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 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$237,000
2022
$225,000
2023
$266,000
2024

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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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.