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MD Anderson Foundation: 75 grants to organizations, $6.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
MD Anderson Foundation, a private foundation in Houston, TX, paid 75 grants to organizations totaling $6,191,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 15, 2025. The largest was $360,000 to Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX for construction of the health sciences tower and commons building.
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- EIN
- 300129656
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- Assets
- $145,117,199
- Grants paid
- $6,191,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202513209349100661. It reported $6,191,500 in grants paid; 75 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | Construction of the health sciences tower and commons building | Education | $360,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theatre Under the Stars Inc | Houston, TX | To support the musical theatre academy productions | Arts, culture and humanities | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | Highlands, TX | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Assistance Ministries | Houston, TX | General operating support | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | General operating support | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | Houston, TX | To support the 2024-2025 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $235,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for America Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kipp Texas Inc | Dallas, TX | General operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | To enhance the existing M.D. Anderson Foundation distinguished chair in molecular imaging | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stoney Creek Foundation | Houston, TX | General operating support | Youth development | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | General operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Summerhouse Houston | Houston, TX | Operating support | Human services | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Allen-Camp and Conference Center | Navasota, TX | To support Camp Allen's Back to Nature campaign | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Brookwood Community Inc | Brookshire, TX | General operating support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Hope Housing Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Symphony Society | Houston, TX | To support the 2024-20225 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Jose Clinic | Houston, TX | Patient care support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Annunciation Orthodox School | Houston, TX | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Episcopal High School | Houston, TX | General operating support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Pumpkin Park | Houston, TX | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council | Houston, TX | General operating support | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Halo House Foundation | Houston, TX | To help fund general operations through 2024 | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Beta Foundation | Houston, TX | General operating support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Menninger Clinic Foundation | Houston, TX | General operating support | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | Houston, TX | To support work during the 2024-2025 school year | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Council On Recovery | Houston, TX | General operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baylor University - Louise Herrington School of Nursing | Dallas, TX | General operating support | $72,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bakerripley | Houston, TX | Senior health and wellness division | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baylor University Fbo Baylor Law School | Waco, TX | Mock trial and moot court competition program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Houston's Future Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christian Community Service Center | Houston, TX | General operating support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Houston, TX | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Depelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | Program support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | Produce program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Hospice | Houston, TX | To help bolster security systems at the Texas Medical Center campus | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Local Information Initiative Inc | Houston, TX | Higher educating funding initiative | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston's Amazing Place Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science | Houston, TX | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Exhibition program | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Strake Jesuit College Preparatory | Houston, TX | Financial aid program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Rise School of Houston | Houston, TX | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Women's Home | Houston, TX | The development of a new intensive outpatient treatment program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tirr Foundation | Houston, TX | The Mission Connect Neurotrauma Research Award | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of St Thomas | Houston, TX | To provide scholarships for nursing students | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Samaritan Foundation of Texas Inc | Houston, TX | Nursing scholarships program | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aishel House Inc | Houston, TX | To help offset the expenses of food program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc | Houston, TX | The foster care program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Museum Houston | Houston, TX | Science workshop program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christus Foundation for Healthcare | Houston, TX | Healthy living mobile clinics program | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Genesys Works | Tulsa, TX | The meaningful high school internship program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holocaust Museum of Houston | Houston, TX | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | Houston, TX | Science education program | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Area Women's Center Inc | Houston, TX | To support counseling and advocacy program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | Operations and community programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | General operating support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | To support youth science education programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Performing Arts Houston | Houston, TX | The 24/25 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America | Houston, TX | Scoutreach initiatives | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation | Bellaire, TX | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington-On-The-Brazos Historical Foundation | Washington, TX | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Workfaith Connection | Houston, TX | To support the digital expansion of workfaith training and coaching services | Employment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palmer Drug Abuse Program-Houston Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Country of Houston Inc | Hockley, TX | General operating support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Child Advocates Inc | Houston, TX | Court services program | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Achievement Place | Houston, TX | To support project class | Mental health and crisis intervention | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mental Health America of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | General operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Remind | Houston, TX | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Community Health Center Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sight Into Sound | Houston, TX | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Parish School | Houston, TX | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023
From the Form 990-PF filed January 30, 2025, IRS object ID 202530309349100918. It reported $6,189,500 in grants paid; 83 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | Construction of the health sciences tower and commons building | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | Construction of the health sciences tower and commons building | Education | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Allen-Camp and Conference Center | Navasota, TX | To support Camp Allen's Back to Nature campaign | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp for All Foundation | Houston, TX | Phase i blazing new trails capital campaign | Youth development | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Covenant House Texas | Houston, TX | Phase iii of the building for life campaign | Human services | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | $75,000 for annual program support and $150,000 the capital campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Communities in Schools of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | To support growth campaign | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) Houston Gulf Coa | Houston, TX | To support research at Rice University for two years | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Kinkaid School Inc | Houston, TX | One-time all in campaign | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Depelchin Children's Center | Houston, TX | Capital campaign: new volunteer services building ($100,000) and program support ($50,000) | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | Houston, TX | To support the 2023-2024 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Symphony Society | Houston, TX | To support the 2023-24 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Haven Ministry | Bellaire, TX | To purchase a new house near the Texas Medical Center | Housing and shelter | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kipp Texas Inc | Dallas, TX | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ronald McDonald House Houston Inc | Houston, TX | Security upgrades needed at Holcombe House in 2023 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Jose Clinic | Houston, TX | Patient care support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stages | Houston, TX | To support the 2022-23 and 2023-2024 seasons over the next two years | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Foundation for Jones Hall | Houston, TX | Overture to the future capital campaign | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Women's Home | Houston, TX | The development of a new intensive outpatient treatment program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wesley Community Center Inc | Houston, TX | Renovations to newly acquired workforce and adult education center | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Resource of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | Owning our destiny campaign | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | Additional capital needed to complete the Holcombe facility | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | Houston, TX | To support work during the 2023-2024 school year | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | To enhance the existing M.D. Anderson Foundation distinguished chair in molecular imaging | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | Increased production costs and expansion of the education and community engagement programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yellowstone Academy Inc | Houston, TX | To purchase two school buses | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bakerripley | Houston, TX | Senior health and wellness division | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baylor University Fbo Baylor Law School | Waco, TX | 2024 interscholastic mock trial and moot court competition program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baylor University Fbo Baylor Law School | Waco, TX | Mock trial and moot court competition program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Houston's Future Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| His Father's Heart Ministries Redemptive Justice Center | Houston, TX | To assist in the reconstruction of a new welcome center for women | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Hospice | Houston, TX | To help bolster security systems at the Texas Medical Center campus | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Local Information Initiative Inc | Houston, TX | Higher educating funding initiative | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston's Amazing Place Inc | Houston, TX | 2023 operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Exhibition program | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Hope Housing Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Serenity Retreat | Houston, TX | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | Houston, TX | Completing the foundations commitment to the capital campaign | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Strake Jesuit College Preparatory | Houston, TX | Financial aid program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Summerhouse Houston | Houston, TX | Operating support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center for Pursuit | Houston, TX | Wellness program support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Health Museum | Houston, TX | Health education programming | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Rise School of Houston | Houston, TX | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Westview School Inc | Houston, TX | The scholarship fund | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tirr Foundation | Houston, TX | The Mission Connect Neurotrauma Research Award | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of St Thomas | Houston, TX | To provide scholarships for nursing students | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Workfaith Connection | Houston, TX | To support the digital expansion of workfaith training and coaching services | Employment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | Support for: Women's Home, Spring Branch Elem., Westwood Elem., Woodview Elem. & Spring Oaks Middle | Youth development | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Samaritan Foundation of Texas Inc | Houston, TX | Nursing scholarships program | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | Produce program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teach for America Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aishel House Inc | Houston, TX | To help offset the expenses of food program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc | Houston, TX | The foster care program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Museum Houston | Houston, TX | Science workshop program for fy23 | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christus Foundation for Healthcare | Houston, TX | Healthy living mobile clinics program | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| El Centro de Corazon | Houston, TX | To provide dental health care for low-income residents of Houston's East End community | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Genesys Works | Tulsa, OK | The meaningful high school internship program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council | Houston, TX | Playground project at Camp Casa Mare in Seabrook, texas | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Halo House Foundation | Houston, TX | To help fund general operations through 2023 | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holocaust Museum of Houston | Houston, TX | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | Houston, TX | Science education program | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Area Women's Center Inc | Houston, TX | To support counseling and advocacy program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | Operations and community programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | To support youth science education programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neuhaus Education Center | Bellaire, TX | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Performing Arts Houston | Houston, TX | The 22/23 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America | Houston, TX | Scoutreach initiatives | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Dominic Village | Houston, TX | Compassionate care program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Theatre Under the Stars Inc | Houston, TX | To support the musical theatre academy productions | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bo's Place | Houston, TX | Operating budget | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Houston, TX | One-time stem-based educational enrichment opportunities for k-12 students in the greater Houston area | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palmer Drug Abuse Program-Houston Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Country of Houston Inc | Hockley, TX | General operating support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Child Advocates Inc | Houston, TX | Court services program | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chinese Community Center Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Achievement Place | Houston, TX | To support project class | Mental health and crisis intervention | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Pregnancy Help Center Inc | Houston, TX | To fund nutrition education program | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Remind | Houston, TX | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vecino Health Centers | Houston, TX | General operating support | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sight Into Sound | Houston, TX | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Blue Bird Circle | Houston, TX | Support of the treatment of children with neurological disorders | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Parish School | Houston, TX | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $2,795,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,935,000 |
| Human services | $1,050,000 |
| Youth development | $665,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $340,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $160,000 |
| Health care | $150,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $135,000 |
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Updated November 15, 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.