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 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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Similar purposes
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