Houston Nursing Education Foundation
Houston Nursing Education Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $563K. Net investment income was $310K.
Houston Nursing Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Houston Nursing Education Foundation gave $563K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $563K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $562,632
- +7.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $562,632
- +543.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $562,632
- Total assets
- $14,805,490
- +8.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Houston Nursing Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Greater Houston Community Foundation ($563K).
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 20 grants of 27 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Houston Nursing Education Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500K (2019) to $625K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $563K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Houston Community Foundation Houston, TX | HNEF Scholarship funding | $562,632 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,805,490 | $342,730 | $674,859 | $562,632 | 1 | $639,018 | $310,454 | $693,103 |
| 2024 | $13,686,003 | $777,695 | $631,291 | $525,000 | 6 | $592,520 | $749,340 | $627,259 |
| 2023 | $12,378,311 | $580,269 | $672,957 | $568,000 | 6 | $636,743 | $551,217 | $582,825 |
| 2022 | $11,681,705 | $809,924 | $728,813 | $625,000 | 8 | $690,241 | $782,225 | $666,375 |
| 2021 | $14,155,328 | $641,143 | $614,479 | $518,000 | 6 | — | $614,063 | $641,492 |
| 2020 | $11,397,003 | $472,472 | $614,989 | $521,500 | 6 | — | $445,634 | $560,920 |
| 2019 | $11,526,114 | $521,447 | $596,859 | $500,000 | 6 | — | $479,341 | $558,692 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Houston Nursing Education Foundation reported a distributable amount of $693K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Houston Nursing Education Foundation is led by John C Landa Jr., President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John C Landa Jr.
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Graubart Wile JD
Director
President → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana M Hudson JD
Director
Director → President, 2023
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda O'Black
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
M James Henderson
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Noel Graubart
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul S Herman MD
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philip M Armes
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angeles Nava
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann P Kaufman
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Storey Cutaia BSN RN
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Day RN MSN DNS
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Geri Wood PhD RN FAAN
Director
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Cesario PhD RNC FAAN
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen White
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maja Djukic PhD FN FAAN
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arica Bradford
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessie Johnson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Burpeau
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Hermis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Malcolm Waddell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Leffel Rozmus PhD RN
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Maloney
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Kathleen Reeve (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Eleanor Elizabeth Blair MSN RN FNP (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: John Malcolm Waddell Jr. (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Susan Storey Cutaia RN (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Reeve DrPh APRN ANP-BC F (2022) — Director
- Former: Geri Wood PhD RN (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Sandra Cesario PhD RNC (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Alan Fisherman MD (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Reeve PhD APRN (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Day MSN RN (2021) — Director
- Former: Eleanor E Blair MSN RN (2021) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Day RN (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Eleanor E Blair RN (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael K Jhin (2019) — Director
- Former: Nyla Woods (2019) — Director
- Former: Peter K Thompson MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Sandra A Cashaw RN (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Houston Nursing Education Foundation
How much does Houston Nursing Education Foundation give each year?
Houston Nursing Education Foundation gave $563K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $525K across 6 grants.
How large is Houston Nursing Education Foundation?
Houston Nursing Education Foundation reported $14.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $639K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $693K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Houston Nursing Education Foundation?
Houston Nursing Education Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Houston, TX. It holds $14.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Houston Nursing Education Foundation operate?
Houston Nursing Education Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Houston Nursing Education Foundation's EIN?
Houston Nursing Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0454511. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
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