Texas · Private foundation
Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn
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.
- $209k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2026
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2026
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 19
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2026
- 10
- Total assets, FY2026
- $3.6M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 16 | $207k | 6% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $196k | 13% |
| FY2022 | 16 | $202k | 6% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $172k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 19 | $163k | 5% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $142k | 22% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $126k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $673k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
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, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital University | $690,750 | 5 | 1% |
| International Center for Clubhouse Development Inc | $83,500 | 8 | 1% |
| NAMI National | $77,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Nami Greater Houston | $68,000 | 6 | 2% |
| Seg Foundation | $55,250 | 7 | 3% |
| Huntington's Disease Society of America Inc | $24,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Rainsboro United Methodist Church | $22,500 | 6 | n/a |
| The Heritage Foundation | $19,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Heartland Institute | $12,500 | 5 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Houston | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital University | $690,750 | 5 | 1% |
| International Center for Clubhouse Development Inc | $83,500 | 8 | 1% |
| NAMI National | $77,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Nami Greater Houston | $68,000 | 6 | 2% |
| Seg Foundation | $55,250 | 7 | 3% |
| Huntington's Disease Society of America Inc | $24,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Rainsboro United Methodist Church | $22,500 | 6 | n/a |
| The Heritage Foundation | $19,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Heartland Institute | $12,500 | 5 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Houston | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mental Health America of Greater Houston Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Science and Environmental Policy Project | $5,500 | 2 | 3% |
| American Geosciences Institute | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($803k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn 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 · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn with peer funders
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About Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn
- How much does Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn give?
- Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn reported 17 grants totaling $209,250 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 19 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (68%), Health (20%), Science & Tech (3%).
- Who are Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Capital University ($691k), International Center for Clubhouse Development Inc ($84k), NAMI National ($78k).
- Does Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn 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 Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Shell USA Company Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn based?
- Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn is based in TX.
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