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The Blue Bird Circle

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 74-1405134 Website

The Blue Bird Circle (the Circle) is dedicated to the promotion of the well-being of humanity through the betterment of the community. Its charitable and benevolent activities are pledged to the support of The Blue Bird Circle Clinic for Pediatric Neurology at Texas Children's Hospital, The Blue Bird Circle Developmental Neurogenetics Laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine, The Blue Bird Circle Rett Center at Baylor College of Medicine, and the Blue Bird Circle Clinical Research Center at Texas Children's Hospital.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$17.0M

+4.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.5M

-85.2% YoY

Grant Count

4

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$367K

-85.2% YoY

About The Blue Bird Circle

Based on IRS filings

The Blue Bird Circle is a nonprofit organization focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $17.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $8K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Houston

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$10M$13M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$16,965,692$16,184,738$7,337,128
Revenue$3,177,332$11,631,540$1,645,337
Expenses$1,874,394$10,558,814$1,571,576
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,918
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$5M$7M$10M4 grants20203 grants20213 grants20224 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Texas Children's Hospital$545KBaylor College of Medicine$480KTexas Children's Hospital$249KBaylor College of Medicine$196K

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K9$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M1$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Trish GreaserPresident29
Annette GriffithPresident-Elect12
Gail Branca1st Vice President10
Debbie Armes2nd Vice President22
Deb KorkmasTreasurer25
Donna BocchettoSecretary9
Ann AlexanderBoard Member3
Sally BarberBoard Member26
Sarah BurchfieldBoard Member15
Pat Edwards-CarrollBoard Member6
Mary Frances FabrizioBoard Member5
Gail JacobsonBoard Member7
Kari KaalstadBoard Member3
Carol McGarryBoard Member3
Maggie QuickBoard Member23
Diane RhoadsBoard Member14
Vivian ThigpenBoard Member7
Abigail TonryBoard Member20
Carolyn WilliamsBoard Member9

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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