Funding search · EIN 760574880 · Houston, TX

Saunders 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.

70
grants reported
$1.1M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Heritage Ed3 grants · $758,500
  • Prager University3 grants · $60,500
  • Christ the King Church3 grants · $52,000
  • Chi Omega Foudnaton1 grant · $27,000
  • Hospice Austin3 grants · $24,500
  • Hillsdale College2 grants · $17,500
  • Cody Stephens Go Big Or Go Home3 grants · $16,000
  • Pinecove1 grant · $15,500
  • Prison Entrepreneurship Program2 grants · $11,000
  • Young Life1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$363,550
2022
$361,800
2023
$363,433
2024

Grant history

All 70 reported grants, largest first.

  • $287,500

    Heritage Ed · Houston, TX · 2023

    Education

  • $241,000

    Heritage Ed · Houston, TX · 2024

    Education

  • $230,000

    Heritage Ed · Houston, TX · 2022

    Education

  • $27,000

    Chi Omega Foudnaton · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Education

  • $25,500

    Prager University · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2022

    Education

  • $20,000

    Christ the King Church · Houston, TX · 2024

    Religious

  • $20,000

    Christ the King Church · Houston, TX · 2023

    Religious

  • $20,000

    Prager University · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023

    Education

  • $15,500

    Pinecove · Tyler, TX · 2022

    Religious

  • $15,000

    Prager University · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024

    Education

  • $12,000

    Christ the King Church · Houston, TX · 2022

    Religious

  • $10,000

    Alzheimers Association Houston Chap · Houston, TX · 2024

    Medical

  • $10,000

    Pine Cove · Tyler, TX · 2024

    Religious

  • $10,000

    Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Religious

  • $10,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023

    Education

  • $10,000

    Prison Entrepreneurship Program · Houston, TX · 2022

    Education

  • $8,500

    Hospice Austin · Austin, TX · 2024

    Medical

  • $8,500

    Hospice Austin · Austin, TX · 2023

    Medical

  • $8,000

    St Francis Episcopal Church · Houston, TX · 2022

    Religious

  • $7,500

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022

    Education

  • $7,500

    Hospice Austin · Austin, TX · 2022

    Medical

  • $7,500

    West Houston Young Life · Houston, TX · 2022

    Religious

  • $6,000

    Cody Stephens Go Big Or Go Home · Houston, TX · 2022

    Medical

  • $5,100

    Texas Childrens Hospital · Houston, TX · 2024

    Medical

  • $5,000

    Cody Stephens Go Big Or Go Home · Houston, TX · 2024

    Medical

  • $5,000

    Cody Stephens Go Big Or Go Home · Houston, TX · 2023

    Medical

  • $4,250

    Wake Forest University Presidents C · Houston, TX · 2022

    Education

  • $3,100

    North Shore Rotary Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022

    Philanthropy

  • $3,000

    North Shore Rotary Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024

    Philanthropy

  • $3,000

    Bethel Church · Houston, TX · 2022

    Religious

  • $2,833

    Womens Storybook Project of Texas · Austin, TX · 2024

    Humanitarian aid

  • $2,800

    North Shore Rotary Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023

    Philanthropy

  • $2,500

    Side By Side Kids · Austin, TX · 2022

    Philanthropy

  • $2,000

    Houston Alumnae Panhellenic Foundat · Houston, TX · 2024

    Education

  • $2,000

    Focus Ministry · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Religious

  • $2,000

    Houston Alumnae Panhellenic Foundat · Houston, TX · 2023

    Education

  • $2,000

    Chi Omega Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Education

  • $2,000

    Families Empowered · Houston, TX · 2022

    Philanthropy

  • $2,000

    First United Methodist Church · Mission, TX · 2022

    Religious

  • $2,000

    Houston Alumnae Panhellenic Foundat · Houston, TX · 2022

    Education

  • $2,000

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Medical

  • $1,500

    Focus Ministry · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Religious

  • $1,000

    Colel Chabad · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Humanitarian aid

  • $1,000

    First Global Methodist Church · Mission, TX · 2024

    Religious

  • $1,000

    Lighthouse of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    Health care

  • $1,000

    Cure Alzheimers Fund · Houston, TX · 2023

    Medical

  • $1,000

    Lighthouse of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    Health care

  • $1,000

    Prison Entrepreneurship Program · Houston, TX · 2023

    Education

  • $1,000

    Salvation Army · Houston, TX · 2023

    Philanthropy

  • $1,000

    Boy Scouts of America · Houston, TX · 2022

    Education

  • $1,000

    First United Meth Church Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Religious

  • $1,000

    Houston Ballet · Houston, TX · 2022

    Philanthropy

  • $1,000

    Lemonade Day Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Philanthropy

  • $1,000

    Lighthouse of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Health care

  • $1,000

    Rescued Pets Movement · Houston, TX · 2022

    Animal rescue

  • $1,000

    Salvation Army · Houston, TX · 2022

    Philanthropy

  • $500

    Charm Prison Ministry · Hosuton, TX · 2024

    Religious

  • $500

    100 Club Survivors Fund · Houston, TX · 2022

    Philanthropy

  • $500

    Blue Water Surrender · Tampa, FL · 2022

    Philanthropy

  • $500

    Columbia College · Columbia, SC · 2022

    Education

  • $500

    Houston Spca · Houston, TX · 2022

    Animal shelter

  • $250

    Delpelchin Childrens Center · Houston, TX · 2022

    Philanthropy

  • $250

    Texas a&M Chi Omega · College Station, TX · 2022

    Education

  • $100

    Halo House Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024

    Medical

  • $100

    Hht Foundation International · Monkton, MD · 2024

    Medical

  • $100

    Hilltop Adventures · Houston, TX · 2024

    Religious

  • $100

    Second Baptist Church · Houston, TX · 2024

    Religious

  • $100

    St Martin'S Episcopal Church · Houston, TX · 2024

    Relgious

  • $100

    Alzheimer'S Association Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Medical

  • $100

    Hearts of Hope · Houston, TX · 2022

    Philanthropy

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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.