Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 35-1950691 · reported 2023–2025
1,547grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$7,500lower quartile
$10smallest grant
$60.4Mtotal paid
24states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 65 of its 1,547 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.5M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1111 Louisiana St
Houston, TX 77002-5230
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Loftin Equipment Company GENERAL DONATION | Phoenix, AZ | $3,357,123 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc GENERAL DONATION | Newark, DE | $2,923,797 |
| United Way of Greater Houston GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $2,102,930 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America GENERAL DONATION | Alexandria, VA | $1,028,305 |
| Loftin Equipment Company GENERAL DONATION | Phoenix, AZ | $783,751 |
| Texas Children's Hospital GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $775,000 |
| Downtown Evansville CDC GENERAL DONATION | Evansville, IN | $760,000 |
| United Way of Greater Houston GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $756,836 |
| United Way of Greater Houston GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $740,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc GENERAL DONATION | Newark, DE | $596,003 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Evansville GENERAL DONATION | Evansville, IN | $525,000 |
| Clean UP Houston Inc GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $500,000 |
| Hope Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Indianapolis, IN | $500,000 |
| Evansville Parks Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Evansville, IN | $500,000 |
| Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans GENERAL DONATION | Saint Paul, MN | $500,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Indiana GENERAL DONATION | Evansville, IN | $358,175 |
| University of Texas Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Austin, TX | $350,000 |
| Community Foundation Alliance GENERAL DONATION | Evansville, IN | $325,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Inc GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $315,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Inc GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $315,000 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Houston GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $300,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwestern in GENERAL DONATION | Evansville, IN | $283,000 |
| Louis J Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville GENERAL DONATION | Evansville, IN | $270,000 |
| Central Houston Civic Improvement Inc GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $250,000 |
| Arbor Day Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Lincoln, NE | $250,000 |
| Dubois-Pike-Warrick Economic Opportunity Committee Inc Dba Tri-Cap GENERAL DONATION | Jasper, IN | $250,000 |
| Houston Area Urban League GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $250,000 |
| National Urban League Inc GENERAL DONATION | New Yotk, NY | $250,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy GENERAL DONATION | Arlington, VA | $250,000 |
| Sbp GENERAL DONATION | New Orleans, LA | $250,000 |
| University of Houston Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $210,000 |
| Childrens Museum Inc GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $201,500 |
| Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve GENERAL DONATION | Evansville, IN | $201,000 |
| The Salvation Army Southern Territory GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $200,000 |
| Evolve Houston GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $200,000 |
| Indiana Landmarks GENERAL DONATION | Indianapolis, IN | $200,000 |
| OH Taste GENERAL DONATION | Dayton, OH | $200,000 |
| Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $200,000 |
| Mission First Inc GENERAL DONATION | Newburgh, IN | $200,000 |
| Trees for Houston GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $200,000 |
| University of Southern Indiana Foundation Inc GENERAL DONATION | Evansville, IN | $200,000 |
| Heart of Indiana United Way GENERAL DONATION | Muncie, IN | $199,578 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation GENERAL DONATION | New York, TX | $190,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club Evansville GENERAL DONATION | Evansville, IN | $165,000 |
| University of Houston Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $165,000 |
| Tomball Legacy Fund GENERAL DONATION | Tomball, TX | $160,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Houston GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $151,500 |
| Rebuilding Together Houston GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $150,000 |
| Evansville Rescue Mission GENERAL DONATION | Evansville, IN | $150,000 |
| Homefull GENERAL DONATION | Dayton, OH | $150,000 |
| Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $150,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Dayton Inc GENERAL DONATION | Dayton, OH | $150,000 |
| The Pantheon GENERAL DONATION | Vincennes, IN | $150,000 |
| Houston Food Bank GENERAL DONATION | Houston, TX | $150,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation GENERAL DONATION | New York, TX | $150,000 |
| Precinct4forward GENERAL DONATION | Tomball, TX | $150,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Dayton Inc GENERAL DONATION | Dayton, OH | $150,000 |
| The Brookwood Community GENERAL DONATION | Brookshire, TX | $150,000 |
| University of Texas Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Austin, TX | $150,000 |
| Vision Galveston Inc GENERAL DONATION | Galveston, TX | $150,000 |
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