Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$11.4M
Foundation funders
46
Grants recorded
148
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Contemporary Arts Museum Houston?
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is funded by 46 grantmakers, led by The Brown Foundation Inc ($3.7M), Houston Endowment Inc ($1.8M), The Sarofim Foundation ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Contemporary Arts Museum Houston between 2019–2025.
Show all 46 funders
| The Rawley Foundation XXXXX0008 | $30,000 | 3 | 2021–2024 |
| Jay & Shirley Marks Foundation | $29,680 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Arts Connect Houston | $29,000 | 2 | 2022–2025 |
| The Susan Vaughan Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| The Elkins Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mary Ann and F Carrington Weems Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mid-America Arts Alliance | $15,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | $12,850 | 5 | 2019–2025 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | $11,500 | 1 | 2019 |
| Memorial Hermann Health System | $11,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trini and OC Mendenhall Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Garden Club of Houston | $10,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Endaoment Inc | $9,975 | 1 | 2022 |
| LykesKnapp Family Fund | $7,500 | 1 | 2025 |
| Clutch City Foundation | $7,410 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oshman Foundation | $5,000 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| The Weingarten Schnitzer Foundation Inc | $4,650 | 4 | 2019–2025 |
| Adler Foundation | $4,000 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| The Cockrell Foundation | $3,000 | 2 | 2020–2023 |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | $1,090 | 2 | 2021–2023 |
| The Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation | $750 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $150K (2019) to $3.8M (2024). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $2.7M.
What grants has Contemporary Arts Museum Houston received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Sarofim Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $1,150,000 |
| 2025 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Rebirth in Action: Phase 2 | $750,000 |
| 2025 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Operating Support | $250,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $172,000 |
| 2025 | Teiger Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT. | $153,180 |
| 2025 | Via Art Fund Inc | THEASTER GATES: FREEDMEN'S TOWN PAVILION (WORKING TITLE) | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Vivian L Smith Foundation | SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Rea Charitable Trust | SUPPORT FOR DAILY | $20,000 |
| 2025 | Mid-America Arts Alliance | Arts program support | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Jay & Shirley Marks Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $15,000 |
| 2025 | The Susan Vaughan Foundation Inc | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Arts Connect Houston | Arts program support | $8,000 |
| 2025 | LykesKnapp Family Fund | Charitable | $7,500 |
| 2025 | JPMorgan Chase Foundation | MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT) | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Adler Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $2,500 |
| 2025 | The Weingarten Schnitzer Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | $150 |
| 2024 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Property Acquisition for CAMH Expansion ($1,000,000) and Operating Support ($250,000) | $1,250,000 |
| 2024 | Houston Endowment Inc | Capital Support Toward Land Acquisition for the Museum's West Expansion | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | Kinder Foundation | FREEDMEN'S TOWN | $351,000 |
| 2024 | Greater Houston Community Foundation | ARTS | $258,125 |
| 2024 | The Sarofim Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $125,000 |
| 2024 | Houston Endowment Inc | General Operating Support | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Andy Warhol Foundation | SUPPORT FOR THREE EXHIBITIONS | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Matching gift-unrestricted | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Wagner Foundation | REBIRTH IN ACTION PHASE TWO | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation | CONTRIBUTION TO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND TO ENABLE THEM TO FULFILL THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSE. | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Houston Arts Alliance | General support | $71,250 |
| 2024 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Operating Support | $50,000 |
| 2024 | MD Anderson Foundation | General operating support | $50,000 |
| 2024 | John R Eckel Jr Foundation | Unrestricted operating support | $40,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 148 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Contemporary Arts Museum Houston?
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is funded by 46 grantmakers, led by The Brown Foundation Inc ($3.7M), Houston Endowment Inc ($1.8M), The Sarofim Foundation ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Contemporary Arts Museum Houston between 2019–2025.
Who is Contemporary Arts Museum Houston's largest funder?
The Brown Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, with $3.7M across 25 grants (2021–2025).
How much grant funding has Contemporary Arts Museum Houston received?
IRS 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Contemporary Arts Museum Houston across 148 grants from 46 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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