Attack Poverty
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$7.9M
Foundation funders
46
Grants recorded
113
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Attack Poverty?
Attack Poverty is funded by 46 grantmakers, led by The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation ($3.3M), United Way of Greater Houston ($2.0M), The Houston Food Bank ($627K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to Attack Poverty between 2019–2025.
Show all 46 funders
| Stand Together Foundation | $11,087 | 1 | 2020 |
| CenterPoint Energy Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baps Charities Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wong Family Foundation | $9,750 | 4 | 2019–2024 |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | $8,017 | 6 | 2020–2024 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn | $7,500 | 1 | 2025 |
| Elijah Rising | $6,577 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tdecu Cares Foundation Inc | $6,545 | 1 | 2023 |
| Odyssey Outreach | $5,520 | 3 | 2021–2025 |
| Community Foundation of Johnson County | $5,200 | 1 | 2024 |
| Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| US Ventureschmidt Family Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christian Community Foundation of Memphis | $5,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Christian Brothers Automotive Foundation | $4,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | $3,400 | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| SGL Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baker Hughes Foundation | $1,100 | 1 | 2024 |
| Verizon Foundation | $260 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Gap Foundation | $250 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Foundation | $200 | 1 | 2021 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2019) to $2.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $289K.
What grants has Attack Poverty received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries Inc | HELPING HANDS BENEFITS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | $77,622 |
| 2025 | The Wingate-Lindsey Charitable Trust | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Bert F Winston Sr Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2025 | United Way of Greater Houston | Strategic Opportunity | $49,536 |
| 2025 | Hildebrand Foundation | General support | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation | CRITICAL REPAIR | $13,000 |
| 2025 | Fred and Mabel R Parks Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn | POVERTY PREVENTION | $7,500 |
| 2025 | Union Pacific Foundation | HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Odyssey Outreach | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION | $1,010 |
| 2024 | United Way of Greater Houston | Strategic Opportunity | $156,877 |
| 2024 | The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation | FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS | $128,000 |
| 2024 | The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation | FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | $103,100 |
| 2024 | The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation | FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS | $95,000 |
| 2024 | United Way of Greater Houston | Disaster | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation | CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS | $13,000 |
| 2024 | The Medallion Foundation Inc | YOU CAN ACADEMY | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Fred and Mabel R Parks Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $8,000 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation of Johnson County | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION. | $5,200 |
| 2024 | SGL Foundation | SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY | $3,000 |
| 2024 | Odyssey Outreach | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION | $2,010 |
| 2024 | Baker Hughes Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,100 |
| 2024 | Texas Instruments Foundation | DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM." | $900 |
| 2024 | Shell USA Company Foundation | 900 | $900 |
| 2024 | Wong Family Foundation | SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES | $750 |
| 2023 | The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation | OPERATIONS & PROGRAMS AND BACK OFFICE SUPPORT - FRIENDS OF N RICHMOND, N ROSENBERG, MERCY GOODS | $485,000 |
| 2023 | The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation | PURCHASE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROSENBERG FOR HOUSING & FAMILY SERVICE CENTER | $125,000 |
| 2023 | Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc | POVERTY | $70,100 |
Showing 30 most recent of 113 recorded grants.
Similar nonprofits
Organizations funded by many of the same grantmakers
More nonprofits on Grantable
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Attack Poverty?
Attack Poverty is funded by 46 grantmakers, led by The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation ($3.3M), United Way of Greater Houston ($2.0M), The Houston Food Bank ($627K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to Attack Poverty between 2019–2025.
Who is Attack Poverty's largest funder?
The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Attack Poverty, with $3.3M across 14 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Attack Poverty received?
IRS 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to Attack Poverty across 113 grants from 46 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Attack Poverty's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 46 funders
~5 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 46
~2 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Attack Poverty's?