· Private foundation
Carl & Phyllis Detering Foundation
Its FY2024 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, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k12 grants · $25k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| KINCAID SCHOOL | $50,000 |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON | $10,000 |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HOUSTON | $5,000 |
| TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | $4,000 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - HOUSTON | $2,500 |
| RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB | $2,500 |
| INT'L STOCKMAN'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDA | $2,500 |
| ORANGE SHOW CENTER VISIONARY ART | $2,073 |
| BAYOU BEND COLLECTIONS & GARDENS | $1,500 |
| THE HERITAGE SOCIETY | $1,000 |
| WALLER COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION | $1,000 |
| FOCUSING FAMILIES | $1,000 |
| MERCURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA | $1,000 |
| ELISABET NEY MUSEUM | $1,000 |
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 (FY20–24, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 75% 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.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.
23 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
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 FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TKThe Kinkaid School Inc8× · 2017–2024 · $180k · revenue +87%
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON INC5× · 2019–2024 · $26k · revenue +21%- TCTexas Children's Hospital8× · 2017–2024 · $21k · revenue +105%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2022 · $10k
- HMHouston Museum of Fine Artsone grant, 2018 · $9k
Culver Educational Foundationgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +69%
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 mission of the Houston Museum of Natural Science shall be to preserve and advance the general knowledge of natural science; to enhance in individuals the knowledge of and delight in natural science and related subjects; and to maintain…
Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.
The Health Museum is an innovative science center that provides an interactive and entertaining experience for all ages, promotes understanding and appreciation of the human body, mind, and spirit, and inspires a lifelong commitment to…
To advance the conservation of birds and their habitats in the Greater Houston Gulf Coast region by acquiring and maintaining critical habitat as bird sanctuaries, providing education programs and nature experiences, and advocating policy…
Our mission is to be the leading advocate for our member physicians, their patients and our community, in promoting the highest standards of ethical medical practice, access to quality medical care, medical education, research, and…
As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this…
The Club's mission is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening and to protect the quality of the environment through programs and action in the fields of education, conservation, and civic improvement.
The mission of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is to provide education about the natural environment to people of all ages and to protect and enhance the Arboretum as a haven and sanctuary for native plants and animals.
See Schedule OThe purpose of Awty International School (Awty) is to create an environment where students experience excellence every day to make their mark on the world alongside their community, in a spirit of curiosity, courage and…
The HISD Foundation is dedicated to mobilizing the local community to support innovative priorities in HISD to improve outcomes for all students in the district. Our mission is to fund projects and programs of merit that fall outside of…
Family, School, and Church united in the education and support of each child - this is the founding premise upon which Presbyterian School nurtures and challenges its students. The school provides an educational program of the highest…
The Houston Local Information Initiative, Inc. provides public service journalism that reflects the civic needs of the diverse communities comprising Greater Houston.
How this is measured
20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 40 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 The Kinkaid School Inc ↗
- Who funds Houston Botanic Garden ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON INC ↗
- Who funds Texas Children's Hospital ↗
- Who funds THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON ↗
- Who funds The Heritage Society ↗
- Who funds Mercury Chamber Orchestra Inc ↗
- Who funds Memorial Park Conservancy Inc ↗
- Who funds Culver Educational Foundation ↗
- Who funds The Junior League of Houston Inc ↗
- Who funds The Houston Food Bank ↗
- Who funds WALLER COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds FOCUSING FAMILIES ↗
- Who funds EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF TEXAS ↗
- Who funds Waller County Historical Society Inc ↗
- Who funds River Oaks Garden Club ↗
- Who funds Southern Methodist University ↗
- Who funds SWEET BRIAR INSTITUTE ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Strake Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Carl & Phyllis Detering Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Carl & Phyllis Detering Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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