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The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation: 119 grants to organizations, $14 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation, a private foundation in Richmond, TX, paid 119 grants to organizations totaling $13,950,355 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 27, 2025. The largest was $1,255,397 to The TSTC Foundation in Waco, TX for to construct an education building for tstc fort bend.
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- EIN
- 746047149
- Based in
- Richmond, TX
- Assets
- $432,317,516
- Grants paid
- $13,950,355
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 27, 2025, IRS object ID 202503009349100445. It reported $13,950,355 in grants paid; 119 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The TSTC Foundation | Waco, TX | To construct an education building for tstc fort bend | Education | $1,255,397 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Richmond | Richmond, TX | Hike & bike trail & drainage improvements along clay street & second street in north richmond | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oakbend Medical Center | Richmond, TX | Provide quality healthcare to fort bend cty indigent & purchase equipment to provide quality care | Health care | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Bend Family Health Center (dba Accesshealth) | Richmond, TX | For general operating support | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | To renovate and expand the t.w. davis ymca located in richmond | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Jose Clinic | Houston, TX | To open a class-a pharmacy in richmond to serve those who are uninsured | $484,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | Houston, TX | Mamie george community ctr operations for low-income families & vulnerable populations in fort bend cty | Human services | $440,330 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Galveston Institute | Richmond, TX | Mental health counseling programs in richmond and lamar cisd | $403,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | General operations & endow the loise henderson wessendorff chair at the institute | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Lcisd | Rosenberg, TX | For school security | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Calvary Episcopal Church | Richmond, TX | Repair sanctuary foundation & renovate sanctuary space & outside surrounding property | $320,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | After school /summer & senior wellness programs, & programs for families in lcisd blue track apartments | $282,759 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Bend Family Promise | Missouri City, TX | For general operations | $278,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest | Austin, TX | Richmond bilingual fellows program to recruit, train, & deploy lpc interns | Education | $258,419 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | For exterior drainage remediation at the richmond club | Youth development | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Bend County Women's Center | Richmond, TX | To expand rio bend youth center by remodeling maintenance garage to create 5,056 sq. ft. of space | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Advocates of Fort Bend | Rosenberg, TX | For staff, training & awareness, & to strengthen family engagement & reunification | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Calvary Episcopal Church | Richmond, TX | Repair the sanctuary foundation & renovate sanctuary space & outside surrounding property | $217,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | To support the operations and programming of the richmond-rosenberg club | Youth development | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas A&M Agrilife Extension | College Station, TX | For long acres ranch educational endeavors directed by dr. jim cathey | $165,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Bend Regional Council On Substance Abuse Inc | Stafford, TX | For operation of adult substance use disorder treatment program & youth prevention services | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenberg Railroad Museum | Rosenberg, TX | To relocate two heritage rail cars and develop an interdisciplinary education program | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texana Center | Rosenberg, TX | Direct care workers in the intellectual & developmental disability provider svcs division | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Attack Poverty | Richmond, TX | For general operations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $128,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Attack Poverty | Richmond, TX | For general operations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Museum Houston | Houston, TX | For bilingual family engagement events and related programming at 21 schools in lcisd | $116,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Life and Community Resource Center | Richmond, TX | For general operating support | Youth development | $112,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Castle Cares Community Ministries Inc | West Columbia, TX | For electrical repairs and flooring replacement | Housing and shelter | $101,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Lcisd | Rosenberg, TX | To support programming for the innovative school day at pink elementary | $100,350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Advocates of Fort Bend | Rosenberg, TX | For staff, training & awareness, & to strengthen family engagement & reunification | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Rosenberg | Rosenberg, TX | General operating support of rosenberg animal control & shelter lifesaving safety net program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Bend County Women's Center | Richmond, TX | To support survivors of domestic abuse | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Bend Family Promise | Missouri City, TX | For drawings and plats to construct 11 housing units on the west campus | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Bend Seniors Meals On Wheels | Rosenberg, TX | For general operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Bend Seniors Meals On Wheels | Rosenberg, TX | To construct additional kitchen space and an administrative building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Morton Cemetery Association | Richmond, TX | For general support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas A&M Foundation | College Station, TX | Romane memorial endowed scholarship for rural veterinary practice in memory of dr charles mcdonald | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The TSTC Foundation | Waco, TX | For scholarships to students attending texas state technical college fort bend | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gratia Plena | Stafford, TX | Mental health counseling for richmond, rosenberg and fulshear residents | Mental health and crisis intervention | $98,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas A&M Agrilife Extension | College Station, TX | For long acres ranch educational endeavors directed by dr. jim cathey | $96,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Attack Poverty | Richmond, TX | For general operations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scholarship America | Detroit, MI | Scholarships to senior students placing in ffa career development events held in richmond and blanco | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blessed Be Hope for Three Inc | Sugar Land, TX | General operations & richmond-area families served by family assistance & resources support program | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Fort Bend Clubhouse | Richmond, TX | For general operations of the clubhouse in richmond | Mental health and crisis intervention | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Operation Warm | Philadelphia, PA | To provide new coats and shoes to underserved children in richmond, texas | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Rosenberg | Rosenberg, TX | General operating support of rosenberg animal control & shelter's lifesaving safety net program | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Lcisd | Rosenberg, TX | To provide a salary for a full-time community engagement coordinator | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rosenberg-Richmond Helping Hands Inc | Richmond, TX | For general operations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America | Houston, TX | For fort bend county programs | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Collegecommunitycareer | Stafford, TX | For general operating support to continue serving high school students in lamar cisd | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rosenberg Railroad Museum | Rosenberg, TX | To support general operations and the salary of the education coordinator | Arts, culture and humanities | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calvary Episcopal School Inc | Richmond, TX | For school security | Education | $62,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | To provide mental health services and alternative therapies to military families in fort bend | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Literacy Council of Fort Bend County | Sugar Land, TX | For operating support to increase capacity and to expand services in north richmond | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prayers of the People | Houston, TX | For fort bend county program operations | Religion-related | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brazos Bend Guardianship Services | Rosenberg, TX | For general operations | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calvary Episcopal School Inc | Richmond, TX | For school security | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Bend Community Partners Rainbow Room | Rosenberg, TX | For operating support to provide emergency and transitional supplies | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sire Inc | Houston, TX | To provide equine assisted programs serving veterans throughout fort bend county | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Sanctuary Foster Care Services (TSFCS) | Houston, TX | Operating support for fort bend cty office providing services for fort bend cty foster & adoptive families | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Veterans Assistance Dogs of Texas Inc | Kerrville, TX | To train two service dogs to be placed with two disabled veterans residing in fort bend county | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Avda (aid To Victims of Domestic Abuse) | Houston, TX | To support the legal advocacy program and family violence program in fort bend county | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Advocates of Fort Bend | Rosenberg, TX | Child abuse prevention collaborative countywide collaborative of child serving agencies | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Achieve Fort Bend County | Sugar Land, TX | Summer reading program for at-risk young readers in fort bend cty, including lamar cisd & needville isd | Education | $41,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Bend History Association | Richmond, TX | For operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $41,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Bend Forward Inc | Sugar Land, TX | Scholarships to yip participant students from lamar cisd, needville isd & calvary episcopal prep | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Impact A Hero | Houston, TX | Leadership & personal growth programs - fort bend cty veterans, service members & families | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Remind | Houston, TX | Provide mental health support groups for richmond /rosenberg individuals & their families | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana | Stafford, TX | To support wish-granting efforts benefitting critically ill children in richmond | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lone Star Legal Aid | Houston, TX | Fund free civil legal services for low-income richmond /rosenberg residents | Crime and legal-related | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Undies for Everyone | Houston, TX | To provide underwear to richmond and rosenberg children in need and to purchase equipment | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $31,095 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arms Wide Adoption Services | Houston, TX | To support fort bend post adoption program, including richmond and rosenberg | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Just Do It Now Inc | Wharton, TX | For general operations | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Katy Cares Inc | Katy, TX | Parenting program supporting single parents, including those in greater richmond | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nery's Promise | Richmond, TX | For general operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Menninger Clinic Foundation | Houston, TX | To support the hospital-wide clinical outcomes program | Health care | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rose | Houston, TX | Mammography screenings, diagnostic care & treatment for uninsured women in richmond /rosenberg | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Society of St Vincent de Paul Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | Houston, TX | Emergency food, rent, mortgage & utility assistance for fort bend county residents | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blanco County Emergency Services Auxiliary | Blanco, TX | To purchase a utility task vehicle | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc | Houston, TX | Operating support & services to richmond /rosenberg foster & adoptive families | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coastal Conservation Association | Houston, TX | For a $25,000 youth drawing scholarship | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Conservation Association | Houston, TX | For a $25,000 youth drawing scholarship | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Bend Paws | Richmond, TX | For no-cost spay/neuter events, and microchip and vaccine clinics for greater richmond | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Bend Paws | Richmond, TX | For spay and neuter services provided at a spay/neuter event held at fort bend county fairgrounds | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Katy Artreach | Katy, TX | For general operations to serve residents in the richmond community | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richmond Oilers Football & Cheer | Richmond, TX | For general operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sharpen Recovery | Houston, TX | To operate two substance abuse recovery homes in fort bend county | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The TSTC Foundation | Waco, TX | Provost fund support students - fort bend campus / fort bend resident attending any tstc campus | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The TSTC Foundation | Waco, TX | Support for vet students at the fort bend campus or fort bend vets attending any tstc campus | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wildlife Habitat Federation | Cat Spring, TX | Improve habitat through outreach & assistance - coastal watershed landowners & fb cty | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lamar Educational Awards Foundation | Rosenberg, TX | Transportation costs - students in lamar cisd field trip to long acres ranch | $22,650 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Justice Forward | Houston TX, TX | For support services to clients and graduates of fort bend county specialty courts | Human services | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Roots for Life Inc | Richmond, TX | Programs for those impacted by the child welfare system in fort bend cty | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Bend Astronomy Club | Stafford, TX | To replace the 18-inch telescope and telescope mount | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Bend Hope | Rosenberg, TX | For general operations | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Autism Care Education and Services (faces Autism) | Cypress, TX | Applied behavioral analysis therapy for low-income richmond children with autism | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bloom Fitness Corporation | Houston, TX | Fit program for adults with intellectual & developmental disabilities - richmond /rosenberg | Recreation and sports | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | Houston, TX | Hurricane recovery efforts at mamie george community ctr for richmond area residents | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Community Toolbank | Houston, TX | Richmond /rosenberg tool lending, outreach, & handling fees | Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Katy Responds | Katy, TX | To repair richmond and rosenberg homes damaged by hurricane beryl | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Loving Houston | Houston, TX | To retain the lamar cisd district coordinator who supports church-school partnerships | Human services | $13,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church | Thompson, TX | For annual flood, fire, & windstorm insurance | $12,751 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Jung Center | Houston, TX | Conferences to explore relationships between mental health and religion | $11,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unite & Inspire | Sugar Land, TX | Operating support for youth leadership programs supporting richmond/rosenberg youth and nonprofits | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bo's Place | Houston, TX | For grief support groups for fort bend county residents | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Bend County Fair Association | Rosenberg, TX | To support the 2024 exceptional rodeo for kids living with intellectual and physical challenges | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lamar CHS Prograd | Rosenberg, TX | To purchase college essential electronics for students of lamar consolidated high school | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Serenity Retreat | Houston, TX | To provide free transformation prayer ministry services to residents of fort bend county | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scholarship America | Detroit, MI | Scholarships to senior students placing in ffa career development events held in richmond and blanco | $8,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lamar Educational Awards Foundation | Rosenberg, TX | For the girls on the run program | $5,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Bend Ramps Inc | Richmond, TX | To construct mobility ramps for those in need in the richmond area | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Rangers Association Foundation | Waco, TX | For scholarships and ranger relief within company a which includes fort bend county | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fayette Community Foundation | La Grange, TX | To support a professional development collaborative | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wharton County Junior College Foundation | Wharton, TX | For general operations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church | Thompson, TX | For annual flood, fire, & windstorm insurance | $2,084 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Mary's Catholic Church - Victoria | Victoria, TX | Donation in memory of lorraine hebert | $1,020 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buggy Barn Museum | Blanco, TX | For general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canyon Lake Fire Ems | Canyon Lake, TX | For general operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $2,037,066 |
| Health care | $1,030,000 |
| Youth development | $592,500 |
| Human services | $525,930 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $343,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $290,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $282,100 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $178,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $13,766,555 |
| Michigan | $103,800 |
| Pennsylvania | $80,000 |
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Updated October 27, 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.