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The Schissler Foundation at a glance

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The Schissler Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$100k
Granted FY2026still arriving
2
Grants FY2026still arriving
1
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$292kHuman Services$285kHealth$150kArts & Culture$64kPublic Safety & Disaster$61kFood & Nutrition$43kCommunity Improvement$11kInternational$10kOther$0
02FY2026 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$50,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$7k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL$50,000
YMCA OF THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA$50,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $33k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $3k → 14%THE CENTER FOUNDATION: $5k → 16%THE CENTER FOUNDATION: $5k → 16%COVENANT HOUSE: $1k → 16%THE CENTER FOUNDATION: $5k → 16%Today's Harbor for Children: $5k → 16%TODAY'S HARBOR FOR CHILDREN: $3k → 16%Today's Harbor for Children: $3k → 16%Today's Harbor for Children: $3k → 16%PRISON ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM: $1k → 16%Depelchin Children's Center: $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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 20 repeat orgs$79k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2026, 18 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
16

Total granted

$1.4M
$79k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+46%

Still filing today

55%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Human ServicesArts & CultureEducationHealthPublic Safety & DisasterReligionOther
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

  • YM
    Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area
    6× · 2021–2026 · $175k · revenue +12%
  • HC
    HOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2017–2018 · $153k · revenue +84%
  • WM
    William Marsh Rice University
    2× · 2017–2018 · $56k · revenue +104%

Funded once

  • TC
    Texas Children's Hospitalgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue +83%
  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSEgraduated
    one grant, 2025 · $10k · revenue +134%
  • MC
    MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK INC
    one grant, 2025 · $10k · revenue 0%
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
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston

The museum of fine arts, houston serves as a welcoming and inclusive place for all people, connecting the communities of houston with diverse histories of art spanning 6,000 years and six continents. through our permanent collections,…

Arts & Culture
2
Texas Christian University

Texas christian university is an institution of higher education which includes nine major academic units: liberal arts, science and engineering, business, education, fine arts, communication, honors, nursing and health sciences, and the…

Education
3
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
4
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
5
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The mission of the institute has remained constant since its founding in 1953. as its restated articles of incorporation state the primary purpose and objective of the howard hughes medical institute shall be the promotion of human…

Health
6
Memorial Hermann Community Benefit Corporation

To implement solutions that promote good health for the individual, the health system and the community. we collaborate with others as well as create signature, evidence-based ways to improve the communities where people live, work, learn…

Social Science
7
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
8
Houston Public Media Foundation

The houston public media foundation mission is to marshal resources, relationships, and philanthropic support to bring arts and culture, education, and trusted news to the houston public media broadcast area.

Arts & Culture
9
Cook Children's Health Care System

Knowing that every child's life is sacred, our promise is to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury.

Health
10
Children's Health System of Texas

With more than 1 million patient visits each year, Children's Health is North Texas' leading pediatric health system and among the largest in the nation. For more than a century, our mission has been clear: make life better for children.…

Health
11
Houston Academy of Medicine

The mission of the Houston Academy of Medicine is to support the community service, education, scientific, and charitable programs for physicians, their patients, and the community at large in Harris County.

Education
12
Harris County Medical Society

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…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Easter Seals of Greater Houston Inc; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. 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

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 36 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
15/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $500,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientHOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $153,000 · OtherHOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYHOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL: $100,000 · OtherHOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITALYMCA: $90,020 · OtherYMCATHE PARISH SCHOOL: $75,000 · OtherTHE PARISH SCHOOL+13 more: $139,500 · Other+13 moreYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $175,000 · Human ServicesYoung Men's Chr…TODAYS HARBOR FOR CHILDREN: $17,500 · Human ServicesTODAYS HARBOR F…PURSUIT FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Human ServicesPURSUIT FOUNDAT…+4 more: $5,500 · Human ServicesJohn P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science: $60,000 · Arts & CultureHouston Symphony Society: $37,500 · Arts & CultureHouston Grand Opera Association Inc: $15,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $3,500 · Arts & CultureWilliam Marsh Rice University: $56,000 · EducationEDUCATION FOR TOMORROW ALLIANCE: $2,500 · EducationSmall Steps Nurturing Center: $2,500 · EducationK9S4COPS INC: $37,500 · Public Safety & DisasterTexas Children's Hospital: $25,000 · HealthEASTER SEALS OF GREATER HOUSTON INC: $5,000 · HealthSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $10,000 · Religion
Other$1,057,520Human Services$213,000Arts & Culture$116,000Education$61,000Public Safety & Disaster$37,500Health$30,000Religion$10,000

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 budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $175,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $153,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJohn P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science: $60,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $56,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetK9S4COPS INC: $37,500 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetHouston Symphony Society: $37,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $33,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Children's Hospital: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTODAYS HARBOR FOR CHILDREN: $17,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPURSUIT FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHouston Grand Opera Association Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEASTER SEALS OF GREATER HOUSTON INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Museum of Natural Science: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEDUCATION FOR TOMORROW ALLIANCE: $2,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetSmall Steps Nurturing Center: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHINQUAPIN PREPARATORY SCHOOL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPRISON ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $1,000 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.

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…Natl Christian Charit…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX14.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn 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 Schissler Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Schissler 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%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 36 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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