Texas · Public charity
Houston Center for Literacy
Houston Center for Literacy strengthens providers of adult education who, in turn, provide necessary skills for underemployed citizens to fulfill their potential and become economically self sufficient. HCL envisions a city where every adult is equipped with the basic skills they need to qualify for jobs that will allow them to support…
- $440k
- Granted FY2018
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2018
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Itemized, FY2018
- $422k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2018
- $98,462
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $116,060
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 80% of the organizations Houston Center for Literacy funded were first-time grantees, receiving 75% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 5 | $422k | 80% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $462k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Community College Foundation | $297,740 | 2 | 5% |
| Literacy Coalition of Central Texas | $267,753 | 1 | 9% |
| Alliance for Multicultural Community Services | $116,060 | 1 | 2% |
| BakerRipley | $98,462 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Family Centers Inc | $86,933 | 1 | 2% |
| Chinese Community Center Inc | $17,142 | 1 | 0% |
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: Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation · Houston Endowment Inc · Dollar General Literacy Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Houston Center for Literacy
- How much does Houston Center for Literacy give?
- Houston Center for Literacy reported 5 itemized grants totaling $422,017, out of $440,478 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Houston Center for Literacy fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Education (70%), Employment (30%).
- Who are Houston Center for Literacy's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Houston Community College Foundation ($298k), Literacy Coalition of Central Texas ($268k), Alliance for Multicultural Community Services ($116k).
- Does Houston Center for Literacy fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Houston Center for Literacy?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, Houston Endowment Inc, Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
- Where is Houston Center for Literacy based?
- Houston Center for Literacy is based in TX.
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