Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 46-5037878 Website

THE BARBARA BUSH HOUSTON LITERACY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING LIVES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF LITERACY.(CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$11.7M

+8.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$754K

-11.5% YoY

Grant Count

19

-20.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$40K

+11.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$6M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,695,901$10,823,169$9,395,008
Revenue$5,349,658$4,475,095$3,437,512
Expenses$5,153,195$4,090,918$3,644,942
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$356,835$121,667$31,263
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$301K$601K$902K$1M12 grants202021 grants202119 grants202224 grants202319 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON$275KHARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIB…$108KHOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY F…$61KLITERACY NOW$40KTEXAS A&M FOUNDATION$25KSAN FRANCISCO NATIVITY A…$24KNEW HOPE HOUSING INC$23KWESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER …$20KWEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE …$20KNUECES COUNTY$20K

Grant Size Distribution

95 grants across all recorded years

76<$50K8$50–100K8$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JULIE BAKER FINCKPRESIDENT/CEO$332KLISA JAKELCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$145KCINDY PURYEAR CHIEF …PARTNERSHIPS & PROGRAMS OFFI…$118K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
STEPHEN D MAISLINDIRECTOR0.5
NEIL BUSHCHAIR2
GREGORY GARLANDVICE CHAIR2
PAM WELLSTREASURER2
TERRI LACYSECRETARY2
MARIA BUSHDIRECTOR2
MARTHA CARNESDIRECTOR2
DAVID JONESDIRECTOR2
MARK LASHIERDIRECTOR2
RUTH SIMMONSDIRECTOR2
JULIET STIPECHEDIRECTOR2
Y PING SUNDIRECTOR2
JULIE BAKER FINCKPRESIDENT/CEO45$332,118
LISA JAKELCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40$145,000
CINDY PURYEAR CHIEF STRATEGICPARTNERSHIPS & PROGRAMS OFFICER40$117,540

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

BellaireCentereachCollege StationCorpus ChristiGalvestonHoustonKatyKingsvillePearlandWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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