Funding search · EIN 760664063 · Houston, TX
The Ott Family 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.
- 41
- grants reported
- $197,395
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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 Museum of Fine Arts Houston3 grants · $51,340
- Heart Gift2 grants · $17,500
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens4 grants · $15,400
- Trees for Houston2 grants · $15,000
- West Side Young Life1 grant · $12,500
- Houston Botanic Gardens2 grants · $10,435
- The Kinkaid School2 grants · $8,000
- The Texas Heart Institute2 grants · $8,000
- River Oaks Garden Club2 grants · $7,520
- McCombs School of Business2 grants · $7,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $29,000
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $12,500
West Side Young Life · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $11,500
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $10,840
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Heart Gift · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Houston Botanic Gardens · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Trees for Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $7,500
Heart Gift · Austin, TX · 2025
General support
- $5,600
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $5,000
McCombs School of Business · Austin, TX · 2025
General support
- $5,000
The Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2025
General support
- $5,000
West Houston Young Life · Houston, TX · 2025
General support
- $5,000
The Texas Heart Institute · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Glenwood Cemetary Historic Preservation Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $5,000
St Agnes Academy · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Trees for Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $4,600
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2025
General support
- $4,520
River Oaks Garden Club · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Ehlers-Danlos Society (Eds) · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $3,000
River Oaks Garden Club · Houston, TX · 2025
General support
- $3,000
St Luke'S United Methodist Church · Houston, TX · 2025
General support
- $3,000
The Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $3,000
The Texas Heart Institute · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $2,600
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $2,600
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $2,500
McCombs School of Business · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Kid'S Meals · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Workshop Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Communities in Schools of Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
General support
- $2,000
First Presbyterian Church · Houston, TX · 2025
General support
- $2,000
Glenwood Cemetery · Houston, TX · 2025
General support
- $2,000
The Story Church · Houston, TX · 2025
General support
- $2,000
St Agnes Academy · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $2,000
St Luke'S United Methodist Church · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $2,000
St Luke'S United Methodist Church · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Workshop Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Bo'S Place · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Communities in Schools of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $435
Houston Botanic Gardens · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $200
Aspen Hope Center · Basalt, CO · 2024
General support
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