· Private foundation
Barry B and Marilyn Eiland Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k1 grant · $5k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $145k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC | $40,000 |
| ACLU FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC | $35,000 |
| HOUSTON FOOD BANK | $25,000 |
| PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| STAR OF HOPE MISSION | $20,000 |
| GARY GREENE REALTORS FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
8 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc6× · 2020–2025 · $160k · revenue +30%
The Houston Food Bank6× · 2020–2025 · $115k · revenue +36%
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC3× · 2023–2025 · $90k · revenue +1%
Funded once
- HBHOPE BORDER INSTITUTEone grant, 2024 · $15k · revenue 0%
- UAUkraine Aidone grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue -91%
- KMKIDS' MEALS INCgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +106%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The ACLU of Texas works with communities, at the State Capitol, and in the courts to protect and advance civil rights and civil liberties for every Texan, no exceptions.
To empower communities and individuals in ukraine by providing responsive humanitarian aid, fostering sustainable solutions, and advocating for a peaceful future. we are dedicated to supporting those in need, addressing various aspects of…
Lone star legal aid's ("lsla") mission is to protect and advance the civil legal rights of the millions of texans living in poverty by providing free advocacy, legal representation, and community education that ensures equal access to…
The mission of Target Hunger is to alleviate hunger and its root causes in the Houston neighborhoods we serve. Target Hunger is on the front lines of hunger every day through its food distribution system that includes multiple food…
The Houston Bar Foundation supports programs that help provide legal representation to the indigent, promote community understanding of our legal system, and foster the administration of justice.
On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…
Hollywood food coalition welcomes people to dinner each night. we rescue and redistribute food daily to other organizations. we care for our immediate community through our wellness program. we build community with and through our…
Memorial hermann health system is a nonprofit, values-driven, community-owned health system dedicated to improving health. our vision is to create healthier communities, now and for generations to come. our values are community,…
The Houston Local Information Initiative, Inc. provides public service journalism that reflects the civic needs of the diverse communities comprising Greater Houston.
For over 60 years, counterpart international has partnered with communities worldwide to turn local ideas into lasting solutions, connecting local vision with global opportunity. (continued on schedule o)we believe people closest to the…
Central houston civic improvement lnc.'s mission is to ensure the continued vitality and to support development of downtown and the central city that is critical to the continued health and growth of houston.
To lead a unified effort for a hunger-free texas.
How this is measured
11 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 11 of the 12 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc ↗
- Who funds The Houston Food Bank ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds STAR OF HOPE MISSION ↗
- Who funds PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds GARY GREENE REALTORS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds HOPE BORDER INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds Ukraine Aid ↗
- Who funds KIDS' MEALS INC ↗
- Who funds COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY INC ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Barry B and Marilyn Eiland Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Barry B and Marilyn Eiland Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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