Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1152597. Reported 299 grants totalling $110.8M to 153 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Memorial Hermann Health System, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E210) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 153 distinct organizations, with 43% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
- How much its list changes. 57% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,100 and the largest $22.6M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Community Benefit Corporation | Houston, TX | $47.4M | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | Houston, TX | $30.9M | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Memorial Hermann Medical Group | Houston, TX | $22.6M | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coalition to Strengthen Americas Healthcare | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $861,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| March of Dimes Inc | Arlington, VA | $575,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Katy Independent School | Katy, TX | $444,790 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Learfield Img College | Jefferson City, MO | $409,218 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ishi Ministries | Minneapolis, MN | $360,440 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at H | Houston, TX | $360,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Promedica International Cme | Carlsbad, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope and Healing Center & Institute | Houston, TX | $288,609 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Service | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| World Triathlon Corporation | Tampa, FL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Houston Partnership Inc | Houston, TX | $157,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $156,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cancare Inc | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lamar Consolidated Isd | Rosenburg, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ovarcome Non-Profit Inc | Houston, TX | $137,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Spring Branch Education Foundation | Houston, TX | $136,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fort Bend Junior Service League | Sugar Land, TX | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Houston Christian University | Houston, TX | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $111,059 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christ Clinic | Katy, TX | $108,969 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce Inc | Houston, TX | $108,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Rose | Houston, TX | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| John P Mcgovern Museum of Health & Medical Science | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation | Houston, TX | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Spring Branch Independent School District | Houston, TX | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Thoracic Surgery Foundation | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Woodlands Religious Community Inc | The Woodlands, TX | $76,425 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Houston Area | Houston, TX | $71,775 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Inc | Houston, TX | $65,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cy-Fair Educational Foundation | Cypress, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Knowledge Arts Foundation | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Team Catapult | Spring, TX | $57,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ward & Ames Special Events Inc | Houston, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hodges Products Inc | El Cajon, CA | $52,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Educational Foundation of the Southeasttexaschapter | Houston, TX | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey Work Study Program | Houston, TX | $50,250 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Children at Risk Inc | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Medical Bridges Inc | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montgomery County Food Bank Inc | Conroe, TX | $48,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | $46,070 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Houston Parks Board | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce | Sugar Land, TX | $43,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Humble Area Chamber of Commerce | Humble, TX | $41,096 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cy-Fair Isd | Houston, TX | $40,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Childrens Charity | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northeast Hospital Foundation | Humble, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Posse Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| US Men's Clay Court Tournament Mg Championship | Houston, TX | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Bernard Isd | East Bernard, TX | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| El Campo Isd | El Campo, TX | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greater Houston Area Womens Chamber of Commerce | Houston, TX | $36,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Caney Independent School District | New Caney, TX | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clutch City Foundation | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Katy Isd Education Foundation Inc | Katy, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Theatre Under the Stars Inc | Houston, TX | $34,460 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Katy Chamber of Commerce | Katy, TX | $32,650 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Leadership Forum | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Angels and Causes Inc | Thonotosassa, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of West University Parks Fund | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Men of Distinction of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Needville Independent School | Needville, TX | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Noras Gift Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Jose Clinic | Houston, TX | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Museum Inc | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Forever Parks Foundation of Pearland | Pearland, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Giffords | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holdsworth Center | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philosophical Society of Texas | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Black Expo Inc | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce Inc | Houston, TX | $24,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Montgomery County Woodlands Chamber of Commerce | The Woodlands, TX | $24,420 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler, TX | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston-Galveston | Houston, TX | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Avda | Spring, TX | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Faith in Practice | Houston, TX | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central Fort Bend Chamber Alliance | Rosenberg, TX | $21,290 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cullinan Park Conservancy | Sugar Land, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| El Centro De Corazon | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Emancipation Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ensemble Theater | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fort Bend Christian Academy | Sugar Land, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Area Urban League Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Carepartners Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior League of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Katy Rotary Fund | Katy, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| River Pointe Community Church | Richmond, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County Youth Services Inc | Conroe, TX | $16,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| H2O Powerwash | Sugar Land, TX | $15,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Zoo Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little League Baseball Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives | Itasca, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Medical Association Foundation | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wesley Community Center Inc | Houston, TX | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pearland Independent School District | Pearland, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts of Healing Foundation | Houston, TX | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Re Mind | Houston, TX | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc | Washington, DC | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asian Chamber of Commerce | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brighter Bites | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camp Allen-Camp and Conference Center | Navasota, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citizens Fire Academy Alumni of Sugar Land | Sugar Land, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Counseling Connections for Change Inc | Pearland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of League City | League City, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dr Marnie Rose Foundation Inc | Bellaire, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Katy Christian Ministries | Katy, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latino Learning Center Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nccn Foundation | Plymouth Mtng, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Performing Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Smilin Rylen Foundation | Katy, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas New Community Alliance | The Woodlands, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Southern University Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Finest & Bravest Foundation of Sugar Land | Sugar Land, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Woodlands Township | The Woodlands, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Victory Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Recipe for Success Foundation | Houston, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southern Smoke Foundation | Houston, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Catering By Culinaire LLC | Houston, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Bend Childrens Discovery Center LLC | Houston, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Katy Area Safety Fest | Katy, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Memorial Assistance Ministries Inc | Houston, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Diversity Council | Dallas, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation | Sugar Land, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Diamonds at Daily Park | Rosenberg, TX | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waller County Economic Development Partnership Inc | Hempstead, TX | $6,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Womens Resource of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Nurses District 9 Foundation | Houston, TX | $6,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Womens Fund for Health Education and Research | Houston, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woodland Heights Civic Association Inc | Houston, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crime Stoppers of Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Katy | Katy, TX | $5,181 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Strategic Public Affairs | Houston, TX | $5,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
80 of 153 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Memorial Hermann Medical Group
Support Charitable Programs - Memorial Hermann Community Benefits Corp
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Support Educational Programs - Lamar Consolidated Isd
Support Community Programs - Cullinan Park Conservancy
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What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 100 of 153 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 49 | $14.9M | $13,000 |
| 2021 | 63 | $17.8M | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 90 | $49.3M | $12,500 |
| 2023 | 97 | $28.8M | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Texas.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Memorial Hermann Health System's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 78 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 19 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 929 Gessner Rd Suite 1900, Houston, TX, 77024.
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