The Becker Family Foundation

The Holthouse Foundation for Kids

Houston, TX

The Holthouse Foundation for Kids supports proactive programs for at-risk youth, especially those focused on life skills, character education, and entrepreneurship. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $420,000, with a median of $10,000; most funding went to Texas, though it also supported organizations elsewhere. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests, but accepts inquiry letters year-round.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

Fleming Endowment

Houston, TX

The Fleming Endowment supports Texas organizations working in areas including health research, youth services, education, social justice, public media, conservation, and Holocaust education. Its 2023 grants ranged from $200 to $100,000, with a median of $25,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Astros Foundation

Houston, TX

The Astros Foundation supports local 501(c)(3) nonprofits in youth sports and education, literacy, childhood cancer, military-related work, and quality of life, with most funding going to Texas organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $300,000, with a median of $10,000; the available information directs applicants to contact the foundation for details but does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Weingarten Schnitzer Foundation Inc

Wilmington, DE

Hobby Family Foundation

Houston, TX

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including schools, medical and cultural institutions, and community groups, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Texas recipients. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $107,000, with a median of $10,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Alkek and Williams Foundation

Houston, TX

The Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation funds charitable, religious, scientific—primarily medical—cultural, and educational organizations and projects serving Texas, with a strong emphasis on research, education, and community involvement. In 2024, grants ranged from $200 to $500,000, with a median of $3,750. It accepts unsolicited requests throughout the year by letter of inquiry.

Houston Petset

Houston, TX

Houston PetSet funds animal-welfare organizations working to reduce companion-animal homelessness and suffering, including shelter, veterinary care, spay-and-neuter, rescue, and advocacy programs, primarily in Houston and the Greater Metropolitan Area. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,300 to $67,000, with a median of $7,000. Its 2025–2026 application period is closed; the profile describes an annual grant program but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

AI and Manet Schepps Foundation

Bellaire, TX

The AI and Manet Schepps Foundation supports a varied range of charitable organizations, including Jewish campus groups, healthcare, arts, education, food assistance, and cultural institutions, primarily in Texas and also in Louisiana. In 2025, its 41 grants ranged from $100 to $154,597, with a median of $1,605. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Gordon a Cain Foundation

Houston, TX

The Gordon A. Cain Foundation supports nonprofits providing valuable services and research, with grants spanning arts and culture, education, public policy, and community services; its giving is concentrated in Texas, with grants also going to other states. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $1.1 million, with a median of $15,000. It accepts unsolicited proposals from nonprofits.

The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation

Houston, TX

The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation funds education, medical research, human services, cultural arts and civic assets, with a focus on strengthening Houston; most 2024 grant dollars went to Texas, with substantial support in South Carolina. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1,004,392, with a median of $99,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; applications are by invitation only.

Vivian L Smith Foundation

Houston, TX

The Vivian L Smith Foundation supports qualifying nonprofit organizations across charitable fields, including education, health care, youth services, and family support; it does not fund individuals. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $100,000, with a median of $20,000, and nearly all grant dollars went to Texas, though it reports no geographic restrictions. It accepts requests without a required form; applicants must state the purpose and provide proof of qualifying status.