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Doggett Family 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.

$418k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$290k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.4MCommunity Improvement$418kHealth$293kArts & Culture$178kEnvironment$82kAnimals$81kHuman Services$24kReligion$22kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $28k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
  • $250k+1 grant · $290k
$7,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$19k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE KINKAID SCHOOL$290,204
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DEVELOPMENT OFFICE$100,000
BAYOU BEND COLLECTION AND GARDENS$7,500
RIENZI MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS$7,000
THE BROOKWOOD COMMUNITY$5,000
PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET$5,000
ST MARTIN'S PRESCHOOL$2,505
ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH$1,000
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, $8k) 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.

area typical 12%PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET: $5k → 16%DRESS FOR SUCCESS HOUSTON: $3k → 16%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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.4M · 19 repeat orgs$255k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +74% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
41

Total granted

$2.4M
$241k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+74%
+14%

Still filing today

42%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

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HealthEducationEnvironmentArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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

  • TK
    The Kinkaid School Inc
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.4M · revenue +87%
  • SJ
    San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association
    3× · 2021–2023 · $25k · revenue +74%
  • TM
    THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON
    4× · 2018–2025 · $24k · revenue +54%

Funded once

  • TM
    THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue +55%
  • TW
    TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • WF
    WOMEN FOR THE ARTS
    one grant, 2019 · $16k
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
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
2
Houston Parks Board

The Houston Parks Board mission is to expand, improve, and protect parks and greenspace in the Houston region.

Philanthropy
3
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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4
The Houston Parks Board Foundation

The Houston Parks Board Foundation provides the Houston Parks Board with financial assistance to support operations and park projects.

Environment
5
The Houston Audubon Society

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…

Environment
6
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

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.

Environment
7
Harris County Hospital District Foundation

The mission of the Harris County Hospital District Foundation is to enhance the broad healthcare mission of the Harris Health System by soliciting and raising funds for programs and increasing the community's awareness of the Harris Health…

Health
8
Houston Freedmen's Town Conservancy Inc

To completely restore Houston Freedmen's Town as a heritage district that provides America with its only Freedmen's Town.

Community Improvement
9
John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science

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…

Arts & Culture
10
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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11
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
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 Memorial Hermann Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Victory in Jesus Bible Study Center. 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 63 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
21/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Kinkaid School Inc: $1,403,054 · EducationThe Kinkaid School Inc+4 more: $31,200 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DEVELOPMENT OFFICE: $410,100 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DEVELOPMENT OFFIC…THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL: $150,000 · OtherTHE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITALTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS: $100,370 · OtherTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTSFRIENDS OF LAKE MCQUEENEY: $50,000 · Other+36 more: $237,490 · Other+36 moreTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthHalo House Foundation: $10,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthMemorial Hermann Foundation: $3,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $56,000 · AnimalsSan Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association: $25,000 · Arts & CultureTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON: $23,750 · Arts & CultureStages: $5,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $500 · Arts & CultureHouston Botanic Garden: $18,000 · EnvironmentGarden Club of Houston: $6,000 · EnvironmentRiver Oaks Garden Club: $5,000 · EnvironmentBuffalo Bayou Partnership Inc: $3,000 · Environment+1 more: $1,000 · EnvironmentIBU Foundation: $10,000 · InternationalTHE LYFORD CAY CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST INC: $5,000 · International
Education$1,434,254Other$947,960Health$79,000Animals$56,000Arts & Culture$54,250Environment$33,000International$15,000

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 Kinkaid School Inc: $1,403,054 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $56,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSan Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association: $25,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON: $23,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $19,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Botanic Garden: $18,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNextOp Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetIBU Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTaylor Whitley Show Up Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetHalo House Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FORGE FOR FAMILIES: $6,020 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDec My Room Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGarden Club of Houston: $6,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetDiscovery Green Conservancy: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRiver Oaks Garden Club: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetStages: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIVER OAKS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBuffalo Bayou Partnership Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Pi Beta Phi Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetMemorial Hermann Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDRESS FOR SUCCESS HOUSTON: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTrees For Houston: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILIES EMPOWERED: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHermann Park Conservancy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBONE MARROW & CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMain Street Theater Houston: $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 Kinkaid School Inc ↗
  • Who funds HOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association ↗
  • Who funds THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON ↗
  • Who funds The Brookwood Community Inc ↗
  • Who funds Houston Botanic Garden ↗
  • Who funds NextOp Inc ↗
  • Who funds IBU Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Taylor Whitley Show Up Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds Halo House Foundation ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE FORGE FOR FAMILIES ↗
  • Who funds Dec My Room Inc ↗
  • Who funds Garden Club of Houston ↗
  • Who funds Discovery Green Conservancy ↗
  • Who funds River Oaks Garden Club ↗
  • Who funds Stages ↗
  • Who funds RIVER OAKS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Pathways for Little Feet ↗
  • Who funds THE LYFORD CAY CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST INC ↗

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…The Brown Foundation …Strake FoundationAlbert & Ethel Herzst…Shell USA Company Fou…Alvin & Lucy Owsley F…ESB3 FoundationThe Elkins FoundationHouston Endowment IncVivian L Smith Founda…Centerpoint Energy Fo…Re Smith Foundation
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX32.9× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Strake Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation · ESB3 Foundation · The Elkins Foundation · Houston Endowment Inc · Vivian L Smith Foundation · Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc · Re Smith 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 Doggett Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Doggett Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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.

    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 63 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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