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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund

The HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO EDUCATIONAL FUND (the "educational fund") was incorporated under the laws of the state of texas in june 1988 and was granted tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code in april 1989.

$19M
Granted FY2025still arriving
78
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$230k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$17MArts & Culture$3.5MHealth$3.2MYouth Development$2.2MScience & Tech$1.9MEnvironment$1.1MAnimals$909kPublic Safety & Disaster$845kOther$0
02FY2025 · 78 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 78 grants below total $3,710,700, the rows itemized in this filing. The $18,942,646 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $15,231,946 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k42 grants · $1.1M
  • $50k–250k34 grants · $2.6M
$40,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$125M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHREINER UNIVERSITY$230,000
NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER$200,000
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON- DOWNTOWN$125,000
CRISTO REY JESUIT COLLEGE$120,000
TEXAS 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION$109,500
TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION$100,800
NEUHAUS EDUCATION CENTER$100,000
TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC$100,000
SMALL STEPS NURTURING CENTER$100,000
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY$88,000
TEXAS HEARING INSTITUTE$75,000
YELLOWSTONE SCHOOLS$75,000
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CTR$72,000
HOUSTON SPCA$72,000
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE$70,400
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $492k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%INSPIRATION RANCH: $10k → 9%NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS: $25k → 16%CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $50k → 16%BEAR BE A RESOURCE FOR CPS KIDS: $50k → 16%COMMUNITY FAMILY CENTERS: $25k → 16%Houston Area Women's Center: $30k → 16%Houston Area Women's Center: $30k → 16%Houston Area Women's Center: $25k → 16%YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON: $30k → 16%BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC: $30k → 16%BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY: $30k → 16%BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY: $25k → 16%BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY: $25k → 16%BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY: $25k → 16%BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY: $25k → 16%HOUSTON POLICE FOUNDATION: $57k → 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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$32M · 84 repeat orgs$915k to everyone else

84 repeat relationships: 60 still active in FY2025, 24 since wound down; 16 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

84
6

Total granted

$32M
$274k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
+59%

Still filing today

69%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $641k 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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentAnimalsEnvironmentOther
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

  • SU
    Schreiner University
    8× · 2017–2025 · $1.8M · revenue +73%
  • TW
    The W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.3M · revenue +43%
  • TA
    Texas A&M Foundation
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.1M · revenue +90%

Funded once

  • SU
    SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $100k · revenue +59%
  • SI
    Spring Independent School District
    one grant, 2017 · $74k
  • TA
    Texas A & M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE
    one grant, 2017 · $50k
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
Trees for Houston

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

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3
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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4
Good Reason Houston Inc

Good Reason Houston strives to grow and sustain great schools while advocating for families and communities.

Education
5
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
6
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…

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7
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
8
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
9
Collaborative for Children

The mission of Collaborative for Children is to meaningfully improve the quality of early childhood education and care for Greater Houston's children through those most influential in their lives.

Human Services
10
Houston Tscpa Foundation

Develop, promote, and present programs of continuing education and professional development interest to cpas in the houston area. the foundation also has fundraising programs for endowments and chartiable causes

Community Improvement
11
The Fay School

See Schedule O. The Fay School ("the School") is a nonsectarian, not-for-profit, co-educational school in which children of diverse talents and backgrounds with strong academic abilities are offered a high-quality education in a secure,…

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12
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…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Houston Ballet Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Comp-U-Dopt Inc. 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

81 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. 81 of the 106 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
19
Early backer (in before they grew)
77/81
Grantees still filing
59/81
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation: $1,300,000 · OtherThe W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial FoundationCRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL OF HOUSTON INC: $1,180,000 · OtherCRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL OF HOUSTON INCTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: $864,627 · OtherTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMTexas A&M University Kingsville: $776,684 · OtherTexas A&M University KingsvilleNASA Shared Services Center: $730,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER HOUSTON: $600,000 · OtherPRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY: $541,812 · OtherBARBARA BUSH HOUSTON LITERACY FOUNDATION: $458,700 · Other+44 more: $7,308,335 · Other+44 moreSchreiner University: $1,753,000 · EducationSchreiner UniversityTexas A&M Foundation: $1,109,538 · EducationTexas A&M FoundationSmall Steps Nurturing Center: $1,032,000 · EducationSmall Steps Nurturing CenterTeach for America Inc: $710,000 · EducationTeach for America IncBaylor College of Medicine: $680,000 · EducationBaylor College of MedicineTHE CENTER FOR HEARING AND SPEECH: $650,000 · EducationTHE CENTER FOR HEARING AND SPEECHYELLOWSTONE ACADEMY INC DBA YELLOWSTONE SCHOOLS: $625,000 · EducationYELLOWSTONE ACADEMY INC DBA YELLO…The Brookwood Community Inc: $534,175 · EducationThe Brookwood Community IncThe Brenda & John H Duncan Rise School of Houston: $450,000 · EducationTEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIO: $426,000 · EducationBOOKS BETWEEN KIDS INC: $360,000 · Education+13 more: $1,165,109 · Education+13 moreHouston Grand Opera Association Inc: $650,000 · Arts & CultureHouston Gran…Houston Symphony Society: $505,000 · Arts & CultureHouston Symp…CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $400,000 · Arts & CultureCHILDREN'S M…Houston Ballet Foundation: $400,000 · Arts & CultureHouston Ball…ALLEY THEATRE: $390,000 · Arts & CultureALLEY THEATR…Theatre Under the Stars Inc: $340,000 · Arts & CultureTheatre Unde…THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON: $314,000 · Arts & CultureTHE MUSEUM O…The Hobby Center Foundation: $220,000 · Arts & CultureThe Hobby Ce…AMERICAN FESTIVAL FOR THE ARTS: $190,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN FES…+2 more: $77,000 · Arts & CultureTEXAS 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION I: $568,500 · Youth DevelopmentTEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA: $459,440 · Youth DevelopmentGirl Scouts of San Jacinto Council: $290,000 · Youth DevelopmentBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LONE STAR: $240,000 · Youth DevelopmentBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc: $210,000 · Youth DevelopmentCamp For All Foundation: $194,000 · Youth DevelopmentFOUNDATION FOR TX WILDLIFE: $910,000 · AnimalsHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $661,000 · AnimalsHouston Zoo Inc: $150,000 · AnimalsHOUSTON POLICE FOUNDATION: $567,142 · Human ServicesYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $290,000 · Human ServicesBOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC: $160,000 · Human ServicesHouston Area Women's Center: $85,000 · Human ServicesBakerRipley: $75,000 · Human ServicesCHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesBEAR BE A RESOURCE FOR CPS KIDS: $50,000 · Human Services+2 more: $35,000 · Human ServicesEducational Programs Inspiring Communities Inc: $700,000 · Employment
Other$13,760,158Education$9,494,822Arts & Culture$3,486,000Youth Development$1,961,940Animals$1,721,000Human Services$1,312,142Employment$700,000

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 budgetSchreiner University: $1,753,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetThe W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation: $1,300,000 over 9y, 3.5% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $1,109,538 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetSmall Steps Nurturing Center: $1,032,000 over 9y, 3.9% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR TX WILDLIFE: $910,000 over 9y, 8.6% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $710,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetEducational Programs Inspiring Communities Inc: $700,000 over 9y, 10% of budgetBaylor College of Medicine: $680,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $661,000 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR HEARING AND SPEECH: $650,000 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetHouston Grand Opera Association Inc: $650,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetYELLOWSTONE ACADEMY INC DBA YELLOWSTONE SCHOOLS: $625,000 over 9y, 1.5% of budgetTEXAS 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION I: $568,500 over 9y, 5.4% of budgetHOUSTON POLICE FOUNDATION: $567,142 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $534,175 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetHouston Symphony Society: $505,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetTEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA: $459,440 over 7y, 4.2% of budgetBARBARA BUSH HOUSTON LITERACY FOUNDATION: $458,700 over 7y, 3.1% of budgetThe Brenda & John H Duncan Rise School of Houston: $450,000 over 9y, 1.5% of budgetTEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIO: $426,000 over 4y, 4.6% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $400,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetHouston Ballet Foundation: $400,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetALLEY THEATRE: $390,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetBOOKS BETWEEN KIDS INC: $360,000 over 7y, 2.9% of budgetTheatre Under the Stars Inc: $340,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON: $314,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $290,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetGirl Scouts of San Jacinto Council: $290,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetHOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $280,000 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetMEDILIFE OF HOUSTON INC: $278,000 over 9y, 30% of budgetHOUSTON HISPANIC FORUM: $255,000 over 5y, 49% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LONE STAR: $240,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetKNOWLEDGE ARTS FOUNDATION (TEACH): $240,000 over 8y, 6.6% of budgetCrime Stoppers of Houston Inc: $225,000 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetWriters in the Schools: $225,000 over 9y, 2.0% of budgetThe Hobby Center Foundation: $220,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc: $210,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetMIRACLE FARM INC: $205,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetREASONING MIND INC: $200,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetTEXAS RANGER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $196,500 over 9y, 4.6% of budgetCamp For All Foundation: $194,000 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetAMERICAN FESTIVAL FOR THE ARTS: $190,000 over 9y, 3.1% of budgetTEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC: $188,656 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Council on Recovery: $185,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetSt John's School: $175,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC: $160,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetHouston Zoo Inc: $150,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSIRE INC: $144,000 over 9y, 1.3% 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 Schreiner University ↗
  • Who funds The W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Texas A&M Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Small Steps Nurturing Center ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR TX WILDLIFE ↗
  • Who funds Teach for America Inc ↗
  • Who funds Educational Programs Inspiring Communities Inc ↗
  • Who funds Baylor College of Medicine ↗
  • Who funds HOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds THE CENTER FOR HEARING AND SPEECH ↗
  • Who funds Houston Grand Opera Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY INC DBA YELLOWSTONE SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION I ↗
  • Who funds HOUSTON POLICE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds The Brookwood Community Inc ↗
  • Who funds Houston Symphony Society ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds BARBARA BUSH HOUSTON LITERACY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds The Brenda & John H Duncan Rise School of Houston ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIO ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds Houston Ballet Foundation ↗
  • Who funds ALLEY THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds BOOKS BETWEEN KIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds Theatre Under the Stars Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON ↗
  • Who funds Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area ↗
  • Who funds Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council ↗

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…Albert & Ethel Herzst…Strake FoundationThe Brown Foundation …Vivian L Smith Founda…Centerpoint Energy Fo…Shell USA Company Fou…The Powell FoundationThe William Stamps Fa…Houston Endowment IncThe Junior League of …MD Anderson Foundation
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX62.1× affinity45 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Strake Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Vivian L Smith Foundation · Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Powell Foundation · The William Stamps Farish Fund · Houston Endowment Inc · The Junior League of Houston Inc · MD Anderson 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 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    23report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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 106 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 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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