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Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation: 56 grants to organizations, $3 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation, a private foundation in Houston, TX, paid 56 grants to organizations totaling $2,997,550 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 20, 2026. The largest was $519,400 to Houston Botanic Garden in Houston, TX for general charitable purposes.
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- EIN
- 760556696
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- Assets
- $81,759,923
- Grants paid
- $2,997,550
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 20, 2026, IRS object ID 202642019349100504. It reported $2,997,550 in grants paid; 56 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purposes | Environment | $519,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | pledge for maintenance facility | Environment | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | Scholarships | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gracewood Church Children at Heart Foundation | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas A&M Foundation | College Station, TX | Scholarship Funds | Education | $178,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas A&M Foundation | College Station, TX | New ETID Building campaign | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Container Recycling Institute | Culver City, CA | General Charitable Pupose | Environment | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keep America Beautiful | Stamford, CT | General Charitable Purposes | Environment | $78,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bayou Preservation Assoc | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country | Kerrville, TX | Kerr County Flood Relief | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inheritance of Hope | Atlanta, GA | General Charitable Purpose | Mental health and crisis intervention | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keep Texas Beautiful | Austin, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Search & Rescue Kerrville | Wimberly, TX | Kerrville Flood Donation | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Easter Seals Greater Houston | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purposes | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Family Center | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $39,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baker Ripley | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | Stroke detection research | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Hope Housing | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Housing and shelter | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Conservative Coalition Research Inst | Austin, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $28,450 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Ski & Snowboard Foundation | Park City, UT | General charitable purpose | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | Arlington, VA | General Charitable Purpose | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Kemah, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | Medical Research | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Ability Center | Park City, UT | General Charitable Purpose | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Washington, DC | General Charitable Purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Fairhaven Food Pantry | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Texas Food Pantry | Midland, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids Meal | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | General Charitable Purposes | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blood Cancer United | Washington, DC | General Charitable Purpose | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $11,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| 12TH Man Foundation | College Station, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Lung Assoc in Texas | Phoeniz, AZ | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Herman Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spark School Park Program | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Houston Downtown | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crime Stoppers | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environment TX Research & Policy | Austin, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Audobon | Houston, TX | General Charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Community Tool Bank | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Door Mission | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parkinson Foundation | Albert Lea, MN | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | General Charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tunnels To Tower Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bear Be A Resource | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emerge | Houston, TX | General Charitable purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bayou City Waterkeeper | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bayou Land Conservancy | Spring, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circuit Riders Ministries | Tyler, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Humane Society | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Animal-related | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Warriors Refuge | West Columbia, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Discovery Green | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202533109349101348. It reported $2,442,790 in grants paid; 52 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | pledge for maintenance facility | Environment | $435,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | Scholarships | $405,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purposes | Environment | $359,350 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | General Charitable Purposes | Religion-related | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas A&M Foundation | College Station, TX | Scholarship Funds | Education | $124,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keep America Beautiful | Stamford, CT | General Charitable Purposes | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gracewood Church Children at Heart Foundation | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Conservative Coalition Research Inst | Austin, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $52,640 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bayou Preservation Assoc | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Container Recycling Institute | Culver City, CA | General Charitable Pupose | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keep Texas Beautiful | Austin, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas A&M Foundation | College Station, TX | Mosbacher Business School Study | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | Arlington, VA | General Charitable Purpose | Public and societal benefit | $38,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | Houston Alzheimer's Study Pledge | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Ski & Snowboard Foundation | Park City, UT | General charitable purpose | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Kemah, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Hope Housing | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stewardship Action Foundation | Tualatin, OR | General Charitable Purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Family Center | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $24,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Easter Seals Greater Houston | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purposes | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baker Ripley | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inheritance of Hope | Atlanta, GA | General Charitable Purpose | Mental health and crisis intervention | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | Medical Research | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | General Charitable Purpose | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids Meal | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 12TH Man Foundation | College Station, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Lung Assoc in Texas | Phoeniz, AZ | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Park Conservancey | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spark School Park Program | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Houston Downtown | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coastal Prairie | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crime Stoppers | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Herman Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Community Tool Bank | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Door Mission | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parkinson Foundation | Miami, FL | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | General Charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tunnels To Tower Foundation | Staten Island, NY | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bear Be A Resource | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Impact A Hero | Houston, TX | General charitable purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bayou City Waterkeeper | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bayou Land Conservancy | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Circuit Riders Ministries | Tyler, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Citizens for Animal Protection | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Discovery Green | Houston, TX | General Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environment TX Research & Policy | Austin, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Humane Society | Houston, TX | General Charitable Purpose | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $2,317,750 |
| Education | $452,000 |
| Religion-related | $180,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $95,500 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $90,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $70,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $63,500 |
| Housing and shelter | $55,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $3,726,340 |
| Kentucky | $880,000 |
| North Carolina | $180,000 |
| Connecticut | $178,000 |
| California | $150,000 |
| Utah | $76,000 |
| Georgia | $70,000 |
| Virginia | $63,500 |
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Updated July 20, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.