Hobby Family Foundation
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 76-0489862 · reported 2023–2025
129grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$3,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$14.3Mtotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 129 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $150K 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
2131 San Felipe St
Houston, TX 77019-5620
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Charitable Endownment Program MAGNOLIA FAMILY FUND | Warwick, RI | $6,228,721 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endownment Program THE BECKWORTH FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND | Warwick, RI | $6,153,890 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $110,000 |
| St John's School LOWER SCHOOL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, RED AND BLACK SOCIETY, AND QUADRANGLE CLUB - MAVERICK CIRCLE | Houston, TX | $107,000 |
| Unc Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $100,000 |
| Menil Foundation Inc - the Menil Collection | Houston, TX | $70,000 |
| Menil Foundation Inc - the Menil Collection CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Houston, TX | $70,000 |
| St John's School | Houston, TX | $65,000 |
| University of Virginia | Boone, IA | $60,000 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $55,000 |
| The Hobby Center Foundation PARKING GARAGE PLANTERS/CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Houston, TX | $55,000 |
| Baylor College of Medicine BBP CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| The Hobby Center Foundation | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| University of Texas Law School Foundation | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| The Center for New American Media MCDONALD OBSERVATORY DOCUMENTARY | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 |
| Menil Foundation Inc - the Menil Collection CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Houston, TX | $45,000 |
| Baylor College of Medicine BBP CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Houston, TX | $45,000 |
| Uatx CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Austin, TX | $33,333 |
| Uatx | Austin, TX | $33,333 |
| Uatx CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Austin, TX | $33,333 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Houston, TX | $30,000 |
| Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 |
| The Philosophical Society of Texas CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation | Columbus, GA | $25,000 |
| University of Texas Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 |
| The College Foundation of the University of Virginia BICENTENNIAL PROFESSORSHIP OF POLITICS FUND, EUGENE R. SCHUTT ENDOWMENT | Boone, IA | $20,000 |
| University of Texas at Austin Development Office DARREN WALKER SCHOLARSHIP | Austin, TX | $20,000 |
| Austin PBS Klru-Tv | Austin, TX | $20,000 |
| Brenham Main Str Historical Preservation | Brenham, TX | $20,000 |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation | Austin, TX | $20,000 |
| The Alpine Chapel | Telluride, CO | $20,000 |
| University of Texas at Austin Development Office | Austin, TX | $20,000 |
| University of Texas at Austin Development Office MCCOMBS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS/CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Austin, TX | $20,000 |
| Hays Cnty Citizens Sherrifs Acad Alumni CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | San Marcos, TX | $15,000 |
| San Marcos Citizens Police Acad Assoc CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | San Marcos, TX | $15,000 |
| Friends of the Children - Austin | Austin, TX | $15,000 |
| The University of TX MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy ANNUAL GALA SUPPORT | Houston, TX | $12,500 |
| The Church of St John the Divine | Houston, TX | $12,000 |
| Friends of Pumpkin Park CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Hays County Food Bank CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | San Marcos, TX | $10,000 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy ANNUAL GALA SUPPORT | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Telluride Foundation CONTINUING OPERATING EXPENSES | Telluride, CO | $10,000 |
| Best Defense Foundation | Solana Beach, CA | $10,000 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Center for Pursuit | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Childrens Museum Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| College Foundation of the University of Virginia | Boone, IA | $10,000 |
| Hope and Healing Center & Institute | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Noras Gift Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Center for Choice | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Rice University's Baker Institute | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Sire Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| St Luke's United Methodist Church | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Telluride Foundation | Telluride, CO | $10,000 |
| Texas Cultural Trust Council | Austin, TX | $10,000 |
| University of Texas Ex-Students Association | Austin, TX | $10,000 |
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