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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 27-1912105Education

Who funds Families Empowered?

31 private foundations gave Families Empowered in Houston, TX $2.3 million across 86 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

86 grants

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

  1. Garcia Family Foundation I IncTampa, FL 2025

    General operations

    $37,606
  2. Hurwitz Family FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    General support

    $10,000
  3. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    Designated Grant: General operating and support

    $5,000
  4. The Miles Foundation IncFort Worth, TX 2024

    General operations

    $150,000
  5. Garcia Family Foundation I IncTampa, FL 2024

    General operations

    $139,463
  6. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  7. Guill Family Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $25,000
  8. George W Brackenridge FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2024

    Educational purposes or programs

    $25,000
  9. National School Choice Awareness Foundation IncAventura, FL 2024

    Support education awareness events

    $20,000
  10. National School Choice Awareness Foundation IncAventura, FL 2024

    Support education awareness events

    $15,000
  11. Hurwitz Family FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  12. J Squared Family FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Contribution

    $10,000
  13. OShea Family FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $10,000
  14. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Designated Grant: General operating and support

    $5,000
  15. Marek Family FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    To offer service for families to understand and navigate texas school choices and all of the educational options available to them

    $5,000
  16. Avvento FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  17. Mechia FoundationBeaumont, TX 2024

    Continuing operations

    $500
  18. The Miles Foundation IncFort Worth, TX 2023

    General operations

    $75,000
  19. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  20. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Quality Public K-12 Schools: Quality schools and innovative school models

    $50,000
  21. Guill Family Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $25,000
  22. National School Choice Awareness Foundation IncAventura, FL 2023

    Support education awareness events

    $25,000
  23. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  24. Marcia & Otto Koehler FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Empowering families for

    $10,000
  25. Hurwitz Family FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  26. Robert W Knox & Pearl Wallis Knox CharitableDallas, TX 2023

    Support families for

    $5,000
  27. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Designated Grant: General operating and support

    $5,000
  28. Willard And Ruth Johnson Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General Support

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

    Mef

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

    Operating Support in honor of Will Beard

    $1,000
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $89
  32. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    Project Support to Connect Families with Pre-Kindergarten Enrollment Opportunities

    $150,000
  33. The Miles Foundation IncFort Worth, TX 2022

    2022 tarrant county support

    $75,000
  34. The Ewing Halsell FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2022

    Program Support

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

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  36. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Quality K-12 Public Schools: Quality schools and innovative school models

    $50,000
  37. George W Brackenridge FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2022

    Educational purposes or programs

    $25,000
  38. Rainwater Charitable FoundationFort Worth, TX 2022

    Family empowerment grant

    $25,000
  39. National School Choice Awareness Foundation IncAventura, FL 2022

    Support education awareness events and general operations

    $15,000
  40. Guill Family Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Exempt purpose of organization

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

    Operating Support

    $10,000
  42. The Karen & Todd Blue Family FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Charitablecharitable

    $5,000
  43. Hurwitz Family FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General support

    $4,500
  44. The Holthouse Foundation for KidsHouston, TX 2022

    Operating support

    $3,000
  45. J Squared Family FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Contribution

    $2,500
  46. Saunders FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Philanthropy

    $2,000
  47. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Mef

    $500
  48. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $210
  49. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2021

    Project Support to Connect Families with Pre-Kindergarten Enrollment Opportunities

    $200,000
  50. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Education - Family engagement/ enrollment initiative in response to recovering lost instructional time

    $100,000
  51. The Miles Foundation IncFort Worth, TX 2021

    Tarrant county expansion

    $91,000
  52. The Ewing Halsell FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2021

    Program Support

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

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  54. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Support of the houston capacity building roject

    $30,000
  55. George W Brackenridge FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2021

    Educational purposes or programs

    $25,000
  56. Guill Family Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Exempt purpose of organization

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

    Operating Support

    $10,000
  58. J Squared Family FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Contribution

    $2,500
  59. The JBD FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Program support

    $1,000
  60. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $174
  61. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Pre-K Recovery Campaign

    $100,000
  62. The Ewing Halsell FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2020

    Program Support

    $50,000
  63. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    General Operating Support

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

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  65. The Miles Foundation IncFort Worth, TX 2020

    Sped microgrant parent resources

    $20,000
  66. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $10,000
  67. John and Charlene OShea Family FoundationBellaire, TX 2020

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization

    $5,000
  68. J Squared Family FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Contribution

    $2,500
  69. The Scott FoundationSaratoga Springs, NY 2020

    General Charitable

    $1,000
  70. Hurwitz Family FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  71. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    General Operating Support

    $250
  72. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $160
  73. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $150
  74. The Webber Family FoundationAustin, TX 2019

    Family services to aid in matching students to schools, with expansion to Austin

    $25,000
  75. George W Brackenridge FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2019

    Educational purposes or programs

    $25,000
  76. Saunders FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Philanthropy

    $16,469
  77. John and Charlene OShea Family FoundationBellaire, TX 2019

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization

    $5,000
  78. Hurwitz Family FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    General support

    $4,500
  79. J Squared Family FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Contribution

    $2,500
  80. Select Equity Group FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Matching Gifts

    $1,750
  81. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    MG

    $1,000
  82. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Toward providing families in under-resourced communities information about educational options

    $50,000
  83. George W Brackenridge FoundationSan Antonio, TX 2018

    Educational purposes

    $50,000
  84. John and Charlene OShea Family FoundationBellaire, TX 2018

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization

    $5,000
  85. Hurwitz Family FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    General support

    $2,500
  86. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Baker Hughes FoundationHouston, TX 93 grants Preselected only $1,354,877 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 227 grants Accepts applications $2,711,931 to similar organizations
  3. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 103 grants Accepts applications $984,700 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 93 grants Preselected only $3,907,497 to similar organizations
  5. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 94 grants Preselected only $3,380,106 to similar organizations
  6. Strake FoundationHouston, TX 85 grants Accepts applications $851,500 to similar organizations
  7. Vivian L Smith FoundationHouston, TX 102 grants Accepts applications $3,397,000 to similar organizations
  8. MD Anderson FoundationHouston, TX 40 grants Accepts applications $5,055,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-1912105 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.