Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
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 | $35,223,304 | $17,204,850 | $15,647,716 | $280,555,766 |
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 54% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT JMOQ CENTENNIAL CHAIR IN CONCUSSION RESEARCH | $250,000 | 2020 | |
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C Wilson Iii | PRESIDENT/TREASURER, TRUSTEE | 40.00 | $435,000 |
| David A Ott Md | VICE PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $3,000 |
| Michael J Lowenberg | VICE PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $3,000 |
| Robert C Wilson Iv | TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $280,555,766 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $32,688,300 | $13,437,355 | $12,149,415 | $262,821,610 | $262,821,610 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $26,976,940 | $14,060,231 | $12,763,637 | $243,567,790 | $243,567,790 |
| FY2021amended | 990-PF | $36,118,070 | $11,711,446 | $10,478,875 | $230,630,949 | $230,630,949 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $26,874,027 | $7,525,201 | $6,467,171 | $206,221,016 | $206,221,016 |
| TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE |
| $250,000 |
| 2021 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT UH MED SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS | $250,000 | 2024 |
| WILLOW WATERHOLE GREENSPACE CONSERVANCYHOUSTON, TX | SUPPORT DISCOVER YOUR GREENWAY CAMPAIGN | $250,000 | 2023 |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEHOUSTON, TX | TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT FUTURE DLDCCC DIRECTOR'S PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES | $250,000 | 2021 |
| TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITALHOUSTON, TX | SUPPORT 3 POSITIONS FOR MENTAL & BEHAV. HEALTH PROGRAMS | $250,000 | 2023 |
| HOUSTON ZOO INCHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT PURCHASE OF CT SCANNER | $250,000 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF PUMPKIN PARKHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT THE RENOVATION PLAN AT PUMPKIN PARK | $250,000 | 2024 |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND OUTPATIENT CENTER AT THE MENTAL HEALTH EPICENTER ON THE MENNINGER CAMPUS | $242,857 | 2020 |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND OUTPATIENT CENTER AT THE MENTAL HEALTH EPICENTER ON THE MENNINGER CAMPUS | $242,857 | 2021 |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND OUTPATIENT CENTER AT THE MENTAL HEALTH EPICENTER ON THE MENNINGER CAMPUS | $242,857 | 2021 |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND OUTPATIENT CENTER AT THE MENTAL HEALTH EPICENTER ON THE MENNINGER CAMPUS | $242,857 | 2021 |
| MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTERHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT ENDOWED CHAIR IN CANCER RESEARCH | $200,000 | 2020 |
| MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTERHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT ENDOWED CHAIR IN CANCER RESEARCH | $200,000 | 2021 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINAUSTIN, TX | TO SUPPORT THE TEXAS ADVANCE COMMITMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE TUITION ASSISTANCE | $200,000 | 2023 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-DELL MEDICALAUSTIN, TX | TO INCREASE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP | $200,000 | 2022 |
| MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTERHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT ENDOWED CHAIR IN CANCER RESEARCH | $200,000 | 2021 |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT DR. BRENDAN LEES RESEARCH FOR EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME | $200,000 | 2021 |
| HARRIS HEALTH SYSTEMHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT CENTER FOR VIRTUAL CARE | $200,000 | 2022 |
| HERMANN PARK CONSERVANCYHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT PLAY YOUR PARK CAMPAIGN | $200,000 | 2024 |
| CAMP ALLEN CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTERNAVASOTA, TX | BACK TO NATURE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $200,000 | 2023 |
| HERMANN PARK CONSERVANCYHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT PLAY YOUR PARK CAMPAIGN | $200,000 | 2024 |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT DR. BRENDAN LEES RESEARCH FOR EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME AT THE PAMELA AND DAVID OTT CENTER | $200,000 | 2020 |
| HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT GRANT FOR APPLE IPADS AND AMAZON ECHO DOTS | $200,000 | 2020 |
| SPCA HOUSTONHOUSTON, TX | TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF 2 VEHICLES AND OPERATIONS | $200,000 | 2024 |
| 1.00 |
| $3,000 |
| W Jeffrey Paine | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $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.