Funding search · EIN 270454228 · Houston, TX

Jerry C Dearing Family Foundation

Name: Jerry C Dearing Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

122
grants reported: $8.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $50,000
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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation2 grants · $550,000
Hermann Park Conservatory2 grants · $500,000
Dress for Success3 grants · $475,000
Discover U3 grants · $420,000
Houston Ballet2 grants · $405,000
Greater Houston Community3 grants · $385,000
Onegoal3 grants · $350,000
Stages3 grants · $325,000
Houston Symphony3 grants · $300,000
Kids Meals3 grants · $300,000

Giving over time

$3.1M

2022

$2.4M

2023

$2.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 122 grants.

$300,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
General suport
$255,000
Houston Ballet · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$250,000
Methodist · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$250,000
Onegoal · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$250,000
Dress for Success · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$250,000
Hermann Park Conservatory · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$250,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$250,000
Hermann Park Conservatory · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$180,000
Discover U · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$175,000
Dress for Success · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$150,000
Bridgeyear · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$150,000
Discover U · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$150,000
The Village Centers · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$150,000
Houston Ballet · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$135,000
Greater Houston Community · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$125,000
Greater Houston Community · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$125,000
Greater Houston Community · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$125,000
Stages · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$125,000
Pacific Marine Mammal Center · Laguana Beach, CA · 2022
General support
$101,023
Bridge Year · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$100,000
Buffalo Soilders National Museum · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$100,000
Foster Care Advocacy Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$100,000
Hobby Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$100,000
Houston Symphony · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$100,000
Kids Meals · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$100,000
Memorial Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$100,000
Springspirit · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$100,000
Stages · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$100,000
Houston Symphony · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$100,000
Kids Meals · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$100,000
Cca Texas · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$100,000
Houston Symphony · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$100,000
Kids Meals · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$100,000
Prison Entrepreneurship Program · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$100,000
Pursuit Center · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$100,000
Stages · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$100,000
The Arbor School · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$95,000
Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$90,000
Discover U · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$86,655
Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$80,000
Comp-U-Dopt · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$78,000
Inprint · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$75,965
Angela House · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$75,000
Inprint · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$75,000
Comp-U-Dopt · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$75,000
Inprint · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$65,000
Laguna Beach Seniors · Laguna Beach, CA · 2024
General support
$65,000
The Village Centers · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$55,000
Camp Blessings · Brenham, TX · 2024
General support
$55,000
Ronald McDonald House · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$50,000
Dress for Success · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$50,000
Lls - Student of the Year · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$50,000
My Connect Community · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$50,000
The Womens Resource · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$50,000
Young Audiences of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$50,000
Camp Blessings · Brenham, TX · 2023
General support
$50,000
Foster Care Advocacy Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$50,000
Lifeline Chaplain · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$50,000
Memorial Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$50,000
Onegoal · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$50,000
Pacific Marine Mammal Center · Laguana Beach, CA · 2023
General support
$50,000
Springspirit · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$50,000
The Arbor School · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$50,000
Young Audiences of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$50,000
Covenant House Texas · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$50,000
Foster Care Advocacy Center · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$50,000
Gracewood · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$50,000
Lifeline Chaplain · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$50,000
Memorial Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$50,000
Onegoal · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$50,000
Young Audiences of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$35,000
The Arbor School · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$35,000
Lamar University · Beaumont, TX · 2023
General support
$35,000
Second Baptist School · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$30,000
The Village Centers · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$29,150
Bridge Year · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$25,000
Emerge Fellowship · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$25,000
Laguna Beach Seniors · Laguana Beach, CA · 2023
General support
$25,000
Second Baptist School · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$25,000
Emerge Fellowship · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$20,000
Hlsr - Houston Area Scholars Scholarship · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$20,000
Covenant House Texas · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$20,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2023
General support
$20,000
Be An Angel · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$20,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General support
$20,000
Helping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood · Spicewood, TX · 2022
General support
$20,000
Houston Improvement Project · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$20,000
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$20,000
Rebuilding Together Houston · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$20,000
Workshop Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$19,000
Lamar University · Beaumont, TX · 2024
General support
$15,000
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$13,000
Lamar University · Beaumont, TX · 2022
General support
$10,000
Coolxdad · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$10,000
Houston Community Toolbank · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$10,000
Lls - the Big Climb · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
Sally'S Fund · Laguna Beach, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
St Jude · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$10,000
Target Hunger - Hurricane Beryl Roof Repair · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$10,000
Helping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood · Spicewood, TX · 2023
General support

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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.