A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 76-0411778Arts and culture

Who funds Project Row Houses?

49 private foundations gave Project Row Houses in Houston, TX $17.3 million across 121 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

121 grants

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

  1. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    General fund

    $25,000
  2. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Culture & arts

    $5,000
  3. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2025

    To support the 2025-2026 project row houses artist rounds

    $5,000
  4. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    General fund

    $5,000
  5. The Lulu FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    General fund

    $5,000
  6. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    Project Support for Third Ward Cultural District to Support its Constituents and Collaborate with Other Houston Cultural Districts

    $200,000
  7. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General charitable purposes

    $150,000
  8. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  9. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Arts: Public Arts and Culture Access

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

    Project Support for Capacity Strengthening Activities

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

    Operating Support

    $75,000
  12. John R Eckel Jr FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Unrestricted operating support

    $40,000
  13. Elizabeth Firestone Graham FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Fall 25 and spring 26 artist rounds

    $25,000
  14. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General fund

    $25,000
  15. Precinct One-Mccarty Road Landfill Community Service CorporationHouston, TX 2024

    Grant award

    $15,000
  16. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Arts and culture

    $10,000
  17. Meow Wolf Philanthropic FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2024

    General support of exempt mission and programs

    $10,000
  18. The Rauch Foundation IncWoodstock, VT 2024

    Board designated grants

    $8,000
  19. Ellen Hamilton Wilkerson Educational Tru TrustHouston, TX 2024

    General funding

    $6,500
  20. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    5000

    $5,000
  21. The Lulu FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General fund

    $5,000
  22. Kenny & Maria C Chin Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  23. TeamUP Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  24. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Employee awards donation.

    $2,500
  25. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General fund

    $1,000
  26. Transart FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Made to support creative production and research

    $100
  27. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Property care; buildings; renovation

    $400,000
  28. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General fund

    $250,000
  29. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    Operating support to continue to bolster project row houses' creative placemaking activities and participation in kresge's building and supporting equitable development (based) initiative.

    $100,000
  30. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2023

    General Operating Support

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

    Operating Support

    $75,000
  32. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts IncNew York, NY 2023

    Program support (over 2 years)

    $50,000
  33. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Renovation of historic eldorado ballroom in third ward

    $50,000
  34. John R Eckel Jr FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Operating support

    $40,000
  35. Joan Hohlt and Roger Wich FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General support

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

    General Operating Support

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

    Mef

    $3,750
  38. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    General Operating Support

    $3,000
  39. New York Life FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Cca general

    $2,500
  40. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General fund

    $1,000
  41. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $77
  42. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Renovation of historic eldorado ballroom in third ward

    $2,200,000
  43. The Cullen FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    The Road to Eldorado - A Capital Campaign for the Eldorado Ballroom

    $300,000
  44. Meadows Foundation IncDallas, TX 2022

    Toward the rehabilitation of the historic Eldorado Ballroom to serve as a hub of cultural and economic revitalization in Houston's Third Ward

    $250,000
  45. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    Project Support for Third Ward Cultural District to Build Capacity and Codevelop a Houston Cultural Districts Plan

    $200,000
  46. The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Digital programs

    $175,000
  47. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    Operating support to continue to bolster project row houses' creative placemaking activities and participation in kresge's building and supporting equitable development (based) initiative.

    $100,000
  48. ESB3 FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    El Dorado Ballroom project

    $100,000
  49. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  50. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Arts: Community and public acccess to arts and culture

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

    Operating Support

    $75,000
  52. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts IncNew York, NY 2022

    Program support (over 2 years)

    $50,000
  53. Vivian L Smith FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Support "the road back to eldorado" capital campaign.

    $50,000
  54. John R Eckel Jr FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    2022 general operations

    $40,000
  55. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    Directed Grant

    $25,000
  56. Fareed and Paula Zakaria FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Exempt Purposes

    $10,000
  57. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  58. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support and core support for technical assistance

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

    Mef

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

    Mef

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

    Operating Support

    $3,000
  62. New York Life FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Cca general

    $2,500
  63. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General fund

    $1,000
  64. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $314
  65. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $300
  66. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Renovation of historic eldorado ballroom in third ward

    $2,250,000
  67. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2021

    Capital Support for the Renovation of the Eldorado Ballroom

    $1,000,000
  68. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Eldorado Ballroom Capital Campaign and Operating Support

    $915,000
  69. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2021

    Resources for Change, Risk, Recovery, Building and Reserves

    $500,000
  70. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    Operating support to continue to bolster project row houses' creative placemaking activities and participation in kresge's building and supporting equitable development (based) initiative.

    $250,000
  71. MD Anderson FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Eldorado Ballroom restoration

    $100,000
  72. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2021

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  73. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Support of the road back to eldorado capital campaign

    $50,000
  74. John R Eckel Jr FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    To support 2021 general operations

    $40,000
  75. The Simmons FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Toward empowering people and enriching communities through engagement, art, & direct action

    $25,000
  76. Mufg Union Bank Foundation AgMilwaukee, WI 2021

    Charitable

    $10,000
  77. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  78. Winston Family FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Community outreach/general fund

    $10,000
  79. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Operating Support

    $3,000
  80. The Edward and Helen Oppenheimer FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Charitable

    $2,000
  81. Oshman FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  82. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General fund

    $1,000
  83. Wiggs Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  84. Air Products FoundationAllentown, PA 2021

    Anti-racism 2x matching grant

    $150
  85. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support and core support for technical ass istance

    $3,600,000
  86. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    Operating support to bolster project row house's creative placemaking activities and offset expenses related to participation in kresges building and supporting equitable development (based) initiative.

    $200,000
  87. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    General Operating Support

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

    Operating Support

    $97,500
  89. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Support of the road back to eldorado capital campaign

    $50,000
  90. Harvey R Houck Jr and Patricia W Houck Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    General support

    $50,000
  91. John R Eckel Jr FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General support

    $40,000
  92. John P McGovern FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Program support

    $25,000
  93. The James Family Charitable FoundationCharlottesville, VA 2020

    General

    $20,000
  94. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Artists Round 52: Climate Change and Public Art

    $15,000
  95. Joan Hohlt and Roger Wich FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  96. Mufg Union Bank Foundation AgMilwaukee, WI 2020

    Charitable

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

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  98. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  99. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $2,000
  100. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2020

    Directed Grant for General Operating Support

    $1,500
  101. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General fund

    $1,000
  102. Celanese FoundationIrving, TX 2020

    Charitable contribution

    $80
  103. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $31
  104. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    Operating support to bolster project row house's creative placemaking activities and offset expenses related to participation in kresges building and supporting equitable development (based) initiative.

    $200,000
  105. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Toward arts-based placemaking and cultural community building

    $100,000
  106. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts IncNew York, NY 2019

    Program support (over 2 years)

    $50,000
  107. Harvey R Houck Jr and Patricia W Houck Foundation IncHouston, TX 2019

    Single Mothers Residential Initiative

    $50,000
  108. John R Eckel Jr FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    General support

    $40,000
  109. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2019

    Project Support for Third Ward Initiative Activities

    $30,000
  110. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Support of safe re-opening capital expenditures

    $20,000
  111. Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800San Antonio, TX 2019

    Young mothers residential program

    $15,000
  112. Fareed and Paula Zakaria FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Exempt Purposes

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

    Toward launching a financial opportunity center for Third Ward

    $624,800
  114. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Toward completing an affordable housing and land use implementation framework, launching the Financial Opportunity Center and implementing the Strategic Art Plan

    $355,000
  115. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General Support

    $150,000
  116. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Toward arts-based placemaking and cultural community building

    $100,000
  117. John R Eckel Jr FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    General support

    $40,000
  118. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2018

    Toward data collection for baseline community indicators

    $29,000
  119. Joan Hohlt and Roger Wich FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    General support

    $15,000
  120. Harvey R Houck Jr and Patricia W Houck Foundation IncHouston, TX 2018

    General support

    $2,500
  121. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2017

    General support

    $150,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 123 grants Accepts applications $4,145,000 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 98 grants Preselected only $767,142 to similar organizations
  3. Strake FoundationHouston, TX 89 grants Accepts applications $676,100 to similar organizations
  4. Baker Hughes FoundationHouston, TX 49 grants Preselected only $42,569 to similar organizations
  5. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 29 grants Preselected only $802,225 to similar organizations
  6. The Humphreys FoundationLiberty, TX 47 grants Accepts applications $3,910,000 to similar organizations
  7. Alvin & Lucy Owsley FoundationHouston, TX 46 grants Accepts applications $844,073 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 76-0411778 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.