How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
-
Grant Administrator Cullen Foundati
2727 Allen Parkway Suite 1050
Houston, TX 770192115
(713) 651-8837
[email protected] - Form and materials
- See www.cullenfdn.org for online application and information.
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- Restricted to Texas-based charitable organizations for programs in Texas, primarily in the Houston area.
Assets and giving by year
-
Tax year 2024
$17,910,000
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $271,509,542
-
Tax year 2023
$17,160,000
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $268,666,951
-
Tax year 2022
$17,900,000
- Grants listed
- 36
- Assets, end of year
- $279,962,236
-
Tax year 2021
$19,010,000
- Grants listed
- 46
- Assets, end of year
- $282,864,259
-
Tax year 2020
$14,145,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $278,005,765
-
Tax year 2019
$15,022,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $276,504,717
-
Tax year 2018
$11,775,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $268,068,856
-
Tax year 2017
$14,520,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $258,983,434
-
Tax year 2016
$12,311,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $234,255,825
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
-
Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
Baylor College of Medicines Health Sciences Tower
$3,000,000 -
University of Houston SystemHouston, TX
Centennial Project: Transforming Houston's Campus - Centennial Plaza Naming
$2,500,000 -
Armand Bayou Nature CenterHouston, TX
Upper Armand Bayou Protection Project
$1,500,000 -
DePelchin Children's CenterHouston, TX
Toward Transitioning Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Region 6 to Community Based Care
$1,000,000 -
Good Reason Houston IncHouston, TX
HISD Supports for External Engagement
$1,000,000 -
Harris Health Strategic FundBellaire, TX
Investing in a Healthier Houston - A Campaign for Harris Health
$1,000,000 -
Houston Habitat for Humanity IncHouston, TX
Robins Landing Housing Development: Phase 1B
$1,000,000 -
BridgeYearHouston, TX
BridgeYear 3-Year Growth and Innovation Fund
$750,000 -
EMERGE FellowshipHouston, TX
Transition EMERGE HISD Program to the EMERGE Non-Profit
$750,000 -
Beta Foundation dba Beta AcademyHouston, TX
Joy Campaign Phase II
$500,000 -
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto CouncilHouston, TX
CampHER: Empowering Girls in Nature -- Camp Agnes Arnold Improvements
$500,000 -
Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TX
Houston Charter Seed Fund II - Start-up and Accelerator Grant Funding
$500,000 -
My Connect CommunityHouston, TX
Connect Community's Textile Lab & Entrepreneurship Center - Capital Campaign
$500,000 -
Rebuilding Together HoustonHouston, TX
Hurricane Beryl Disaster Home Repair for Low-Income Families
$500,000 -
Teach For America Inc - HoustonHouston, TX
Expanding the Houston Corps as Part of Strategic Plan
$500,000 -
ProUnitas IncHouston, TX
Building a Shared Student Support Infrastructure for Smaller Charter Schools in Houston
$450,000 -
United Way of Greater HoustonHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$250,000 -
Alley TheatreHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$175,000 -
Houston Ballet FoundationHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$175,000 -
Houston Grand Opera Association IncHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$175,000 -
Houston Symphony SocietyHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$175,000 -
Houston Museum of Natural ScienceHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$150,000 -
Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$150,000 -
Menil Foundation IncHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$125,000 -
Friends of Pumpkin ParkHouston, TX
Opening the Doors to Children's Dreams - Capital Campaign
$100,000 -
Children's Museum IncHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$75,000 -
Da Camera Society of TexasHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$75,000 -
Houston Public Media FoundationHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$75,000 -
Kinkaid School IncHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$70,000 -
W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial FoundationBellaire, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$60,000 -
Chinquapin Preparatory SchoolHighlands, TX
Completion of campaign to purchase a new bus fleet
$50,000 -
Council on RecoveryHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$40,000 -
Houston Arboretum & Nature CenterHouston, TX
Annual Giving Grant
$40,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education4 grants $4,820,00035% of the total
- Human services3 grants $2,250,00016% of the total
- Environment2 grants $1,540,00011% of the total
- Housing and shelter2 grants $1,500,00011% of the total
- Arts and culture10 grants $1,350,00010% of the total
- Health1 grant $1,000,0007% of the total
- 4 other causes5 grants $1,340,00010% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Texas33 grants $17,910,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Wilhelmina E RobertsonChairman/Dir Hours 10Pay $0
- Carla KnoblochVice Chairman/Dir Hours 2Pay $0
- Meredith T CullenSecretary/Dir Hours 2Pay $0
- Isaac Arnold IIIDirector Hours 2Pay $0
- Marvin E OdumDirector Hours 2Pay $0
- Nina ZilkhaDirector Hours 2Pay $0
- Scott W WisePresident/CEO/CIO Hours 40Pay $618,167
- Laura ChapmanCOO/VP Investments Hours 40Pay $380,687
- Peggy ReidCAO/Controller Hours 40Pay $265,000
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in Texas
- Private foundations in Houston
- Foundations that fund education in Texas
- Foundations that fund human services in Texas
- Foundations that fund environment in Texas
Similar foundations
Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- The Elkins Foundation 76 grants Accepts applications $17,256,822 giving
- Shell USA Company Foundation 4,650 grants Preselected only $16,017,669 giving
- The Powell Foundation 271 grants Accepts applications $20,425,720 giving
- Jerold B Katz Foundation 22 grants Accepts applications $21,305,600 giving
- The Hook Family Foundation 2 grants Preselected only $21,710,423 giving