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Kinder Foundation: 77 grants to organizations, $66.8 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Kinder Foundation, a private foundation in Houston, TX, paid 77 grants to organizations totaling $66,816,693 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 5, 2026. The largest was $19,433,012 to Buffalo Bayou Partnership in Houston, TX for park design & construction - 10 year master plan.
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- EIN
- 760519073
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- Assets
- $330,532,872
- Grants paid
- $66,876,693
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202641259349102959. It reported $66,876,693 in grants paid; 77 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan | Environment | $19,433,012 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Enhancement and expansion of the kinder institute for urban research | $11,869,293 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan & memorial groves | Environment | $5,416,557 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | Macgregor park design & construction | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,207,549 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Enhancement and expansion of the kinder institute for constitutional democracy | $4,732,150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | Endowed chair in landscape architecture | $2,377,494 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emancipation Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Stage and endowmenet | Recreation and sports | $2,371,957 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coalition for the Homeless of Houstonharris County | Houston, TX | Mayor whitmire's homelessness plan | $1,425,933 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Depelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | Texas foster care transition to the cbc model | $1,421,290 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit | Houston, TX | Capital campaign/steam building | $1,420,839 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emancipation Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Stage and endowment | Recreation and sports | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris Health Strategic Fund | Bellaire, TX | Campaign for harris health 2025 | Health care | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way | Houston, TX | General fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | Endowment fund | Recreation and sports | $938,233 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan | Environment | $695,053 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Reason Houston | Houston, TX | Hisd strategic fund | Education | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | Houston next (5 year strategic plan) | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Enhancement and expansion of the kinder institute for urban research | $454,515 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | Center for health and nature | $333,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kipp | Houston, TX | Postsecondary gift | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yes Prep Public Schools | Houston, TX | Postsecondary gift | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | Spring 2026 jazzy sundays series | Recreation and sports | $277,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | Macgregor park design & construction | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $263,286 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan & memorial groves | Environment | $253,804 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for America | Houston, TX | 50% of stipend - 2024-2026 houston core members | $202,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | Director's donor advised funds | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Exhibitions | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Exhibitions | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Enhancement and expansion of the kinder institute for constitutional democracy | $183,054 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit | Houston, TX | Postsecondary gift | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | Endowment fund | Recreation and sports | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kipp | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yes Prep Public Schools | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | Education | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit | Houston, TX | Corporate work study program | $114,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Depelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | Foster care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | General fund | Recreation and sports | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | Endowment fund | Recreation and sports | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coalition for the Homeless of Houstonharris County | Houston, TX | Mayor whitmire's homelessness plan | $98,762 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emancipation Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Stage and endowmenet | Recreation and sports | $90,554 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | Endowed chair in landscape architecture | $87,039 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit | Houston, TX | Capital campaign/steam building | $75,965 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emancipation Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Juneteenth and general fund | Recreation and sports | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kipp | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | $74,801 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | General fund | Recreation and sports | $68,088 | apps.irs.gov |
| Depelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | Texas foster care transition to the cbc model | $54,331 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Reason Houston | Houston, TX | Support of public education in houston | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aldine Education Foundation | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hisd Foundation | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens | Houston, TX | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | General fund | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Soldiers Museum | Houston, TX | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | General fund | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hspva Friends | Houston, TX | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Row Houses | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Urban studies & general fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Business Hall of Fame | Houston, TX | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Houston Civic Improvement Inc | Houston, TX | General fund | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | The c. hastings johnson memorial fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Cinema Arts Society | Houston, TX | General fund - support of arts & education | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Blossom plaza brick campaign | Environment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kipp | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | $6,701 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | Margaret sheedy memorial fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Row Houses | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Sue & steve shaper scholarship fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Support students participating in the kinder scholars sc program | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | Rocc scholarship fund | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Support students participating in the kinder scholars sc program | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | General fund | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Baker institute | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202501279349103410. It reported $58,500,762 in grants paid; 83 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan | Environment | $15,816,766 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Enhancement and expansion of the kinder institute for urban research | $11,871,474 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Enhancement and expansion of the kinder institute for constitutional democracy | $4,742,237 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Local Information Initiative Inc | Houston, TX | Support of an independent news publication in houston | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Memorial groves | Environment | $2,376,174 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | Macgregor park design & construction | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,368,987 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Reason Houston | Houston, TX | Support of public education in houston | Education | $1,898,559 | apps.irs.gov |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | Endowment fund & strategic plan | Recreation and sports | $1,890,907 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spark Parks | Houston, TX | Greenspace in public schools | $1,475,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Soldiers Museum | Houston, TX | Capital campaign and junteenth celebration | $1,422,655 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan | Environment | $1,141,041 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hisd Foundation | Houston, TX | Students trip abroad - japan and washington dc | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Reason Houston | Houston, TX | Support of public education in houston | Education | $954,113 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way | Houston, TX | General fund | $945,137 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $940,531 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Enhancement and expansion of the kinder institute for urban research | $721,050 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan | Environment | $533,893 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | General fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | Spring 2025 jazzy sunday series | Recreation and sports | $455,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Houston, TX | Freedmen's town | Arts, culture and humanities | $351,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | Center for health and nature | $333,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teach for America | Houston, TX | 50% of stipend - 2024-2026 houston core members | $315,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Enhancement and expansion of the kinder institute for constitutional democracy | $291,030 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Storm damage | Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | General fund and exhibitions | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | Endowment fund | Recreation and sports | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | Director's donor advised funds | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | General fund and exhibitions | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | Macgregor park design & construction | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $145,457 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan | Environment | $134,264 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Memorial groves | Environment | $123,735 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kipp | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yes Prep Public Schools | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | Education | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit School | Houston, TX | Corporate work study | $107,670 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Depelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | Foster care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | General fund | Recreation and sports | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | General fund | Recreation and sports | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MD Anderson | Houston, TX | General fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | General fund | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kipp | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Reason Houston | Houston, TX | Support of public education in houston | Education | $89,814 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Soldiers Museum | Houston, TX | Capital campaign and junteenth celebration | $75,089 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | Endowment fund & strategic plan | Recreation and sports | $66,915 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archdiocese of Galveston Houston | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hisd Foundation | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $59,292 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan | Environment | $53,423 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emancipation Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Juneteenth | Recreation and sports | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kipp | Houston, TX | Teacher awards | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | General fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Reason Houston | Houston, TX | Support of public education in houston | Education | $46,079 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way | Houston, TX | General fund | $40,945 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | Macgregor park design & construction | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $31,395 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan | Environment | $30,472 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation | Houston, TX | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | General fund | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Soldiers Museum | Houston, TX | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emancipation Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | General fund | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Reason Houston | Houston, TX | Support of public education in houston | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | General fund | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | Houston urban park study tour | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hspva Friends | Houston, TX | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Row Houses | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Urban studies & general fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Willow Waterhole Conservancy | Houston, TX | General fund - expansion of greenspace in houston | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Willow Waterhole Conservancy | Houston, TX | General fund - expansion of greenspace in houston | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan | Environment | $22,717 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Park design & construction - 10 year master plan | Environment | $16,108 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Houston | Houston, TX | General fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Cinema Arts Society | Houston, TX | General fund - support of arts & education | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Harvey a. kantor memorial scholarship | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Legislative Internship Program | Houston, TX | General fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | Rocc scholarship fund | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | General fund | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Row Houses | Houston, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St John Berchman's Academy | Grand Coteau, LA | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $46,506,519 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $8,121,674 |
| Recreation and sports | $8,059,154 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $4,958,823 |
| Education | $4,268,565 |
| Health care | $1,000,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 |
States funded
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Updated May 5, 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.