Vivian L Smith Foundation
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0101380. Reported 782 grants totalling $21.4M to 246 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$20,000median grant
$21.4Mgranted, 2021-2025
246recipients, as named on its returns
75%of grantees funded again the next year
$99.7Massets, latest filing
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. Vivian L Smith Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $200,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communities in Schools - Houston | Houston, TX | $594,000 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Hospice | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tirr Foundation | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army | Houston, TX | $425,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Houston | Houston, TX | $320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Children's Hospital Office of Development | Houston, TX | $305,500 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids' Meals Inc | Houston, TX | $300,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | $285,000 | 9 | 4 | 2025 |
| Camp for All | Houston, TX | $275,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Ballet | Houston, TX | $255,000 | 14 | 5 | 2025 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $255,000 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Jones Hall | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Foundation | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Teach for America | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Council on Recovery | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Rose | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of St Thomas | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Kinkaid School | Houston, TX | $235,000 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Depelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | $232,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Rise School of Houston | Houston, TX | $225,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ut Health | Houston, TX | $217,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Joy School | Houston, TX | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Houston Area Women's Center Attn HOU1160 | Dallas, TX | $205,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Menil Foundation Inc the Menil Collection | Houston, TX | $205,000 | 8 | 3 | 2025 |
| Episcopal High School Donor Box Dept 313 | Houston, TX | $202,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baker Ripley | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Covenant House Texas | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 9 | 4 | 2025 |
| Episcopal High School | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ut MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stages | Houston, TX | $195,000 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Star of Hope | Houston, TX | $192,500 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts of San Jacinto | Houston, TX | $190,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $185,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Amazing Place | Houston, TX | $175,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Monarch School | Houston, TX | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jones Graduate School of Business Rice University | Houston, TX | $165,000 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Center for Pursuit | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christian Community Service Center | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| KIPP Texas Houston | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Houston Grand Opera | Houston, TX | $140,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Beacon of Downtown Houston | Houston, TX | $135,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | $130,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | $130,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Symphony | Houston, TX | $130,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nick Finnegan Counseling Center | Houston, TX | $130,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Museum of Houston | Houston, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Connect Community | Houston, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ieducate | Sugar Land, TX | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| New Hope Housing Inc | Houston, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Blue Bird Circle | Houston, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Health Museum Mcgovern Museum of Health | Houston, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Posse Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Theatre Under the Stars Tuts | Houston, TX | $125,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Houston Clear Lake | Houston, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | Highlands, TX | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit | Houston, TX | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gateway Academy | Houston, TX | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Springspirit Baseball | Houston, TX | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Luke's United Methodist Church | Houston, TX | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Discovery Green | Houston, TX | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Teach-to Educate All Children | Houston, TX | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yellowstone Schools | Houston, TX | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Furniture Bank | Houston, TX | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Small Steps Nurturing Center | Houston, TX | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St John's School | Houston, TX | $105,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Springspirit | Houston, TX | $101,000 | 3 | 1 | 2025 |
| Child Advocates Inc | Houston, TX | $100,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Annunciation Orthodox School | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baylor College of Medicine Office of Advancement | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baylor College of Medicine Office of Advancement MSC#800 | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baylor College of Medicine Office of Inst Advancement Msc #800 | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Baylor College of Medicine Office of Inst Advancement MSC800 | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancare Inc | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| De Pelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dress for Success Houston | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emerge Fellowship | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holly Hall Christian Retirement Community | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kelsey Research Foundation | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Childrens Hospital Office of Development | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Houston College of Nursing | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ut MD Anderson Cancer Center Unit 705 | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Dacamera | Houston, TX | $90,000 | 8 | 4 | 2025 |
| Healthcare for the Homeless Houston | Houston, TX | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Loving Houston | Houston, TX | $85,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Performing Arts Houston Jesse H Jones Hall | Houston, TX | $85,000 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | $80,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Camp Allen | Navasota, TX | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Palmer Drug Abuse Program | Houston, TX | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Texas | Houston, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vita-Living Inc | Houston, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Houston Police Foundation | Houston, TX | $77,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bakerripley | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Breakthrough Houston | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Halo House Foundation | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Achievement Place | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Houston Habitat for Humanity | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Jose Clinic | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Street Grace | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Hope and Healing Center & Institute | Houston, TX | $70,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Texas at Austin Texas Development | Austin, TX | $70,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bo's Place | Houston, TX | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| CASA Mateo | Houston, TX | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Com Foundation | Texas City, TX | $65,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hspva Friends | Houston, TX | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program | Beaumont, TX | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Alabama Office of Advancement | Tuscaloosa, AL | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Echos Epiphany Community | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Remind | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rothko Chapel Development Department | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spay Neuter Assistance Program Inc | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Texas Austin | Austin, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Crime Stoppers of Houston | Houston, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Undies for Everyone | Houston, TX | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Armand Bayou Nature Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Coalition for the Homeless | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Elijah Rising | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Pumpkin Park | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hobby Center for the Performing Arts the | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neuhaus Education Center | Bellaire, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Project Row Houses | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pursuit Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shriners Children's Texas | Galveston, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southwest Public Schools Attn Donations | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Francis Episcopal School | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Development University of Texas Austin | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Arbor School | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Texas at Austin Development Department | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Echos-Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Houston Area Women's Center | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lawndale Art and Performance Center | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Onegoal Houston | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Center for the Arts Crested Butte | Crested Butte, CO | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Transplant Initiative | Spring, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Crimson Tide Foundation | Tuscaloosa, AL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Houston Christian University Hcu Advancement Lockbox | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pro-Vision | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ut Health Office of Development | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Writers in the Schools | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Country | Hockley, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Genesys Works | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Houston Health Foundation | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Ensemble Theatre | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Harvest | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Women's Resource | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Asia Society Texas Center | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beta Academy | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blanton Museum of Art University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Houston Civic Improvement | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Combined Arms | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cullinan Park Conservancy | Sugar Land, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emerge | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Kemah, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Houston Baptist University University Advancement | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Park Board | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Just Community | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation | Columbus, GA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Spectrum Fusion | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Martin's Episcopal Church | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Street Grace | Norcoss, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Woman's University Foundation | Denton, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Mission of Yahweh | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Development | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Westview School | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Alabama Office of Advancement Services | Tuscaloosa, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Houston Gessner College of Nursing | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation | Houston, TX | $21,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Archway Academy | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts of America Sam Houston Area Council | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA De Esperanza De Los Ninos Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Houston SPCA | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nextop | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sire Therapeutic Horsemanship | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southern Methodist University Office of Development | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics of Texas Houston Area | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas Children's Hospital Office of Philanthropy Ste 5214 | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Bryan Museum | Galveston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Toys for Tots | Triangle, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| William B Travis Foundation | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arms Wide Adoption Services | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridge Year | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camp Allen | Navasota, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country | Kerrville, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harris County Hospital District Foundation | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthcare of the Homeless Houston | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Children's Charity | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Black Heart Association | Grand Prairie, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Hope & Healing Center & Institute | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Montrose Center | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas Exes Alumni Association | Austin, TX | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| 4TH Wall Theatre Company | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Astros Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bear Be a Resource | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cherish Our Children Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Defense Fund Texas | Bellaire, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Da Camera | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Etoile Academy | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Houston Arts Alliance | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Revision | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Zoo | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Incarnate Word Academy | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John Fontaine JR Charity | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lawndale Art & Performance Center | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church | Houston, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Warm | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Operation Warm | Philadelphia, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society for the Performing Arts Jesse H Jones Hall | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Gulf Coast Region | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Writers in America | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uthealth Houston Office of Development | Houston, TX | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Childrens Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Episcopal High School Donor Lock Box Dept 313 | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Houston Fire Museum | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Public Library Foundation | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| River Oaks Foundation | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Children's Hospital Office of Philanthropy | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Law Review Association Co Administrative Editor | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Junior League of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The University of Alabama Office of Advancement Services | Tuscaloosa, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Houston Victoria | Victoria, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Texas Austin Plan II Honors Program | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Menninger Clinic | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The University of Texas Law School Foundation | Austin, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Episcopal High School Development Office | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Episcopal High School Office of Development | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Texas Gulf Coast the | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Marbridge Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
144 of 246 (59%) 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 75%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Texas Children's Hospital Office of Development
FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE ADDITION OF ONE MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALIST AT THE TX CHILDREN'S PEDIATRICS NORTH SHORE PRACTICE - Episcopal High School Donor Box Dept 313
CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BENITEZ CHAPEL - Foundation for Jones Hall
SUPPORT THE "OVERTURE FOR THE FUTURE" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. - Communities in Schools - Houston
SUPPORT THE CIS DROPOUT PREVENTION CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. - Houston Hospice
FUNDS TO PROVIDE DIGNIFIED END-OF-LIFE CARE TO TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS & CRITICAL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT TO THEIR FAMILIES - Ronald Mcdonald House Houston
SUPPORT RMH PROGRAMS ACROSS ALL LOCATIONS.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 480 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 | 139 | $3,810,000 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 161 | $4,630,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 152 | $4,110,000 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 141 | $4,285,000 | $25,000 |
| 2025 | 189 | $4,525,000 | $20,000 |
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
99% 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
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Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund141 shared recipientsGreater Houston Community Foundation130 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc116 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust105 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc103 shared recipientsThe Brown Foundation Inc94 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Vivian L Smith Foundation'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: 1900 West Loop South 1050, Houston, TX, 77027. 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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