· Private foundation
The Boyd Foundation Charitable Trust
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, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k24 grants · $49k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MERCURY | $10,000 |
| HOUSTON FOOD BANK | $10,000 |
| STAR OF HOPE MISSION | $5,000 |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | $3,500 |
| KID'S MEALS | $3,500 |
| SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES | $3,500 |
| ST LUKES METHODIST CHURCH | $3,000 |
| LSU FOUNDATION | $2,500 |
| SALVATION ARMY | $2,500 |
| INTERFAITH MINISTRIES GREATER HOUSTON | $2,000 |
| TIRR | $2,000 |
| CHILDREN AT RISK | $2,000 |
| MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | $1,500 |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST & LOUISIANA INC | $1,500 |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC | $1,500 |
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 (FY20–24, $34k) 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.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
26 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
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, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
The Houston Food Bank5× · 2020–2024 · $43k · revenue +36%- KMKIDS' MEALS INC5× · 2020–2024 · $17k · revenue +106%
- MOMEALS ON WHEELS5× · 2020–2024 · $17k · revenue +16%
Funded once
- UOUNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $2k · revenue +65%
- LSLOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSTIYone grant, 2020 · $1k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2023 · $1k
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 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."
Loyola University New Orleans, a Jesuit and Catholic institution of higher education, welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and prepares them to lead meaningful lives with and for others; to pursue truth, wisdom, and virtue; and to work…
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…
Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.
The university of holy cross, a catholic institution of higher learning, is an inclusive student-centered learning community focused on academic excellence and innovative teaching. rooted in the traditions of the marianites of holy cross,…
To lead a unified effort for a hunger-free 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,…
See Schedule OFort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels provides comprehensive services, including Meals on Wheels, congregate meals, transportation, case management, health screenings, information and referral services, recreation, and more. Our…
American Leadership Forum (ALF) brings together, in classes, leaders with diverse perspectives so they can build relationships, learn to dialogue and respectfully differ, and work together for the good of our community.
The mission of Target Hunger is to alleviate hunger and its root causes in the Houston neighborhoods we serve. Target Hunger is on the front lines of hunger every day through its food distribution system that includes multiple food…
Provide financial support to academic programs and student scholarships to Louisiana State University through various fundraising efforts.
How this is measured
14 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. 14 of the 36 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 The Houston Food Bank ↗
- Who funds STAR OF HOPE MISSION ↗
- Who funds KIDS' MEALS INC ↗
- Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS ↗
- Who funds LSU FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Children At Risk ↗
- Who funds Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston ↗
- Who funds Citizens for Animals of Midland Odessa Inc ↗
- Who funds Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc ↗
- Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST & LOUISIANA INC ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE ↗
- Who funds LSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ↗
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: Shell USA Company Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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 The Boyd Foundation Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Boyd Foundation Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
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