Mize Family Foundation
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 81-4045252 · reported 2023–2025
53grants reported
$500median award
$250lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$317Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 53 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $280K 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
911 Briar Ridge Dr
Houston, TX 77057-1117
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church | Houston, TX | $80,000 |
| Convenant House of Texas | Houston, TX | $5,200 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts - Houston | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $2,000 |
| Magic Bus USA | Houston, TX | $2,000 |
| Communities in School | Austin, TX | $1,500 |
| Houston SPCA | Houston, TX | $1,083 |
| Children's Museum | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Kinkaid School | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Nick Finnegan Counseling Center | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Springspirit | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Hope and Healing Center | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Salvation Army Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $750 |
| Neuhaus Education Center | Bellaire, TX | $700 |
| Nick Finnegan Counseling Center | Houston, TX | $513 |
| Garden Club of Houston | Houston, TX | $500 |
| Tanglewood Foundation | Houston, TX | $500 |
| Southern Methododist University | Dallas, TX | $500 |
| Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | $500 |
| Garden Club of Houston | Houston, TX | $500 |
| The Salvation Army | Houston, TX | $500 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Houston, TX | $500 |
| Garden Club of Houston | Houston, TX | $500 |
| Children's Museum | Houston, TX | $500 |
| Calvary Community Church | Houston, TX | $500 |
| Aspen Valley Hope Center | Basalt, CO | $500 |
| Center for the Arts Crested Butte | Crested Butte, CO | $500 |
| The Brookwood Community | Brookshire, TX | $500 |
| Helping Hand Home for Children | Austin, TX | $500 |
| Small Steps Nuturing Center | Houston, TX | $500 |
| Children's Advocacy Center | Austin, TX | $500 |
| Communities in School | Austin, TX | $500 |
| The Crested Butte Land Trust | Crested Butte, CO | $500 |
| Tanglewood Foundation | Houston, TX | $300 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Houston, TX | $250 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $250 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Houston, TX | $250 |
| Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley | Gunnison, CO | $250 |
| Houston PI Beta Phi Foundation | Houston, TX | $250 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $250 |
| River Oaks Garden Club | Houston, TX | $250 |
| Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation | Evanston, IL | $250 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts - Houston RIENZI GARDEN ENDOWMENT FUND | Houston, TX | $250 |
| Houston PI Beta Phi Foundation | Houston, TX | $250 |
| Sandal Gap Studio | Houston, TX | $250 |
| Star of Hope Mission | Houston, TX | $200 |
| Tanglewood Foundation | Houston, TX | $200 |
| Houston SPCA | Houston, TX | $200 |
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