A small baseball field with a scoreboard and trees behind it

Grant recipient EIN 20-1951465Sports and recreation

Who funds Discovery Green Conservancy?

27 private foundations gave Discovery Green Conservancy in Houston, TX $14.2 million across 120 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

120 grants

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

  1. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    Endowment fund

    $938,233
  2. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    Spring 2026 jazzy sundays series

    $277,500
  3. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    Endowment fund

    $150,000
  4. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    General fund

    $100,000
  5. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    Endowment fund

    $100,000
  6. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    General fund

    $68,088
  7. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Endowment fund & strategic plan

    $1,890,907
  8. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Spring 2025 jazzy sunday series

    $455,000
  9. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General charitable purposes

    $200,000
  10. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Endowment fund

    $200,000
  11. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    Operating Support

    $100,000
  12. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General fund

    $100,000
  13. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General fund

    $100,000
  14. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Endowment fund & strategic plan

    $66,915
  15. Sterling-Turner FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Programming and maintenance

    $30,000
  16. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  17. The Winston Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General support

    $20,000
  18. The Alkek and Williams FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Program support

    $1,000
  19. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Program development / evaluation

    $540,000
  20. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Spring 2024 jazzy sundays series

    $410,054
  21. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Endowment fund

    $150,000
  22. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Operating Support

    $100,000
  23. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General fund

    $100,000
  24. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Operating Support and Endowment Fund matched $.50 on the dollar by the Kinder Foundation

    $65,000
  25. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Endowment fund

    $50,000
  26. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Endowment Fund

    $30,000
  27. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  28. TIFF Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  29. Sterling-Turner FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  30. The Winston Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  31. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Endowment Fund

    $10,000
  32. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Program support

    $10,000
  33. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Programming Support

    $5,000
  34. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $1,000
  35. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Operating Support

    $1,000
  36. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General fund

    $1,000
  37. Hackett Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Charitable Event

    $1,000
  38. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $381
  39. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Matching gift-program support in honor of Barry Mandel

    $250
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $79
  41. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Endowment fund

    $2,000,000
  42. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Spring 2023 jazzy sundays series

    $350,000
  43. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General fund

    $100,000
  44. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  45. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Program and General Support

    $35,000
  46. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  47. Sterling-Turner FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Programming

    $25,000
  48. The Winston Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General support

    $25,000
  49. TIFF Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  50. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Operating Support

    $15,000
  51. Oshman FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Charitable

    $10,000
  52. The Carruth Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  53. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Matching gift-operating support

    $7,291
  54. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Programming Support

    $5,000
  55. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Operating Support

    $5,000
  56. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    Matching Gift

    $2,000
  57. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Operating Support

    $1,000
  58. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $500
  59. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $250
  60. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $86
  61. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General fund

    $955,501
  62. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Operating Support and 15th Anniversary Celebration

    $100,000
  63. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General fund

    $47,474
  64. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Program Support

    $41,968
  65. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Succession planning cohort for greenspace groups

    $35,000
  66. Sterling-Turner FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Programming

    $25,000
  67. The Winston Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  68. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Operating Support

    $20,000
  69. TIFF Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  70. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Outdoor recreation and education

    $10,000
  71. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Operating Support

    $10,000
  72. Jesse W Couch Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Fitness in the Park

    $10,000
  73. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Programming Support

    $5,000
  74. Oshman FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Charitable

    $2,500
  75. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2021

    Matching Gift for General Operating Support

    $2,000
  76. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Operating Support

    $2,000
  77. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    MG

    $1,000
  78. The Weingarten Schnitzer Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  79. Mechia FoundationBeaumont, TX 2021

    Continuing operations

    $500
  80. The Alkek and Williams FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Program support

    $500
  81. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Program Support

    $250
  82. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $66
  83. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Emergency Support - COVID-19

    $250,000
  84. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  85. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Program support

    $35,000
  86. The Winston Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General support

    $25,000
  87. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $20,000
  88. TIFF Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    general support

    $15,000
  89. Sterling-Turner FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Green for Green program

    $10,000
  90. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $10,000
  91. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General Operations Support

    $10,000
  92. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $5,000
  93. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  94. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $5,000
  95. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Programming Support

    $5,000
  96. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    Matching Gift for General Operating Support, in Honor of Barry Mandel, on his 10th Anniversary

    $2,000
  97. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Tribute Gift in honor of Barry

    $1,000
  98. TIFF Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $700
  99. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    Directed Grant for unrestricted operating support

    $650
  100. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $54
  101. Sterling-Turner FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Green for Green program

    $100,000
  102. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Toward toward the installation of playground equipment and renovation of the playground, in honor of David Mendez's service with Houston Endowment

    $100,000
  103. TIFF Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  104. Don A Sanders Family FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Exempt function

    $5,000
  105. Oshman FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Charitable

    $4,500
  106. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Matching Gift for unrestricted operating support

    $2,000
  107. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $500
  108. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $250
  109. Hobby Family FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Continuing operating expenses

    $250
  110. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Toward implementing a new master plan

    $3,000,000
  111. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Funds toward mission to operate an urban park that serves as a village green, a source of health and happiness for our citizens, and a window into the diverse talents and traditions that enrich lives in Houston.

    $50,000
  112. TIFF Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  113. Sterling-Turner FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Green for Green program

    $10,000
  114. Doggett Family FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    General purpose

    $5,000
  115. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Matching gift

    $5,000
  116. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Matching gift

    $2,000
  117. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Matching gift

    $1,000
  118. Alvin & Lucy Owsley FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Contribution to the general operating fund to enable them to fulfill their charitable purpose.

    $1,000
  119. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $50
  120. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2017

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other sports and recreation organizations in Houston, TX and are not among Discovery Green Conservancy’s funders above.

  1. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 12 grants Preselected only $302,600 to similar organizations
  2. Baker Hughes FoundationHouston, TX 19 grants Preselected only $183,838 to similar organizations
  3. Dick's Sporting Goods FoundationCoraopolis, PA 12 grants Accepts applications $126,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 20 grants Accepts applications $1,630,814 to similar organizations
  5. Strake FoundationHouston, TX 9 grants Accepts applications $205,000 to similar organizations
  6. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 15 grants Accepts applications $204,000 to similar organizations
  7. Carmax FoundationRichmond, VA 7 grants Accepts applications $7,010 to similar organizations
  8. Dan L Duncan FoundationHouston, TX 7 grants Preselected only $3,670,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-1951465 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.