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The Glassell Family Foundation Inc

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.

$4.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
22
Grants FY2024
17
Organizations funded FY2023
35%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$60,944
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,250,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 21
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$37M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 35% of the organizations The Glassell Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $389k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving22$4.1M32%
FY202317$2.8M35%
FY202220$2.8M45%
FY202120$3.0M25%
FY202021$3.4M38%
FY201920$3.7M35%
FY201821$3.3M38%
FY201721$3.3Mn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$7.1MHealth$5.2MArts & Culture$4.3MScience & Tech$3.6MSocial Science$2.9MEnvironment$1.2MReligion$680kYouth Development$500kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MA
CA
VA
TN
DC
HI
LA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Houston Museum of Natural Science$3,557,50081%
University of Miami$1,875,00030%
Annunciation Orthodox School$1,750,0007n/a
Memorial Hermann Foundation$750,00031%
Lutheran Education Association of Houston$750,0003n/a
World Wildlife Fund Inc$700,00050%
YES Prep Public Schools Inc$700,00030%
Camp For All Foundation$500,00021%
Mission Lazarus Inc$416,88863%
Memorial Hermann Health System$384,00040%
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All grantees of The Glassell Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Houston Museum of Natural Science$3,557,50081%
University of Miami$1,875,00030%
Annunciation Orthodox School$1,750,0007n/a
Memorial Hermann Foundation$750,00031%
Lutheran Education Association of Houston$750,0003n/a
World Wildlife Fund Inc$700,00050%
YES Prep Public Schools Inc$700,00030%
Camp For All Foundation$500,00021%
Mission Lazarus Inc$416,88863%
Memorial Hermann Health System$384,00040%
Episcopal High School$300,0001n/a
Project Joy & Hope for Texas$261,92049%
Covenant House Texas$250,00012%
Beneath the Waves Inc$212,000122%
Kelsey Research Foundation$160,00024%
Brighter Bites Inc$110,00012%
Houston Golf Association Inc$100,0001n/a
The Houston Food Bank$75,00050%
Search Homeless Services$50,0001n/a
Joy Development School$50,00010%
Asia Society Texas Center$50,00010%
Casa de Esperanza$48,0002n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston Inc$35,00011%
Halo Flight Inc$35,00010%
Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc$35,00011%
Pasadena Educational Foundation$30,00040%
Galveston County Food Bank$30,00040%
Texas Heart Institute$26,00020%
Houston Botanic Garden$25,00010%
STTE Foundation$25,0001n/a
Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc$25,00010%
Houston Aphasia Recovery Center$25,0001n/a
Lsu Foundation$20,67410%
Houston Hoops Inc$20,00018%
Small Steps Nurturing Center$15,36510%
Houston Contemporary Dance Company$15,000112%
Pasadena Isd Education Foundation$15,00021%
Camp Aranzazu Inc$11,00030%
Sarah's House$10,00022%
Therapy Pet Pals of Texas$10,00024%
Houston Police Foundation$10,00011%
Pasadena Community Ministries Inc$10,0002n/a
The Center for Pursuit$10,00010%
Christian Community Service Inc$10,000115%
St Peters Episcopal Church$7,5002n/a
Brooks County Assistance Corporation$5,000113%
The Methodist Hospital Foundation$5,00020%
Medical Debt Resolution Inc$5,00010%
Museum Foundation of Hebbronville$2,5001n/a
Franciscan Friars of Hebbronville Inc$1,00010%
Child Legacy International Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($13M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Glassell Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHouston Museum of Natural Science: $3,557,500 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $1,875,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMemorial Hermann Foundation: $750,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $700,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetYES Prep Public Schools Inc: $700,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCamp For All Foundation: $500,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetMission Lazarus Inc: $416,888 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetMemorial Hermann Health System: $384,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetProject Joy & Hope for Texas: $261,920 over 4y, 8.5% of budgetCovenant House Texas: $250,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetBeneath the Waves Inc: $212,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetKelsey Research Foundation: $160,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetBrighter Bites Inc: $110,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $75,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJoy Development School: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAsia Society Texas Center: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHalo Flight Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCasa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetPasadena Educational Foundation: $30,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGalveston County Food Bank: $30,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTexas Heart Institute: $26,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHouston Botanic Garden: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHouston Habitat for Humanity Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLsu Foundation: $20,674 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Hoops Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetSmall Steps Nurturing Center: $15,365 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHouston Contemporary Dance Company: $15,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetPasadena Isd Education Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCamp Aranzazu Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSarah's House: $10,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetTherapy Pet Pals of Texas: $10,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetHouston Police Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Center for Pursuit: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Community Service Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetBrooks County Assistance Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetThe Methodist Hospital Foundation: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMedical Debt Resolution Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFranciscan Friars of Hebbronville Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetChild Legacy International Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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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 Community FoundationTX31.7× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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.

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About The Glassell Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Glassell Family Foundation Inc give?
The Glassell Family Foundation Inc reported 22 grants totaling $4,054,231 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Glassell Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (26%), Health (20%), Arts & Culture (16%).
Who are The Glassell Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Houston Museum of Natural Science ($3.6M), University of Miami ($1.9M), Annunciation Orthodox School ($1.8M).
Does The Glassell Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Glassell Family Foundation Inc 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 Glassell Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, Shell USA Company Foundation, The Brown Foundation Inc.
Where is The Glassell Family Foundation Inc based?
The Glassell Family Foundation Inc is based in TX.

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 74 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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