Prometheus Charitable Trust
Houston, TX · EIN 20-1074874. Reported 149 grants totalling $2,007,750 to 63 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Prometheus Charitable Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $140,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mendcenter Foundation the Mendcenter Foundation | Houston, TX | $477,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Houston University of Houston | Houston, TX | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ishida Dance Company Ishida Dance Company | Austin, TX | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Music Health Alliance Music Health Alliance | Nashville, TN | $109,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Area Women's Center Houston Area Women's Center | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shanti Bhavan Children's Project Shanti Bhavan Children's Project | Bellevue, WA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Innocence Project Innocence Project | New York, NY | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Musicares Musicares | Nashville, TN | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| W O Smith Music School W O Smith Music School | Nashville, TN | $57,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ballet Tech Foundation Ballet Tech Foundation | New York, NY | $53,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for Medicine After the Holoc Center for Medicine After the Holocaust | Houston, TX | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| KIPP Academy Nashville KIPP Academy Nashville | Nashville, TN | $43,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rothko Chapel Rothko Chapel | Houston, TX | $40,275 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fidelity Charitable Trust Fidelity Charitable Trust | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Phi Beta Kappa Society Phi Beta Kappa Society | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wendy Wagner Foundation for Funding Wendy Wagner Foundation for Funding Creativity | Houston, TX | $39,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Council Americana Roots Music Council Americana Roots Music | Crawford, TN | $39,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Ten United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Elijah Rising Elijah Rising | Houston, TX | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Sky Bravery Big Sky Bravery | Bozeman, MT | $33,475 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fisk University Jubilee Singers Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Nashville, TN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Walden's Puddle Wildlife Rehabilita Walden's Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation and Educat | Joelton, TN | $29,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Healthcare for the Homeless Healthcare for the Homeless | Houston, TX | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shanti Bhavan Children's Proj Shanti Bhavan Children's Proj | Boonton, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Children's Hospital Texas Children's Hospital | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Assessment Center Children's Assessment Center | Houston, TX | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fam Intentional Community Fam Intentional Community | Houston, TX | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Moonlight Community Foundation Moonlight Community Foundation | Big Sky, MT | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Inprint Inc Inprint Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Jung Center the Jung Center | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Faith Christian Academy Faith Christian Academy | Pasadena, TX | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Eye Associates Foundation Houston Eye Associates Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Last Wishes Fund Last Wishes Fund | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Helio Foundation the Helio Foundation | Houma, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| George Rodrigue Foundation for the George Rodrigue Foundation for the Arts | New Orleans, LA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Music for People With Di Center for Music for People With Disabilities | Missoula, MT | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Georgia Warnell Schoo University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry | Athens, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Transplant Initiative Children's Transplant Initiative | Spring, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Transplant Initiative Childrens Transplant Initiative | Spring, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Give An Hour Give An Hour | Clarksburg, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preserva Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Henry's Heart Iggy Rescue Henry's Heart Iggy Rescue | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nashville Peacemakers Nashville Peacemakers | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sofab Institute Sofab Institute | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Cedar Tree Institute the Cedar Tree Institute | Marquette, MI | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bewell in School Bewell in School | Nashville, TN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Art & Environmental Architecture Art & Environmental Architecture | Houston, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Phillip's School and Community St Phillip's School and Community Center | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Diana Foundation Diana Foundation | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville Community Center & Per Fayetteville Community Center & Peformance Theater | Fayetteville, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lift Memorial Lift Memorial | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Memorial Elementary PTO Memorial Elementary PTO | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scorpions Baseball Club Scorpions Baseball Club | Spring, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Phillip's School St Phillip's School | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upper Missouri Waterkeeper Upper Misouri Waterkeeper Inc | Bozeman, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Benefit Big Sky Benefit Big Sky | Big Sky, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Sky Community Organization Big Sky Community Organization | Big Sky, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gallatin River Task Force Gallatin River Task Force | Big Sky, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kpft Pacifica Radio Foundation Kpft Pacifica Radio Founation | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund Palestin Children's Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paws of Glenwood Paws of Glenwood | Glenwood, AR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Point Arena Joint Union High School Point Arena Joint Union High School | Point Arena, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Gleason Foundation Team Gleason Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
30 of 63 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 73%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 51 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | $400,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 26 | $378,000 | $9,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $428,475 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $399,500 | $6,250 |
| 2025 | 26 | $401,775 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
59% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Prometheus Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 5535 Memorial Dr Ste F560, Houston, TX, 77007. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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