Texas · Private foundation
Walter M & Mary Mischer 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.
- $136k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2024
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $65,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 10
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.8M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Walter M & Mary Mischer Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 69% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $73k 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 | 6 | $130k | 67% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $105k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $92k | 38% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $249k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | $142,538 | 4 | 0% |
| Christ Church Cathedral | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Texas Heart Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Teen & Family Services | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Houston Christian High School | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bo's Place | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Kids' Meals Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Houston Food Bank | $6,197 | 2 | 0% |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | $142,538 | 4 | 0% |
| Christ Church Cathedral | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Texas Heart Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Teen & Family Services | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Houston Christian High School | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bo's Place | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Kids' Meals Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Houston Food Bank | $6,197 | 2 | 0% |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Methodist Hospital Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| River Oaks Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Kinkaid School Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Emmaus Spirituality Center | $3,000 | 1 | 2% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($253k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Walter M & Mary Mischer 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.
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How this is measured
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About Walter M & Mary Mischer Foundation
- How much does Walter M & Mary Mischer Foundation give?
- Walter M & Mary Mischer Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $135,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 10 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Walter M & Mary Mischer Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (68%), Religion (9%), Human Services (5%).
- Who are Walter M & Mary Mischer Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Memorial Hermann Foundation ($143k), Christ Church Cathedral ($50k), Texas Heart Institute ($25k).
- Does Walter M & Mary Mischer Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Walter M & Mary Mischer 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 Walter M & Mary Mischer Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, Shell USA Company Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
- Where is Walter M & Mary Mischer Foundation based?
- Walter M & Mary Mischer Foundation is based in TX.
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