The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 87-3022489Civil rights

Who funds Houston in Action Network?

4 private foundations gave Houston in Action Network in Houston, TX $15.5 million across 27 grants, in tax years 2022 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2022 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

27 grants

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

  1. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston

    $1,000,000
  2. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    Project Support for Building Communications Capacity of Organizations Working to Get Out the Vote

    $1,000,000
  3. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    General Operating Support

    $850,000
  4. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston

    $850,000
  5. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston

    $850,000
  6. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    For houston in action's youth justice transformation work and latinx/aapi organizing cohorts

    $500,000
  7. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $425,000
  8. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $250,000
  9. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    For the da sheriff coalition

    $200,000
  10. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Toward building communications capacity for reproductive rights in Texas

    $50,000
  11. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2023

    Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston

    $1,000,000
  12. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2023

    General Operating Support

    $850,000
  13. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2023

    Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston

    $850,000
  14. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2023

    Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston

    $850,000
  15. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $650,000
  16. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    For houston in action's youth justice transformation work and latinx/aapi organizing cohorts

    $500,000
  17. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2023

    Project Support for Houston Endowment Electoral-Participation Partner Organizations to have Access to Impactive, a Data-tracking Technology, and to Provide Additional Support for Communications Activities

    $50,000
  18. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2023

    Project Support for HIA Electoral Participation Partners to Enhance Evaluation Capacity and Data Reporting Efforts

    $48,000
  19. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General support

    $250
  20. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston

    $1,000,000
  21. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    General Operating Support

    $850,000
  22. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston

    $850,000
  23. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    Program Support to Increase Electoral Participation in Greater Houston

    $850,000
  24. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $650,000
  25. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    For houston in action's bipoc organizing training and regranting

    $250,000
  26. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    For houston in action's youth justice transformation work

    $250,000
  27. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Toward arts-based strategies to mobilize support for reproductive rights

    $70,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Houston, TX and are not among Houston in Action Network’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 72 grants Preselected only $95,540 to similar organizations
  2. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 59 grants Preselected only $121,821 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 10 grants Preselected only $18,892 to similar organizations
  4. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 12 grants Accepts applications $13,480 to similar organizations
  5. Harvey R Houck Jr and Patricia W Houck Foundation IncHouston, TX 10 grants Preselected only $780,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 11 grants Accepts applications $274,750 to similar organizations
  7. John Steven Kellett FoundationHouston, TX 5 grants Preselected only $121,950 to similar organizations
  8. Baker Hughes FoundationHouston, TX 5 grants Preselected only $80,250 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 87-3022489 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.