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William Stamps Farish Fund

Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 74-6043019 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The William Stamps Farish Fund
423grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$10Ksmallest grant
$48.2Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 42 of its 423 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $5.2M 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

1100 Louisiana St Ste 2200
Houston, TX 77002-5245

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 purposeWhereAmount
University of Kentucky - Markey Cancer Foundation
CONTRIBUTION 4 OF 5 -EXCELLENCE IN UROLOGIC CANCER
Lexington, KY$1,000,000
University of Virginia McIntire School Foundation
FULFILLMENT OF PLEDGE TOWARDS CREATION OF ENDOWMENT AT THE MCINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
Charlottesville, VA$1,000,000
Memorial Hermann Foundation
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR LIFE FLIGHT
Houston, TX$1,000,000
Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation Inc
CONTRIBUTION 2 OF 3 FOR CLINIC OF THE FUTURE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Boca Grande, FL$1,000,000
Foundation for Fighting Blindness
CONTRIBUTIONS 2 & 3 OF 5-RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA RESEARCH
Columbia, MD$1,000,000
University of Kentucky - Markey Cancer Foundation
CONTRIBUTION 2 OF 5
Lexington, KY$1,000,000
University of Virginia McIntire School Foundation
CONTRIBUTION 3 OF 5 FOR TOWARDS CREATION OF ENDOWMENT AT THE MCINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
Charlottesville, VA$1,000,000
Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation Inc
CONTRIBUTION 1 OF 3 FOR CLINIC OF THE FUTURE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Boca Grande, FL$1,000,000
Memorial Hermann Foundation
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR LIFE FLIGHT
Houston, TX$1,000,000
University of Kentucky - Markey Cancer Foundation
CONTRIBUTION 3 OF 5
Lexington, KY$1,000,000
University of Virginia McIntire School Foundation
CONTRIBUTION 4 OF 5 FOR TOWARDS CREATION OF ENDOWMENT AT THE MCINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
Charlottesville, VA$1,000,000
Mayo Clinic
CONTRIBUTIONS 2 & 3 OF 5-ENDOCRINOLOGY RESEARCH
Rochester, MN$800,000
Methodist Hospital Foundation
FULFILLMENT OF PLEDGE FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH STUDY
Houston, TX$750,000
Tampa Museum of Art Inc
GENERAL OPERATIONS; CONTRIBUTION 3 OF 10 - CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN
Tampa, FL$500,000
Foundation for Fighting Blindness
CONTRIBUTION 4 OF 5 - RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA
Columbia, MD$500,000
Covenant House Texas
BUILDING FOR LIFE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Houston, TX$500,000
Tampa Museum of Art Inc
MAJOR ART EXHIBIT SUPPORT; CONTRIBUTION 1 OF 10 - CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN
Tampa, FL$500,000
Camp for All Foundation
FOR CAMPAIGN TO BUILD A SECOND CAMP LOCATION
Houston, TX$500,000
Kids Meals Inc
BUILDING HOPE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Houston, TX$500,000
Memorial Assistance Ministries
GROWING OUR IMPACTTOGETHER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Houston, TX$500,000
Tampa Museum of Art Inc
GENERAL OPERATIONS; CONTRIBUTION 2 OF 10 - CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN
Tampa, FL$500,000
The Brotherhoodsister Sol Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING
New York, NY$450,000
DE Pelchin Children's Center
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
Houston, TX$450,000
Council on Recovery
BUILDING RENOVATIONS. PROGRAM SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Houston, TX$445,000
Protestant Episcopal High School of Virginia
CONTRIBUTION 3 OF 5 - COURAGE CAMPAIGN
Alexandria, VA$400,000
Mayo Clinic
CONTRIBUTION 4 OF 5 - ENDOCRINOLOGY
Rochester, MN$400,000
W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation
FULFILLMENT OF PLEDGE FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT
Bellaire, TX$400,000
Brotherhoodsister Sol IncNew York, NY$400,000
Protestant Episcopal High School of Virginia
CONTRIBUTION 1 OF 5 - COURAGE CAMPAIGN
Alexandria, VA$400,000
Protestant Episcopal High School of Virginia
CONTRIBUTION 2 OF 5 - COURAGE CAMPAIGN
Alexandria, VA$400,000
Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries
PROGRAM SERVICES, GENERAL OPERATIONS, SPONSORSHIP
Houston, TX$360,000
Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries
PROGRAM SERVICES, GENERAL OPERATIONS, SPONSORSHIP
Houston, TX$360,000
Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries
PROGRAM SERVICES AND GENERAL OPERATIONS
Houston, TX$350,000
Brotherhoodsister Sol IncNew York, NY$350,000
YMCA of the Greater Houston Area
CONTRIBUTIONS 1 AND 2 OF 3 - EVALUATION AND OUTCOME MEASURES PROJECT
Houston, TX$300,000
Aucilla Christian Academy
GENERAL OPERATIONS; CONTRIBUTION 2 OF 5 FOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Monticello, FL$300,000
Aucilla Christian Academy
GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CONTRIBUTION 1 OF 5 FOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Monticello, FL$300,000
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Inc
CORBETT TRAUMA CENTER
Tampa, FL$250,000
Beta Academy
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Houston, TX$250,000
Boca Grande United Methodist Church
DISASTER RELIEF
Boca Grande, FL$250,000
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Inc
CORBETT TRAUMA CENTER
Tampa, FL$250,000
Houston Hospice
TO IMPLEMENT A TALENT ACQUISITION AND RECRUITMENT STRATEGY
Houston, TX$250,000
Joy School
DREAM BIG! CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Houston, TX$250,000
Memorial Hermann Foundation
CONTRIBUTION 4 OF 4 -LIFE FLIGHT
Houston, TX$250,000
Seminary of the Southwest
THE CAMPAIGN FOR SOUTHWEST
Austin, TX$250,000
St Luke's United Methodist Church
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR COMMUNITY CENTER IN SW HOUSTON
Houston, TX$250,000
Wesley Community Center
CONTRIBUTION 2 OF 2 - ADULT WORKFORCE & EDUCATION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Houston, TX$250,000
Beta Academy
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Houston, TX$250,000
Camp Allen Camp & Conference Center
BACK TO NATURE CAMPAIGN
Navasota, TX$250,000
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Inc
CORBETT TRAUMA CENTER
Tampa, FL$250,000
Friends of Boca Grande Community Center
RENAISSANCE FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Boca Grande, FL$250,000
Methodist Hospital Foundation
CONTRIBUTION 1 OF 4 FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH STUDY
Houston, TX$250,000
Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston
GENERAL OPERATIONS AND IT MIGRATION PROJECT, PHARMACY UPGRADE AND DEVELOPMENT OF HR SYSTEMS
Houston, TX$235,000
United Against Human Trafficking
FULFILLMENT OF PLEDGE FOR PROGRAM EXPANSION AND GENERAL OPERATIONS, BRIDGE FUNDING
Houston, TX$225,000
Center for PursuitHouston, TX$225,000
Friends of Joshua House Foundation Inc
GENERAL OPERATIONS AND URGENT CAPITAL NEEDS
Lutz, FL$225,000
Corbett Preparatory School of Ids Inc
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Tampa, FL$200,000
Tall Timbers Research IncTallahassee, FL$200,000
Champions for Children IncTampa, FL$200,000
United Way of Greater Houston
BUILDING POSSIBILITIES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - TECHNOLOGY
Houston, TX$200,000

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