Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Houston, TX EIN 46-5037878

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$5.0M

Foundation funders

66

Grants recorded

169

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation?

Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation is funded by 66 grantmakers, led by Greater Houston Community Foundation ($2.1M), The Blackbaud Giving Fund ($464K), Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund ($359K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Greater Houston Community Foundation$2,110,511132020–2024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$463,77332021–2023
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund$358,70062020–2025
CenterPoint Energy Foundation Inc$328,44242022–2025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$292,500152019–2024
The Sarofim Foundation$130,00022024–2025
Memorial Hermann Health System$130,00062020–2025
PWC Foundation Inc$120,00052020–2025
Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Foundation$110,48122020–2021
The Postl Family Foundation$100,80062019–2024
Jack H & William M Light$75,00032022–2024
Cheniere Foundation$50,00012021
The Coneway Family Foundation$47,50042021–2024
The Nancy and Clive Runnells Foundation$45,00032021–2024
Strake Foundation$45,00022021–2022
The Dunham Charitable Foundation CO Westwood Trust$40,00062019–2024
Albert & Ethel Herzstein$35,00052020–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$32,00022021–2022
Kinder Foundation$30,00012024
The William Stamps Farish Fund$30,00012022
AT&T Foundation$30,00032020–2022
Wells Fargo Foundation$25,00012024
Legacy Community Health Services Inc$23,80022023–2025
TotalEnergies USA Foundation$20,00012025
The Marie M and James H Galloway$20,00012025
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Tilman and Paige Fertitta$20,00022022–2023
Wayne Duddlesten Foundation$20,00012020
The SMD Foundation$18,00032022–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$16,00022021–2025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$15,70032021–2025
Daniel & Julie Hartung Charitable$15,00032023–2025
Cedar Street Charitable Foundation Inc$15,00012024
Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation$15,00012021
Texas Children's Hospital$15,00012020
Rob & Ann McKee Family Foundation$15,00012020
Frennea Family Foundation$11,50032023–2025
The Alkek and Williams Foundation$11,25052020–2024
Shell USA Company Foundation$11,24732022–2024
Steven and Sheila Miller Foundation$10,00022019–2021
Marek Family Foundation$10,00022020–2021
Portfolio Resident Services Inc$8,33312023
The Chicago Community Trust$7,50012021
Edwards Charitable Foundation$6,50052020–2024
Charity Guild of Catholic Women of Harris County Inc$5,50012025
Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston$5,50012025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$5,50012020
The Shackouls Family Foundation$5,00012023
The Cotton Charitable Foundation$5,00012023
Richard Stodder Charitable Foundation$5,00012023
Hood-Barrow Foundation$5,00042020–2023
BNSF Railway Foundation$5,00012021
ExxonMobil Foundation$4,20012024
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors$3,86812024
Paul B & Frances Lenora Terry Jr$2,75042020–2023
Dennis Ming-Hong Chen Foundation$2,00012019
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$1,51222019–2020
Weaver and Tidwell Private Foundation$1,00012023
The HG Ash Foundation$1,00012023
Searing Brown Foundation$1,00012021
Horlock Foundation$50012025
Otter Island Foundation$45022021–2022
Abe & RAE Weingarten Fund$25012021
Adler Foundation$20012025
The Hersh Foundation$13512020
Schulte-Rosales Charitable Foundation$10412024
Baker Hughes Foundation$10012021

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M12 grants2019 29 grants2020 36 grants2021 22 grants2022 29 grants2023 25 grants2024 16 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $138K (2019) to $1.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $417K.

What grants has Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025CenterPoint Energy Foundation IncGENERAL DONATION$125,000
2025The Sarofim FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$100,000
2025Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational FundGRANTS$54,900
2025Memorial Hermann Health SystemSupport Charitable Programs$25,000
2025PWC Foundation IncEDUCATION$20,000
2025TotalEnergies USA FoundationGeneral Fund$20,000
2025The Marie M and James H GallowayGENERAL FUND$20,000
2025Legacy Community Health Services IncSPONSORSHIP$18,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT$8,000
2025Charity Guild of Catholic Women of Harris County IncMy Home Library$5,500
2025Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of HoustonProgram support$5,500
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$5,200
2025Daniel & Julie Hartung CharitableCHARITABLE OPERATIONS$5,000
2025Frennea Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$4,500
2025Horlock FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$500
2025Adler FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$200
2024Greater Houston Community FoundationPUBLIC BENEFIT$577,168
2024CenterPoint Energy Foundation IncGENERAL DONATION$107,442
2024Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational FundGRANTS$54,000
2024Jack H & William M LightUNRESTRICTED$30,000
2024The Coneway Family FoundationCharitable$30,000
2024The Sarofim FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$30,000
2024Kinder FoundationGENERAL FUND$30,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
2024PWC Foundation IncEDUCATION$25,000
2024Wells Fargo FoundationFINANCIAL LITERACY SERIES PRESENTED BY WELLS FARGO$25,000
2024The Postl Family Foundation04/01/24F4030173697CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY$18,750
2024Memorial Hermann Health SystemSupport Charitable Programs$15,000
2024The Nancy and Clive Runnells FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$15,000
2024Cedar Street Charitable Foundation IncGENERAL$15,000

Showing 30 most recent of 169 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation?

Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation is funded by 66 grantmakers, led by Greater Houston Community Foundation ($2.1M), The Blackbaud Giving Fund ($464K), Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund ($359K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation between 2019–2025.

Who is Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation's largest funder?

Greater Houston Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, with $2.1M across 13 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation across 169 grants from 66 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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