Kinder Foundation
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 76-0519073 · reported 2023–2025
241grants reported
$100Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$272smallest grant
$181.1Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 241 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2.2M 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
2229 San Felipe St Ste 1700
Houston, TX 77019-5648
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION - 10 YEAR MASTER PLAN | Houston, TX | $19,433,012 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION - 10 YEAR MASTER PLAN | Houston, TX | $15,816,766 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION - 10 YEAR MASTER PLAN | Houston, TX | $15,804,661 |
| Rice University ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE KINDER INSTITUTE FOR URBAN RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $11,871,474 |
| Rice University ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE KINDER INSTITUTE FOR URBAN RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $11,869,293 |
| Rice University ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE KINDER INSTITUTE FOR URBAN RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $11,817,013 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION - 10 YEAR MASTER PLAN & MEMORIAL GROVES | Houston, TX | $5,416,557 |
| Houston Parks Board MACGREGOR PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION | Houston, TX | $5,207,549 |
| University of Missouri ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE KINDER INSTITUTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY | Columbia, MO | $4,742,237 |
| University of Missouri ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE KINDER INSTITUTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY | Columbia, MO | $4,733,767 |
| University of Missouri ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE KINDER INSTITUTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY | Columbia, MO | $4,732,150 |
| Houston Local Information Initiative Inc SUPPORT OF AN INDEPENDENT NEWS PUBLICATION IN HOUSTON | Houston, TX | $2,500,000 |
| Houston Local Information Initiative Inc SUPPORT OF AN INDEPENDENT NEWS PUBLICATION IN HOUSTON | Houston, TX | $2,500,000 |
| University of Virginia ENDOWED CHAIR IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | Charlottesville, VA | $2,377,494 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy MEMORIAL GROVES | Houston, TX | $2,376,174 |
| Emancipation Park Conservancy STAGE AND ENDOWMENET | Houston, TX | $2,371,957 |
| Houston Parks Board MACGREGOR PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION | Houston, TX | $2,371,186 |
| Houston Parks Board MACGREGOR PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION | Houston, TX | $2,368,987 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION - 10 YEAR MASTER PLAN | Houston, TX | $2,091,268 |
| Good Reason Houston SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HOUSTON | Houston, TX | $1,898,559 |
| Discovery Green Conservancy ENDOWMENT FUND & STRATEGIC PLAN | Houston, TX | $1,890,907 |
| Spark Parks GREENSPACE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Houston, TX | $1,475,000 |
| Coalition for the Homeless of Houstonharris County MAYOR WHITMIRE'S HOMELESSNESS PLAN | Houston, TX | $1,425,933 |
| Buffalo Soldiers Museum CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND JUNTEENTH CELEBRATION | Houston, TX | $1,422,655 |
| Depelchin Children's Center TEXAS FOSTER CARE TRANSITION TO THE CBC MODEL | Houston, TX | $1,421,290 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit CAPITAL CAMPAIGN/STEAM BUILDING | Houston, TX | $1,420,839 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION - 10 YEAR MASTER PLAN | Houston, TX | $1,141,041 |
| Rice University SUPPORT OF EDUCATION RESEARCH IN HOUSTON | Houston, TX | $1,037,428 |
| Emancipation Park Conservancy STAGE AND ENDOWMENT | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Harris Health Strategic Fund CAMPAIGN FOR HARRIS HEALTH 2025 | Bellaire, TX | $1,000,000 |
| United Way | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Good Reason Houston SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HOUSTON | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Spark Parks GREENSPACE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Spark Parks GREENSPACE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Hisd Foundation STUDENTS TRIP ABROAD - JAPAN AND WASHINGTON DC | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Good Reason Houston SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HOUSTON | Houston, TX | $954,113 |
| Good Reason Houston SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HOUSTON | Houston, TX | $951,651 |
| United Way | Houston, TX | $951,651 |
| United Way | Houston, TX | $945,137 |
| Archdiocese of Galveston Houston BISHOP FIORENZA PLAZA & PARKING LOT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Houston, TX | $942,483 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $940,531 |
| Discovery Green Conservancy ENDOWMENT FUND | Houston, TX | $938,233 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION - 10 YEAR MASTER PLAN | Houston, TX | $903,206 |
| Trees for Houston GENERAL FUND - EXPANSION OF GREENSPACE IN HOUSTON | Houston, TX | $750,000 |
| Rice University ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE KINDER INSTITUTE FOR URBAN RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $721,050 |
| Buffalo Soldiers Museum PRESERVATION OF BUFFALO SOLDIERS MUSEUM | Houston, TX | $700,000 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION - 10 YEAR MASTER PLAN | Houston, TX | $695,053 |
| Rice University ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE KINDER INSTITUTE FOR URBAN RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $680,705 |
| Good Reason Houston HISD STRATEGIC FUND | Houston, TX | $650,000 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership PARK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION - 10 YEAR MASTER PLAN | Houston, TX | $533,893 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation HOUSTON NEXT (5 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN) | Houston, TX | $500,000 |
| Houston Arts Alliance BIPOC ARTS & NETWORK FUND | Houston, TX | $500,000 |
| Trees for Houston | Houston, TX | $500,000 |
| Discovery Green Conservancy SPRING 2025 JAZZY SUNDAY SERIES | Houston, TX | $455,000 |
| Rice University ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE KINDER INSTITUTE FOR URBAN RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $454,515 |
| Discovery Green Conservancy SPRING 2024 JAZZY SUNDAYS SERIES | Houston, TX | $410,054 |
| Kipp POSTSECONDARY GIFT | Houston, TX | $400,000 |
| Yes Prep Public Schools POSTSECONDARY GIFT | Houston, TX | $400,000 |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston FREEDMEN'S TOWN | Houston, TX | $351,000 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation CENTER FOR HEALTH AND NATURE | Houston, TX | $333,333 |
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