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David J & Judith Beck Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

David J & Judith Beck Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$235k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$1.4MHealth$153kReligion$120kFood & Nutrition$94kArts & Culture$82kRecreation & Sports$72kHuman Services$46kPhilanthropy$34kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $210k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$3.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$30,000
ST JOHNS SCHOOL$25,000
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY$15,000
CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL$15,000
THE UNIVESITY OF ST THOMAS$15,000
HOUSTON SYMPHONY$15,000
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION$15,000
CAMP ARANZAZU$10,000
MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC$10,000
HOLY CROSS CHAPEL$10,000
LONE STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM$10,000
CATHOLIC EXTENSION$10,000
BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART$10,000
GOOD SAMARATIN FOUNDATION$10,000
INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $61k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 71% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%HOSPICE AUSTIN: $6k → 10%CAMP ARANZAZU: $20k → 17%HOSPICE AUSTIN: $6k → 10%METROPLEX MILITARY CHARITABLE TRUST: $3k → 14%CAMP ARANZAZU: $10k → 17%YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON: $5k → 16%CAMP ARANZAZU: $5k → 17%YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON: $1k → 16%HELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN: $4k → 10%HELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN: $3k → 10%FLATWATER FOUNDATION: $500 → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 25 repeat orgs$510k to everyone else

25 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
36

Total granted

$1.5M
$466k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+35%

Still filing today

56%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $44k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureEnvironmentPhilanthropyHealthOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TU
    The University of Texas Law School Foundation
    2× · 2024–2025 · $265k · revenue +56%
  • SJ
    St John's School
    7× · 2018–2025 · $210k · revenue +120%
  • UO
    University of St Thomas
    4× · 2021–2025 · $55k · revenue +46%

Funded once

  • IW
    INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY
    one grant, 2017 · $110k · revenue +8%
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT THOMAS
    one grant, 2017 · $100k
  • MA
    MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
    one grant, 2022 · $100k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Trees for Houston

Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.

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2
Houston Museum of Natural Science

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…

Arts & Culture
3
Houston Botanic Garden

To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.

Environment
4
Breakthrough Houston

The mission of Breakthrough Houston (BTH) is to work with highly motivated students to achieve post-secondary success and empower aspiring leaders to become the next generation of educational advocates.

Education
5
Harris County Medical Society

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…

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6
Houston Local Information Initiative Inc

The Houston Local Information Initiative, Inc. provides public service journalism that reflects the civic needs of the diverse communities comprising Greater Houston.

Arts & Culture
7
American Leadership Forum Houston Gulf Coast Chapter

American Leadership Forum (ALF) brings together, in classes, leaders with diverse perspectives so they can build relationships, learn to dialogue and respectfully differ, and work together for the good of our community.

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8
Houston Independent School District Foundation

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…

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9
The Heritage Society

The Heritage Society (THS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1954 whose mission is to tell the stories of the diverse history of Houston and Texas through collections, exhibits, the arts, educational programs, film, video, and other…

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10
Rebuilding Together Houston

Rebuilding Together Houston is the only organization in Houston and Harris County providing free home repairs to hundreds of families each year. We employ licensed contractors to restore homes to safe, livable conditions, extending each…

Housing & Shelter
11
The Awty International School

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…

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12
Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation

To recognize the accomplishments and contributions of our outstanding Texas business leaders and to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity, and community leadership in all generations of Texans.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Houston Achievement Place; the most unlike its peers is The Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

33 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. 33 of the 67 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
26/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: $585,000 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINSt John's School: $210,000 · OtherSt John's SchoolTHE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT THOMAS: $100,000 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT THOMASMD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER: $100,000 · OtherMD ANDERSON CANCER CENTERCRISTO REY JESUIT: $60,000 · OtherGOOD SAMARATIN FOUNDATION: $60,000 · Other+37 more: $293,152 · Other+37 moreThe University of Texas Law School Foundation: $265,000 · EducationThe University of Texas …INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY: $110,000 · EducationINCARNATE WORD ACADEMYUniversity of St Thomas: $55,000 · EducationUniversity of St Thomas+2 more: $11,000 · EducationCamp Aranzazu Inc: $35,000 · Human ServicesBakerRipley: $15,000 · Human ServicesHOSPICE AUSTIN: $11,000 · Human ServicesHELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $6,000 · Human Services+2 more: $3,000 · Human ServicesHouston Symphony Society: $25,000 · Arts & CultureLone Star Flight Museum: $12,000 · Arts & CultureTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON: $5,000 · Arts & CultureCHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureSouthern Smoke Foundation: $4,000 · Arts & CultureMemorial Park Conservancy Inc: $20,000 · EnvironmentGalveston Bay Foundation Inc: $15,000 · EnvironmentHOUSTON WILDERNESS INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentTexas Cultural Trust Council: $10,000 · PhilanthropyHouston Parks Board: $5,000 · PhilanthropyCHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $7,500 · HealthHOUSTON ACHIEVEMENT PLACE: $6,000 · Health
Other$1,408,152Education$441,000Human Services$76,000Arts & Culture$51,000Environment$40,000Philanthropy$15,000Health$13,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe University of Texas Law School Foundation: $265,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSt John's School: $210,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetINCARNATE WORD ACADEMY: $110,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $55,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Aranzazu Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetHouston Symphony Society: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMemorial Park Conservancy Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBakerRipley: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGalveston Bay Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLone Star Flight Museum: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHOSPICE AUSTIN: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWEST AUSTIN YOUTH ASSOCIATION: $10,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTexas Cultural Trust Council: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAll Ears Listening and Language Center: $8,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON ACHIEVEMENT PLACE: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON WILDERNESS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCowtown Warriors Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetHouston Parks Board: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ROSE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Smoke Foundation: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSmall Steps Nurturing Center: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMETROPLEX MILITARY CHARITABLE TRUST: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHEROES FOR CHILDREN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FLATWATER FOUNDATON: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 University of Texas Law School Foundation ↗
  • Who funds St John's School ↗
  • Who funds INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds University of St Thomas ↗
  • Who funds Camp Aranzazu Inc ↗
  • Who funds Houston Symphony Society ↗
  • Who funds Memorial Park Conservancy Inc ↗
  • Who funds BakerRipley ↗
  • Who funds Galveston Bay Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds Lone Star Flight Museum ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE AUSTIN ↗
  • Who funds WEST AUSTIN YOUTH ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Texas Cultural Trust Council ↗
  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds All Ears Listening and Language Center ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds HOUSTON ACHIEVEMENT PLACE ↗
  • Who funds Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area ↗
  • Who funds THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON ↗

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.

Shell USA Company Fou…Strake FoundationAlbert & Ethel Herzst…Greater Houston Commu…Harry S & Isabel C Ca…Marek Family Foundati…The Brown Foundation …Ann Lents and J David…The Tapeats FundThe Robert and Janice…Vivian L Smith Founda…Mechia Foundation
Shell USA Company FoundationTX22.2× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · Strake Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · Marek Family Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Ann Lents and J David Heaney Foundation · The Tapeats Fund · The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation · Vivian L Smith Foundation · Mechia 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization David J & Judith Beck Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from David J & Judith Beck Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to David J & Judith Beck Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to David J & Judith Beck Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 67 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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