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Grant Funders in Houston, TX

Bespoke Grants indexes 383 grant-making foundations headquartered in Houston, Texas — together $2.80B in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Houston nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

383
Foundations in Houston
$2.80B
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
TX
State

Foundations headquartered in Houston

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Bakerripley$428.7M2024
2Laura and John Arnold Foundation$212.5M2024
3Greater Houston Community Foundation$160.5M2024
4Baylor College of Medicine$118.3M2023
5Houston Endowment Inc$80.9M2024
6The Brown Foundation Inc$79.4M2025
7United Way of Greater Houston$66.4M2025
8Kinder Foundation$50.6M2024
9Bhp Foundation$50.4M2025
10Interfaith Ministries for Greater$40.5M2024
11University of St Thomas$38.0M2022
12Astros Golf Foundation$32.5M2024
13The Robert a Welch Foundation$31.2M2024
14Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation$30.7M2024
15Dan L Duncan Foundation$30.1M2024
16The Methodist Hospital Foundation$29.8M2024
17Episcopal Health Foundation$28.5M2024
18Texas Medical Center$27.9M2024
19Omega Charitable Developers Inc$27.0M2024
20Woodnext Philanthropies$26.3M2024
21Memorial Hermann Foundation$22.9M2023
22The Terry Foundation$21.4M2024
23Leducq Foundation$20.3M2024
24Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo$18.9M2024
25Pratham USA$17.7M2024
26Houston Jewish Community Foundation$17.6M2024
27Shell Oil Company Foundation$16.9M2024
28Hildebrand Foundation$16.8M2024
29Texas Children's Hospital$16.8M2024
30Memorial Hermann Health System$15.1M2024
31The Robert and Janice Mcnair Foundation$14.4M2024
32The Cullen Foundation$14.1M2024
33Knobloch Family Foundation$14.1M2024
34Houston Parks Board$14.1M2024
35Charles Jago Elder Charitable Trust$13.8M2023
36Houston Public Media Foundation$13.7M2024
37Pema Foundation$13.7M2024
38St Lukes Hospital at the Vintage$13.2M2017
39The Powell Foundation$13.1M2023
40St Lukes Community Development Corporation Sugar Land$13.0M2018

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What Houston funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in Houston:

Health CareHigher EducationEducationArts & CultureFaith-Based (Christian)K-12 EducationYouth DevelopmentFood & Agriculture

Beyond Houston

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Houston, TX address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Houston nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.