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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 20-2171584Education

Who funds Wonderworks?

4 private foundations gave Wonderworks in Houston, TX $770,000 across 24 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

24 grants

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

  1. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2025

    For general operating support

    $10,000
  2. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    Operating Support

    $40,000
  3. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    For general operating support

    $10,000
  4. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    In support of the humanities development initiative

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

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  6. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    For general operating support

    $10,000
  7. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Support of the humanities development initiative

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

    Operating Support

    $40,000
  9. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  10. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Charitable

    $10,000
  11. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Support of expanding and enhancing wonderwork's arts and humanities, and college access projects

    $50,000
  12. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  13. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Operating Support

    $12,500
  14. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  15. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Charitable

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

    Operating Support

    $250,000
  17. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Support of expanding and enhancing wonderwork's arts and humanities, and college access projects

    $50,000
  18. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    General Operating

    $15,000
  19. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $12,500
  20. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Charitable

    $10,000
  21. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Support of expanding and enhancing wonderwork's arts and humanities, and college access projects

    $50,000
  22. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Toward general operating support

    $10,000
  23. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2019

    Charitable

    $10,000
  24. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Toward general operating support

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Houston, TX and are not among Wonderworks’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 1,221 grants Preselected only $233,918 to similar organizations
  2. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 584 grants Preselected only $3,302,500 to similar organizations
  3. Baker Hughes FoundationHouston, TX 93 grants Preselected only $1,354,877 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 227 grants Accepts applications $2,711,931 to similar organizations
  5. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 103 grants Accepts applications $984,700 to similar organizations
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 93 grants Preselected only $3,907,497 to similar organizations
  7. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 94 grants Preselected only $3,380,106 to similar organizations
  8. Strake FoundationHouston, TX 85 grants Accepts applications $851,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-2171584 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.