Playground towers, slides and climbing frames in a park

Grant recipient EIN 14-1841412Youth development

Who funds Special Cheers?

7 private foundations gave Special Cheers in Houston, TX $357,926 across 48 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

48 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Jean Lykes Grace FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    Support

    $5,000
  2. Jean Lykes Grace FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Support

    $5,000
  3. Cheniere FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Employee giving fund recipient

    $5,000
  4. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program Assistance

    $20,000
  5. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program Assistance

    $5,309
  6. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program Assistance

    $5,309
  7. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program Assistance

    $5,309
  8. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program Assistance

    $5,309
  9. Jean Lykes Grace FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Support

    $5,000
  10. HDR FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Charitable

    $5,000
  11. Cheniere FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Funding to support therapeutic services for children with physical, emotional and developmental challenges.

    $5,000
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $275
  13. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $200
  14. HDR FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Charitable

    $40,000
  15. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program assistance

    $5,625
  16. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program assistance

    $5,625
  17. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program assistance

    $5,625
  18. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program assistance

    $5,625
  19. Jean Lykes Grace FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Support

    $4,000
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $418
  21. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Program assistance

    $25,000
  22. Jean Lykes Grace FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Support

    $7,000
  23. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Program assistance

    $5,625
  24. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Program assistance

    $5,625
  25. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Program assistance

    $5,625
  26. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Program assistance

    $5,625
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $320
  28. HDR FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Charitable

    $20,000
  29. Petrello Family FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Functional therapy for children

    $10,000
  30. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Program assistance

    $5,819
  31. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Program assistance

    $5,819
  32. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Program assistance

    $5,819
  33. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Program assistance

    $5,819
  34. Jean Lykes Grace FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Support

    $4,000
  35. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Program assistance

    $2,500
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $201
  37. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program assistance

    $30,000
  38. Petrello Family FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Functional therapy for children

    $10,000
  39. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program assistance

    $5,000
  40. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program assistance

    $5,000
  41. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program assistance

    $5,000
  42. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program assistance

    $5,000
  43. Petrello Family FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    To support children and young adults with physical and mental challenges through functional therapy

    $20,000
  44. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program assistance

    $7,000
  45. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program assistance

    $4,375
  46. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program assistance

    $4,375
  47. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program assistance

    $4,375
  48. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program assistance

    $4,375

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other youth development organizations in Houston, TX and are not among Special Cheers’s funders above.

  1. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 28 grants Accepts applications $262,000 to similar organizations
  2. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 23 grants Accepts applications $3,923,350 to similar organizations
  3. Baxter Trust co Private Foundation ServicesHouston, TX 14 grants Preselected only $920,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 32 grants Accepts applications $5,712,000 to similar organizations
  5. Rockwell Fund IncHouston, TX 12 grants Accepts applications $920,500 to similar organizations
  6. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 13 grants Preselected only $431,800 to similar organizations
  7. The Zions Bancorporation FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 12 grants Preselected only $40,700 to similar organizations
  8. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 8 grants Preselected only $107,317 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 14-1841412 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.