Funding search · EIN 760512606 · Houston, TX
Pierce Runnells 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.
- 42
- grants reported
- $735,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $12,500
- 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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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.
- Ut Health Houston3 grants · $200,000
- Depelchin Childrens Center2 grants · $70,000
- Great Springs Project2 grants · $45,000
- Pease Park Conservancy3 grants · $45,000
- Horselink3 grants · $45,000
- Houston Symphony3 grants · $45,000
- Treefolks3 grants · $35,000
- Px Project3 grants · $30,000
- Zach Theater3 grants · $30,000
- Hope House2 grants · $25,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $70,000
Ut Health Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $65,000
Ut Health Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $65,000
Ut Health Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $50,000
Depelchin Childrens Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $25,000
Houston Audubon Society · Houston, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $25,000
Great Springs Project · Austin, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $20,000
Depelchin Childrens Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $20,000
Texas Science and History Museum · Austin, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $20,000
Great Springs Project · Austin, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Hope House · Liberty Hill, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Horselink · Austin, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Houston Symphony · Houston, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Pease Park Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Texas Book Festival · Austin, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Horselink · Austin, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Houston Symphony · Houston, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Pease Park Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Horselink · Austin, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Houston Symphony · Houston, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Pease Park Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Treefolks · Del Valle, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Helping Hand Home for Children · Austin, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Houston Audobon Society · Houston, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Icfc · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Px Project · Houston, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
The Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Treefolks · Del Valle, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Zach Theater · Austin, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Px Project · Houston, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Treefolks · Del Valle, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Zach Theater · Austin, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Hope House · Liberty Hill, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Houston Wilderness · Houston, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Memorial Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Project Transitions · Austin, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Px Project · Houston, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
The Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Wildlife Center of Texas · Houston, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Zach Theater · Austin, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Hawley Cemetery Association · Blessing, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Hawley Cemetery Association · Blessing, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Hawley Cemetery Association · Blessing, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
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