The Vaughn Foundation
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 75-6008953 · reported 2023–2025
175grants reported
$5,000median award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$1.3Mtotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 175 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $158K 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
1333 West Loop S Ste 1550
Houston, TX 77027-9121
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Luke's United Methodist | Houston, TX | $35,000 |
| Orange Show Foundation | Houston, TX | $23,000 |
| Christian Community Service Center | Houston, TX | $20,000 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $20,000 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $20,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Houston | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Nora's Home | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| The Forge for Families Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Nick Finnegan Counseling Center | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Houston | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| St Luke's United Methodist | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Orange Show Foundation | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Child Advocates Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| University Texas Medical Branch | Galveston, TX | $15,000 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Nick Finnegan Counseling Center | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Houston | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| St Luke's United Methodist | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Christian Community Service Center | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Child Advocates Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Covenant House | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Texas Childern's Hospital | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Special Olympics Texas Inc | Austin, TX | $10,000 |
| Child Advocates Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| University Texas Medical Branch | Galveston, TX | $10,000 |
| Prison Enterpreneurship Program | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| The Story-Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Bo's Place | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | Highland, TX | $10,000 |
| Mercy Gates Ministries | Ingram, TX | $10,000 |
| Spectrum Fusion | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Hope Village | Friendswood, TX | $10,000 |
| Interfaith Ministries | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Spaulding for Children | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| The Brookwood Community | Brookshire, TX | $10,000 |
| Houston Symphony | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Stages | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Texas Childern's Hospital | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Christian Community Service Center | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Target Hunger | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Nora's Home | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Shepherd's Watch Foundation | Canton, TX | $10,000 |
| The Forge for Families Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Informed Action Consent Network | Austin, TX | $10,000 |
| The Story-Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Spectrum Fusion | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts - Film Dept | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Queensbury Theatre | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Covenant House | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Texas Childern's Hospital | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Orange Show Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| University Texas Medical Branch | Galveston, TX | $10,000 |
| Kipp Texas Inc Fundraising- Houston | Dallas, TX | $10,000 |
| Prevent Blindness | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Prison Enterpreneurship Program | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
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