Funding search · EIN 470979534 · Pasadena, TX
The Kaneka 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.
- 48
- grants reported
- $488,507
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The University of Texas Foundation2 grants · $75,000
- Make a Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana1 grant · $57,283
- Alsac St Jude Children'S Res Hospital1 grant · $47,542
- La Porte Education Foundation3 grants · $45,000
- San Jacinto Community College Foundation3 grants · $34,000
- American Heart Association3 grants · $30,000
- Armand Bayou Nature Center2 grants · $27,500
- Make a Wish1 grant · $25,000
- Pasadena Isd Education Foundation1 grant · $20,000
- Pasadena Volunteer Firefighter'S Association1 grant · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $57,283
Make a Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana · Stafford, TX · 2024
General sponsor
- $50,000
The University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2021
General support
- $47,542
Alsac St Jude Children'S Res Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General support
- $25,000
San Jacinto Community College Foundation · Pasadena, TX · 2024
General support
- $25,000
The University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Make a Wish · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General sponsor
- $20,000
Armand Bayou Nature Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
La Porte Education Foundation · La Porte, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Pasadena Isd Education Foundation · Pasadena, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Pasadena Volunteer Firefighter'S Association · Pasadena, TX · 2024
General support
- $15,000
La Porte Education Foundation · La Porte, TX · 2021
General support
- $10,000
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Pasadena, TX · 2024
General support
- $10,000
American Heart Association · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
La Porte Education Foundation · La Porte, TX · 2023
General support
- $10,000
American Heart Association · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
American Heart Association · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General support
- $8,912
Houston Spca · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $7,500
Armand Bayou Nature Center · Houston, TX · 2021
General support
- $5,000
City of Pasadena (Food Drive) · Pasadena, TX · 2023
Food drive
- $5,000
Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo · Pasadena, TX · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Sea Turtle Conservancy · Gainesville, FL · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Sea Turtle Conservancy · Gainesville, FL · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Benicia Community Foundation · Benicia, CA · 2021
General support
- $5,000
Sea Turtle Conservancy · Gainesville, FL · 2021
General support
- $5,000
Star of Hope Mission · Houston, TX · 2021
General support
- $4,500
San Jacinto Community College Foundation · Pasadena, TX · 2023
General support
- $4,500
San Jacinto Community College Foundation · Pasadena, TX · 2022
General support
- $3,770
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $3,645
Forgotten Angels · Valrico, FL · 2024
General support
- $3,500
Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo · Pasadena, TX · 2021
General support
- $3,267
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $3,088
Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo · Pasadena, TX · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Project Joy & Hope for Texas · Pasadena, TX · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Benicia Community Foundation · Benicia, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,500
City of Pasadena (Food Drive) · Pasadena, TX · 2024
Food drive
- $2,500
Essential Friends Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
General sponsor
- $2,500
Essential Friends Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General sponsor
- $2,500
Pasadena Habitat for Humanity · Pasadena, TX · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Project Joy & Hope for Texas · Pasadena, TX · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Society of St Vinvent De Paul · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Soroptimist International of Benicia · Benicia, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Society of St Vinvent De Paul · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
- $1,000
Bakerripley Dba Formerly Neighborhood Centers · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Auburn University Foundation · Auburn, AL · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General support for medical school
- $1,000
La Porte Rotary Foundation · La Porte, TX · 2021
General support
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