· Private foundation
Louis K Brandt Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2019
- Under $10k21 grants · $53k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $40k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| OXFORD UNIV METHODIST CHURCH | $40,000 |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CH-BEAUFORT | $8,000 |
| KID'S MEALS | $5,000 |
| RICE UNIVERSITY | $4,800 |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | $4,000 |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA | $4,000 |
| LONES STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM | $3,500 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI | $3,500 |
| CHILD ADVOCATES INC | $3,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MS FOUNDATION | $2,000 |
| CHAPELWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | $2,000 |
| KELSEY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | $2,000 |
| STAR OF HOPE | $2,000 |
| THE ROSE | $1,500 |
| REGENTS SCHOOL | $1,250 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY19–19, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
11 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2019, 2 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $73k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- WMWilliam Marsh Rice University3× · 2017–2019 · $10k · revenue +104%
- CACHILD ADVOCATES INC2× · 2017–2019 · $5k · revenue +12%
- FOFRIENDS OF THACKER MOUNTAIN2× · 2017–2019 · $2k · revenue +5%
Funded once
- HWHOUSTON WILDERNESS INCgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $4k · revenue +69%
- PEPRISON ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM INCgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue +42%
- CDCASA DE ESPERANZAone grant, 2017 · $2k
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.
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.
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…
Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.
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…
To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.
To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…
Community information now (cinow) provides data, tools, analysis, and training to inform decisions to improve texas communities. cinow's vision is improved lives and decreased disparities through democratized data.
The Progress Texas Institute provides research and strategic communications on issues with the ultimate goal of increasing civic engagement.
To provide cutting-edge cardiac care to diagnose, treat, and prevent cardiovascular diseases.
Central houston civic improvement lnc.'s mission is to ensure the continued vitality and to support development of downtown and the central city that is critical to the continued health and growth of houston.
To facilitate research and development within the texas a&m university system and selected other entities.
The witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.
See schedule ocentral houston champions a thriving downtown by connecting influential leaders through initiatives that advance the future of business and community for all.
How this is measured
17 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. 17 of the 35 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 William Marsh Rice University ↗
- Who funds STAR OF HOPE MISSION ↗
- Who funds CHILD ADVOCATES INC ↗
- Who funds KIDS' MEALS INC ↗
- Who funds HOUSTON WILDERNESS INC ↗
- Who funds Baylor College of Medicine ↗
- Who funds Lone Star Flight Museum ↗
- Who funds PRISON ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THACKER MOUNTAIN ↗
- Who funds INTERFAITH COMPASSION MINISTRY ↗
- Who funds Kelsey Research Foundation ↗
- Who funds BRIDGES TO LIFE ↗
- Who funds THE ROSE ↗
- Who funds A D Players ↗
- Who funds Coastal Prairie Conservancy ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS ↗
- Who funds THE 100 CLUB 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.
Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Strake Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Houston Endowment Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Louis K Brandt Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Louis K Brandt Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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