Texas · Private foundation
The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $61k
- Granted FY2018
- 16
- Grants FY2018
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 93%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
91% of The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation’s FY2019 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. FY2019 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $61k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $300
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 19
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 93% of the organizations The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 99% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 14 | $61k | 93% |
| FY2017 | 19 | $9k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St John's School | $20,250 | 1 | 0% |
| The Houston Food Bank | $2,400 | 3 | 0% |
| The Methodist Hospital Foundation | $2,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Houston Area Parkinson Society | $1,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Congregation Beth Israel | $910 | 1 | n/a |
| River Oaks Country Club | $550 | 1 | 0% |
| The Coronado Club | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Houston Symphony Society | $450 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St John's School | $20,250 | 1 | 0% |
| The Houston Food Bank | $2,400 | 3 | 0% |
| The Methodist Hospital Foundation | $2,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Houston Area Parkinson Society | $1,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Congregation Beth Israel | $910 | 1 | n/a |
| River Oaks Country Club | $550 | 1 | 0% |
| The Coronado Club | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Houston Symphony Society | $450 | 1 | 0% |
| Kelsey Research Foundation | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| American Association for Cancer Research Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| The Irvin M Shlenker School of Congregation Beth Israel | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Breakthrough T1d | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Thrive School Network | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Tourette Syndrome Association of Texas | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Project GRAD Houston | $75 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($21k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis 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 · The Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation · The Brodsky Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Mechia Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation
- How much does The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation give?
- The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $60,525 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 19 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (77%), Arts & Culture (12%), Education (5%).
- Who are The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: The Museum of Fine Arts Houston ($50k), St John's School ($20k), The Houston Food Bank ($2k).
- Does The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 93% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis 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 Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, The Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation, The Brodsky Foundation.
- Where is The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation based?
- The Rodney H and Judy E Margolis Foundation is based in TX.
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