Texas · Private foundation
The Frees Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $4.0M
- Granted FY2020
- 18
- Itemized grants FY2020
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
64% of The Frees Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Greater Houston Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 13 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
- Itemized, FY2020
- $3.9M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2020
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $2,528,690
- States reached, FY2020
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc | $402,642 | 1 | 0% |
| Mission of Yahweh Inc | $160,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Women's Home | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Covenant House Texas | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Houston Food Bank | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kids' Meals Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Houston | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc | $402,642 | 1 | 0% |
| Mission of Yahweh Inc | $160,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Women's Home | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Covenant House Texas | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Houston Food Bank | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kids' Meals Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Houston | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| HAY Center Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Prounitas Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sunflower Mission | $7,800 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($401k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Frees Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About The Frees Foundation
- How much does The Frees Foundation give?
- The Frees Foundation reported 18 itemized grants totaling $3,880,132, out of $3,967,932 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2020 IRS filing.
- What does The Frees Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (66%), International (10%), Human Services (6%).
- Who are The Frees Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2020: Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc ($403k), Mission of Yahweh Inc ($160k), Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana ($100k).
- Does The Frees Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Frees Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is The Frees Foundation based?
- The Frees Foundation is based in TX.
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