Foundation for Houston Achievement Place

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 76-0579680

Social service agency

Foundation for Houston Achievement Place at a glance

Total assets
$16,111,058
+16.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,115,213
+40.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,069,070
+35.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$136,155
-55.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Foundation for Houston Achievement Place funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Houston

How Foundation for Houston Achievement Place gives

  • Giving grew 33% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2020) to $200K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $200K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Houston Achievement Place Houston, TXOperations$200,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$16,111,058$1,115,213$136,155——$1,069,070
2024$13,855,153$792,569$303,914$200,0001$786,641
2023$12,981,491$256,111$214,712$120,0001$141,461
2022$11,688,241$580,271$221,560$135,0001$512,570
2021$13,747,463$748,262$249,484$150,0001$737,815
2020$12,608,750$480,197$172,722$100,0001$470,306

About Foundation for Houston Achievement Place

Based on IRS filings

Foundation for Houston Achievement Place is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.1M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Foundation for Houston Achievement Place is led by John Breeding, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Breeding

    President

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gus Noojin

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Hartman

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Kajander

    Vice President

    President → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Short

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Gilford

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Foundation for Houston Achievement Place

How large is Foundation for Houston Achievement Place?

Foundation for Houston Achievement Place reported $16.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What is Foundation for Houston Achievement Place?

Foundation for Houston Achievement Place is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Houston, TX. It holds $16.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Foundation for Houston Achievement Place operate?

Foundation for Houston Achievement Place has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Foundation for Houston Achievement Place's EIN?

Foundation for Houston Achievement Place's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0579680. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 31, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 30, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 18, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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