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Jerry C Dearing Family Foundation at a glance

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Jerry C Dearing Family 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.

$2.6M
Granted FY2024still arriving
42
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$5.8MArts & Culture$3.8MYouth Development$2.7MHealth$2.0MHuman Services$1.4MPhilanthropy$681kCommunity Improvement$596kFood & Nutrition$585kOther$0
02FY2024 · 42 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $37k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $174k
  • $50k–250k21 grants · $1.9M
  • $250k+2 grants · $500k
$50,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$50M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ONEGOAL$250,000
METHODIST$250,000
BRIDGEYEAR$150,000
DISCOVER U$150,000
THE VILLAGE CENTERS$150,000
GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY$125,000
KIDS MEALS$100,000
BUFFALO SOILDERS NATIONAL MUSEUM$100,000
MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES$100,000
FOSTER CARE ADVOCACY CENTER$100,000
STAGES$100,000
HOBBY CENTER$100,000
HOUSTON SYMPHONY$100,000
SPRINGSPIRIT INC$100,000
ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES$95,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $2.6M) 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%HELPING HAND CRISIS MINISTRY OF SPICEWOOD: $20k → 10%KEMARAH'S CHASING RAINBOWS: $5k → 21%HELPING HAND CRISIS MINISTRY OF SPICEWOOD: $10k → 10%KEMARAH'S CHASING RAINBOWS: $5k → 21%HELPING HAND CRISIS MINISTRY OF SPICEWOOD: $5k → 10%SALLY'S FUND: $10k → 10%MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $100k → 16%MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $50k → 16%MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $50k → 16%MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $50k → 16%FOSTER CARE ADVOCACY CENTER: $100k → 16%FOSTER CARE ADVOCACY CENTER: $50k → 16%FOSTER CARE ADVOCACY CENTER: $50k → 16%COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $105k → 16%COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $101k → 16%COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $50k → 16%COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $50k → 16%COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $20k → 16%COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $4k → 16%COVENANT HOUSE: $500 → 16%ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $95k → 16%ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $87k → 16%MEMORIAL VILLAGES POLICE FOUNDATION: $10k → 16%COMMUNITY WORKS CDC: $25k → 16%COOLXDAD: $10k → 16%THE VILLAGE CENTERS: $150k → 16%BRIDGE YEAR: $200k → 16%BRIDGE YEAR: $200k → 16%BRIDGE YEAR: $101k → 16%THE VILLAGE CENTERS: $65k → 16%BRIDGE YEAR: $51k → 16%BRIDGE YEAR: $29k → 16%THE VILLAGE CENTERS: $30k → 16%BRIDGE YEAR: $10k → 16%MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $25k → 16%KIDS MEALS: $105k → 16%KIDS MEALS: $105k → 16%KIDS MEALS: $100k → 16%KIDS MEALS: $100k → 16%KIDS MEALS: $100k → 16%MY CONNECT COMMUNITY: $50k → 16%BRIDGEYEAR: $150k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

ID
IL
NY
CA
MO
NM
TN
DC
AL
TX
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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$17M · 55 repeat orgs$3.0M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

55 repeat relationships: 26 still active in FY2024, 29 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

55
45

Total granted

$17M
$2.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
+16%

Still filing today

67%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $690k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • TM
    THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    6× · 2018–2023 · $1.4M · revenue +92%
  • D
    DISCOVERU
    7× · 2018–2024 · $950k · revenue +93% · 53% of their budget
  • HS
    Houston Symphony Society
    7× · 2018–2024 · $875k · revenue +55%

Funded once

  • LU
    Lamar University Foundation Inc
    one grant, 2018 · $1.0M · revenue -28%
  • ND
    NATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $250k · revenue +9%
  • CT
    CCA TEXAS FUND
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue -9%
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
Breakthrough Houston

The mission of Breakthrough Houston (BTH) is to work with highly motivated students to achieve post-secondary success and empower aspiring leaders to become the next generation of educational advocates.

Education
2
Trees for Houston

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

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3
Houston Botanic Garden

To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.

Environment
4
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
5
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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6
Houston Christian Foundation dba National Christian Foundation Houston

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.

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7
Central Houston Inc

See schedule ocentral houston champions a thriving downtown by connecting influential leaders through initiatives that advance the future of business and community for all.

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8
Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc

Seeking to put God's love into action, Houston Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope to provide a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Housing & Shelter
9
Raise Texas

RAISE Texas advances equitable policies and programs that foster financial security and economic mobility for low- and moderate-income Texans. We equip, innovate and advocate to reduce disparities, remove barriers and build opportunities…

Human Services
10
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
11
American Leadership Forum Houston Gulf Coast Chapter

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.

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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 Greater Houston Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is William Marsh Rice University. 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

69 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. 69 of the 116 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
68/69
Grantees still filing
50/69
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL: $1,184,900 · OtherSECOND BAPTIST SCHOOLHOUSTON BALLET: $1,130,000 · OtherHOUSTON BALLETDRESS FOR SUCCESS: $1,066,279 · OtherDRESS FOR SUCCESSLAMAR UNIVERSITY: $790,010 · OtherLAMAR UNIVERSITYST THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL: $671,666 · OtherST THOMAS HIGH SCHOOLINPRINT INC: $378,000 · OtherHermann Park Conservancy: $500,000 · Other+65 more: $4,744,759 · Other+65 moreLamar University Foundation Inc: $1,002,500 · EducationLamar Universit…DISCOVERU: $950,000 · EducationDISCOVERUTHE ARBOR SCHOOL: $385,000 · EducationTHE ARBOR SCHOO…COMP-U-DOPT INC: $235,000 · EducationCOMP-U-DOPT INCYOUNG AUDIENCES INC OF HOUSTON: $200,000 · EducationYOUNG AUDIENCES…+5 more: $104,500 · EducationBRIDGEYEAR: $740,685 · Human ServicesBRIDGEYEARKIDS' MEALS INC: $510,000 · Human ServicesKIDS' MEALS IN…COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $330,500 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE…Memorial Assistance Ministries: $275,000 · Human ServicesMemorial Assis…THE VILLAGE LEARNING CENTER INC: $245,000 · Human ServicesTHE VILLAGE LE…FOSTER CARE ADVOCACY CENTER: $200,000 · Human ServicesFOSTER CARE AD…ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC: $181,655 · Human ServicesALLIANCE OF CO…PRISON ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM INC: $100,000 · Human Services+7 more: $150,000 · Human Services+7 moreTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $1,436,730 · HealthTHE METHO…NATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $250,000 · HealthNATIONAL …+5 more: $86,000 · HealthHouston Symphony Society: $875,000 · Arts & CultureStages: $325,000 · Arts & CultureHITS Theatre: $250,000 · Arts & CultureONEGOAL: $350,000 · Youth DevelopmentWORKSHOP HOUSTON: $320,000 · Youth DevelopmentFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $115,000 · Youth DevelopmentBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc: $100,000 · Youth Development+2 more: $7,035 · Youth DevelopmentGREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $631,039 · PhilanthropyThe Women's Resource of Greater Houston: $50,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $2,000 · Philanthropy
Other$10,465,614Education$2,877,000Human Services$2,732,840Health$1,772,730Arts & Culture$1,450,000Youth Development$892,035Philanthropy$683,039

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 budgetTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $1,436,730 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetLamar University Foundation Inc: $1,002,500 over 1y, 9.9% of budgetDISCOVERU: $950,000 over 7y, 53% of budgetHouston Symphony Society: $875,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetBRIDGEYEAR: $740,685 over 7y, 15% of budgetGREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $631,039 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetKIDS' MEALS INC: $510,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetHermann Park Conservancy: $500,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetTHE ARBOR SCHOOL: $385,000 over 5y, 5.0% of budgetINPRINT INC: $378,000 over 5y, 5.6% of budgetONEGOAL: $350,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $330,500 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetStages: $325,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE SEA LIONS INC DBA PACIFIC MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $320,000 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetWORKSHOP HOUSTON: $320,000 over 5y, 22% of budgetMemorial Assistance Ministries: $275,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetSpringSpirit Inc: $270,000 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetHITS Theatre: $250,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetTHE VILLAGE LEARNING CENTER INC: $245,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetCOMP-U-DOPT INC: $235,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetLifeline Chaplaincy Inc: $210,560 over 4y, 5.6% of budgetYOUNG AUDIENCES INC OF HOUSTON: $200,000 over 4y, 5.7% of budgetFOSTER CARE ADVOCACY CENTER: $200,000 over 3y, 7.1% of budgetHOUSTON COMMUNITY TOOLBANK INC: $184,791 over 5y, 11% of budgetALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC: $181,655 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetGRACEWOOD INC: $168,000 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $115,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC: $105,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCCA TEXAS FUND: $100,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetLAGUNA BEACH SENIORS INC: $100,000 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetPRISON ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM INC: $100,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetSPARK: $100,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S FUND INC: $72,000 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetEMERGE Fellowship: $70,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetThe Women's Resource of Greater Houston: $50,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetRebuilding Together Houston: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMy Connect Community: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSECOND SERVINGS OF HOUSTON: $40,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetAS OUR OWN NFP: $36,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetLittle League Baseball Inc 3431607 Post Oak LL: $35,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetHelping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood: $35,000 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetFree Indeed Community Works CDC: $25,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBE AN ANGEL FUND INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% 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 THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Lamar University Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds DISCOVERU ↗
  • Who funds Houston Symphony Society ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGEYEAR ↗
  • Who funds GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds KIDS' MEALS INC ↗
  • Who funds Hermann Park Conservancy ↗
  • Who funds THE ARBOR SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds INPRINT INC ↗
  • Who funds ONEGOAL ↗
  • Who funds COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS ↗
  • Who funds Stages ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE SEA LIONS INC DBA PACIFIC MARINE MAMMAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds WORKSHOP HOUSTON ↗
  • Who funds Memorial Assistance Ministries ↗
  • Who funds SpringSpirit Inc ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HITS Theatre ↗
  • Who funds THE VILLAGE LEARNING CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds COMP-U-DOPT INC ↗
  • Who funds Lifeline Chaplaincy Inc ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG AUDIENCES INC OF HOUSTON ↗
  • Who funds FOSTER CARE ADVOCACY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds HOUSTON COMMUNITY TOOLBANK INC ↗
  • Who funds ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds GRACEWOOD INC ↗

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…Houston Endowment IncAlbert & Ethel Herzst…The Brown Foundation …Shell USA Company Fou…Strake FoundationBaxter Trust Co Priva…The Elkins FoundationCenterpoint Energy Fo…Marek Family Foundati…United Way of Greater…Harry S & Isabel C Ca…
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX54.4× affinity35 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston Endowment Inc · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Strake Foundation · Baxter Trust Co Private Foundation Services · The Elkins Foundation · Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc · Marek Family Foundation · United Way of Greater Houston · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company

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 Jerry C Dearing Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jerry C Dearing Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    14report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 116 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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