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University of Houston Foundation

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 74-6041411 Website

University of Houston Foundation provides program support to University of Houston System for various scholarship and educational programs.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$214.6M

+14.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$9.8M

+10.5% YoY

Grant Count

17

-5.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$579K

+17.0% YoY

About University of Houston Foundation

Based on IRS filings

University of Houston Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $214.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 17 grants totaling $9.8M. Net investment income was $11.1M.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

HousonHouston

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$14M$22M$29M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$214,610,234$187,490,103$176,095,945
Revenue$16,456,033$14,179,306$16,062,659
Expenses$11,538,603$10,476,449$9,831,467
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$11,136,529$9,659,952$9,648,263
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$5M$7M$10M17 grants202016 grants202116 grants202218 grants202317 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

University of Houston$3.5MUH - System$2.3MUH - College of Global H…$1.6MUH - Athletics$661KUH - College of the Arts$648KUH - Liberal Arts and So…$409KUH - Optometry$169KUH - Engineering$112KUH - Social Work$107KUH - Natural Sciences & …$93K

Grant Size Distribution

84 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K23$50–100K11$100–250K12$250–500K5$500K–1M16$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

Terrylin G NealePresident$314KJoanne KelleyAccounting Manager$150K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Orlando SanchezChair1
Rob ArnoldVice Chair1
Alvin ZimmermanSecretary1
Jeff GranberryTreasurer1
Mike BookerTrustee1
J Downey BridgwaterTrustee1
Arturo ChavezTrustee1
Paula DouglassTrustee1
Lisa DuchmanTrustee1
Rebecca HoytTrustee1
Mia LorickTrustee1
Terrylin G NealePresident40$313,921
Joanne KelleyAccounting Manager40$150,240

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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