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Grant recipient EIN 27-3967754Food and agriculture

Who funds Plant It Forward?

21 private foundations gave Plant It Forward in Houston, TX $687,218 across 43 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

43 grants

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

  1. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 2025

    General donation

    $25,000
  2. Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General operating support

    $50,000
  3. Baxter Trust co Private Foundation ServicesHouston, TX 2024

    Community partnershipsmanager positions

    $45,000
  4. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    General donation

    $30,000
  5. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    Operating Support

    $30,000
  6. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Hunger and nutrition

    $10,000
  7. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Towards support of general operations.

    $10,000
  8. Strake FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  9. Marek Family FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Empower refugees to develop urban farming businesses

    $2,500
  10. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    200

    $200
  11. Aceso Foundation IncBloomington, IN 2023

    Charitable

    $100,000
  12. Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General operating support

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

    Operating Support

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

    Unrestricted Support

    $5,000
  15. Tdecu Cares Foundation IncSugar Land, TX 2023

    Funds to support the community farm and a 10-week introductory course for members of the ascc and will provide technical assistance and resources to growers as they continue to develop the community farm beyond the initial training class.

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

    Mef

    $740
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $286
  18. Aceso Foundation IncBloomington, IN 2022

    Charitable

    $75,000
  19. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Operating Support

    $30,000
  20. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    General donation

    $24,200
  21. HDR FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Charitable

    $20,000
  22. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Towards support of the capital investment in upgraded cold storage.

    $20,000
  23. The Kroger Co FoundationCincinnati, OH 2022

    Organization's charitable purpose

    $18,000
  24. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Unrestricted Support

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

    Matching gift-land acquisition

    $5,000
  26. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Mef

    $1,496
  27. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $1,000
  28. The Gilstrap FoundationAtlanta, GA 2022

    To support the organization's efforts in advancing sustainable urban farming and helping refugees and immigrants.

    $1,000
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $480
  30. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Capital Purchase for Cold Storage

    $30,000
  31. Gellman Family FoundationBoca Raton, FL 2021

    General Purposes

    $6,750
  32. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $2,500
  33. The Edward and Helen Oppenheimer FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Charitable

    $2,000
  34. The Gilstrap FoundationAtlanta, GA 2021

    To support the organization's efforts in advancing sustainable urban farming and helping refugees and immigrants.

    $1,000
  35. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Mef

    $704
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $399
  37. Baker Hughes FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General support

    $103
  38. Textron Charitable Trust DTD 122353Providence, RI 2021

    Matching gift to civic agency

    $40
  39. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Towards support of the food hub expansion.

    $5,000
  40. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Mef

    $980
  41. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Mef

    $2,340
  42. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $1,000
  43. Norwex Foundation for A Brighter Future IncIrving, TX 2018

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $32,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other food and agriculture organizations in Houston, TX and are not among Plant It Forward’s funders above.

  1. Dan L Duncan FoundationHouston, TX 6 grants Preselected only $309,447 to similar organizations
  2. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 4 grants Accepts applications $240,000 to similar organizations
  3. Celanese FoundationIrving, TX 8 grants Accepts applications $112,440 to similar organizations
  4. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 7 grants Preselected only $90,000 to similar organizations
  5. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 6 grants Accepts applications $75,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Rawley Foundation XXXXX0008Chicago, IL 2 grants Preselected only $20,000 to similar organizations
  7. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 3 grants Accepts applications $8,000 to similar organizations
  8. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2 grants Preselected only $1,540 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-3967754 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.