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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 76-0338549Education

Who funds Writers in the Schools?

26 private foundations gave Writers in the Schools in Houston, TX $2.2 million across 75 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

75 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

    $100,000
  2. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 2025

    General donation

    $26,000
  3. Travelers FoundationSt Paul, MN 2025

    Project support for WITS Space City Regionals championing the META4 team to represent Houston at Brave New Voices

    $15,000
  4. Vivian L Smith FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    Provide students with high-quality arts education & experiences during the 2024-25 school year

    $10,000
  5. Martin Djos Family FoundationHailey, ID 2025

    General

    $10,000
  6. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  7. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    Operating Support

    $80,000
  8. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    Project Support for Capacity Strengthening Activities

    $75,000
  9. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Arts: Student Education Programs

    $50,000
  10. The William Stamps Farish FundHouston, TX 2024

    General operations

    $45,000
  11. The Clayton Fund IncHouston, TX 2024

    Charitable

    $25,000
  12. Travelers FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    Project support for WITS empower youth and slam poets voices at the Space City Regionals championing the Meta4 team to represent Houston at Brave New Voices

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

    Literary support

    $5,000
  14. John and Allie Lea Orton FDNPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General support

    $2,000
  15. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $1,116
  16. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2023

    General Operating Support

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

    WITS for Students

    $80,000
  18. The William Stamps Farish FundHouston, TX 2023

    General operations

    $30,000
  19. Vivian L Smith FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Support creative writing program.

    $10,000
  20. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    For general operating support

    $10,000
  21. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $800
  22. The Stanford & Joan Alexander FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Social impact

    $500
  23. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Matching gift - Operating support

    $250
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $65
  25. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Quality K-12 Public Schools: Excellent educator initiatives

    $125,000
  26. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  27. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Operating Support

    $80,000
  28. The William Stamps Farish FundHouston, TX 2022

    Program support; strategic planning

    $45,000
  29. The Clayton Fund IncHouston, TX 2022

    Charitable

    $20,000
  30. The Edaren FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Support the wits for students prog

    $15,000
  31. Boyd and Evelyn Mullen Charitable FoundationPennington, NJ 2022

    General operating

    $10,000
  32. Vivian L Smith FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Support creative writing program.

    $10,000
  33. John and Allie Lea Orton FDNPittsburgh, PA 2022

    General support

    $4,000
  34. Strake FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    WITS for Students

    $1,500
  35. RF Humphreys Family FoundationAlbany, NY 2022

    General purpose

    $1,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $122
  37. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2021

    General Operating Support

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

    WITS for Students

    $80,000
  39. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Education - Literacy programming and professional development for Houston teachers

    $50,000
  40. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Emergency grant

    $15,000
  41. The Clayton Fund IncHouston, TX 2021

    Charitable

    $15,000
  42. Vivian L Smith FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Wits creative writing program

    $10,000
  43. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Education: k-12

    $9,000
  44. John and Allie Lea Orton FDNPittsburgh, PA 2021

    Charity

    $4,000
  45. Astros FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Support programs

    $2,000
  46. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2021

    Matching Gift for General Operating Support

    $600
  47. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Grant for book purchase

    $200
  48. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $158
  49. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    Toward broadening access points to literature and sustaining the literary arts sector

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

    WITS for Students

    $80,000
  51. The William Stamps Farish FundHouston, TX 2020

    In-school and virtual/digital programs

    $30,000
  52. The Clayton Fund IncHouston, TX 2020

    Charitable

    $15,000
  53. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  54. Vivian L Smith FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Support creative writing program

    $10,000
  55. John and Allie Lea Orton FDNPittsburgh, PA 2020

    Charity

    $2,400
  56. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    MG

    $2,300
  57. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    Matching Gift for General Operating Support, in honor of Nancy McBride

    $700
  58. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $129
  59. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Toward broadening access points to literature and sustaining the literary arts sector

    $100,000
  60. The William Stamps Farish FundHouston, TX 2019

    In-school and virtual/digital programs

    $30,000
  61. The Clayton Fund IncHouston, TX 2019

    Charitable

    $15,000
  62. Vivian L Smith FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Create literacy programs to houston students

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

    MG

    $2,600
  64. The Edward and Helen Oppenheimer FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Educational

    $1,000
  65. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Matching Gift for unrestricted operating support

    $600
  66. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Toward the WITS Collaborative, focusing on the continuation of coaching for teachers and new innovations in digital learning for students

    $145,000
  67. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Toward expansion of the WITS Collaborative in Houston ISD transformation schools

    $80,000
  68. The William Stamps Farish FundHouston, TX 2018

    In-school programs

    $30,000
  69. Vivian L Smith FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    General support

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

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $3,300
  71. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Matching gift

    $2,000
  72. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Matching gift

    $600
  73. The Brodsky FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Educational

    $250
  74. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Matching gift

    $200
  75. Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust CompanyHouston, TX 2017

    WITS Creative Project/Program

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Houston, TX and are not among Writers in the Schools’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. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 44 grants Accepts applications $11,949,300 to similar organizations
  5. MD Anderson FoundationHouston, TX 40 grants Accepts applications $5,055,000 to similar organizations
  6. Baxter Trust co Private Foundation ServicesHouston, TX 30 grants Preselected only $1,779,000 to similar organizations
  7. Marek Family FoundationHouston, TX 57 grants Preselected only $1,360,744 to similar organizations
  8. The Zions Bancorporation FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 22 grants Preselected only $68,563 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 76-0338549 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.