John R Eckel Jr Foundation
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$27.4M
Total Assets (2019)
$1.6M
Total Giving (2019)
46
Grants on File (2018–2024)
$120K
Avg Grant Size
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Phone
7133332200
Financial Trends 2022 data appears limited (dashed line) because the IRS transitioned its e-filing system that year and only published 2 months of XML archives.
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
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| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $5.6M | $17.2M | $918K | 15 |
| 2019 | $1.6M | $27.4M | $-6.0M | 13 |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $22.7M | $-394K | 18 |
| 2023 | N/A | $24.6M | $445K | N/A |
| 2024 | N/A | $25.3M | $-4.5M | N/A |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 46 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$20K
Median
$40K
Average
$198K
75th Pctl
$125K
Maximum
$2.5M
Geographic Distribution
Key Personnel
| Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas L Lawing | President/Treasurer | $150K |
| T Randolph Harris | Director | $10K |
| Jeffrey A Casey | VP/Secretary | $10K |
Grants Awarded (46 total)
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $2,500,000 | Capital campaign | 2018 |
| Menil Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,200,000 | Capital campaign | 2018 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $700,000 | Capital and Endowment Campaign / Operating support | 2020 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $628,960 | Annual fund, annual design acquisitions, exhibition of Ragnar Kjartansson's video installation, capital campaign... | 2019 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $600,000 | Capital campaign / acquisition of modern and contemporary decorative arts / operating support | 2020 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $600,000 | Annual fund, annual design acquisitions, and capital campaign | 2018 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $500,000 | John R Eckel, Jr Professorship of Financial Economics Fund | 2018 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $426,000 | Acquisition of artwork, capital campaign, and general support | 2018 |
| Menil Foundation | Houston, TX | $419,050 | Capital campaign/ acquisition of Rick Lowe/ Studio Menil Presents: Paper Ball/ General support | 2019 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $150,000 | Exhibition support/ David Hammons Project | 2019 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $150,000 | David Hammons public art project/ Exhibitions in the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gallery | 2020 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $125,000 | Exhibition support | 2018 |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | October 2018 Enduring Visionary Fundraiser | 2018 |
| Menil Foundation | Houston, TX | $79,111 | Acquisition of 3 Stephen Mueller works & 'Untitled, No.13' by Roni Horn / Studio Menil Presents: Paint by Numbers | 2020 |
| Genesys Works | Houston, TX | $60,000 | Operating support | 2020 |
| Genesys Works | Houston, TX | $60,000 | Enable economically disadvantaged high school students to enter and thrive in the economic mainstream | 2019 |
| Rothko Chapel | Houston, TX | $50,000 | Opening spaces capital campaign | 2020 |
| Genesys Works | Houston, TX | $50,000 | General operating support | 2018 |
| Rothko Chapel | Houston, TX | $50,000 | Opening spaces capital campaign | 2019 |
| Rothko Chapel | Houston, TX | $50,000 | Opening spaces capital campaign | 2019 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $50,000 | David Hammons public art project | 2019 |
| Project Row Houses | Houston, TX | $40,000 | General support | 2019 |
| Lawndale Art and Performance Center | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 2020 General operations and programming | 2020 |
| Project Row Houses | Houston, TX | $40,000 | General support | 2020 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $40,000 | Art fund | 2020 |