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The Bayou Foundation Legacy Trust Company at a glance

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The Bayou Foundation Legacy Trust Company

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$176k
Granted FY2021
34
Grants FY2021
5
States reached
$28k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2021 · 34 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k28 grants · $57k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $120k
$2,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES$27,500
HOUSTON AUDUBON SOCIETY$25,000
HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM$25,000
GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION$20,000
SAVE BUFFALO BAYOU$12,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON HONORS COLLEGE$10,000
ST MARTIN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH$9,750
FRIENDS OF DON GREENE NATURE PARK$5,000
ST JUDE CHLLDREN'S HOSPITAL$3,000
THE EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT$3,000
Individual grant recipient$3,000
DOCTOR'S WITHOUT BORDERS$3,000
RETINA RESEARCH FOUNDATION$2,500
HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA-KUHF$2,500
PTSD FOUNDATION-CAMP HOPE$2,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

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Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON: $500 → 16%PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET: $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 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 Arboretum & Nature Center

The mission of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is to provide education about the natural environment to people of all ages and to protect and enhance the Arboretum as a haven and sanctuary for native plants and animals.

Environment
2
Houston Parks Board

The Houston Parks Board mission is to expand, improve, and protect parks and greenspace in the Houston region.

Philanthropy
3
Texas State Aquarium Association

The texas state aquarium's mission is engaging people with animals, inspiring appreciation for our seas, and supporting wildlife conservation. its vision is to be a global leader in fostering support for the conservation of the gulf of…

Animals
4
Houston Zoo Inc

Mission: Connect communities with animals, inspiring action to save wildlife. Vision: Be a leader in the global movement to save wildlife. (Continued on Schedule O) Houston Zoo, Inc. (HZI) strives to be a zoo that practices exemplary…

Animals
5
Houston Botanic Garden

To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.

Environment
6
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program Inc

Coastal bend bays & estuaries program is dedicated to protecting and restoring bays and estuaries of the texas coastal bend. coastal bend bays and estuaries remain a vital part of the environmental and economic landscape by preserving and…

Environment
7
Houston Geological Society Foundation
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8
Houston Local Information Initiative Inc

The Houston Local Information Initiative, Inc. provides public service journalism that reflects the civic needs of the diverse communities comprising Greater Houston.

Arts & Culture
9
Houston Health Foundation

Houston health foundation (hhf) has the mission of creating private/public partnerships for sustainable health and wellness initiatives and programs in our communities.

Philanthropy
10
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
11
Trees for Houston

Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.

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12
The Houston Parks Board Foundation

The Houston Parks Board Foundation provides the Houston Parks Board with financial assistance to support operations and park projects.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Star of Hope Mission; the most unlike its peers is Planned Parenthood. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

19 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. 19 of the 34 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
12/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH TEXAS INC: $27,500 · OtherGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH TEXAS INCTHE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON HONORS COLLEGE: $10,000 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON HONORS COLLEGEST MARTINS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $9,750 · OtherST MARTINS EPISCOPAL CHURCHFRIENDS OF DON GREENE NATURE PARK: $5,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF DON GREENE NATURE PARKST JUDE CHLLDREN'S HOSPITAL: $3,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $3,000 · Other+14 more: $19,500 · Other+14 moreThe Houston Audubon Society: $25,000 · EnvironmentThe Houston Audubon SocietyGalveston Bay Foundation Inc: $20,000 · EnvironmentGalveston Bay Foundation IncSAVE BUFFALO BAYOU: $12,000 · EnvironmentSAVE BUFFALO BAYOU+1 more: $500 · EnvironmentHOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM: $25,000 · Arts & CultureHOUSTON MARITIME…RETINA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,500 · HealthTEXAS FOUNDATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: $2,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $1,000 · HealthEPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT: $3,000 · Human ServicesPathways for Little Feet: $1,000 · Human ServicesBOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC: $500 · Human ServicesMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 · InternationalTGP Public Schools: $2,000 · EducationTHE COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL: $1,000 · Education
Other$77,750Environment$57,500Arts & Culture$25,000Health$5,500Human Services$4,500International$3,000Education$3,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH TEXAS INC: $27,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Houston Audubon Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM: $25,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetGalveston Bay Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAVE BUFFALO BAYOU: $12,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRETINA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTAR OF HOPE MISSION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS FOUNDATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: $2,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetTGP Public Schools: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPathways for Little Feet: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGarden Club of Houston: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON 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…William S & Lora Jean…Albert & Ethel Herzst…The Brown Foundation …Shell USA Company Fou…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …Natl Christian Charit…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX17.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · William S & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 The Bayou Foundation Legacy Trust Company funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Bayou Foundation Legacy Trust Company. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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.

    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 34 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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