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Grant recipient EIN 45-3019142Education

Who funds Beta Foundation?

14 private foundations gave Beta Foundation in Houston, TX $3.5 million across 28 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, 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

28 grants

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

  1. Huffington FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    For child education programs

    $250,000
  2. The Clayton Fund IncHouston, TX 2024

    Capital grant to complete Phase II of the JOY Campaign, the Confetti Campus

    $150,000
  3. MD Anderson FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  4. Baxter Trust co Private Foundation ServicesHouston, TX 2024

    Joy II capital campaign

    $100,000
  5. Rathmell Family FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General support

    $20,000
  6. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Charter school growth

    $400,000
  7. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $2,000
  8. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $620
  9. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Mef

    $2,000
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $926
  11. MD Anderson FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Operating support

    $50,000
  12. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2021

    Emergency relief

    $25,000
  13. Jesse W Couch Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    21st Century Education program

    $25,000
  14. Dick's Sporting Goods FoundationCoraopolis, PA 2021

    Store manager grants

    $3,000
  15. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Mef

    $1,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $532
  17. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    Project Support for Beta Academy's Joy Campaign for Expansion

    $1,000,000
  18. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Charter school growth

    $375,000
  19. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Charter school growth

    $325,000
  20. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Summer School

    $175,000
  21. Vasilius Family FoundationSioux Falls, SD 2020

    General Fund

    $75,000
  22. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Pandemic relief - remote learning

    $30,000
  23. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Pandemic relief - remote learning

    $20,000
  24. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Providing Immediate Support to WFF Funded Schools During COVID-19

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

    The Joy Campaign

    $2,500
  26. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Mef

    $600
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $440
  28. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2018

    Charter school growth

    $375,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Houston, TX and are not among Beta Foundation’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. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 65 grants Accepts applications $6,224,911 to similar organizations
  8. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 44 grants Accepts applications $11,949,300 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-3019142 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.