Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation
The Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation is a private foundation established in 1997 and based in Houston, Texas. It operates as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the primary purpose of providing grants to tax-exempt organizations classified as 509(a)(3) public charities.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$38.0M
-0.2% YoY
Annual Giving
$2.4M
+5.1% YoY
Grant Count
52
-1.9% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$47K
+7.1% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation supports a variety of charitable causes without specifying particular subject areas of focus in its public records. However, recent grant activity demonstrates particular interest in:
- Environmental conservation and waterway protection
- Education
- Human services
- Philanthropy and voluntarism
Grantmaking
The foundation accepts new applicants and funds approximately 12% of new applicants.
Grant Range
$1,000–$760,000
Average Grant
$1,000–$760,000
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation funds projects across multiple U.S. states and cities, with primary activity in:
- Texas (particularly Houston)
- New York
- Virginia
- California
- Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
As of 2024:
- Total assets: $38,004,977
- Total revenues: $4,870,163
- Total expenses: $2,978,002
- Total grants made: $2,277,650
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $38,004,977 | $38,072,566 | $39,906,201 |
| Revenue | $4,870,163 | $912,405 | $2,433,569 |
| Expenses | $2,978,002 | $2,746,900 | $2,911,224 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $2,617,656 | $2,479,033 | $2,597,509 |
| Net Investment Income | $2,538,025 | $644,258 | $2,196,373 |
| Distributable Amount | $3,186,835 | $2,610,985 | $2,483,271 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
245 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
- C Michael Garver – Trustee (serves without compensation)
- Maia Corbitt – Director of Mission and Giving
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| C MICHAEL GARVER | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
The foundation has been actively involved in environmental initiatives in the Houston region:
**Texas Litter Database Launch (2021):** The foundation funded the creation of Texas's first litter database through a partnership with Keep Texas Beautiful and Black Cat GIS, providing a tool for tracking and analyzing litter collection data across the state.
HARC Awarded $100,000 by Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation to Address**Waterway Trash Research (2020):** Awarded $100,000 to HARC to optimize marine debris and litter removal efforts in local waterways and support creation of a statewide litter collection database.
HARC Awarded $100,000 by Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation to Address**Galveston Bay Watershed Initiative:** The foundation has supported HARC's work since 2019 in developing field methodologies to generate data on plastic pollution in streams, bayous, reservoirs, and bays of the Greater Houston Region, building on a 2017 stakeholder-driven Galveston Bay Watershed Trash and Litter Action Plan.
Aquatic and Marine Litter and Debris - Houston Advanced Research ...Contact Information
Address: 2748 Bingle Rd, Houston, TX 77055-1135
Phone: 713-522-3092
EIN: 76-0556696
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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