Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1152597. Reported 409 grants totalling $140.8M to 188 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Memorial Hermann Health System, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E210) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 188 distinct organizations, with 46% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
- How much its list changes. 56% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,001 and the largest $22.6M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Community Benefit Corporation | Houston, TX | $65.4M | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | Houston, TX | $39.8M | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Memorial Hermann Medical Group | Houston, TX | $22.6M | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $1,112,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Coalition to Strengthen Americas Healthcare | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| March of Dimes Inc | Arlington, VA | $845,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Katy Independent School | Katy, TX | $559,040 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at H | Houston, TX | $527,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Triathlon Corporation | Tampa, FL | $476,727 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Learfield Img College | Jefferson City, MO | $409,218 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ishi Ministries | Minneapolis, MN | $360,440 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Promedica International Cme | Carlsbad, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope and Healing Center & Institute | Houston, TX | $288,609 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Service | Houston, TX | $262,800 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $256,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Rose | Houston, TX | $215,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Houston Partnership Inc | Houston, TX | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cancare Inc | Houston, TX | $195,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ovarcome Non-Profit Inc | Houston, TX | $167,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fort Bend Junior Service League | Sugar Land, TX | $160,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lamar Consolidated Isd | Rosenburg, TX | $156,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $140,159 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spring Branch Education Foundation | Houston, TX | $136,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| John P Mcgovern Museum of Health & Medical Science | Houston, TX | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Thoracic Surgery Foundation | Chicago, IL | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce Inc | Houston, TX | $123,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation | Houston, TX | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Houston Christian University | Houston, TX | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Inc | Houston, TX | $111,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Houston Area | Houston, TX | $111,275 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Christ Clinic | Katy, TX | $108,969 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Jose Clinic | Houston, TX | $103,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Woodlands Religious Community Inc | The Woodlands, TX | $96,925 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Spring Branch Independent School District | Houston, TX | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $86,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Team Catapult | Spring, TX | $83,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cy-Fair Educational Foundation | Cypress, TX | $80,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Educational Foundation of the Southeasttexaschapter | Houston, TX | $80,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | $72,004 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Food Bank Inc | Conroe, TX | $68,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Katy Chamber of Commerce | Katy, TX | $67,805 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children at Risk Inc | Houston, TX | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Work Study Program | Houston, TX | $62,213 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Katy Rotary Fund | Katy, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Knowledge Arts Foundation | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce | Sugar Land, TX | $59,460 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cy-Fair Isd | Houston, TX | $57,750 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Katy Isd Education Foundation Inc | Katy, TX | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ward & Ames Special Events Inc | Houston, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hodges Products Inc | El Cajon, CA | $52,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clutch City Foundation | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Houston Partnershipfoundation | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holdsworth Center | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Medical Bridges Inc | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Theatre Under the Stars Inc | Houston, TX | $49,460 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Humble Area Chamber of Commerce | Humble, TX | $47,696 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Bernard Isd | East Bernard, TX | $47,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| El Campo Isd | El Campo, TX | $47,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Needville Independent School | Needville, TX | $43,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation | Houston, TX | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Leadership Forum | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Childrens Charity | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fort Bend Christian Academy | Sugar Land, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northeast Hospital Foundation | Humble, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Posse Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Men of Distinction of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| US Men's Clay Court Tournament Mg Championship | Houston, TX | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Houston Area Womens Chamber of Commerce | Houston, TX | $36,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Caney Independent School District | New Caney, TX | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Noras Gift Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cullinan Park Conservancy | Sugar Land, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Emancipation Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Faith in Practice | Houston, TX | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Angels and Causes Inc | Thonotosassa, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Centro De Corazon | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ensemble Theater | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of West University Parks Fund | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Area Urban League Inc | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central Fort Bend Chamber Alliance | Rosenberg, TX | $29,020 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wesley Community Center Inc | Houston, TX | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Houston Zoo Inc | Houston, TX | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Museum Inc | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Forever Parks Foundation of Pearland | Pearland, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Giffords | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philosophical Society of Texas | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Black Expo Inc | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce Inc | Houston, TX | $24,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Montgomery County Woodlands Chamber of Commerce | The Woodlands, TX | $24,420 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler, TX | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pearland Independent School District | Pearland, TX | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston-Galveston | Houston, TX | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Avda | Spring, TX | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| M Strategic Partners Inc | Houston, TX | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Allen-Camp and Conference Center | Navasota, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ignite Healthcare Network | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Carepartners Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior League of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| River Pointe Community Church | Richmond, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Smilin Rylen Foundation | Katy, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Victory Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| UNITEDC3 Inc | Katy, TX | $18,850 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts of Healing Foundation | Houston, TX | $18,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fort Bend Childrens Discovery Center LLC | Houston, TX | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Youth Services Inc | Conroe, TX | $16,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Womens Fund for Health Education and Research | Houston, TX | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| H2O Powerwash | Sugar Land, TX | $15,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crime Stoppers of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Little League Baseball Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives | Itasca, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Medical Association Foundation | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pearland Chamber of Commerce | Pearland, TX | $13,048 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Enhancing Skills for Life | Houston, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Re Mind | Houston, TX | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodland Heights Civic Association Inc | Houston, TX | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Strategic Public Affairs | Houston, TX | $10,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston Texas | Houston, TX | $10,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Katy | Katy, TX | $10,581 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc | Washington, DC | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asian American Health Coalition of the Greater Houston Area | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian Chamber of Commerce | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brighter Bites | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| C G Jung Educational Center of Houston Texas | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Citizens Fire Academy Alumni of Sugar Land | Sugar Land, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Counseling Connections for Change Inc | Pearland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cypress Creek Professional Firefighters Charitable Fund | Cypress, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of League City | League City, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dr Marnie Rose Foundation Inc | Bellaire, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Ft Bend Human Needs Ministry Inc | Stafford, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hispanic American Medical Scholarship Fund | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houston First Corporation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Katy Christian Ministries | Katy, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latino Learning Center Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | Virginia Bch, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nccn Foundation | Plymouth Mtng, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nurses on Boards Coalition | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Performing Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PRECINCT4FORWARD | Tomball, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teen & Family Services | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas New Community Alliance | The Woodlands, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Southern University Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Finest & Bravest Foundation of Sugar Land | Sugar Land, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Woodlands Township | The Woodlands, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodlands Center for the Performing Arts | The Woodlands, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Physical Therapy Association | Alexandria, VA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids Meals Inc | Houston, TX | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Local Infant Formula for Emergencies Inc | Houston, TX | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Recipe for Success Foundation | Houston, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southern Smoke Foundation | Houston, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Catering By Culinaire LLC | Houston, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Historic George Ranch Association | Richmond, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Katy Area Safety Fest | Katy, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Memorial Assistance Ministries Inc | Houston, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Diversity Council | Dallas, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Belt Chamber of Commerce Inc | Houston, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation | Sugar Land, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater East Montgomery County Chamber | New Caney, TX | $7,350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Diamonds at Daily Park | Rosenberg, TX | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fulshear-Katy Area Chamber of Commerce | Fulshear, TX | $6,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waller County Economic Development Partnership Inc | Hempstead, TX | $6,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Womens Resource of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Nurses District 9 Foundation | Houston, TX | $6,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mosaics of Mercy Inc | Magnolia, TX | $6,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child Advocates of Montgomery County Inc | Conroe, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Bend County | Richmond, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cy Fair High School Athletic Booster | Cypress, TX | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houston Medical Forum | Houston, TX | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Katy Area Economic Development | Katy, TX | $5,180 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baps Charities Inc | Windsor, NJ | $5,001 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
99 of 188 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Memorial Hermann Medical Group
Support Charitable Programs - Memorial Hermann Community Benefits Corp
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Support Educational Programs - Lamar Consolidated Isd
Support Community Programs - Cullinan Park Conservancy
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 126 of 188 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 49 | $14.9M | $13,000 |
| 2021 | 63 | $17.8M | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 90 | $49.3M | $12,500 |
| 2023 | 97 | $28.8M | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 110 | $30.0M | $12,774 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Texas.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Memorial Hermann Health System's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 82 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 33 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 929 Gessner Rd Suite 1900, Houston, TX, 77024.
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