Texas · Private foundation
The Sherman Foundation
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.
- $575k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2024
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 44%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $400,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 16
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $77M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 44% of the organizations The Sherman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $110k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 10 | $575k | 70% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $668k | 44% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $649k | 58% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $537k | 73% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $719k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Methodist Hospital Foundation | $1,660,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Gracewood Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Restore Texas Ministries | $175,000 | 2 | 22% |
| Animal Friends Rescue Project | $150,000 | 1 | 12% |
| The Howard University | $92,950 | 3 | 0% |
| Nora's Gift Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Houston Food Bank | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sealy Christian Pantry Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Young Survival Coalition Inc | $42,500 | 3 | 1% |
| K-9 Angels Rescue | $40,000 | 1 | 6% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Methodist Hospital Foundation | $1,660,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Gracewood Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Restore Texas Ministries | $175,000 | 2 | 22% |
| Animal Friends Rescue Project | $150,000 | 1 | 12% |
| The Howard University | $92,950 | 3 | 0% |
| Nora's Gift Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Houston Food Bank | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sealy Christian Pantry Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Young Survival Coalition Inc | $42,500 | 3 | 1% |
| K-9 Angels Rescue | $40,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Columbus Food Pantry Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 22% |
| The 100 Club Inc | $23,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Knock Out Ms Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 25% |
| Turtle Wing Foundation | $15,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Free Wheelchair Mission | $11,040 | 1 | 0% |
| St Albans Episcopal Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Citizens For Animal Protection Inc | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Purple Songs Can Fly | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| She Supply | $3,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Northshore Food Bank | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Colorado County Fair Association Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($479k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Sherman 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: Shell USA Company Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Celanese Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About The Sherman Foundation
- How much does The Sherman Foundation give?
- The Sherman Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $574,603 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 16 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Sherman Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (55%), Human Services (10%), Animals (8%).
- Who are The Sherman Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Methodist Hospital Foundation ($1.7M), Gracewood Inc ($200k), Restore Texas Ministries ($175k).
- Does The Sherman Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Sherman 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 Sherman Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Shell USA Company Foundation, Greater Houston Community Foundation, Celanese Foundation.
- Where is The Sherman Foundation based?
- The Sherman Foundation is based in TX.
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