The Clayton Fund Inc
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0285764. Reported 217 grants totalling $10.1M to 107 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. 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. The Clayton Fund Inc 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $450,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc | Houston, TX | $975,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prairie View A&m Foundation | Houston, TX | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc | Houston, TX | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Miguel-CASA Inc | Austin, TX | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $340,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Neighbors | Oklahoma City, OK | $280,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Cameron County | San Antonio, TX | $255,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $245,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Access Esperanza Clinics Inc | Mcallen, TX | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of Americainc | New York, NY | $240,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Teensmart International Inc | Morrisville, NC | $215,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas Education Works | Houston, TX | $195,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | Highlands, TX | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arms Wide Adoption Services | Houston, TX | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc | Pasadena, TX | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beta Foundation | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houston Area Women's Center | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Houston Hospice | Houston, TX | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pci-Media Impact Inc | New York, NY | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Target Hunger | Houston, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Annunciation Orthodox School | Houston, TX | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womens & Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend | Corpus Christi, TX | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Pumpkin Park | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Kemah, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Hearing Institute | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Harvest Inc | Houston, TX | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asia Society Texas Center | Houston, TX | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Restore Americas Estuaries | Arlington, VA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Houston | Houston, TX | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Austin and Travis County | Austin, TX | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Engenderhealth Inc | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Crane Foundation Inc | Baraboo, WI | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Witherspoon Institute Inc | Princeton, NJ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wildlife Habitat Federation | Cat Spring, TX | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Women's Home | Houston, TX | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tirr Foundation | Houston, TX | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Central Texas | Austin, TX | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA De Esperanza De Los Ninos Foundation | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Emerge Fellowship | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope and Healing Center and Institute | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spark | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Writers in the Schools | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pro Vision Ministries | Houston, TX | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Business Development Inc | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Science Center | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Womens Home | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodberry Forest School | Woodberry Forest, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridgeyear | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA De Esperanza De Los Ninos Inc | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Hope Housing Inc | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Summerhouse Houston | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend Inc | Corpus Christi, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Your Public Radio Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Classical Theatre Company | Houston, TX | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Rose | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bakerripley | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children at Risk Inc | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| KIPP Inc | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Today's Harbor for Children | La Porte, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vision Inc | Spokane, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Festival for the Arts | Houston, TX | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aama | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Archway Academy | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans (aama) | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fistula Foundation | San Jose, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forest Trends Association | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Arboretum and Nature Center | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| KIPP Texas Inc | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Purple Songs Can Fly | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ser-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Star of Hope Mission | Coos Bay, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alan Guttmacher Institute | New York City, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bayou Preservation Association Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Family Centers | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute for Rehabilitation and Research | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cg Jung Educational Center of Houston | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Texas Advancement Resource | Aguilares, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Star of Hope | Coos Bay, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Texas Food Bank | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Chamber Choir | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Wilderness | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partnerschools Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Beacon | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for the Missing | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heart of Texas Therapeutic Riding Center | West, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Audubon Society | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
54 of 107 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 59%, across 3 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Beta Foundation
Capital grant to complete Phase II of the JOY Campaign, the Confetti Campus - Annunciation Orthodox School
Light the Way Capital Campaign - Baylor College of Medicine
Teen Health Clinic support - Trustees of Princeton University
Statemanship and Presidential Leadership Project - Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc
Toward workforce development and entrepreneurship programs - Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc
Emergency Shelter Program
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 172 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 | 58 | $2,960,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 58 | $2,387,500 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 52 | $2,237,500 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $2,540,000 | $35,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Clayton Fund Inc has 12 of them, worth $450,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| Western Academy | Houston, TX | $75,000 |
| Friends of Pumpkin Park | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | Highlands, TX | $45,000 |
| Arms Wide Adoption Services | Houston, TX | $40,000 |
| Breakthrough Houston | Houston, TX | $40,000 |
| Texas Hearing Institute | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Engenderhealth Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area | Austin, TX | $15,000 |
| Wildlife Habitat Federation | Cat Spring, TX | $15,000 |
| New Hope Housing Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Red Cross in Haiti | Port Au Prince | $10,000 |
Where its money goes
70% 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 $25,000. 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 The Clayton Fund Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 712 Main Street 11TH Floor North, Houston, TX, 77002. 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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