Prometheus Charitable Trust

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 20-1074874

Prometheus Charitable Trust is a private foundation located in Houston, Texas, established in 2004. The foundation operates as a grantmaking organization with no employees, distributing funds to nonprofit organizations across multiple states.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.5M

-0.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$400K

-6.8% YoY

Grant Count

38

+26.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$11K

-26.4% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focus includes:

  • Mental health and suicide prevention
  • Psychiatry and mental health services
  • Children's mental health
  • Education
  • Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking
  • Human services

Grantmaking

The foundation makes general purpose and general support grants.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in Texas, Montana, and Tennessee.

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

AthensAustinBellevueBig SkyBoontonBozemanCincinnatiClarksburgCrawfordDallasFayettevilleGlenwoodHoumaHoustonJoeltonLos AngelesMineolaMissoulaNahsvilleNashville

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of December 2023:

  • Total assets: $3,527,276
  • Total revenues: $525,937
  • Total expenses: $544,161
  • Investment income and dividends: $96,372

As of 2024 filing:

  • Total assets: $3,494,606
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$150K$299K$449K$599K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,494,606$3,527,276$3,559,492
Revenue$495,474$525,937$132,934
Expenses$521,713$544,161$496,491
Qualifying Distributions$448,583$478,521$425,565
Net Investment Income$46,055$31,040$21,910
Distributable Amount$271,838$268,883$285,427

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$107K$214K$321K$428K26 grants202029 grants202126 grants202230 grants202338 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ISHIDA DANCE COMPANY$50KFIDELITY CHARITABLE TRUST$40KUNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON$30KTHE MENDCENTER FOUNDATION$29KMUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCE$25KROTHKO CHAPEL$25KHOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CEN…$20KSHANTI BHAVAN CHILDREN'S…$20KWENDY WAGNER FOUNDATION …$15KINNOCENCE PROJECT$14K

Grant Size Distribution

149 grants across all recorded years

144<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$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

ELLEN BLAINE ADAMSTRUSTEE$38K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ELLEN BLAINE ADAMSTRUSTEE20$38,400
LISE M LIDDELLTRUSTEE
FRANK A LIDDELL IIITRUSTEE
ROBERT B LIDDELLTRUSTEE

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Related Funders

Similar funders by location and focus area

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

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