Texas · Public charity
Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation
The purpose of the RAINFOREST CAFE FRIENDS OF THE FUTURE FOUNDATION is to collect money deposited into wishing ponds and collection boxes at the related rainforest cafe restaurants by patrons, employees, and visitors and distribute the funds to various charitable organizations.
- $127k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $33k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.6M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $87k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 2 | $33k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $87k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $62k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $45k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $36k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Elevate Hope Inc D/B/A Red Eye | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | $36,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brcc Fund | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Criminal Justice Reform Foundation | $18,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Houston Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Chamber Foundati | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Every Mother Counts | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Elevate Hope Inc D/B/A Red Eye | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | $36,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brcc Fund | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Criminal Justice Reform Foundation | $18,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Houston Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Chamber Foundati | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Every Mother Counts | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tourette Syndrome Association of Texas | $7,500 | 1 | 4% |
| The Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation | $7,200 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $4,043 | 2 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation
- How much does Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation give?
- Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation reported 2 itemized grants totaling $32,500, out of $127,200 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (33%), Human Services (27%), Community Improvement (13%).
- Who are Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Museum of Fine Arts Houston ($50k), Elevate Hope Inc D/B/A Red Eye ($50k), Houston Museum of Natural Science ($36k).
- Does Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation based?
- Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation is based in TX.
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