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Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston

Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston's mission is to attract and generate financial support for distribution to charitable organizations that meet the Foundation's philanthropic guidelines.

$449k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
21
Itemized grants FY2025
19
Organizations funded FY2023
42%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2025
$433k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$102,290
Organizations funded a year
14 to 23
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$312k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 42% of the organizations Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $104k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthArts & CultureRecreation & SportsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving21$433k62%
FY202319$262k42%
FY201923$447k61%
FY201714$289kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$384kHuman Services$382kEducation$322kHousing & Shelter$161kYouth Development$65kFood & Nutrition$60kEmployment$40kRecreation & Sports$18k

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Bear Be a Resource for Cps Kids$128,30145%
The Brenda & John H Duncan Rise School of Houston$102,29013%
Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc$85,00031%
Camp For All Foundation$82,71531%
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity$78,5603n/a
The Women's Home$59,50021%
Nehemiah Center Inc$55,50041%
Trees of Hope$55,00044%
Sire Inc$55,00021%
Inspire ND Inc$50,00021%
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All grantees of Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Bear Be a Resource for Cps Kids$128,30145%
The Brenda & John H Duncan Rise School of Houston$102,29013%
Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc$85,00031%
Camp For All Foundation$82,71531%
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity$78,5603n/a
The Women's Home$59,50021%
Nehemiah Center Inc$55,50041%
Trees of Hope$55,00044%
Sire Inc$55,00021%
Inspire ND Inc$50,00021%
Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston Inc$44,00020%
Dress for Success Houston$40,00040%
The Brookwood Community Inc$34,29320%
Soleana Stables$33,70027%
Todays Harbor for Children$30,00011%
The Center for Hearing and Speech$29,99920%
Ronald McDonald House Houston$26,0001n/a
Houston's Amazing Place Inc$25,00010%
Second Servings of Houston$22,5001n/a
Wellsprings Village Inc$21,79515%
Covenant House Texas$20,00010%
Children 4 Tomorrow$20,0001n/a
John T Fontaine Jr Charity Inc$20,00012%
Boys and Girls Clubs Grtr Hou$17,9301n/a
Camp Aranzazu Inc$17,75021%
Community of Resources Houston$16,00017%
Nora's Gift Foundation Inc$15,94020%
Texas Heart Institute$15,70020%
Collaborative for Children$15,00010%
Arrow Child & Family Ministries (Central Organization)$15,00010%
Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services$15,00011%
The Rose$15,00010%
Search Homeless Services$15,0001n/a
The Foundation for Hope Village$15,00011%
Bo's Place$12,00011%
P4L dba Lemonade Day$12,0001n/a
SpringSpirit Inc$10,00010%
Easter Seals of Greater Houston Inc$10,0001n/a
Kids' Meals Inc$10,0001n/a
The Briarwood School$10,0001n/a
Avondale House Inc$10,00010%
Communities in Schools of Houston Inc$10,00010%
SpringSpirit$9,7901n/a
The Village Learning Center Inc$9,50010%
I Am Waters Foundation Inc$9,50012%
Small Steps Nurturing Center$8,50010%
CG Jung Educational Center of Houston Texas Inc$6,25011%
Houston Alumnae Panhellenic Foundation$6,00018%
Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation$5,5001n/a

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBear Be a Resource for Cps Kids: $128,301 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetThe Brenda & John H Duncan Rise School of Houston: $102,290 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetCasa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc: $85,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetCamp For All Foundation: $82,715 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetThe Women's Home: $59,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetNehemiah Center Inc: $55,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetTrees of Hope: $55,000 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetSire Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetInspire ND Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston Inc: $44,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDress for Success Houston: $40,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $34,293 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSoleana Stables: $33,700 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetTodays Harbor for Children: $30,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Center for Hearing and Speech: $29,999 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHouston's Amazing Place Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWellsprings Village Inc: $21,795 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetCovenant House Texas: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJohn T Fontaine Jr Charity Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCamp Aranzazu Inc: $17,750 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCommunity of Resources Houston: $16,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetNora's Gift Foundation Inc: $15,940 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTexas Heart Institute: $15,700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCollaborative for Children: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetArrow Child & Family Ministries (Central Organization): $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEpiphany Community Health Outreach Services: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Rose: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Foundation for Hope Village: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBo's Place: $12,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSpringSpirit Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAvondale House Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCommunities in Schools of Houston Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Village Learning Center Inc: $9,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetI Am Waters Foundation Inc: $9,500 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetSmall Steps Nurturing Center: $8,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCG Jung Educational Center of Houston Texas Inc: $6,250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHouston Alumnae Panhellenic Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 37.

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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 Community FoundationTX40.3× affinity23 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 · Shell USA Company Foundation · Charity Guild of Catholic Women of Harris County Inc · Strake Foundation · The Junior League of Houston Inc · Sterling-Turner Foundation · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · The Brown Foundation Inc · Marek Family Foundation · Jack H & William M Light Charitable Trust · The John M O'Quinn 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.

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About Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston

How much does Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston give?
Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston reported 21 itemized grants totaling $433,490, out of $449,190 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (27%), Human Services (27%), Education (22%).
Who are Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Bear Be a Resource for Cps Kids ($128k), The Brenda & John H Duncan Rise School of Houston ($102k), Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc ($85k).
Does Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation, Shell USA Company Foundation.
Where is Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston based?
Kappa Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston is based in TX.

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 49 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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