Clark and Charlene Thompson Foundation
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 46-4629601 · reported 2023–2025
49grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$4,080smallest grant
$1.5Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 49 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $191K 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
1415 Louisiana 36TH Floor
Houston, TX 77002-7360
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Inc | Houston, TX | $130,000 |
| Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo | Houston, TX | $125,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Inc | Houston, TX | $80,000 |
| St Louise House (vincare Services of Austin Foundation) The Charlene Thompson Resiliency Fund | Austin, TX | $70,000 |
| Camp Allen Camp & Conference Center Back to Nature Campaign | Navasota, TX | $50,000 |
| Saint Louise House Childrens Resilience Fund | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Saint Louise House The Charlene Thompson Resiliency Fund | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Inc | Houston, TX | $40,000 |
| Interfaith Ministries Greater Houston Meals on Wheels and Animeals programs | Houston, TX | $31,000 |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston Meals on Wheels and AniMeals programs | Houston, TX | $30,000 |
| Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston Meals on Wheels and Animeals programs | Houston, TX | $30,000 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $26,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star One-to-One Mentoring | Dallas, TX | $25,000 |
| Christian Community Service Center Inc | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Depelchin's Children's Center La Porte programs | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star General support for Houston programs | Irving, TX | $25,000 |
| Christian Community Service Center | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Depelchin Childrens Center Programs at LaPorte location | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Tirr Foundation Moran Camp Xtreme | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star General support for Houston programs | Dallas, TX | $25,000 |
| The Briarwood School Support for the Little School Sensory Room | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Tirr Foundation Moran Camp Xtreme | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Tirr Foundation Moran Camp Xtreme | W University Place, TX | $20,000 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston Lyndon Baines Johnson Moral Courage Award Dinner | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Camp Allen Camp and Conference Center Camper scholarships | Navasota, TX | $15,000 |
| The Westview School New science lab and science lab improvements | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Adam's Army | College Station, TX | $10,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League 2024 No Place for Hate Initiative | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Inc Llama & Alpaca Committee Support | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston IM Houston Tapestry Event | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| River Oaks Chamber Orchestra | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Saint Louise House 2025 Game Changer Event | Austin, TX | $10,000 |
| St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Gabriel Project | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| The Church of St John the Divine | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| YMCA Camp Cullen | Trinity, TX | $10,000 |
| Roco | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| St John the Divine Episcopal Church | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| St Michael Catholic Church | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| YMCA Camp Cullen Camper assistance | Trinity, TX | $10,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League Support for No Place for Hate Initiatives | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| River Oaks Chamber Orchestra | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| YMCA Camp Cullen Camper assistance | Trinity, TX | $10,000 |
| West University Place Safe Sitter program | W University Place, TX | $6,460 |
| West University Place Safe Sitter program | Houston, TX | $5,700 |
| The City of West University Place Safe Sitter program | W University Place, TX | $4,080 |
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