· Private foundation
Gardenia 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k7 grants · $24k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $30k
- $50k–250k4 grants · $280k
- $250k+1 grant · $500k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| GARDENIA FOUNDATION FUND | $500,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $100,000 |
| UT HEALTH HOUSTON | $80,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $50,000 |
| VICTORY HOUSTON | $50,000 |
| WACGH | $30,000 |
| BAYOU BEND COLLECTIONS AND GARDEN | $7,000 |
| THE HERITAGE SOCIETY | $5,000 |
| WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL | $5,000 |
| URBAN HARVEST | $2,500 |
| HOUSTON BALLET | $2,000 |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR | $1,200 |
| INDUSTRY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY23–23, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
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…
To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.
The Houston Local Information Initiative, Inc. provides public service journalism that reflects the civic needs of the diverse communities comprising Greater Houston.
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,…
Harmonia Stellarum is an ensemble of professional vocalists and instrumentalists specialized in historically informed performance practice who seek to inspire, entertain, and enlighten audiences with meaningful, historically informed…
As the Houston affiliate of the National Christian Foundation (NCF), our mission is to serve and encourage givers to grow as faithful stewards who give wisely to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Houston Parks Board Foundation provides the Houston Parks Board with financial assistance to support operations and park projects.
The organization's primary exempt purpose is the education of the publicconcerning the role of architecture and urban design in improving thequality of life for the city.
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 21 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 HOLLINS UNIVERSITY CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD ↗
- Who funds University of Houston Foundation ↗
- Who funds VICTORY HOUSTON INC ↗
- Who funds Hermann Park Conservancy ↗
- Who funds THE WOMEN'S HOME ↗
- Who funds THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON ↗
- Who funds OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds The Heritage Society ↗
- Who funds Urban Harvest Inc ↗
- Who funds YOUNG LIFE ↗
- Who funds INDUSTRY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ↗
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: Shell USA Company Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Gardenia Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gardenia Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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