A late-summer cornfield in Iowa behind a red farm gate

Grant recipient EIN 85-4185029Food and agriculture

Who funds Small Places?

14 private foundations gave Small Places in Houston, TX $1.1 million across 22 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 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

22 grants

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

  1. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 2025

    General donation

    $40,000
  2. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2025

    To support the capital campaign for transition and expansion of their urban farm

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

    Completion of capital campaign and community engagement

    $125,000
  4. Dan L Duncan FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Capital campaign

    $50,000
  5. Rockwell Fund IncHouston, TX 2024

    Neighborhood grocery program

    $50,000
  6. The Rawley Foundation XXXXX0008Chicago, IL 2024

    General

    $15,000
  7. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    To support the transition and expansion of the urban farm

    $10,000
  8. Good Earth FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    To fund charitable activities

    $5,000
  9. The Cullen FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    The First of Many: A Campaign for Small Places

    $200,000
  10. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    "First of Many" Campaign

    $183,000
  11. Dan L Duncan FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Capital campaign

    $50,000
  12. Charlotte B Proehl Foundation XXXXX0005Chicago, IL 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  13. John S Dunn FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Grant for Neighborhood Produce Program and Community Distribution.

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

    To support the capital campaign for transition and expansion of their urban farm

    $10,000
  15. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Towards support of the first of many: a campaign for small places.

    $8,000
  16. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  17. Good Earth FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    To fund charitable activities

    $5,000
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  19. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    The First of Many: a Campaign for Small Places

    $200,000
  20. The William Stamps Farish FundHouston, TX 2022

    Relocation and expansion support

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

    Capital Campaign for Construction

    $30,000
  22. The Elkins FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Support of the first of many capital campaign

    $20,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other food and agriculture organizations in Houston, TX and are not among Small Places’s funders above.

  1. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 38 grants Preselected only $79,873 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 10 grants Accepts applications $7,427 to similar organizations
  3. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 4 grants Accepts applications $240,000 to similar organizations
  4. Baxter Trust co Private Foundation ServicesHouston, TX 3 grants Preselected only $170,000 to similar organizations
  5. Celanese FoundationIrving, TX 8 grants Accepts applications $112,440 to similar organizations
  6. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 7 grants Preselected only $90,000 to similar organizations
  7. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 6 grants Accepts applications $75,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Kroger Co FoundationCincinnati, OH 2 grants Accepts applications $23,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-4185029 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.