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Madison Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
46
Grants FY2024
82
Organizations funded FY2023
27%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$263,470
Organizations funded a year
67 to 107
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$2.7M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 27% of the organizations Madison Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $368k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHousing & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving46$1.0M17%
FY202382$3.1M27%
FY202269$2.9M45%
FY202167$2.0M21%
FY202073$2.5M23%
FY2019107$4.1M28%
FY2018104$3.6M43%
FY201790$3.4Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$5.9MEducation$5.1MArts & Culture$4.4MReligion$1.5MHuman Services$1.4MFood & Nutrition$977kRecreation & Sports$608kCrime & Legal$498kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
WY
OH
PA
CA
KY
VA
KS
AR
TN
SC
DC
LA
MS
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Houston Grand Opera Association Inc$1,204,63581%
Alley Theatre$1,141,92981%
Bethel Ministry$1,005,0007n/a
Oakbend Medical Center$775,0005n/a
Clemson University Foundation$750,00030%
University of Mississippi Foundation$607,50070%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$525,00080%
St John Xxiii Inc$395,0005n/a
Houston Symphony Society$361,60060%
Lunches of Love$335,000624%
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All grantees of Madison Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Houston Grand Opera Association Inc$1,204,63581%
Alley Theatre$1,141,92981%
Bethel Ministry$1,005,0007n/a
Oakbend Medical Center$775,0005n/a
Clemson University Foundation$750,00030%
University of Mississippi Foundation$607,50070%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$525,00080%
St John Xxiii Inc$395,0005n/a
Houston Symphony Society$361,60060%
Lunches of Love$335,000624%
Ft Bend County Child Advocates Inc$300,00041%
Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association$275,000228%
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston$230,08040%
American Friends of Covent Garden the Royal Ballet Inc$203,00053%
Foundation for Teen Health$167,000720%
The Methodist Hospital Foundation$165,00020%
Reining Strength Therapeutic Horsemanship$155,000711%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$150,00030%
Catholic Charities Inc$150,00023%
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Inc$145,00050%
Palmer Home for Children$140,00080%
Mississippi State University Foundation Inc$135,00030%
Operation Shoestring Inc$115,00042%
Lamar Educational Awards Foundation$110,00054%
Texas A&M Foundation$105,26310%
Jacob's Ladder Learning Center Inc$105,000621%
Mississippi Food Network Inc$105,00050%
St Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy$102,50051%
University of Houston Foundation$101,00030%
Brazos Bend Guardianship Services$100,000218%
Fort Bend History Association$100,00014%
Our Daily Bread$95,00089%
Fort Bend County Women's Center Inc Sos/Shelter-Outreach-Solutions$90,00051%
Rosenberg Railroad Museum Inc$85,000511%
Mississippi Museum of Art Inc$85,00041%
University of Southern Mississippi Foundation$80,00030%
Delta State University Foundation$80,00041%
Manhattan Theatre Club Inc$76,44040%
United States Fund for Unicef$75,00020%
Fort Bend Lawyers Care$75,000314%
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council$71,00030%
International Churchill Society$65,00056%
Magnolia Speech School$65,00080%
Mission of Yahweh Inc$65,00060%
Baylor College of Medicine$55,00020%
Southern Smoke Foundation$50,00012%
United Way of Greater Houston$50,00010%
Southern Arkansas University Foundation Inc$50,00011%
CLL Global Research Foundation$50,00013%
Memorial Assistance Ministries$50,00010%
The Tstc Foundation$50,00011%
Rosenberg Richmond Helping Hands Inc$50,00013%
SpringSpirit Inc$50,00021%
Attack Poverty$45,00031%
Opera America Inc$45,00070%
But God Ministries$45,00061%
H Association$40,50076%
Mississippi Children's Home Services Inc$40,00021%
The Women's Institute of Houston$40,00035%
The Wilson Research Foundation$40,00032%
The Camp Cole Foundation Inc$35,00040%
Blessed Be Hope for Three Inc$35,00024%
Holocaust Museum Houston$32,00040%
Fort Bend Forward Inc$30,00033%
Urban Harvest Inc$30,00021%
Houston Museum of Natural Science$30,00020%
Common Threads$30,00040%
Faith in Practice$30,00020%
CollegeCommunityCareer Inc$30,00027%
Educational Programs Inspiring Communities Inc$25,00011%
United Negro College Fund Inc$25,00010%
Aurora House Foundation$25,00017%
The Bow Foundation$25,00024%
The Brookwood Community Inc$25,00020%
Courage Ranch$25,000112%
American Heart Association Inc$23,00010%
Knowledge Arts Foundation (Teach)$22,50013%
Depelchin Children's Center$20,00020%
Spring Branch Education Foundation$20,0001n/a
Texas State Technical College$20,0002n/a
Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation$20,00029%
Gulf Coast Community Ministries Inc$20,00025%
Open Door Mission$16,00030%
Menil Foundation Inc$15,43020%
Center for Success and Independence Inc$15,00010%
Jacobs Ladder Learning Center$15,00014%
Clothed by Faith Inc$15,00023%
River Oaks Foundation$15,00012%
Texas Tribune Inc$12,00030%
4th Wall Theatre Company$12,00031%
Back Bay Mission$11,00011%
Center for Houston's Future Inc$11,00021%
La Promesa Foundation$10,00010%
Om Foundation Inc$10,000125%
Avenue Community Development Corporation$10,00010%
Recipe for Success Foundation$10,00011%
Fyims Inc$10,00011%
Heart of Texas Baptist Camp and Conference Center$10,0001n/a
Serenitystar$10,00010%
Gigis Playhouse Inc$10,0001n/a
Former Texas Rangers Foundation$10,00012%
Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies$10,00036%
Houston Downtown Improvement Inc dba Houston Theater District$7,50012%
Ucross Foundation$6,00010%
Children's Museum Inc$5,00010%
Elderhostel Inc$5,00010%
Made a Masterpiece$5,00015%
William Cliff Heaton Jr Foundation$5,00024%
Port Gibson Hands of Hope Inc$5,00029%
Chautauqua Volunteer Fire Department$5,0001n/a
Rotary Club of Houston$5,00013%
Garden Club of Houston$5,00011%
Fort Bend ISD Education Foundation$5,00010%
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft$5,00010%
Friends of River Oaks Theatre Inc$5,00012%
L'Alliance Francaise de Houston Inc$5,00011%
Career Gear Houston$5,00012%
Pathways for Little Feet$3,00011%
Star of Hope Mission$2,00020%
The Wagner Society of Washington DC$2,00011%
Be a Champion Inc$2,00020%
Memorial Hermann Foundation$2,00020%
The Houston Food Bank$2,00020%
Smithsonian Institution$1,00010%
The National World War II Museum Inc$1,00010%
National Constitution Center$1,00010%
American Parkinson Disease Assoc$1,00010%
Project GRAD Houston$1,00010%
The Eisenhower Foundation$1,00010%
Houston Hospice$1,00010%
The 100 Club Inc$1,00010%
The Hobby Center Foundation$1,00010%
Inprint Inc$1,00010%
Guttmacher Institute Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 123 recipients with no EIN on record ($9.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Madison Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 126 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHouston Grand Opera Association Inc: $1,204,635 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetAlley Theatre: $1,141,929 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetClemson University Foundation: $750,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetUniversity of Mississippi Foundation: $607,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $525,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Symphony Society: $361,600 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetLunches of Love: $335,000 over 6y, 24% of budgetFt Bend County Child Advocates Inc: $300,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetSiegel Rare Neuroimmune Association: $275,000 over 2y, 28% of budgetThe Museum of Fine Arts Houston: $230,080 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Covent Garden the Royal Ballet Inc: $203,000 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetFoundation for Teen Health: $167,000 over 7y, 20% of budgetThe Methodist Hospital Foundation: $165,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetReining Strength Therapeutic Horsemanship: $155,000 over 7y, 11% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $150,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetHouston Livestock Show and Rodeo Inc: $145,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPalmer Home for Children: $140,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetMississippi State University Foundation Inc: $135,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOperation Shoestring Inc: $115,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetLamar Educational Awards Foundation: $110,000 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $105,263 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJacob's Ladder Learning Center Inc: $105,000 over 6y, 21% of budgetMississippi Food Network Inc: $105,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSt Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy: $102,500 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetUniversity of Houston Foundation: $101,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBrazos Bend Guardianship Services: $100,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetFort Bend History Association: $100,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetOur Daily Bread: $95,000 over 8y, 9.3% of budgetFort Bend County Women's Center Inc Sos/Shelter-Outreach-Solutions: $90,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetRosenberg Railroad Museum Inc: $85,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetMississippi Museum of Art Inc: $85,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetUniversity of Southern Mississippi Foundation: $80,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDelta State University Foundation: $80,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetManhattan Theatre Club Inc: $76,440 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFort Bend Lawyers Care: $75,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetGirl Scouts of San Jacinto Council: $71,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetInternational Churchill Society: $65,000 over 5y, 6.1% of budgetMagnolia Speech School: $65,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetMission of Yahweh Inc: $65,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetBaylor College of Medicine: $55,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Smoke Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Houston: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern Arkansas University Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCLL Global Research Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetMemorial Assistance Ministries: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Tstc Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% 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 126.

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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.

The George FoundationTX46.4× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The George Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Fred and Mabel R Parks Foundation · The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc · Marek Family Foundation · United Way of Greater Houston · Fort Bend Junior Service League · Baxter Trust Co Private Foundation Services

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 Madison Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Madison Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Madison Charitable Foundation Inc reported 46 grants totaling $1,035,970 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 67 and 107 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Madison Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (26%), Education (22%), Arts & Culture (19%).
Who are Madison Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Houston Grand Opera Association Inc ($1.2M), Alley Theatre ($1.1M), Bethel Ministry ($1.0M).
Does Madison Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Madison Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Madison Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The George Foundation, Greater Houston Community Foundation, Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation.
Where is Madison Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Madison Charitable Foundation Inc 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 259 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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