The Menninger Clinic Foundation
The mission of the foundation is to provide grants to promote medical science through research in the field of psychiatry and its related disciplines; to provide for the instruction of physicians, nurses, therapists, and educators in a broad and intensive understanding of the human personality; and to provide diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients, including those whose funds may not be adequate for such treatment.
The Menninger Clinic Foundation at a glance
In short: The Menninger Clinic Foundation gave $8.6M across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $8.6M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $8,576,775
- -13.4% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $8,576,775
- -13.4% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $8,576,775
- Total assets
- $61,992,189
- -6.0% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who The Menninger Clinic Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was The Menninger Clinic ($8.6M).
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 8 (63%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Menninger Clinic Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−15%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5.6M (2020) to $20.2M (2022, 18 months). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $8.6M.
*2022: Covers 18 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Menninger Clinic Houston, TX | Treatment, Research, and Education | $8,576,775 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $61,992,189 | $7,452,491 | $9,982,410 | $8,576,775 | 1 | $5,257,511 |
| 2023 | $65,952,406 | $5,329,995 | $11,600,736 | $9,904,522 | 1 | $794,033 |
| 2022* | $68,158,166 | $470,987 | $24,234,542 | $20,152,261 | 2 | $-2,839,613 |
| 2021 | $95,150,910 | $23,726,608 | $11,449,206 | $10,078,709 | 2 | $18,531,906 |
| 2020 | $85,953,336 | $12,085,763 | $7,158,685 | $5,624,436 | 2 | $1,322,850 |
| 2019 | $84,166,689 | $5,877,080 | $11,295,265 | $9,649,039 | 2 | $2,192,800 |
*2022: Covers 18 months (fiscal year-end changed).
About The Menninger Clinic Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Menninger Clinic Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $62.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8.6M. Net investment income was $5.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Menninger Clinic Foundation is led by Armando Colombo, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 19 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Armando Colombo
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald P. Cuenod Jr.
Interim Chair
Director → Interim Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David E. K. Frischkorn Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Richnow
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elaine W. Finger
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
F. Allen Lyons
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Menninger
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judson W. Robinson III
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy J. Corbet
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole C. West
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susie Peake
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Orgena L. Singleton
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mandy J. Hill
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael U. Ellington Jr.
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Milby Dow Dunn II
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elise N. Banks-Lovely
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Hanson
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tejuana Edmond
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gerald Noll
Vice President & CFO
CFO From Mar → Vice President & CFO, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Anette T. Edens (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Adkins (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Leo Van Den Thillart (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lucy R. Schimmel (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Marjorie Bintliff Johnson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Poppi Massey (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Chris Dodson (2023) — Director
- Former: Betty S. Tudor (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Elise N. Banks (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeff E. Fraley (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeff Paine (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Jimmy Erwin (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kathy Flanagan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Nellie Connally (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sarah Hurt (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kathy Smith (2022) — Director
- Former: Antonio Gaglio (2019–2021) — CFO to
- Former: Kathy Neblett (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Louis Paine (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Barbara M Robertson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Corbin J Robertson Jr. (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mandy J Hill DrPh MPH (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Eliane W Finger (2020) — Director
- Former: Genevieve O'Sullivan (2019) — Chair
- Former: Krystal Thomson (2019) — Director
- Former: Molly H LaFauci (2019) — Director
- Former: Oregana L Singleton (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 The Menninger Clinic Foundation
How much does The Menninger Clinic Foundation give each year?
The Menninger Clinic Foundation gave $8.6M across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $9.9M across 1 grant.
How large is The Menninger Clinic Foundation?
The Menninger Clinic Foundation reported $62.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.5M.
What is The Menninger Clinic Foundation?
The Menninger Clinic Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Houston, TX. It holds $62.0M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does The Menninger Clinic Foundation operate?
The Menninger Clinic Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is The Menninger Clinic Foundation's EIN?
The Menninger Clinic Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0588012. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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