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The Susan Vaughan Foundation Inc: 57 grants to organizations, $2 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Susan Vaughan Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Houston, TX, paid 57 grants to organizations totaling $1,955,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 27, 2026. The largest was $250,000 to Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas in Dallas, TX for for general operating support.
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- EIN
- 760285765
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- Assets
- $39,917,112
- Grants paid
- $1,955,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 27, 2026, IRS object ID 202612399349101201. It reported $1,955,000 in grants paid; 57 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas | Dallas, TX | For general operating support | Health care | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Stephen's Episcopal School | Houston, TX | To support the annual fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgia O'Keeffe Museum | Santa Fe, NM | To support the abiquiu garden project and fund a new visitor bench and studio | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chinati Foundation | Marfa, TX | For general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris Health Strategic Fund | Bellaire, TX | For general operating support | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | To support the cockrell butterfly center and renovation of the pollinator garden | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zilker 351 | Austin, TX | For general operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston (mfah) | Houston, TX | To support education programs at bayou bend | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Astrodome Conservancy | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Reason Houston Inc | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Springs Project Inc | Austin, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Audubon Society | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts | Houston, TX | To support the residency program in houston | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Menil Collection | Houston, TX | To support the chryssa & new york exhibitions | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Preservation Houston | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trail Conservancy | Austin, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Harvest | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archaeology Now | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | Highlands, TX | For general operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Communities in Schools | Houston, TX | To support the dropout prevention program at hollibrook elementary school (sbisd) | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | For general operating support | Animal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | To support annual tree planting (special grant) | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | To support education and community engagement department initiatives | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Armand Bayou Nature Center | Pasadena, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asia Society Texas Center | Houston, TX | To support 2024-2025 education and outreach initiatives | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Austin Sunshine Camps | Austin, TX | To support the overnight camp program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breakthrough Houston | Houston, TX | For general operating support and in honor of directors retirement | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conservation History Assoc of Texas | Austin, TX | To support the texas fauna project | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Contemporary Arts Museum | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Covenant House Texas | Houston, TX | To provide a capital gift toward beautification of the new campus | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fotofest Inc | Houston, TX | To support fotofest biennial 2024 | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Kemah, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inprint Inc | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| John Fairey Garden | Hempstead, TX | To support the john fairey garden | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Katy Prairie Conservancy | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Wildlife Federation South Central Region | Reston, VA | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Small Places | Houston, TX | To support the capital campaign for transition and expansion of their urban farm | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Small Steps Nurturing Center | Houston, TX | To support the scholarship society | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Hearing Institute | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Tribune Inc | Austin, TX | For general operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Treefolks | Austin, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildlife Habitat Federation | Cat Springs, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wonders & Worries Inc | Austin, TX | To support the parental illness education and coping support program | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wonderworks | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Austin Parks Foundation | Austin, TX | To support the barton creek greenbelt restoration project | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cullinan Park Conservancy | Sugar Land, TX | To support cullinan park's leap project | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Discovery Center | Bellaire, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Row Houses | Houston, TX | To support the 2025-2026 project row houses artist rounds | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed September 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202522539349100822. It reported $1,770,000 in grants paid; 55 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas | Dallas, TX | To support the pp health equity fund | Health care | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Georgia O'Keeffe Museum | Santa Fe, NM | To support the park & gardens capital campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Health care | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Pumpkin Park | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Recreation and sports | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | For general operating support and hurricane beryl relief | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rothko Chapel | Houston, TX | To support the opening spaces capital campaign | Religion-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterloo Greenway Conservancy | Austin, TX | For general operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Episcopal High School | Bellaire, TX | For renewal of the school's benitez chapel | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Reason Houston | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Springs Project Inc | Austin, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | To support the education campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Menil Collection | Houston, TX | To support the restoration of the three-acre site of the menil house | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston (mfah) | Houston, TX | To support education programs at bayou bend | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Preservation Austin | Austin, TX | To support the capital campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Stephen's Episcopal School | Houston, TX | To support the annual fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Tribune Inc | Austin, TX | For general operating support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | To support the tree planting program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urban Harvest | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archaeology Now | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bayou Preservation Association | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breakthrough Houston | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chinati Foundation | Marfa, TX | For general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Contemporary Arts Museum | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | For general operating support | Animal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Park Conservancy Inc | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | To support education and community engagement department initiatives | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Armand Bayou Nature Center | Pasadena, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asia Society Texas Center | Houston, TX | To support 2024-2025 education and outreach initiatives | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa Mateo | Houston, TX | To support the development of the gathering and garden area at casa mateo | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | Highlands, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Communities in Schools Houston | Houston, TX | To support the dropout prevention and case management program at hollibrook es | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fotofest Inc | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Kemah, TX | To support the environmental stem education program | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Houston, TX | To support the residency program in houston | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inprint Inc | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| John Fairey Garden | Hempstead, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Katy Prairie Conservancy | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Main Street Theater Houston | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Wildlife Federation South Central Region | Reston, VA | To support the monarch habitat program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Orange Show Foundation | Houston, TX | To support renovation and conservation of the beer can house mosaics | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Small Places | Houston, TX | To support the transition and expansion of the urban farm | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Small Steps Nurturing Center | Houston, TX | To support the scholarship society | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Hearing Institute | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Society To Prevent Blindness | Houston, TX | To support star pupils children's vision program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Joy School | Houston, TX | To support the financial aid fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Treefolks | Austin, TX | For general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wonders & Worries Inc | Austin, TX | To support the illness/injury education and coping program | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wonderworks | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Homemade Hope for Homeless Children | Houston, TX | For general operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | For general operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $1,000,000 |
| Environment | $530,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $400,000 |
| Education | $195,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $80,000 |
| Religion-related | $50,000 |
| Human services | $45,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $3,220,000 |
| New Mexico | $450,000 |
| Wisconsin | $30,000 |
| Virginia | $20,000 |
| New York | $5,000 |
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Updated August 27, 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.