· Private foundation
Paul B & Frances Lenora Terry Jr 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE BRYAN MUSEUM | $5,000 |
| THE LAMAR ALUMNI FOUNDATION | $2,500 |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | $2,500 |
| TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | $2,500 |
| HOUSTON FOOD BANK | $2,000 |
| LORD OF THE STREETS | $2,000 |
| ST MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | $2,000 |
| SALVATION ARMY | $1,750 |
| STAR OF HOPE MISSION | $1,750 |
| KID'S MEALS | $1,500 |
| OPEN DOOR MISSION | $1,500 |
| WILLOW MEADOWS BAPTIST CHURCH | $1,500 |
| THE BEACON | $1,250 |
| HOUSTON SPCA | $1,000 |
| HOPE STONE INC | $1,000 |
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 (FY17–24, $49k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 94% 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.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.
60 repeat relationships: 35 still active in FY2024, 25 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (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 FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TATexas A&M Foundation6× · 2017–2023 · $31k · revenue +90%
The Houston Food Bank8× · 2017–2024 · $17k · revenue +107%- KMKIDS' MEALS INC8× · 2017–2024 · $14k · revenue +579%
Funded once
- UOUniversity of Houston Foundationone grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue +6%
- LFLIVELIKELOU FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +186%
- KSKIPP SCHOOLone grant, 2017 · $3k
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.
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…
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…
To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.
Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.
Memorial hermann health system is a nonprofit, values-driven, community-owned health system dedicated to improving health. our vision is to create healthier communities, now and for generations to come. our values are community,…
Memorial hermann health system is a nonprofit, values-driven, community-owned health system dedicated to improving health. our vision is to create healthier communities, now and for generations to come. our values are community,…
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.
The Houston Local Information Initiative, Inc. provides public service journalism that reflects the civic needs of the diverse communities comprising Greater Houston.
See Schedule OThe Women's Resource of Greater Houston helps women and girls make choices toward becoming independent, productive, and financially stable. We fulfill our mission by recruiting volunteer instructors to deliver our programs in…
Rebuilding Together Houston is the only organization in Houston and Harris County providing free home repairs to hundreds of families each year. We employ licensed contractors to restore homes to safe, livable conditions, extending each…
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.
Founded as a Christian ministry of healing, Baylor Scott & White Health promotes the well-being of all individuals, families and communities.
How this is measured
57 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. 57 of the 95 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 University of Houston Foundation ↗
- Who funds Texas A&M Foundation ↗
- Who funds The Houston Food Bank ↗
- Who funds KIDS' MEALS INC ↗
- Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS INC ↗
- Who funds PORTAL HOUSTON INC ↗
- Who funds GENESYS WORKS ↗
- Who funds SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds THE BEACON OF DOWNTOWN HOUSTON ↗
- Who funds Open Door Mission ↗
- Who funds STAR OF HOPE MISSION ↗
- Who funds Small Steps Nurturing Center ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ↗
- Who funds Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc ↗
- Who funds Christian Community Service Center Inc ↗
- Who funds HOSPITALITY APARTMENTS ↗
- Who funds COVENANT HOUSE ↗
- Who funds Camp For All Foundation ↗
- Who funds CHILD ADVOCATES INC ↗
- Who funds Texas Heart Institute ↗
- Who funds LIVELIKELOU FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PTSD FOUNDATION OF AMERICA ↗
- Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds CLAYTON LIBRARY FRIENDS 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 · Strake Foundation · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · Shell USA Company Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · The Elkins Foundation · The Medallion Foundation Inc · The John M O'Quinn Foundation · Vivian L Smith Foundation · The Methodist Hospital · The William Stamps Farish Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Paul B & Frances Lenora Terry Jr Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Paul B & Frances Lenora Terry Jr Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
- Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Inc: 1% of income from government
- Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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