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Gordon A Cain Foundation: 52 grants to organizations, $2.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Gordon A Cain Foundation, a private foundation in Houston, TX, paid 52 grants to organizations totaling $2,822,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $1,100,000 to National Infantry Foundation in Columbus, GA for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 208483773
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- Assets
- $73,692,867
- Grants paid
- $2,822,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202533189349102608. It reported $2,822,500 in grants paid; 52 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Infantry Foundation | Columbus, GA | Unrestricted | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $285,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Matthew's Parish School | Pacific Palisades, CA | Unrestricted | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Media Research Center Inc | Alexandria, VA | Unrestricted | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research | Dallas, TX | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Heritage Education Society | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grandfather Community Foundation | Linville, NC | Unrestricted | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Rifle Assocation of America | Fairfax, VA | Unrestricted | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project 8P | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Samaritan Foundation of Texas Inc | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ucla Lab School | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uso - Houston | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holocaust Museum of Houston | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Menninger Clinic | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Star of Hope | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Bill of Rights Institute | Arlington, VA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla Children's Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Jacinto Museum of History | La Porte, TX | Unrestricted | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Advocates Inc | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citizens Against Government Waste | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Independent Institute | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Center for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Legal and Policy Center | Falls Church, VA | Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Women's Home | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Allen | Navasota, TX | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Discovery Green | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope and Healing Center | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inevitable Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Linville Volunteer Fire Department | Linville, NC | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prageru | Sherman Oaks, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sight Into Sound | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Martin's Episcopal Church | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blowing Rock Museum | Blowing Rock, NC | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa de Esperanza | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community in Schools | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crime Stoppers of Houston | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harmon Family Foundation | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Interfaith Ministries | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lombardi Award | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Re-Mind | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Council On Recovery | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Mental health and crisis intervention | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $805,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $45,000 |
| Human services | $35,000 |
| Education | $30,000 |
| Health care | $20,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $11,000 |
| Environment | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $1,176,000 |
| Georgia | $1,100,000 |
| California | $250,000 |
| Virginia | $170,000 |
| North Carolina | $50,000 |
| New York | $45,500 |
| District of Columbia | $31,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. 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.