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The Jack Zubowski Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

The Jack Zubowski 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.

$13k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$28kEducation$20kArts & Culture$12kHuman Services$11kHealth$8kCivil Rights$4kPhilanthropy$4kPublic Safety & Disaster$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$50k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Individual grant recipient$2,750
Individual grant recipient$2,048
JEWISH FEDERATION OF HOUSTON$1,000
HOUSTON F0OD BANK$1,000
CONGREGATION BETH YESHURUN$512
Individual grant recipient$250
SALVATION ARMY$250
HOUSTON SPCA$250
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS$200
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 (FY19–20, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 14%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $1k → 16%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$86k · 19 repeat orgs$14k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
15

Total granted

$86k
$9k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
0%

Still filing today

32%
27%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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
Human ServicesHealthAnimalsCrime & LegalOther
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

  • T1
    THE 100 CLUB INC
    4× · 2019–2024 · $4k · revenue +132%
  • The Houston Food Bank
    4× · 2020–2025 · $2k · revenue +36%
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
    2× · 2019–2020 · $2k · revenue +65%

Funded once

  • EW
    EMERY WEINER SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • BS
    BACH SOCIETY
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • TH
    TOUCH HEALTH INC
    one grant, 2019 · $1k · revenue -48%
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 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
2
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
3
Houston Pets Alive

Houston Pets Alive!s (HPA!) mission is to save the lives of at-risk companion cats and dogs and find them loving homes.

Animals
4
Tmh Physician Organization

This organization is part of the methodist hospital, doing business as houston methodist hospital, whose mission is: to provide high quality, cost-effective health care that delivers the best value to the people we serve in a spiritual…

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5
Baylor Research Institute

To improve the care and well being of our community, nationally and internationally, through innovative clinically relevant research that is consistent with the mission, vision and values of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH).

Health
6
HealthTexas Provider Network

To deliver the highest value patient experience through quality, safety, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness, enhanced by medical education and research in collaboration with Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH).

Health
7
The Methodist Hospital

To provide high quality, cost-effective health care that delivers the best value to the people we serve in a spiritual environment of caring in association with internationally recognized teaching and research.

Health
8
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
9
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
10
Spring Branch Community Health Center

To increase the number of healthy families in our community by providing high quality, comprehensive health services.

Health
11
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas

Independent and nonpartisan, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute works at the intersection of policy and programs to create equitable systemic changes so all people in Texas, the nation, and the world can obtain the health care they…

Health
12
Houston Hospice

Houston Hospice provides uncompromising, compassionate end-of-life care to patients and families in our community. Houston Hospice cares for patients from all races, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and payor classes, including those with…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Methodist Hospital Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Doctor Marnie Rose Foundation Inc. 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

12 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. 12 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/12
Grantees still filing
6/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CONGREGATION BETH YESHURUN: $22,634 · OtherCONGREGATION BETH YESHURUNTHE BETH YESHURUN DAY SCHOOL: $15,930 · OtherTHE BETH YESHURUN DAY SCHOOLIndividual grant recipient: $14,347 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CENTER: $4,875 · OtherNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF GREATER HOUSTON: $4,300 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $3,750 · OtherMD ANDERSON CENTER: $3,250 · Other+20 more: $18,500 · Other+20 moreTHE 100 CLUB INC: $3,500 · Crime & LegalJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $2,000 · Human ServicesTOUCH HEALTH INC: $1,000 · Human Services+1 more: $25 · Human ServicesTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthDoctor Marnie Rose Foundation Inc: $600 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $100 · HealthHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,000 · AnimalsHOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY: $250 · Animals
Other$92,586Crime & Legal$3,500Human Services$3,025Health$1,700Animals$1,250

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 budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF GREATER HOUSTON: $4,300 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetTHE 100 CLUB INC: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $2,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Federation of Greater Houston: $2,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTOUCH HEALTH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDoctor Marnie Rose Foundation Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $25 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.

  • Who funds NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF GREATER HOUSTON ↗
  • Who funds THE 100 CLUB INC ↗
  • Who funds The Houston Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds Jewish Federation of Greater Houston ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE ↗
  • Who funds HOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds TOUCH HEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Doctor Marnie Rose Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗

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…Shell USA Company Fou…Mechia FoundationHouston Jewish Commun…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX16.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Mechia Foundation · Houston Jewish Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Jack Zubowski Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Jack Zubowski 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%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
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 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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