· Private foundation
Ray and June Smith Charitable 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.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k5 grants · $25k
- $10k–50k9 grants · $170k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $125k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | $125,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | $30,000 |
| RICE UNIVERSITY | $30,000 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | $30,000 |
| WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | $20,000 |
| CANCARE | $15,000 |
| PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL | $15,000 |
| NEAMIAH CENTER | $10,000 |
| RESONATE CHURCH | $10,000 |
| PRESBYTERIAN CHILDRENS HOME | $10,000 |
| TEXAS WILDLIFE CENTER | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| SERENITY | $5,000 |
| MEMORIAL PARK CONCERVANCY | $5,000 |
| HOLLY HALL | $5,000 |
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, $111k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 64% 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
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
22 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 University6× · 2017–2024 · $140k · revenue +104%
- LHLife House5× · 2017–2023 · $60k · revenue ×12
CANCARE INC6× · 2017–2024 · $60k · revenue +41%
Funded once
- NCNEAMIAH CENTERone grant, 2021 · $10k
- TVTX VETERINARY MEDICAL FOUNDATIONone grant, 2023 · $5k
- SSERENTIYone grant, 2022 · $5k
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.
TWCA is an independent, Christ-centered college preparatory school that integrates learning with biblical faith and challenges our students to reach their highest potential - intellectually, creatively, physically, and socially - for the…
LifeHouse is a Christ-centered ministry ensuring life for unborn children by providing opportunities for housing, help, and hope for young women during their pregnancies and beyond.
Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.
To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.
Laurel's House strengthens the human animal bond improves public health decreases the number of companion animal euthanasia due to overpopulation and diminishes human impact on native wildlife species by providing unprecedented access to…
Christian pre-school from age 3-months to school-age, and school from
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…
The mission of houston christian university is to provide a learning experience that instills in students a passion for academic, spiritual, and professional excellence as a result of our central confession, "jesus christ is lord."
The mission is to provide a biblically based classical college preparatory education that inspires a passion for excellence a heart of grace and the character of Christ.
The mission of the Lutheran Education Association of Houston (LEAH) is to operate and champion exemplary Lutheran schools in the Houston area to expand Christ's Kingdom.
Amazing Place empowers families facing the challenges of dementia and Alzheimer's and advances brain health for all. The Organization serves adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild to moderate dementia, caregiving families and…
How this is measured
11 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. 11 of the 25 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 Presbyterian School ↗
- Who funds Life House ↗
- Who funds CANCARE INC ↗
- Who funds Nehemiah Center Inc ↗
- Who funds PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S HOMES & SERVICES ↗
- Who funds Memorial Park Conservancy Inc ↗
- Who funds Holly Hall ↗
- Who funds Yes ministries ↗
- Who funds TEXAS VETERINARY MEDICAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds TEXAS WILDLIFE CENTER 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 · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Ray and June Smith Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ray and June Smith Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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