Funding search · EIN 766029653 · Houston, TX
The Sydnor Olga Oden 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.
- 77
- grants reported
- $728,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
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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.
- Texas Hearing Institute3 grants · $110,000
- Texas Children'S Hospital Office of Philanthropy3 grants · $96,500
- Camp for All Foundation3 grants · $65,000
- The Joy School2 grants · $50,000
- The Rise School3 grants · $47,500
- The Summer Institute at Presbyterian School2 grants · $33,000
- The Burton Volunteer Fire Department3 grants · $25,000
- The Brookwood Community3 grants · $22,500
- Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation2 grants · $20,000
- The Center for Pursuit1 grant · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 77 reported grants, largest first.
- $70,000
Texas Hearing Institute · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $39,000
Texas Children'S Hospital Office of Philanthropy · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $35,000
Texas Children'S Hospital Office of Philanthropy · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $30,000
Camp for All Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $30,000
Camp for All Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $28,000
The Summer Institute at Presbyterian School · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $25,000
The Joy School · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $25,000
The Joy School · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $22,500
Texas Children'S Hospital Office of Philanthropy · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $20,000
The Center for Pursuit · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $20,000
Texas Hearing Institute · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $20,000
Texas Hearing Institute · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $17,500
The Rise School · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $15,000
The Rise School · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $15,000
The Rise School · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $10,000
The Burton Volunteer Fire Department · Burton, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $10,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $10,000
Briarmeadow Charter School · Houston, TX · 2022
General operating budget
- $10,000
Hospitality Apartments · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $10,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $10,000
The Burton Volunteer Fire Department · Burton, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $10,000
The Culver Educational Foundation · Culver, IN · 2022
Horsemanship
- $7,500
The Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $7,500
The Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $7,500
Archway Academy · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $7,500
The Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $6,000
Lambeth House Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Bo'S Place · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Bridge Ministry of Burton Texas · Burton, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Camp for All Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Communities in Schools of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Generation One · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Hunter'S Creek Elementary Pta · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Nick Finnegan Ministry · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Pro-Vision · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
The Gatehouse · Dallas, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
The Hope & Healing Center & Institute · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
The Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
The Monarch Community · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Archway Academy · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Burton Bridge Ministry · Burton, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Generation One · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Holly Hall Retirement Community · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Houston Botanic Garden · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Hunter'S Creek Elementary Pta · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Nick Finnegan Ministry · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Small Steps Nurturing Center · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
The Burton Volunteer Fire Department · Burton, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
The Gatehouse · Dallas, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
The Hope & Healing Center & Institute · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
The Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
The Summer Institute at Presbyterian School · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Casa De Esperanza · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Generation One · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Cancer research
- $5,000
Nick Finnegan Ministry · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Small Steps Nurturing Center · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
The Hope & Healing Center & Institute · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $3,500
St Martin'S Preschool · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $3,500
The Galveston Garden Club · Galveston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $3,500
Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $2,500
Memorial Hermann Foundation Co the Staman Ogilvie Fund · Houston, TX · 2024
Spinal cord injury recovery, rehabilitation, and research
- $2,500
Casa De Esperanza · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $2,500
Memorial Hermann Foundation Co the Staman Ogilvie Fund · Houston, TX · 2023
Spinal cord injury recovery, rehabilitation, and research
- $2,500
St Martin'S Preschool · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $2,500
Clayton Dabney for Kids With Cancer · Dallas, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $2,500
Houston Botanic Garden · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $2,500
Memorial Hermann Foundation Co the Staman Ogilvie Fund · Houston, TX · 2022
Spinal cord injury recovery, rehabilitation, and research
- $2,500
Pro-Vision · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $2,500
The James L Pool Excellence in Patient Care Endowed Fund · Houston, TX · 2022
The james l. Pool excellence in patient care endowed fund.
- $2,500
The Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $2,000
Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $1,500
Pro-Vision · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $1,000
Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022
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