Texas · Public charity
Houston Museum District Association
The Houston Museum District Association (HMDA) is dedicated to collaborative efforts that maximize the enjoyment of the artistic, scientific, and educational resources of Houston Museum District institutions by all residents of and visitors to Houston. HMDA serves the Houston Metro area, the state of Texas and the southwestern United…
- $2.6M
- Granted FY2019
- 11
- Grants FY2019
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $114,046
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $833,719
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Total assets, FY2019
- $480k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 0% of the organizations Houston Museum District Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 11 | $2.6M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $2.6M | 0% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $2.7M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | $2,518,069 | 3 | 1% |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | $1,649,383 | 3 | 2% |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $1,229,253 | 3 | 2% |
| Children's Museum Inc | $579,240 | 3 | 2% |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | $382,153 | 3 | 5% |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | $341,430 | 3 | 1% |
| Houston Zoo Inc | $341,430 | 3 | 0% |
| John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science | $341,430 | 3 | 4% |
| William Marsh Rice University | $181,533 | 3 | 0% |
| CG Jung Educational Center of Houston Texas Inc | $181,533 | 3 | 7% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | $2,518,069 | 3 | 1% |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | $1,649,383 | 3 | 2% |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $1,229,253 | 3 | 2% |
| Children's Museum Inc | $579,240 | 3 | 2% |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | $382,153 | 3 | 5% |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | $341,430 | 3 | 1% |
| Houston Zoo Inc | $341,430 | 3 | 0% |
| John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science | $341,430 | 3 | 4% |
| William Marsh Rice University | $181,533 | 3 | 0% |
| CG Jung Educational Center of Houston Texas Inc | $181,533 | 3 | 7% |
| Lawndale Art & Performance Center | $181,533 | 3 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Houston Museum District Association supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 · Shell USA Company Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Houston Museum District Association
- How much does Houston Museum District Association give?
- Houston Museum District Association reported 11 grants totaling $2,621,758 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Houston Museum District Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (67%), Science & Tech (21%), Health (7%).
- Who are Houston Museum District Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: The Museum of Fine Arts Houston ($2.5M), Houston Museum of Natural Science ($1.6M), Menil Foundation Inc ($1.2M).
- Does Houston Museum District Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Houston Museum District Association?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, Shell USA Company Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Houston Museum District Association based?
- Houston Museum District Association is based in TX.
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