Community Assistance Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Greater Houston community
Purpose: The Junior League provides financial support to organizations in the greater Houston community that do not currently receive volunteer support from the League.
Focus Areas:
- Children's Education
- Family Basic Needs
- Children and Women's Health and Well-Being
Eligible Projects: Requests that address:
- A critical or basic need
- Fund a pilot program
- Expand a significant service to the community
Evaluation: The Community Assistance Committee evaluates grant applications for projects and makes funding recommendations to the League's Board of Directors for consideration.
Contact:
- Community Vice President: Kristiann Rushton
- Phone: 713.871.6635
- Email: community_vp@jlh.org
Organization Address:
The Junior League of Houston, Inc.
What The Junior League of Houston Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 37
- Total given
- $798K
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $6,600–$73K
- By dollars: Texas 99%, District of Columbia 1%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; Washington DC, DC; Highlands, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 39% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Texas Children's Hospital · Houston, TX
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Education
- Family services
- Women
- Youth programs
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