The Susman Foundation
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 76-0569093 · reported 2023–2025
53grants reported
$1,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$2.6Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
Not in the current IRS exempt-organisation registry. The grants below were reported, but this EIN does not appear in the IRS list of organisations in good standing today. It may have closed, merged or lost its status. Check before you spend time on it.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 53 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $73K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Ellen Susman Fund - Donor Advised Fund | Houston, TX | $1,576,522 |
| Hirshhorn Museum | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| Hirshhorn Museum | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Hirshhorn Museum Trustee Annual Amount | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | Snowmass Village, CO | $30,000 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Houston, TX | $21,000 |
| Anderson Ranch Council Membership | Smowmass Village, CO | $20,000 |
| The Kincaid School | Houston, TX | $20,000 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Houston, TX | $20,000 |
| The Jewish Board | New York, NY | $16,000 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Nxthvn | New Haven, CT | $10,000 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Rothko Chapel | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Washington Institute | Washington DC, WA | $10,000 |
| Anderson Ranch Council Membership | Smowmass Village, CO | $10,000 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Children's Museum of Manhattan | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Abundance Educational Academy | Yazoo City, MS | $5,000 |
| Children's Museum of Manhattan | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $3,000 |
| Central Synagogue | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum Dinner | New York, NY | $2,250 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Glasstire | Houston, TX | $1,500 |
| Fresh Air Fund | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Snap | Santa Monica, CA | $1,500 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Rothko Chapel | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Yale University Art Gallery | New Haven, CT | $1,000 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Aspen Music Festival | Aspen, CO | $1,000 |
| Jewish Democratic Council of America | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Sire | Spring, TX | $1,000 |
| The Chinati Foundation- Marfa | Marfa, TX | $1,000 |
| Yale University Art Gallery | New Haven, CT | $1,000 |
| National MS Society | Houston, TX | $500 |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Houston, TX | $500 |
| National MS Society | Houston, TX | $500 |
| American Saddlebred Museum | Lexington, KY | $500 |
| Life Houston | Houston, TX | $500 |
| League of Women Voters | Houston, TX | $500 |
| Rothko Chapel | Houston, TX | $500 |
| Jfs Houston | Houston, TX | $360 |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Houston, TX | $250 |
| Herman Park Conservatory | Houston, TX | $250 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Houston, TX | $250 |
| Pughearts of Houston | Alvin, TX | $100 |
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