

    Catholic Charities · Houston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $50,000

    The Artist Boat · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $50,000

    Comp-U-Dopt · Houston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $50,000

    Ser-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast · Houston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $50,000

    St Vincent'S House · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $50,000

    Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $50,000

    Comp-U-Dopt · Houston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $50,000

    Ser-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast · Houston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $47,000

    Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $45,000

    Communities in Schools of Galveston County · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $42,000

    Galveston Arts Center · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $41,340

    Nia Cultural Center · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $40,750

    Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project · Houston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $40,000

    Galveston Diaper Bank · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $40,000

    Jc League House · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $40,000

    Moody Early Childhood Center · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $40,000

    Moody Early Childhood Center · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $40,000

    Christus Foundation for Healthcare - Our Daily Bread · Houston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $36,000

    Galveston County Food Bank · Texas City, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $36,000

    Galveston County Teen Parenting Coalition · Texas City, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $36,000

    The Salvation Army of Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $35,000

    Galveston Diaper Bank · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $35,000

    Moody Early Childhood Center · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $32,750

    Smart Family Literacy · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $32,000

    Advocacy Center for Children of Galveston County · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $32,000

    Smart Family Literacy · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $31,000

    Galveston Arts Center · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $30,000

    Lutheran Music Academy of Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $30,000

    Court Appointed Special Advocate of Galveston County · Texas City, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $30,000

    Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $30,000

    Sunshine Center · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $30,000

    The Artist Boat · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $30,000

    The Salvation Army of Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $30,000

    Court Appointed Special Advocate of Galveston County · Texas City, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $30,000

    Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $30,000

    Gulf Coast Big Brothers Big Sisters · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $30,000

    Smart Family Literacy · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $28,750

    Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute (Tepri) · Austin, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $27,500

    Galveston Isd Educational Foundation · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $27,000

    Galveston Bay Foundation · Kemah, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $27,000

    Galveston'S Own Farmers Market · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $26,000

    Catholic Charities · Houston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $26,000

    Catholic Charities · Houston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $26,000

    Galveston Bay Foundation · Kemah, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $25,089

    Galveston Isd Educational Foundation · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $25,000

    Iconoclast Artists · Houston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $25,000

    Fanfare Lutheran Music Academy of Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $25,000

    Iconoclast Artists · Houston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $25,000

    Fanfare Lutheran Music Academy of Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $25,000

    Galveston'S Own Farmers Market · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $25,000

    Iconoclast Artists · Houston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $25,000

    Sunshine Center · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $22,500

    Literacy San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $21,000

    Galveston College Foundation · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $21,000

    Seeding Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $21,000

    Galveston College Foundation · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $21,000

    Galveston Isd Educational Foundation · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $21,000

    Seeding Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $20,750

    Galveston College Foundation · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $20,000

    Audubon Texas · Austin, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $20,000

    Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $20,000

    Seeding Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $20,000

    St Vincent'S Hope Clinic · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $20,000

    The Downtown Partnership · Galveston, TX · 2024

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $20,000

    Better Parks for Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $20,000

    Galveston Bay Foundation · Kemah, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

  • $20,000

    Galveston County Food Bank · Texas City, TX · 2023

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

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