Whalen Family Foundation
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 46-5357542 · reported 2023–2025
16grants reported
$5,750median award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,500smallest grant
$284Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 16 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,500 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
150 Gessner RD Unit 6e
Houston, TX 77024-6138
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 Jude Children's Research Hospital CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH | Memphis, TN | $53,500 |
| Breakthrough T1D DIABETES CURE RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $45,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH | Memphis, TN | $45,000 |
| Breakthrough T1D DIABETES CURE RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $40,000 |
| Jdrf Southern Texas Chapter DIABETES CURE RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $30,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND VETERANS | Staten Island, NY | $20,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MILITARY | Staten Island, NY | $17,500 |
| Texas Lions Camp TLC-4-FAMILIES PROGRAM FUNDING | Kerrville, TX | $6,500 |
| Texas Lions Camp TLC-4-FAMILIES PROGRAM FUNDING | Kerrville, TX | $5,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MILITARY | Staten Island, NY | $5,000 |
| Texas Lions Camp TLC-4-FAMILIES PROGRAM FUNDING | Kerrville, TX | $5,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| Alzheimer's Association ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| George & Barbara Bush Foundation SUPPORT THE LEGACY OF GEORGE BUSH | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| Alzheimer's Association ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| St Cecilia's Church RELIGIOUS PURPOSES | Houston, TX | $1,500 |
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