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Taub Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$551k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$332k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$3.1MArts & Culture$240kReligion$75kEnvironment$67kEducation$35kRecreation & Sports$30kHuman Services$23kYouth Development$19kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $9k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $210k
  • $250k+1 grant · $332k
$2,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$10M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$332,000
METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$210,000
RACE TO ERASE MS$2,500
HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,000
DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER$2,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER: $5k → 16%DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER: $3k → 16%DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER: $2k → 16%DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER: $1k → 16%DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER: $1k → 16%DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER: $1k → 16%DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER: $1k → 16%DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER: $1k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.5M · 17 repeat orgs$101k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
19

Total granted

$3.5M
$99k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+30%

Still filing today

76%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureEducationCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesEnvironmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • BC
    Baylor College of Medicine
    9× · 2017–2025 · $2.3M · revenue +67%
  • HC
    Harris County Hospital District Foundation
    2× · 2017–2018 · $100k · revenue +12%
  • TR
    TEXAS RANGER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
    4× · 2018–2023 · $28k · revenue +130%

Funded once

  • SM
    ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC
    one grant, 2022 · $20k
  • HC
    HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
    one grant, 2020 · $20k
  • TF
    Trees For Houstongraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $12k · revenue +133%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Houston Museum of Natural Science

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…

Arts & Culture
2
Harris County Medical Society

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…

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3
Memorial Hermann Medical Group

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,…

Health
4
The Heritage Society

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…

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5
John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science

The Health Museum is an innovative science center that provides an interactive and entertaining experience for all ages, promotes understanding and appreciation of the human body, mind, and spirit, and inspires a lifelong commitment to…

Arts & Culture
6
Houston Academy of Medicine

The mission of the Houston Academy of Medicine is to support the community service, education, scientific, and charitable programs for physicians, their patients, and the community at large in Harris County.

Education
7
Mhs Physicians of Texas

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,…

Health
8
The Hospice at the Texas Medical Center

The Hospice at the Texas Medical Center holds a freestanding 37 bed inpatient facility in the Texas Medical Center that is operated and managed by Houston Hospice.

Human Services
9
Houston Independent School District Foundation

The HISD Foundation is dedicated to mobilizing the local community to support innovative priorities in HISD to improve outcomes for all students in the district. Our mission is to fund projects and programs of merit that fall outside of…

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10
Texas Heart Medical Group

To provide cutting-edge cardiac care to diagnose, treat, and prevent cardiovascular diseases.

Health
11
Houston Christian Foundation dba National Christian Foundation Houston

As the Houston affiliate of the National Christian Foundation (NCF), our mission is to serve and encourage givers to grow as faithful stewards who give wisely to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

—
12
Memorial Hermann Health System

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,…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Memorial Hermann Foundation; the most unlike its peers is William Marsh Rice University. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 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. 24 of the 37 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
15/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Baylor College of Medicine: $2,258,103 · EducationBaylor College of Medicine+2 more: $26,350 · EducationTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $702,000 · HealthTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FO…Harris County Hospital District Foundation: $100,000 · HealthHarris County Hospital Di…+2 more: $21,000 · HealthMenil Foundation Inc: $200,000 · Arts & CultureALLEY THEATRE: $25,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $3,000 · Arts & CultureCONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL: $45,000 · OtherDEER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT: $29,000 · OtherTEXAS RANGER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $27,500 · OtherST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC: $20,000 · OtherHARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT: $20,000 · OtherTrees For Houston: $11,500 · OtherSECOND BAPTIST CHURCH: $10,000 · OtherMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS: $10,000 · Other+14 more: $28,000 · OtherHouston Botanic Garden: $55,500 · EnvironmentDEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER: $15,000 · Human ServicesHOUSTON'S CHARITY FOR CHILDREN INC: $5,000 · Community ImprovementTexas Business Hall of Fame Foundation: $1,000 · Community Improvement
Education$2,284,453Health$823,000Arts & Culture$228,000Other$201,000Environment$55,500Human Services$15,000Community Improvement$6,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBaylor College of Medicine: $2,258,103 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $702,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMenil Foundation Inc: $200,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHarris County Hospital District Foundation: $100,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetHouston Botanic Garden: $55,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetTEXAS RANGER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $27,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetALLEY THEATRE: $25,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMemorial Hermann Foundation: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER: $15,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTrees For Houston: $11,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE MENNINGER CLINIC FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRACE TO ERASE MS: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHouston Area Parkinson Society: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaylor Medical Foundation: $1,350 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON GALVESTON INSTITUTE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHouston Hospice: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGlasstire: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTexas Business Hall of Fame Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION FINALLY HOME: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens For Animal Protection Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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.

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.

Greater Houston Commu…Mechia FoundationAlbert & Ethel Herzst…Shell USA Company Fou…Strake FoundationHuffington FoundationThe Weingarten Schnit…The John M O'Quinn Fo…Harry S & Isabel C Ca…Marek Family Foundati…The Powell FoundationThe Brown Foundation …
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX23.1× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Mechia Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Strake Foundation · Huffington Foundation · The Weingarten Schnitzer Foundation Inc · The John M O'Quinn Foundation · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · Marek Family Foundation · The Powell Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Taub Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Taub Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Taub Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Taub Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 37 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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