Funding search · EIN 760435413 · Houston, TX
Harvey R Houck Jr and Patricia W
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 179
- grants reported
- $5.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $6,500
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Schwab Charitable3 grants · $600,000
- Aclu Foundation of Texas4 grants · $500,000
- Goodwill Industries of Houston3 grants · $500,000
- Houston Food Bank3 grants · $455,000
- Children at Risk4 grants · $400,000
- Houston Area Women'S Center3 grants · $400,000
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund3 grants · $290,000
- Hope & Healing Center and Institute3 grants · $250,000
- American National Red Cross3 grants · $210,000
- Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido2 grants · $200,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 179 grants.
- $300,000
Houston Area Women'S Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $200,000
Aclu Foundation of Texas · Houston, TX · 2024
Immigrant Rights
- $200,000
Schwab Charitable · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General purposes
- $200,000
Schwab Charitable · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $200,000
Children at Risk · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $200,000
Goodwill Industries of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $200,000
Schwab Charitable · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $155,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $150,000
Goodwill Industries of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
For veterans programs
- $150,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $150,000
Goodwill Industries of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $150,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $150,000
Jewish Family Service · Houston, TX · 2023
Celebration Company West
- $100,000
Aclu Foundation of Texas · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Hope & Healing Center and Institute · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido Inc Dba Texas Civil Rights Project · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Aclu Foundation of Texas · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Children at Risk · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido · Austin, TX · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Aclu Foundation of Texas · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido · Austin, TX · 2022
General support
- $95,000
American National Red Cross · Fairfax, VA · 2024
General support
- $90,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
- $85,000
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Natural disaster relief
- $75,000
Hope & Healing Center and Institute · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $75,000
Hope & Healing Center and Institute · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $60,000
First Unitarian Church of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
- $60,000
American National Red Cross · Fairfax, VA · 2023
General support
- $55,000
American National Red Cross · Fairfax, VA · 2022
General support, Hurricane Iam
- $50,000
Avenue Community Development Corporation · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Children at Risk · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Children at Risk · Houston, TX · 2024
Anti-human trafficking
- $50,000
Genesys Works · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Houston Area Women'S Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $50,000
United Against Human Trafficking · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Avenue Community Development Corporation · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $50,000
First Unitarian Church of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Genesys Works · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $50,000
United Against Human Trafficking · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Avenue Community Development Corporation · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Genesys Works · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Houston Area Women'S Center · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $50,000
United Against Human Trafficking · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $35,000
Lone Star Legal Aid · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $35,000
Lone Star Legal Aid · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $32,500
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Refugee services
- $30,000
Workers Defense Project · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Workers Defense Project · Austin, TX · 2023
General support
- $30,000
A 2nd Cup · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Workers Defense Project · Austin, TX · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Refugee services
- $25,000
Tahirih Justice Center · Falls Church, VA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Texas Organizing Project Education Fund · San Antonio, TX · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Refugee services
- $25,000
Tahirih Justice Center · Falls Church, VA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Texas Organizing Project Education Fund · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Lone Star Legal Aid · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Tahirih Justice Center · Falls Church, VA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Texas Organizing Project Education Fund · San Antonio, TX · 2022
General support
- $25,000
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022
Hurricane Ian
- $20,000
Ensign College · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Scholarship Fund
- $17,500
American Cancer Society · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Link Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Houston Community College Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Scholarship Fund
- $15,000
Link Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Cobalt Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Houston Community College Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Scholarship Fund
- $14,500
Houston Community College Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Scholarships
- $10,000
Air Alliance Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Texas Streets Coalition
- $10,000
Houston Youth Symphony · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Memorial Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Native Prairies Association of Texas · San Marcos, TX · 2024
General support
- $10,000
St John'S School · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Teach for American · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Undies for Everyone · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Houston Mayoral Task Force on Equity Fund
- $10,000
Houston Youth Symphony · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Memorial Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Native Prairies Association of Texas · San Marcos, TX · 2023
General support
- $10,000
The Center for Pursuit · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Undies for Everyone · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Houston Youth Symphony · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Native Prairies Association of Texas · San Marcos, TX · 2022
General support
- $10,000
The Center for Pursuit · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $7,500
Mental Health America of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
VBHI support
- $7,500
Memorial Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $6,500
Spring Branch Education Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Buffalo Bayou Partnership · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Hermann Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Houston Botanic Garden · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Houston Park Boards · Houston, TX · 2024
Bayou greenways
- $5,000
Houston Peace & Justice Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Houston Food Not Bombs
- $5,000
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Memorial Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Missions of Yahweh · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Safe Diversity Communities · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Greater Houston Community Foundation5,612 grants · $873.8M
- The Big 12 Conference50 grants · $1.91B
- Texas Essential Healthcare Partnerships297 grants · $972.3M
Similar purposes
- Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service145 grants · $505.6M
- Lutheran Services Florida346 grants · $868.1M
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth44 grants · $533.9M
Similar grant size
- The US Charitable Gift Trust12,013 grants · $406.6M
- Paypal Charitable Giving Fund32,081 grants · $1.40B
- Seattle Foundation14,012 grants · $457.3M
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