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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $160,328,117 | $122,463,869 | $120,053,966 | $2,503,355,968 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 56% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Reason Houston IncHouston, TX | General Operating Support | $10,000,000 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANN B STERN | DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, & CEO | 40.00 | $903,747 |
| Arshad Matin | Director | 2.00 | $0 |
| JOHN M ESQUIVEL | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Pedro JJ Alvarez | Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $2,389,573,290 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $122,609,629 | $130,622,259 | $121,839,855 | $2,370,195,483 | $2,276,724,431 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $188,440,163 | $146,020,688 | $136,890,805 | $2,334,442,325 | $2,234,070,702 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $265,655,014 | $82,670,209 | $100,031,974 | $2,683,938,862 | $2,594,199,730 |
| FY2020amended | 990-PF | $117,039,074 | $130,980,920 | $93,454,915 | $1,408,878,900 | $1,383,604,114 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $152,687,182 | $114,476,997 | $96,127,558 | $1,397,845,786 | $1,397,545,960 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $115,573,261 | $120,310,835 | $85,131,792 | $1,359,640,258 | $1,359,335,775 |
| General Operating Support |
| $10,000,000 |
| 2023 |
| Equitable Facilities FundNew York, NY | Project Support for the Texas Facilities Fund (an EFF initiative that will provide low-cost financing and other forms of support to high-performing public charter schools throughout Texas) | $7,000,000 | 2022 |
| Harris CountyHouston, TX | Toward the purchase of Riverside General Hospital | $5,350,000 | 2018 |
| Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TX | Program Support for Houston Charter Seed Fund | $5,000,000 | 2024 |
| Good Reason HoustonHouston, TX | General Operating Support | $5,000,000 | 2022 |
| Houston ZooHouston, TX | Toward Phase I implementation of the 20-year master plan | $5,000,000 | 2018 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INCNew York, NY | In support of the Charitable Activities of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors' Sponsored Project the Greater Houston Voter Engagement Project | $5,000,000 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Bayou PartnershipHouston, TX | Project Support Toward Implementation of the East Sector Master Plan | $5,000,000 | 2020 |
| Buffalo Bayou PartnershipHouston, TX | Project Support Toward Implementation of the East Sector Master Plan | $5,000,000 | 2021 |
| William Marsh Rice UniversityHouston, TX | Project Support to Design, Pilot, and Publish a Report with Recommended Interventions to Eliminate Voting Deserts across Greater Houston | $4,506,000 | 2023 |
| Good Reason HoustonHouston, TX | Toward increasing the number of students from Houston's urban core attending A & B schools | $3,500,000 | 2019 |
| Coalition for the Homeless of Houston Harris CountyHouston, TX | Project Support for the Community COVID Housing Program | $3,400,000 | 2020 |
| Houston Independent School District FoundationHouston, TX | Toward providing students with outstanding higher education opportunities through the expansion of EMERGE and strengthening the college readiness systems across the district through centralizing support | $3,190,000 | 2020 |
| Houston Independent School District FoundationHouston, TX | Toward providing students with outstanding higher education opportunities through the expansion of EMERGE and strengthening the college readiness systems across the district through centralizing support | $3,070,000 | 2019 |
| Equitable Facilities Fund IncNew York, NY | Project Support for the Texas Facilities Fund (an EFF initiative that will provide low-cost financing and other forms of support to high-performing public charter schools throughout Texas) | $3,000,000 | 2023 |
| Discovery Green ConservancyHouston, TX | Toward implementing a new master plan | $3,000,000 | 2018 |
| YES Prep Public Schools IncHouston, TX | Project Support for Leading Forward campaign: launch of high quality elementary schools | $3,000,000 | 2020 |
| SEARCH Homeless ServicesHouston, TX | General Operating Support | $3,000,000 | 2023 |
| IDEA Public SchoolsHouston, TX | Toward IDEA Public Schools - Greater Houston Launch Phase One | $3,000,000 | 2019 |
| Hermann Park ConservancyHouston, TX | Toward implementing the first phase of Hermann Park's 20-year master plan | $3,000,000 | 2019 |
| United Way of Greater HoustonHouston, TX | Project Support for the Building Possibilities Campaign for United Way to Assist Houston's Nonprofit Sector Pursue Public Grants | $3,000,000 | 2024 |
| Harmony Public SchoolsHouston, TX | Project Support for Phase Two of Houston Expansion | $3,000,000 | 2024 |
| Pacific Charter School DevelopmentMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2022. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Los Angeles, CA | Project Support for Texas Charter Schools Facilities | $3,000,000 | 2022 |
| Houston Independent School District FoundationHouston, TX | Toward providing students with outstanding higher education opportunities through the expansion of EMERGE and strengthening the college readiness systems across the district through centralizing support | $2,870,000 | 2018 |
| 2.00 |
| $0 |
| Steven A Hartman | VP, FINANCE | 40.00 | $402,000 |
| Ann Barnes | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| ANTHONY R CHASE | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Darryl L Wilson | Director | 2.00 | $0 |
| George Levan | Director | 2.00 | $0 |
| Melanie M Trent | Director, Chair | 4.00 | $0 |
| Tabitha Rice | VP, Programs (Beginning July 2024) | 40.00 | $200,000 |
| Joseph C Dilg | Director | 2.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202443199349106189
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343199349108764
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202243199349108489
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020 · amended
Filing id 202322009349100802
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202033189349103908
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201933189349100323
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.