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Friedman 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.

$381k
Granted FY2023
55
Grants FY2023
5
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What you fund
0195% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20212025.

Health$275kEducation$126kPhilanthropy$124kReligion$90kHuman Services$53kArts & Culture$43kCivil Rights$43kAnimals$28kOther$0
02FY2023 · 55 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 55 grants below total $309,600 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $380,933 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $71,333 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k39 grants · $116k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $194k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$5.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UT Health Science Center Houston$25,000
The American Jewish Committee$20,000
NCH Center for Philanthropy$15,000
Jewish Federation of Houston$14,000
MD Anderson Cancer Center$10,000
Texas Heart Institute$10,000
Memorial Herman Foundation$10,000
NCH Center for Philanthropy$10,000
U of H College of Education$10,000
UT Health Houston$10,000
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast$10,000
Bach Society of Houston$10,000
UTHealth-Office of Development$10,000
UT Health Med @ McGovern Medical School$10,000
Mickey Leland Kibbutzim Fund$10,000
02Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

63%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$536k · 28 repeat orgs$319k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +107% since the first grant, against +19% for the ones you funded once.

28 repeat relationships — 24 still active in FY2023, 4 since wound down; 23 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
48

Total granted

$536k
$229k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+107%
+19%

Still filing today

36%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $91k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
HealthEducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureCivil RightsInternationalOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
    2× · 2021–2023 · $25k · revenue +111%
  • IM
    Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston
    3× · 2021–2023 · $17k · revenue +160%
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
    3× · 2021–2023 · $12k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • ML
    Micky Leland Kibbutzim Fund
    one grant, 2022 · $13k
  • CK
    Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute TX A & M
    one grant, 2022 · $13k
  • BC
    Baylor College of Medicine
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +19%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — 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
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…

3
Houston Academy of Medicine

The mission of the Houston Academy of Medicine is to support the community service, education, scientific, and charitable programs for physicians, their patients, and the community at large in Harris County.

Education
4
Trees for Houston

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

5
Memorial Hermann Medical Group

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,…

Health
6
Memorial Hermann Health System

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,…

Health
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.

8
William Marsh Rice University

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…

Education
9
Houston Botanic Garden

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

Environment
10
Mhs Physicians of Texas

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,…

Health
11
Baylor Research Institute

To improve the care and well being of our community, nationally and internationally, through innovative clinically relevant research that is consistent with the mission, vision and values of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH).

Health
12
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…

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Memorial Hermann Foundation and the most unlike its peers is The Alliance Collaboration. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyVolunteer Fire & RescuePregnancy Support CentersCollege Foundation SupportAddiction & Mental Health T…Child Abuse Advocacy Servic…Faith-Based Liberal Arts Co…Veteran Support ServicesCharter and Independent Sch…Education Equity InitiativesDomestic Violence and Sexua…Local History MuseumsClassical Music OrchestrasEnvironmental Advocacy and …Animal Rescue and ShelterChildhood Cancer SupportCommunity Hospital SystemsJewish Community FederationsImmigrant and Latino Integr…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 43 years old; the field is 12. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number26%3%<5yr16%13%5–10yr20%8%10–20yr16%15%20–35yr10%30%35–55yr13%33%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value26%0%<5yr16%8%5–10yr20%3%10–20yr16%7%20–35yr10%21%35–55yr13%60%55yr+

The field is 26% startups (under 5 years old) — 3% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 15% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/45
the rest of the field
15%
20,233/136,759

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

42 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 42 of the 100 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/42
Grantees still filing
31/42
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

Memorial Herman Foundation — $50,000 · OtherMemorial Herman FoundationMD Anderson Cancer Center — $46,000 · OtherMD Anderson Cancer CenterUT Health Science Center Houston — $45,000 · OtherUT Health Science Center HoustonJewish Federation of Houston — $39,500 · OtherJewish Federation of HoustonMickey Leland Kibbutzim Fund — $37,000 · OtherMickey Leland Kibbutzim FundNCH Center for Philanthropy — $31,500 · OtherUT Health Houston — $30,000 · OtherTEACH — $30,000 · Other+60 more — $358,750 · Other+60 moreTexas Heart Institute — $25,000 · HealthPlanned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc — $10,000 · HealthMemorial Hermann Foundation — $10,000 · HealthMental Health America of Greater Houston Inc — $5,500 · HealthFOUNDATION FOR TEEN HEALTH — $5,000 · Health+5 more — $5,500 · HealthBaylor College of Medicine — $10,000 · EducationLSU FOUNDATION — $10,000 · EducationChester Street Foundation — $6,000 · EducationTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND — $5,000 · EducationThe Post Oak School — $5,000 · EducationOak Hill Academy — $5,000 · EducationTeach for America Inc — $2,500 · EducationEmory University — $2,500 · EducationAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE — $25,000 · Civil RightsMI FAMILIA EN ACCION — $5,000 · Civil RightsJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE — $11,600 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE TEXAS — $5,000 · Human ServicesFREEDOM MOBILITY FOUNDATION — $5,000 · Human ServicesOPERATION HEALING FORCES INC — $3,000 · Human ServicesThe Alliance Collaboration — $2,500 · Human ServicesHouston Area Women's Center — $1,500 · Human ServicesHOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON — $8,000 · Arts & CultureJohn P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science — $2,500 · Arts & CultureRiver Oaks Chamber Orchestra — $1,000 · Arts & CultureTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON — $1,000 · Arts & CultureHarris County Constable Precinct One Foundation — $6,500 · Crime & LegalTHE 100 CLUB INC — $5,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$667,750Health$61,000Education$46,000Civil Rights$30,000Human Services$28,600Arts & Culture$12,500Crime & Legal$11,500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE — $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Heart Institute — $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInterfaith Ministries for Greater Houston — $17,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE — $11,600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBaylor College of Medicine — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMemorial Hermann Foundation — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLSU FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON — $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSt John's School — $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHarris County Constable Precinct One Foundation — $6,500 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetChester Street Foundation — $6,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetMental Health America of Greater Houston Inc — $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE TEXAS — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM MOBILITY FOUNDATION — $5,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetMI FAMILIA EN ACCION — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR TEEN HEALTH — $5,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetThe Post Oak School — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOak Hill Academy — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE 100 CLUB INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE STURGE-WEBER FOUNDATION — $3,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetOPERATION HEALING FORCES INC — $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTeach for America Inc — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJohn P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEmory University — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NAPLES INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHouston Freedmen's Town Conservancy Inc — $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Alliance Collaboration — $2,500 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetHOUSTON ACHIEVEMENT PLACE — $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Area Women's Center — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetK9S4COPS INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRiver Oaks Chamber Orchestra — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Council on Recovery — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Independent School District Foundation — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWillow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Affairs Council of Greater Houston — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHERISH OUR CHILDREN INC — $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTEXAS LIVER FOUNDATION — $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCENTER FOR SUCCESS AND INDEPENDENCE INC — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
  • Who funds Texas Heart Institute
  • Who funds Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston
  • Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
  • Who funds Baylor College of Medicine
  • Who funds Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc
  • Who funds Memorial Hermann Foundation
  • Who funds LSU FOUNDATION
  • Who funds HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON
  • Who funds St John's School
  • Who funds Harris County Constable Precinct One Foundation

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Greater Houston Community FoundationTX32.9× affinity17 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 · Shell USA Company Foundation · Mechia Foundation · Houston Endowment Inc · Vivian L Smith Foundation · The John M O'Quinn Foundation · MD Anderson Foundation · The Weingarten Schnitzer Foundation Inc · John P McGovern Foundation · Houston Texans Foundation · The Powell Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

04Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Friedman Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Friedman 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 100 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $425k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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