J M Lykes Family Foundation
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 76-0411686 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Lykesknapp Family Fund
50grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$578Ktotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 50 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $140K 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
PO Box 27369
Houston, TX 77227-7369
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Cathedral Endowment Fund | Houston, TX | $80,000 |
| Wasatch Academy | Mt Pleasant, UT | $50,000 |
| Camp Chippewa Foundation | Maple Grove, MN | $30,000 |
| Yellowstone Forever Gift | Bozeman, MT | $27,500 |
| A Way Out Inc | Aspen, CO | $20,000 |
| Transylvania University | Lexington, KY | $20,000 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Kemah, TX | $20,000 |
| Piedmont Land Conservancy | Greensboro, NC | $17,000 |
| Christ Church Cathedral | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Christ Church Cathedral Endowment Fund | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Yellowstone Forever | Bozeman, MT | $12,500 |
| Yellowstone Forever | Bozeman, MT | $12,500 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $12,500 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Kemah, TX | $10,000 |
| Houston Symphony | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| John Fairey Garden Conservation | Hempstead, TX | $10,000 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Strake Jesuit College Prep | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Kemah, TX | $10,000 |
| St John's Episcopal Church | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Camp Chippewa Foundation | Maple Grove, MN | $10,000 |
| The Bryan Museum | Galveston, TX | $10,000 |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Pro-Vision | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Armand Bayou Nature Center Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | Highlands, TX | $10,000 |
| Camp Chippewa Foundation | Maple Grove, MN | $10,000 |
| St Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church | Galveston, TX | $10,000 |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $7,500 |
| Seattle Children's Theater | Seattle, WA | $7,500 |
| A Seattle Church | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| A Way Out | Carbondale, CO | $5,000 |
| Center for Wooden Boats | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Piedmont Land Conservancy | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 |
| Pro-Vision | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Roco | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| South Salt Lake Animal Shelter | South Salt Lake, UT | $5,000 |
| St John's Episcopal Church | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| The John Fairey Garden Conservation | Hempstead, TX | $5,000 |
| Utah Avalanche Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Public Garden | Boston, MA | $3,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas | Dallas, TX | $3,000 |
| River Oaks Garden Club | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| Blackwood Educational Land Institute | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| Trendsetters Foundation | Fayetteville, AR | $1,250 |
| Western Landowner's Alliance | Santa FE, NM | $1,000 |
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