Cullen Trust for Higher Education

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 74-1999641

SUPPORT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$66.5M

-4.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.0M

+21.3% YoY

Grant Count

9

+80.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$337K

-32.6% YoY

About Cullen Trust for Higher Education

Based on IRS filings

Cullen Trust for Higher Education is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $66.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $3.0M.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AustinGalvestonGeorgetownHoustonWaco

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$66,474,090$69,910,673$72,454,705
Revenue$-20,546$186,367$2,402,134
Expenses$3,407,149$2,844,357$3,497,115
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$-31,889$291,563$2,383,522
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$867K$2M$3M$3M8 grants20207 grants20218 grants20225 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$500KHOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVER…$500KBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$500KUNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS$500KUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT A…$500KUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEAL…$250KHOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVER…$100KUNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS$100KSOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$82K

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K7$100–250K4$250–500K25$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT ARNOLDTRUSTEE/TREASURER1
KATIE CULLENTRUSTEE1
HUGH ROY MARSHALL JRTRUSTEE1
CHRISTINE MORENZTRUSTEE/VICE CHAIRMAN1
CORBIN J ROBERTSON JRTRUSTEE/CHAIRMAN1
CURTIS HUFFTRUSTEE1
DR ROBERT B SLOAN JRTRUSTEE1
CHRIS CRAGGTRUSTEE1
JOLIE HOWARDSECRETARY1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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