Petrello Family Foundation

EIN 010559509 Private Foundation

Houston, TX 77067 |(281) 775-8035

Total Given 2017–2025
$4.2M
205 grants · $464K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$8K
typical small grants · $2K–$20K
grant size
35%
supporter · 44/124 multi-year
repeat
$159K
Assets (2025)
124
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (281) 775-8035
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $1.0M $4.2M $1.0M 61
2018 $1.3M $4.4M $2.5M 57
2019 $864K $1.3M $-399K 34
2020 N/A $236K $-1.3M N/A
2021 $247K $744K $247K 17
2022 $184K $925K $191K 12
2023 $60K $616K $62K 10
2024 $121K $441K $-182K 7
2025 $322K $159K $299K 7

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 205 grants on record

Minimum
$76
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$8K
Average
$20K
75th Pctl
$20K
Maximum
$300K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

78.9% of US grants · Rank #1 of 17 states $2.5M across 161 grants 6 of 254 counties

Top 6 counties

  1. 1 Harris 145 grants · $2.3M
  2. 2 Dallas 4 grants · $111K
  3. 3 Waller 5 grants · $76K
  4. 4 Aransas 2 grants · $8K
  5. 5 Travis 1 grant · $5K
  6. 6 Montgomery 4 grants · $4K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (205 total)

Purpose
Newark Academy Livingston, NJ $300,000 TO SUPPORT EDUCATION 2019
Yale New Haven, CT $250,000 TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS CORE MISSION OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE 2019
Yale New Haven, CT $250,000 TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS CORE MISSION OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE 2018
Newark Academy Liningston, NJ $200,000 TO SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATION 2025
Newark Academy Livingston, NJ $200,000 TO SUPPORT EDUCATION 2017
Houston Grand Opera Houston, TX $149,650 TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS 2017
MFAH Houston, TX $121,400 TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS 2018
Houston Grand Opera Houston, TX $117,750 TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS 2018
Newark Academy Livingston, NJ $100,000 TO SUPPORT EDUCATION 2018
Obolo Di Dan Pietro $100,000 TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH AND FOR THE RELIEF OF THOSE MOST IN NEED 2018
Houston Grand Opera Houston, TX $83,780 TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS 2021
Alley Theatre Houston, TX $81,466 TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS 2018
The Herman Park Conservancy Houston, TX $60,000 SUPPORT IMPROVEMENT OF HERMANN PARK 2024
Houston Symphony Houston, TX $60,000 TO SUPPORT THE PERFORMING ARTS 2017
Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX $56,014 TO SUPPORT TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 2017
Alley Theatre Houston, TX $50,000 TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS 2022
The Herman Park Conservancy Houston, TX $50,000 SUPPORT IMPROVEMENT OF HERMANN PARK 2025
Alley Theatre Houston, TX $50,000 TO SUPPORT THE ARTS 2025
Hermann Park Conservancy Houston, TX $50,000 TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENT OF HERMANN PARK 2017
Easter Seals Houston, TX $50,000 TO PROVIDE FREE OR LOW COST, HIGH QUALITY SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES 2018
Hermann Park Conservancy Houston, TX $50,000 TO SUPPORT THE IMPROVEMENT OF HERMANN PARK 2018
Alley Theatre Houston, TX $48,985 TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS 2021
Mercury Houston, TX $45,500 TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY CELEBRATING THE POWER OF MUSIC 2017
Special Cheers Houston, TX $42,555 TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES THROUGH FUNCTIONAL THERAPY 2018
Childrens Learning Institute Houston, TX $40,000 TO PROVIDE CLINICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COVERING EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH LATE TEENS 2017

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