A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 42-1573695Environment

Who funds Houston Wilderness Inc?

30 private foundations gave Houston Wilderness Inc in Houston, TX $1 million across 76 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

76 grants

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

  1. The Tapeats FundWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  2. Ann Lents and J David Heaney FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    General operation

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

    Continued Progress and Expansion of Riverine (TUBs)

    $100,000
  4. Apache FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    To work with a variety of businesses environmental and government interest to protect and promote the 10 diverse ecoregions of the 13+ county area around Greater Houston Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico including coastal prairies forests wetlands and waterways.

    $37,002
  5. The Nancy and Clive Runnells FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  6. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Toward promoting the use of native grass seed mix for southeast Texas

    $10,000
  7. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    2025 Annual Luncheon

    $10,000
  8. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Albert and Margaret Alkek FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Operational support

    $10,000
  10. Dow Company FoundationMidland, MI 2024

    Community wellbeing

    $5,000
  11. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Towards support of the houston ship channel trees program.

    $5,000
  12. The Tapeats FundWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  13. Ann Lents and J David Heaney FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General operation

    $5,000
  14. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    2000

    $2,000
  15. Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust CompanyHouston, TX 2024

    T.R.E.E.S Program

    $1,000
  16. Strake FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Great Green Quest and Wilderness Passport

    $1,000
  17. Mechia FoundationBeaumont, TX 2024

    Continuing operations

    $500
  18. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Riverine Targeted Use-of-Buyouts (TUBs) Program

    $200,000
  19. Meadows Foundation IncDallas, TX 2023

    Toward preserving the coastline along the Houston Ship Channel through large-scale, targeted native tree plantings

    $100,000
  20. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  21. Albert and Margaret Alkek FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Operational support

    $10,000
  22. The Knobloch Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Conservation

    $10,000
  23. Huffington FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    For environmental preservation programs

    $10,000
  24. Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust CompanyHouston, TX 2023

    Houston Ship Channel Trees

    $5,000
  25. The Tapeats FundWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  26. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Towards support of the continued large-scale native tree plantings along the houston ship channel.

    $4,000
  27. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Unrestricted Support

    $2,500
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $49
  29. TC Energy FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Regional conservation plan

    $20,000
  30. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General Support

    $10,000
  31. The Clayton Fund IncHouston, TX 2022

    charitable

    $10,000
  32. Albert and Margaret Alkek FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Operational support

    $10,000
  33. Pierce Runnells FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  34. The Tapeats FundWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  35. Exxonmobil FoundationSpring, TX 2022

    Various

    $2,750
  36. SK FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Charitable

    $2,500
  37. Mechia FoundationBeaumont, TX 2022

    Continuing operations

    $1,500
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $39
  39. Meadows Foundation IncDallas, TX 2021

    Toward preserving the coastline along the Houston Ship Channel

    $100,000
  40. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Gulf-Houston Regional Conservation Plan (Gulf-Houston RCP)

    $25,000
  41. TC Energy FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Gulf-houston regional conservation plan (gulf-houston RCP)

    $20,000
  42. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Program Support

    $10,000
  43. Albert and Margaret Alkek FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Operational support

    $10,000
  44. Pierce Runnells FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  45. Huffington FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    For environmental preservation programs

    $10,000
  46. The Tapeats FundWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  47. The Nancy and Clive Runnells FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  48. Marek Family FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    To support the protection of houston's ecological capital

    $3,000
  49. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Towards support of general operations.

    $2,500
  50. Strake FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    The Great Green Quest GGQ

    $2,500
  51. SK FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Charitable

    $2,500
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $37
  53. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Gulf-Houston Regional Conservation Plan

    $25,000
  54. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Program support

    $10,000
  55. Huffington FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    For environmental preservation programs

    $10,000
  56. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Towards support of general operations.

    $5,000
  57. The Tapeats FundWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  58. The Nancy and Clive Runnells FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  59. Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust CompanyHouston, TX 2020

    General support

    $4,000
  60. Marek Family FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    To support the protection of houston's ecological capital

    $3,000
  61. SK FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Charitable

    $2,500
  62. Mechia FoundationBeaumont, TX 2020

    Continuing operations

    $500
  63. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $37
  64. Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust CompanyHouston, TX 2019

    General support

    $10,000
  65. Huffington FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    General fund

    $10,000
  66. The Clayton Fund IncHouston, TX 2019

    Charitable

    $5,000
  67. Strake FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    The Wilderness Passport and Great Green Quest

    $2,500
  68. T W Lott Family FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    The support of fund to protect and promote the 10 diverse ecoregions of the 10-plus county area around houston, galveston bay, and the gulf of mexico, including coastal prairies, forests, wetlands, and waterways.

    $2,500
  69. Oshman FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Charitable

    $1,000
  70. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Support of mission to bring together a broad-based alliance of business, environmental and goverment interests that act in concert to protect, preserve, and promote the unique biodiversity of the region's precious remaining ecologial capital.

    $20,000
  71. Midway FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    General Support

    $5,000
  72. Marek Family FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    To support the protection of houston's ecological capital

    $5,000
  73. Louis K Brandt FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    For programs, services and related expenses

    $4,000
  74. Ney FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Donation

    $1,000
  75. The Nancy and Clive Runnells FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  76. Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust CompanyHouston, TX 2017

    General Support

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Houston, TX and are not among Houston Wilderness Inc’s funders above.

  1. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 84 grants Accepts applications $23,004,691 to similar organizations
  2. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 43 grants Accepts applications $4,430,548 to similar organizations
  3. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 36 grants Preselected only $1,552,940 to similar organizations
  4. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 45 grants Accepts applications $1,285,000 to similar organizations
  5. Vivian L Smith FoundationHouston, TX 45 grants Accepts applications $995,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 51 grants Accepts applications $303,330 to similar organizations
  7. The John M O'Quinn FoundationHouston, TX 20 grants Accepts applications $1,743,000 to similar organizations
  8. Hobby Family FoundationHouston, TX 32 grants Preselected only $309,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 42-1573695 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.