· Private foundation
Rock Ridge 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 $10k1 grant · $8k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $65k
- $50k–250k4 grants · $317k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM FOUNDATION | $100,000 |
| HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | $100,000 |
| COLGATE UNIVERSITY | $66,667 |
| TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | $50,000 |
| THE KINKAID SCHOOL | $25,000 |
| TELLURIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | $20,000 |
| THE GOODNESS WEB FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HOUSTON | $8,333 |
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 (FY17–20, $175k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 86% 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.
21 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down.
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, 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
- TCTexas Children's Hospital7× · 2017–2024 · $500k · revenue +105%
- GWGENESYS WORKS5× · 2017–2021 · $470k · revenue +338%
- TMTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION6× · 2019–2024 · $400k · revenue +82%
Funded once
- TUTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINone grant, 2022 · $107k
- TSTHRIVE SCHOOL NETWORK FOR THE SHAWN M HURWITZ ACADEMYone grant, 2017 · $50k
- NCNEIGHBORHOOD CENTERSone grant, 2017 · $50k
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…
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…
The Heritage Society (THS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1954 whose mission is to tell the stories of the diverse history of Houston and Texas through collections, exhibits, the arts, educational programs, film, video, and other…
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,…
See Schedule OThe purpose of Awty International School (Awty) is to create an environment where students experience excellence every day to make their mark on the world alongside their community, in a spirit of curiosity, courage and…
As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this…
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 witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.
See Disclosure Above.
See Schedule OSt. John's School is an independent, co-educational day school presenting a 13-year sequence of college preparatory training. A non-profit institution, it was founded in 1946 to provide the community with a school of exacting…
Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.
How this is measured
15 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. 15 of the 26 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 Texas Children's Hospital ↗
- Who funds GENESYS WORKS ↗
- Who funds THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds The Kinkaid School Inc ↗
- Who funds ALLEY THEATRE ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL FOUNDATION INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds COLGATE UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON ↗
- Who funds BakerRipley ↗
- Who funds Houston Parks Board ↗
- Who funds THE GOODNESS WEB FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Battle Dawgs ↗
- Who funds The Junior League of Houston Inc ↗
- Who funds THE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
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 · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Rock Ridge Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rock Ridge Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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