· Private foundation
The Ott Family Foundation Fka as Ott Charitable 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| HEART GIFT | $7,500 |
| THE KINKAID SCHOOL | $5,000 |
| WEST HOUSTON YOUNG LIFE | $5,000 |
| MCCOMBS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | $5,000 |
| BAYOU BEND COLLECTION AND GARDENS | $4,600 |
| ST LUKE'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | $3,000 |
| EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY (EDS) | $3,000 |
| RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB | $3,000 |
| GLENWOOD CEMETERY | $2,000 |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | $2,000 |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON | $2,000 |
| THE STORY CHURCH | $2,000 |
| NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION | $1,000 |
| WORKSHOP HOUSTON | $1,000 |
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 (FY20–22, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 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
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
22 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (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 FY2025, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TMTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON9× · 2017–2025 · $150k · revenue +96%
- TFTrees For Houston6× · 2018–2023 · $31k · revenue +181%
- ESEHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY3× · 2018–2021 · $21k · revenue +498%
Funded once
- MOMen of Distinction of Greater Houstongraduatedone grant, 2019 · $15k · revenue +62%
- WSWEST SIDE YOUNG LIFEone grant, 2024 · $13k
- UOUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - BLANTON MUSEUMone grant, 2017 · $5k
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 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…
The HISD Foundation is dedicated to mobilizing the local community to support innovative priorities in HISD to improve outcomes for all students in the district. Our mission is to fund projects and programs of merit that fall outside of…
The Heritage Society (THS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1954 whose mission is to tell the stories of the diverse history of Houston and Texas through collections, exhibits, the arts, educational programs, film, video, and other…
To advance the conservation of birds and their habitats in the Greater Houston Gulf Coast region by acquiring and maintaining critical habitat as bird sanctuaries, providing education programs and nature experiences, and advocating policy…
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…
The Houston Local Information Initiative, Inc. provides public service journalism that reflects the civic needs of the diverse communities comprising Greater Houston.
The Houston Parks Board mission is to expand, improve, and protect parks and greenspace in the Houston region.
The Houston Parks Board Foundation provides the Houston Parks Board with financial assistance to support operations and park projects.
The Houston Bar Foundation supports programs that help provide legal representation to the indigent, promote community understanding of our legal system, and foster the administration of justice.
The Health Museum is an innovative science center that provides an interactive and entertaining experience for all ages, promotes understanding and appreciation of the human body, mind, and spirit, and inspires a lifelong commitment to…
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.
How this is measured
32 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. 32 of the 54 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 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON ↗
- Who funds Trees For Houston ↗
- Who funds EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds HEARTGIFT FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Texas Heart Institute ↗
- Who funds The Kinkaid School Inc ↗
- Who funds Men of Distinction of Greater Houston ↗
- Who funds River Oaks Garden Club ↗
- Who funds Houston Botanic Garden ↗
- Who funds EX-STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF UT ↗
- Who funds WORKSHOP HOUSTON ↗
- Who funds GLENWOOD CEMETERY HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Buffalo Bayou Partnership Inc ↗
- Who funds YOUNG LIFE ↗
- Who funds KIDS' MEALS INC ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON INC ↗
- Who funds GLENWOOD CEMETERY INC ↗
- Who funds GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HOUSTON ↗
- Who funds Houston Golf Association Youth Program Inc dba First Tee of Greater Houston ↗
- Who funds South Texas Charity Weekend Inc ↗
- Who funds Bo's Place ↗
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 · The Brown Foundation Inc · William S & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Brazelton Family Foundation · LykesKnapp Family Fund · Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation · J Squared Family Foundation · Hobby Family Foundation · Vivian L Smith Foundation · John P McGovern Foundation · The William Stamps Farish Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Ott Family Foundation Fka as Ott Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Ott Family Foundation Fka as Ott Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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