Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Houston, TX ·EIN 74-1093771 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$9.4M received 34 funders 113 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Contemporary Arts Museum Houston?

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is funded by 34 grantmakers, led by The Brown Foundation Inc ($3.7M), Houston Endowment Inc ($1.8M), The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.4M in grants to Contemporary Arts Museum Houston between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Brown Foundation Inc$3,701,930252021–2025
Houston Endowment Inc$1,760,00082020–2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$1,250,00022022–2023
Greater Houston Community Foundation$487,175122020–2024
Kinder Foundation$351,00012024
Houston Arts Alliance$335,00042020–2024
Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation$150,50052020–2024
The Sarofim Foundation$150,00022022–2023
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the$140,00022022–2024
John R Eckel Jr Foundation$130,00052020–2024
The Sarofim Foundation$125,00012024
Rea Charitable Trust$115,00032020–2023
Terra Foundation for American Art$100,00022023–2024
Wagner Foundation$75,00012024
MD Anderson Foundation$75,00022022–2024
Frank Liu Jr Foundation$73,35022023–2024
The San Francisco Foundation$63,00012023
Vivian L Smith Foundation$60,00032022–2024
Mark and Mary Ann Miller$50,35022022–2024
Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc$50,00042020–2024
Houston Jewish Community Foundation$32,50022022–2023
The Rawley Foundation Xxxxx0008$30,00032021–2024
The Elkins Foundation$25,00012020
Arts Connect Houston$21,00012022
Mary Ann and F Carrington Weems$20,00012024

Showing top 25 of 34 funders by total given.

What grants has Contemporary Arts Museum Houston received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Brown Foundation IncRebirth in Action: Phase 2$750,000
2025The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$250,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncProperty Acquisition for CAMH Expansion ($1,000,000) and Operating Support ($250,000)$1,250,000
2024Houston Endowment IncCapital Support Toward Land Acquisition for the Museum's West Expansion$1,000,000
2024Kinder FoundationFREEDMEN'S TOWN$351,000
2024Greater Houston Community FoundationARTS$258,125
2024The Sarofim FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$125,000
2024Houston Endowment IncGeneral Operating Support$100,000
2024The Andy Warhol Foundation for theSUPPORT FOR THREE EXHIBITIONS$100,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncMatching gift-unrestricted$75,000
2024Alvin & Lucy Owsley FoundationCONTRIBUTION TO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND TO ENABLE THEM TO FULFILL THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSE.$75,000
2024Wagner FoundationREBIRTH IN ACTION PHASE TWO$75,000
2024Houston Arts AllianceGeneral support$71,250
2024MD Anderson FoundationGeneral operating support$50,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$50,000
2024John R Eckel Jr FoundationUnrestricted operating support$40,000
2024Frank Liu Jr FoundationARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES-ART MUSEUMS$38,350
2024Mark and Mary Ann MillerTeen Council ($5,000), Bayard Property ($5,000), and general support ($17,850)$27,850
2024Terra Foundation for American ArtART EDUCATION$25,000
2024Mary Ann and F Carrington WeemsCHARITABLE PURPOSES$20,000
2024Vivian L Smith FoundationSUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS$20,000
2024Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund IncASSIST 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION$10,000
2024The Rawley Foundation Xxxxx0008GENERAL$10,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncGeneral Operating Support$7,500
2024Jpmorgan Chase FoundationMATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)$3,250
2024The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$2,500
2024The Stanford & Joan Alexander FoundationFINE ARTS$250
2023The Andrew W Mellon FoundationTO SUPPORT PLANNING, CAPACITY, ARTIST RESIDENCIES, AND PUBLIC ACTIVATION COSTS$550,000
2023The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support ($250,000) and Strategic Planning Support ($250,000)$500,000
2023Houston Endowment IncProject Support for the Planning Phase of Contemporary Arts Museum Houston's West Expansion$250,000

Showing 30 most recent of 113 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Contemporary Arts Museum Houston?

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is funded by 34 grantmakers, led by The Brown Foundation Inc ($3.7M), Houston Endowment Inc ($1.8M), The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.4M in grants to Contemporary Arts Museum Houston between 2020–2025.

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 $9.4M in grants to Contemporary Arts Museum Houston across 113 grants from 34 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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