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CFP 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.

$3.4M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
59
Grants FY2024
53
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 53
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$63M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations CFP Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesEnvironmentRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving55$3.4M7%
FY202353$4.0M0%
FY202253$4.4M4%
FY202153$3.4M100%
FY20201$2.8M0%
FY20191$2.9M0%
FY20181$2.7M0%
FY20171$2.3Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$11MHealth$1.5MArts & Culture$1.1MYouth Development$415kCommunity Improvement$280kEmployment$220kHuman Services$200kEnvironment$170kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Southern Methodist University$2,329,24540%
St John's School$1,100,00041%
St Francis Episcopal Day School$835,0004n/a
University of Texas$800,0003n/a
Small Steps Nurturing Center$600,00044%
Yellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools$490,00042%
Ex-Students' Association of Ut$433,75041%
Texas Children's Hospital$400,00040%
Camp For All Foundation$340,00041%
YES Prep Public Schools Inc$300,00040%
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All grantees of CFP Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Southern Methodist University$2,329,24540%
St John's School$1,100,00041%
St Francis Episcopal Day School$835,0004n/a
University of Texas$800,0003n/a
Small Steps Nurturing Center$600,00044%
Yellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools$490,00042%
Ex-Students' Association of Ut$433,75041%
Texas Children's Hospital$400,00040%
Camp For All Foundation$340,00041%
YES Prep Public Schools Inc$300,00040%
Chinquapin Preparatory School$240,00042%
FuelEd Schools Inc$220,000420%
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School of Houston Inc$200,0004n/a
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston$180,00040%
Breakthrough Houston$180,00044%
Uplift Education$155,00040%
EMERGE Fellowship$150,00041%
Houston Zoo Inc$130,00040%
Houston Museum of Natural Science$130,00040%
Dress for Success Houston$120,00041%
Teach for America Inc$120,00040%
Salesmanship Club of Dallas$120,00040%
Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc$120,00041%
Houston Hospice$110,00040%
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center$105,00041%
The Monarch School Monarch Institute for Neurological Diff$100,00040%
The George W Bush Foundation$100,00040%
Children's Museum Inc$100,00040%
West Dallas Community School$95,00041%
US Lacrosse Inc$80,00040%
Christian Community Service Center Inc$80,00040%
Episcopal High School$80,0004n/a
Bo's Place$80,00041%
The W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation$80,00040%
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc$65,00040%
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance$60,00041%
Theatre Under the Stars Inc$60,00040%
Perot Museum of Nature & Science$60,00040%
Providence Christian School of Texas$60,00030%
Special Camps for Special Kids$60,00041%
Mercy Street$50,00041%
Rise School of Dallas$40,0004n/a
Positive Coaching Alliance$35,00010%
St Philips School and Community Center$25,00010%
The Magdalen House$15,00010%
Camp Allen Camp & Conference Center$15,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($15M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget CFP Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSouthern Methodist University: $2,329,245 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSt John's School: $1,100,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetSmall Steps Nurturing Center: $600,000 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetYellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools: $490,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetEx-Students' Association of Ut: $433,750 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetTexas Children's Hospital: $400,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCamp For All Foundation: $340,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetYES Prep Public Schools Inc: $300,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChinquapin Preparatory School: $240,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetFuelEd Schools Inc: $220,000 over 4y, 20% of budgetThe Museum of Fine Arts Houston: $180,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBreakthrough Houston: $180,000 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetUplift Education: $155,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEMERGE Fellowship: $150,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetHouston Zoo Inc: $130,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHouston Museum of Natural Science: $130,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDress for Success Houston: $120,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $120,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSalesmanship Club of Dallas: $120,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCasa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc: $120,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetHouston Hospice: $110,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHouston Arboretum & Nature Center: $105,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetThe Monarch School Monarch Institute for Neurological Diff: $100,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThe George W Bush Foundation: $100,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Museum Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWest Dallas Community School: $95,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetUS Lacrosse Inc: $80,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetChristian Community Service Center Inc: $80,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetBo's Place: $80,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetThe W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation: $80,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetDallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc: $65,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCandlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance: $60,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetTheatre Under the Stars Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetPerot Museum of Nature & Science: $60,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetProvidence Christian School of Texas: $60,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSpecial Camps for Special Kids: $60,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetMercy Street: $50,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetPositive Coaching Alliance: $35,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSt Philips School and Community Center: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Magdalen House: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCamp Allen Camp & Conference Center: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 41.

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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.

Greater Houston Commu…Albert & Ethel Herzst…The Brown Foundation …Shell USA Company Fou…Vivian L Smith Founda…The Tapeats FundThe Powell FoundationThe John M O'Quinn Fo…MD Anderson FoundationStrake FoundationHouston Endowment IncThe Dallas Foundation
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX30.4× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Vivian L Smith Foundation · The Tapeats Fund · The Powell Foundation · The John M O'Quinn Foundation · MD Anderson Foundation · Strake Foundation · Houston Endowment Inc · The Dallas Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About CFP Foundation

How much does CFP Foundation give?
CFP Foundation reported 59 grants totaling $3,394,040 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 53 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does CFP Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (41%), Health (6%), Arts & Culture (4%).
Who are CFP Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Southern Methodist University ($2.3M), St John's School ($1.1M), St Francis Episcopal Day School ($835k).
Does CFP Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does CFP Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as CFP Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation, The Brown Foundation Inc.
Where is CFP Foundation based?
CFP Foundation is based in TX.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 61 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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