Houston Botanic Garden

Houston, TX ·EIN 04-3695294 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$7.6M received 79 funders 200 grants · 2022–2025

Who funds Houston Botanic Garden?

Houston Botanic Garden is funded by 79 grantmakers, led by Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation ($1.6M), Melbern G & Susanne M Glasscock ($1.5M), The Brown Foundation Inc ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.6M in grants to Houston Botanic Garden between 2022–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation$1,578,15052022–2024
Melbern G & Susanne M Glasscock$1,465,00062022–2024
The Brown Foundation Inc$1,173,000372022–2025
The Marie M and James H Galloway$400,00032022–2024
Greater Houston Community Foundation$276,00032022–2024
The John M O'quinn Foundation$275,00042022–2024
Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc$200,00042022–2024
The Powell Foundation$150,00032022–2024
The Elkins Foundation$130,00032022–2024
Hamill Foundation$125,00022023–2024
Sterling-Turner Foundation$115,00032022–2024
River Oaks Garden Club$114,00022022–2023
Austin Blake Howell Foundation$105,00022022–2023
The Susan Vaughan Foundation Inc$100,00032022–2024
Willard And Ruth Johnson$97,50032022–2024
Gordon a Cain Foundation$93,00022022–2023
Houston Jewish Community Foundation$85,45032022–2024
Vivian L Smith Foundation$80,00052022–2024
Huffington Foundation$75,00032022–2024
John R Eckel Jr Foundation$50,00022023–2024
Kinder Foundation$50,00022023–2024
MD Anderson Foundation$50,00022024
Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation$50,00012023
Edward J Hudson Jr Foundation$50,00012022
The Wt & Louise J Moran Foundation$45,00022023–2024

Showing top 25 of 79 funders by total given.

What grants has Houston Botanic Garden received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$150,000
2024Garver Black Hilyard Family FoundationGeneral Charitable Purposes$359,350
2024Melbern G & Susanne M GlasscockUNRESTRICTED$300,000
2024The Marie M and James H GallowayGENERAL FUND$200,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$150,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$100,000
2024Melbern G & Susanne M GlasscockGENERAL OPEARATING$100,000
2024The John M O'quinn FoundationTO SUPPORT OPERATIONS$75,000
2024Hamill FoundationTo support general operating programs.$75,000
2024Greater Houston Community FoundationENVIRONMENTAL$51,500
2024Sterling-Turner FoundationGeneral support$50,000
2024The Powell FoundationConservation: Connecting People to Nature$50,000
2024The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND HURRICANE BERYL RELIEF$50,000
2024Willard And Ruth JohnsonGeneral Support$40,000
2024The Elkins FoundationIN SUPPORT OF THE NEW HORTICULTURE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM$30,000
2024John R Eckel Jr FoundationUnrestricted operating support$25,000
2024Huffington FoundationTO SUPPORT HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN'S CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$25,000
2024Vivian L Smith FoundationFUNDS TO BE USED FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT$25,000
2024The Wt & Louise J Moran FoundationTO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION.$25,000
2024Kinder FoundationGENERAL FUND$25,000
2024MD Anderson FoundationGeneral operating support$25,000
2024MD Anderson FoundationGeneral operating support$25,000
2024Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncGENERAL DONATION$25,000
2024Houston Jewish Community FoundationGeneral Support$22,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustCULTURE & ARTS$16,500
2024The Nancy and Clive Runnells FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$15,000
2024Halliburton Charitable FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncMatching gift-operating support$15,000
2024Keith & Mattie Stevenson FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$15,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support in memory of Anita Borges Stude$14,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Houston Botanic Garden?

Houston Botanic Garden is funded by 79 grantmakers, led by Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation ($1.6M), Melbern G & Susanne M Glasscock ($1.5M), The Brown Foundation Inc ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.6M in grants to Houston Botanic Garden between 2022–2025.

Who is Houston Botanic Garden's largest funder?

Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Houston Botanic Garden, with $1.6M across 5 grants (2022–2024).

How much grant funding has Houston Botanic Garden received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.6M in grants to Houston Botanic Garden across 200 grants from 79 funders between 2022–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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