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Funding search · EIN 756008953 · Houston, TX

The Vaughn 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.

234
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

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St Luke'S United Methodist4 grants · $80,000
Orange Show Foundation4 grants · $63,000
Ronald McDonald House Houston4 grants · $60,000
Christian Community Service Center4 grants · $55,000
Child Advocates4 grants · $55,000
Houston Food Bank3 grants · $55,000
University Texas Medical Branch4 grants · $50,000
Museum of Fine Arts4 grants · $50,000
Nick Finnegan Counseling Center3 grants · $45,000
Nora'S Home4 grants · $45,000

Giving over time

$391,000

2022

$405,000

2023

$447,500

2024

$488,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 234 grants.

$35,000
St Luke'S United Methodist · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$23,000
Orange Show Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$20,000
Christian Community Service Center · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$20,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$20,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$20,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Houston, TX · 2022
General
$15,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$15,000
Nora'S Home · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$15,000
Ronald McDonald House Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$15,000
The Forge for Families · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$15,000
Child Advocates · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$15,000
Christian Community Service Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$15,000
Nick Finnegan Counseling Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$15,000
Ronald McDonald House Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$15,000
St Luke'S United Methodist · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$15,000
Child Advocates · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$15,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$15,000
Nick Finnegan Counseling Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$15,000
Orange Show Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$15,000
Ronald McDonald House Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$15,000
St Luke'S United Methodist · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$15,000
University Texas Medical Branch · Galveston, TX · 2023
General
$15,000
Child Advocates · Houston, TX · 2022
General
$15,000
Nick Finnegan Counseling Center · Houston, TX · 2022
General
$15,000
Nora'S Home · Houston, TX · 2022
General
$15,000
Orange Show Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
General
$15,000
Ronald McDonald House Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General
$15,000
St Luke'S United Methodist · Houston, TX · 2022
General
$15,000
University Texas Medical Branch · Galveston, TX · 2022
General
$12,500
Shepherd'S Watch Foundation · Canton, TX · 2022
General
$10,000
Bo'S Place · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Child Advocates · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Chinquapin Preparatory School · Highland, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Covenant House · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Foundation for Hope Village · Friendswood, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Houston Symphony · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Interfaith Ministries · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Mercy Gates Ministries · Ingram, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Prison Enterpreneurship Program · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Spaulding for Children · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Special Olympics Texas · Austin, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Spectrum Fusion · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Stages · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Texas Childern'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
The Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
The Story-Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025
General
$10,000
University Texas Medical Branch · Galveston, TX · 2025
General
$10,000
Arms Wide Adoption Services · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Chinquapin Prepatory School · Highland, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Covenant House · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Houston Parks Board · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Informed Action Consent Network · Austin, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Interfaith Ministries · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Kipp Texas Inc Fundraising- Houston · Dallas, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Museum of Fine Arts - Film Dept · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Orange Show Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Prevent Blindness · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Prison Enterpreneurship Program · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Shepherd'S Watch Foundation · Canton, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Spectrum Fusion · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Texas Childern'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
The Forge for Families · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
The Story-Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
University Texas Medical Branch · Galveston, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
Christian Community Service Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$10,000
Informed Action Consent Network · Austin, TX · 2023
General
$10,000
Museum of Fine Arts - Film Dept · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$10,000
Nora'S Home · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$10,000
Queensbury Theatre · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$10,000
Shepherd'S Watch Foundation · Canton, TX · 2023
General
$10,000
Spectrum Fusion · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$10,000
Target Hunger · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$10,000
Texas Childern'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$10,000
The Forge for Families · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$10,000
The Story-Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$10,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
American Red Cross · Bryan, TX · 2022
General
$10,000
Christian Community Service Center · Houston, TX · 2022
General
$10,000
Informed Action Consent Network · Austin, TX · 2022
General
$10,000
Kipp Texas Inc Fundraising- Houston · Dallas, TX · 2022
General
$10,000
Texas Childern'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022
General
$10,000
The Story-Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General
$8,000
Meals On Wheels Minstry · Tyler, TX · 2022
General
$7,500
Galveston Bay Foundation · Kemah, TX · 2025
General
$7,500
Mercy Gates Ministries · Ingram, TX · 2024
General
$7,500
Meals On Wheels Minstry · Tyler, TX · 2023
General
$7,500
Prevent Blindness · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$7,000
Wounded Warrior · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$6,000
Bo'S Place · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$5,000
100 Club of Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$5,000
Alley Theatre · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$5,000
Alliance for Childen Everywhere · Ridgefield, WA · 2025
General
$5,000
Alzheimer'S Disease · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$5,000
Colorado River Alliance · Austin, TX · 2025
General
$5,000
Communites in Schools · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$5,000
Deer Creek Camp · Medina, TX · 2025
General
$5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
General

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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.