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The Mary H Cain Foundation: 21 grants to organizations, $3.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Mary H Cain Foundation, a private foundation in Houston, TX, paid 21 grants to organizations totaling $3,500,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $850,000 to Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 208483925
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- Assets
- $87,422,180
- Grants paid
- $3,500,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202503169349102410. It reported $3,500,000 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tirr Foundation | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Martin's Episcopal Church | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Health Services District of Kershaw County | Camden, SC | Unrestricted | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Innocence Network | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $210,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Avery County Schools Education Fund | Linville, NC | Unrestricted | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Surry Community College Foundation | Dobson, NC | Unrestricted | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amon Carter Museum of American Art | Fort Worth, TX | Unrestricted | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| TLR Foundation | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sheldon Independent School District | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Goodness Web Foundation | Wayland, MA | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humble Isd Athletics | Humble, TX | Unrestricted | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Splendora Isd | Splendora, TX | Unrestricted | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neuhaus Education Center | Bellaire, TX | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for the Public Trust | Charlotte, NC | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Atascocita High School | Humble, TX | Unrestricted | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Piedmont Land Conservancy | Greensboro, NC | Unrestricted | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forrest General Healthcare Foundation | Hattiesburg, MS | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Humble Isd Education Foundation | Humble, TX | Unrestricted | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Atascocita Middle School | Humble, TX | Unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $135,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 |
| Environment | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $2,865,000 |
| North Carolina | $320,000 |
| South Carolina | $230,000 |
| Massachusetts | $75,000 |
| Mississippi | $10,000 |
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Updated November 12, 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.