Houston Wilderness Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$2.5M
Foundation funders
27
Grants recorded
81
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Houston Wilderness Inc?
Houston Wilderness Inc is funded by 27 grantmakers, led by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($1.2M), The Brown Foundation Inc ($353K), KBR Charitable Foundation Inc ($200K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.5M in grants to Houston Wilderness Inc between 2019–2025.
Show all 27 funders
| Shell USA Company Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oshman Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $163K (2020) to $730K (2024). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $470K.
What grants has Houston Wilderness Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | NATIVE TREES PLANTING & BIOSWALES FOR RESILIENCE | $277,438 |
| 2025 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Continued Progress and Expansion of Riverine (TUBs) | $100,000 |
| 2025 | KBR Charitable Foundation Inc | — | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Apache Foundation | To work with a variety of businesses environmental and government interest to protect and promote the 10 diverse ecoregions of the 13+ county area around Greater Houston Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico including coastal prairies forests wetlands and waterways. | $37,002 |
| 2025 | Ann Lents and J David Heaney Foundation | GENERAL OPERATION | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation | T.R.E.E.S Program | $1,000 |
| 2024 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | NATIVE TREES PLANTING & BIOSWALES FOR RESILIENCE | $317,060 |
| 2024 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Riverine Targeted Use-of-Buyouts (TUBs) Program | $200,000 |
| 2024 | KBR Charitable Foundation Inc | — | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Greater Houston Community Foundation | ENVIRONMENTAL | $36,000 |
| 2024 | Apache Foundation | To work with a variety of businesses environmental and government interest to protect and promote the 10 diverse ecoregions of the 13+ county area around Greater Houston Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico including coastal prairies forests wetlands and waterways. | $35,989 |
| 2024 | The Nancy and Clive Runnells Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $20,000 |
| 2024 | John P McGovern Foundation | 2025 Annual Luncheon | $10,000 |
| 2024 | John P McGovern Foundation | General support | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation | Toward promoting the use of native grass seed mix for southeast Texas | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Ann Lents and J David Heaney Foundation | GENERAL OPERATION | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Dow Company Foundation | COMMUNITY WELLBEING | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Tapeats Fund | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Albert & Ethel Herzstein | TOWARDS SUPPORT OF THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL TREES PROGRAM. | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation | Houston Ship Channel Trees | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Unrestricted Support | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Shell USA Company Foundation | 2000 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | Strake Foundation | Great Green Quest and Wilderness Passport | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Mechia Foundation | CONTINUING OPERATIONS | $500 |
| 2023 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | COASTAL RESILIENCE | $130,990 |
| 2023 | KBR Charitable Foundation Inc | — | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Meadows Foundation Inc | Toward preserving the coastline along the Houston Ship Channel through large-scale, targeted native tree plantings | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Greater Houston Community Foundation | ENVIRONMENTAL | $11,000 |
| 2023 | The Knobloch Family Foundation | Conservation | $10,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 81 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Houston Wilderness Inc?
Houston Wilderness Inc is funded by 27 grantmakers, led by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($1.2M), The Brown Foundation Inc ($353K), KBR Charitable Foundation Inc ($200K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.5M in grants to Houston Wilderness Inc between 2019–2025.
Who is Houston Wilderness Inc's largest funder?
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Houston Wilderness Inc, with $1.2M across 7 grants (2019–2025).
How much grant funding has Houston Wilderness Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $2.5M in grants to Houston Wilderness Inc across 81 grants from 27 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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