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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 74-1941943Arts and culture

Who funds Ensemble Theater?

17 private foundations gave Ensemble Theater in Houston, TX $2.1 million across 74 grants, in tax years 2017 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 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

74 grants

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

  1. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    Arts: Student Education Programs

    $50,000
  2. Rita Mallett Blasser FoundationincHouston, TX 2025

    Fine arts support

    $10,000
  3. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Culture & arts

    $5,000
  4. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 2025

    General donation

    $1,100
  5. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  6. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    Project Support for Capacity Strengthening Activities

    $75,000
  7. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  8. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Arts: Student Education Programs

    $50,000
  9. Vivian L Smith FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General operations

    $30,000
  10. Rita Mallett Blasser FoundationincHouston, TX 2024

    Fine arts support

    $10,000
  11. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    5550

    $5,550
  12. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Arts and culture

    $5,000
  13. Baker Hughes FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General support

    $103
  14. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2023

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  15. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Operating Support

    $40,000
  16. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $2,180
  17. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Towards support of general operations.

    $2,000
  18. Mechia FoundationBeaumont, TX 2023

    Continuing operations

    $500
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $51
  20. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  21. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Support of capital improvements: roof & chiller replacement

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

    Operating Support

    $40,000
  23. Astros FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Support programs

    $11,500
  24. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    Matching Gift

    $10,000
  25. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    Directed Grant

    $6,500
  26. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Mef

    $4,863
  27. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Arts and culture

    $2,500
  28. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    Directed Grant

    $2,000
  29. Mechia FoundationBeaumont, TX 2022

    Continuing operations

    $1,000
  30. Baker Hughes FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General support

    $103
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $66
  32. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2021

    Resources for Change, Risk, Recovery, Building and Reserves

    $500,000
  33. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2021

    General Operating Support

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

    Operating Support

    $40,000
  35. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2021

    Directed Grant for General Operating Support

    $10,000
  36. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Mef

    $3,730
  37. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2021

    Directed Grant for General Operating Support

    $2,000
  38. Mechia FoundationBeaumont, TX 2021

    Continuing operations

    $500
  39. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    MG

    $100
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $51
  41. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  42. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    Toward preserving, presenting and nurturing African American artistic expression in the theatre sector

    $100,000
  43. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    for General Operating Support, in honor of Linnet F. Deily's service with Houston Endowment

    $100,000
  44. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $32,500
  45. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    Directed Grant for General Operating Support

    $15,000
  46. Comerica Charitable FoundationCincinnati, OH 2020

    The Ensemble Theatre

    $10,000
  47. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  48. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    Matching Gift for General Operating Support

    $10,000
  49. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Mef

    $6,080
  50. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    Directed Grant for General Operating Support

    $4,000
  51. Mechia FoundationBeaumont, TX 2020

    Continuing operations

    $500
  52. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    MG

    $396
  53. Baker Hughes FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General support

    $100
  54. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $39
  55. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Toward preserving, presenting and nurturing African American artistic expression in the theatre sector

    $100,000
  56. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Directed Grant for unrestricted operating support

    $10,000
  57. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Directed Grant for unrestricted operating support

    $10,000
  58. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Matching Gift for the Founder's Circle

    $10,000
  59. The Humphreys FoundationLiberty, TX 2019

    Production of Josephine Tonight

    $10,000
  60. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    MG

    $8,400
  61. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Mef

    $6,750
  62. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Directed Grant for unrestricted operating support

    $5,318
  63. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Directed Grant for the Young Performers Program

    $2,000
  64. Mechia FoundationBeaumont, TX 2019

    Continuing operations

    $1,500
  65. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Toward preserving, presenting and nurturing African American artistic expression in the theatre sector

    $100,000
  66. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Directed grant

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

    Matching gift

    $10,000
  68. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $9,300
  69. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Directed grant

    $6,000
  70. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $5,800
  71. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Directed grant

    $4,000
  72. Strake FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    The Ensemble Theatre Tour Education Program

    $2,000
  73. Mechia FoundationBeaumont, TX 2018

    Continuing operations

    $1,000
  74. The Humphreys FoundationLiberty, TX 2017

    Production of Ma Raineys Black Bottom

    $15,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Houston, TX and are not among Ensemble Theater’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 98 grants Preselected only $767,142 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 174 grants Accepts applications $733,900 to similar organizations
  3. The Cullen FoundationHouston, TX 51 grants Accepts applications $12,285,000 to similar organizations
  4. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 79 grants Accepts applications $5,198,000 to similar organizations
  5. MD Anderson FoundationHouston, TX 47 grants Accepts applications $3,340,000 to similar organizations
  6. Alvin & Lucy Owsley FoundationHouston, TX 46 grants Accepts applications $844,073 to similar organizations
  7. Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800San Antonio, TX 42 grants Accepts applications $271,500 to similar organizations
  8. The Alkek and Williams FoundationHouston, TX 47 grants Accepts applications $3,838,230 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 74-1941943 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.