The Powell Foundation

2001 Kirby Drive 1011 - Houston - TX 77019, Texas

Latest Filing: 2024

Total Assets: $421.22M

Total Giving: $17.53M

Grants: 269

Median Grant: $30,000

The Powell Foundation is a high-volume grantmaker that only funds pre-selected organizations, distributing $18M through 269 grants annually.

2024 Summary

$421.22M

Total Assets

$17.53M

Funding Awarded

269

Grants Given

$30,000

Median Grant

$866,570

Largest Grant

$500

Smallest Grant

2024 Recipients

Recipient	Award	Location	Purpose
Equal Opportunity Schools	$866,570	Seattle, WASHINGTON	Post Secondary Pathways: Post Secondary Readiness Initiatives
Spark	$801,814	Houston, TEXAS	Conservation: Community Access To Parks And Urban Greenspaces
The University Of Texas Foundation Charles A Dana Center	$597,621	Austin, TEXAS	Quality Public K 12 Schools: Excellent Educator Initiatives
Breakthrough	$493,384	Austin, TEXAS	Post Secondary Pathways: Post Secondary Access, Success, And Completion Initiatives
Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy Inc	$492,960	Houston, TEXAS	Conservation: Community Access To Parks And Urban Greenspaces
The University Of Texas Foundation The University Of Texas At Austin Coll	$475,000	Austin, TEXAS	Quality Public K 12 Schools: Excellent Educator Initiatives
Holdsworth Center	$400,000	Austin, TEXAS	Quality Public K 12 Schools: Excellent Educator Initiatives
Texas Association For The Education Of Young Children	$400,000	Austin, TEXAS	Early Childhood Development And Education: High Quality Early Learning Initiatives
E3 Alliance	$300,000	Austin, TEXAS	Aligned Cradle To Career Education System: Data, Research, And Advocacy Efforts
Improving Education Inc	$300,000	Baltimore, MARYLAND	Early Childhood Development And Education: Parent, Family, And Caregiver Support
Mental Health America Of Greater Houston Inc	$300,000	Houston, TEXAS	Human Services: Emotional Well Being Support
William Marsh Rice University Texas Policy Lab	$300,000	Houston, TEXAS	Early Childhood Development And Education: Data, Research, And Policy Initiatives
United Way Of Greater Houston	$300,000	Houston, TEXAS	Early Childhood Development And Education: High Quality Early Learning Initiatives
Texas Tech Foundation Inc Us Prep	$300,000	Lubbock, TEXAS	Quality Public K 12 Schools: Excellent Educator Initiatives
Kids' Meals Inc	$250,000	Houston, TEXAS	Human Services: Food/Housing Insecurity Or Other Stabilization And Empowerment Efforts
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute For Texas	$250,000	Dallas, TEXAS	Early Childhood Development And Education: Parent, Family, And Caregiver Support
American National Standards Institute Workcred Inc	$250,000	Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	Post Secondary Pathways: Data, Research, And Policy Initiatives
Austin Children's Museum Thinkery	$225,000	Austin, TEXAS	Early Childhood Development And Education: High Quality Early Learning Initiatives
Breakthrough	$200,000	Austin, TEXAS	Post Secondary Pathways: Post Secondary Access, Success, And Completion Initiatives
Communities Foundation Of Texas Educate Texas	$200,000	Dallas, TEXAS	Aligned Cradle To Career Education System: Data, Research, And Advocacy Efforts
... and 14 more recipients.

$125,000

$8,110,779

State

Total

TX

Texas

$8,110,779
WA

Washington

$866,570
MD

Maryland

$300,000
DC

District of Columbia

$250,000
NY

New York

$200,000
CA

California

$200,000
IN

Indiana

$125,000

Contacts

Name	Phone	Title
Katherine Osborne Valdez	7135237557	President/Dir
Katherine Osborne Valdez		Signing Officer

Historical Financials

Year	Total Assets	Total Giving	Grants	Median Grant	Max Grant	Min Grant
2024	$421,222,742	$17,526,704	269	$30,000	$866,570	$500
2023	$372,755,906	$19,614,422	288	$37,500	$1,016,916	$500
2022	$469,745,572	$15,017,783	264	$30,000	$1,495,256	$500