· Private foundation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2023
- Under $10k40 grants · $118k
- $10k–50k16 grants · $194k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| UT Health Science Center Houston | $10,000 |
| U of H College of Education | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast | $10,000 |
| UT Health Med @ McGovern Medical School | $10,000 |
| NCH Center for Philanthropy | $10,000 |
| Mickey Leland Kibbutzim Fund | $10,000 |
| Texas Heart Institute | $10,000 |
| UTHealth-Office of Development | $10,000 |
| Bach Society of Houston | $10,000 |
| UT Health Houston | $10,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | $10,000 |
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +111% since the first grant, against +19% for those 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
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $91k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE2× · 2021–2023 · $25k · revenue +111%- IMInterfaith Ministries for Greater Houston3× · 2021–2023 · $25k · revenue +160%
- JFJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE3× · 2021–2023 · $12k · revenue +10%
Funded once
- MLMicky Leland Kibbutzim Fundone grant, 2022 · $13k
- CKCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute TX A & Mone grant, 2022 · $13k
- MHMemorial Hermann Foundationgraduatedone grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +133%
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…
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…
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.
Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.
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,…
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,…
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.
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…
To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.
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,…
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).
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…
How this is measured
42 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. 42 of the 100 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 AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE ↗
- Who funds Texas Heart Institute ↗
- Who funds Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston ↗
- Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE ↗
- Who funds Memorial Hermann Foundation ↗
- Who funds LSU FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Baylor College of Medicine ↗
- Who funds Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc ↗
- Who funds HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON ↗
- Who funds St John's School ↗
- Who funds Harris County Constable Precinct One Foundation ↗
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 · 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
How this is measured
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