John R. Eckel Jr Foundation
EIN 272818091 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$24.9M
152 grants · $2.8M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$40K
typical mid grants · $20K–$75K
grant size
50%
supporter · 21/42 multi-year
repeat
$25.3M
Assets (2024)
42
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
Art Council Inc
Phone
(713) 333-2200
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $7.3M | $26.3M | $-3.9M | 12 |
| 2017 | $4.3M | $21.3M | $-1.7M | 13 |
| 2018 | $5.6M | $17.2M | $918K | 15 |
| 2019 | $1.6M | $27.4M | $-6.0M | 13 |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $22.7M | $-394K | 18 |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $24.2M | $-985K | 28 |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $24.6M | $445K | 24 |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $25.3M | $-4.5M | 29 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 152 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$20K
Median
$40K
Average
$164K
75th Pctl
$75K
Maximum
$4.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
74.3% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 5 states
$21.5M across
113 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Galveston
- 3 Waller
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (152 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $4,000,000 | Capital campaign | 2016 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $2,500,000 | Capital campaign | 2018 |
| Menil Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,500,000 | Capital campaign | 2017 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $1,202,825 | Endowment for MDI's chief curator, acquisition of artwork, and general support | 2016 |
| Menil Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,200,000 | Capital campaign | 2018 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $1,153,500 | Underwriting for 2017 dinner, capital campaign, and acquisition of art | 2017 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $1,152,000 | Underwriting for 2016 dinner, capital campaign, and acquisition of art | 2016 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $750,000 | Menil Collection's acquisition of artwork (Ellsworth Kelly, Menil Curve 2015,30th Anniversary Ball, and general support | 2017 |
| 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 | Annual fund, annual design acquisitions, and capital campaign | 2018 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $600,000 | Capital campaign / acquisition of modern and contemporary decorative arts / operating support | 2020 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $500,000 | John R Eckel, Jr Professorship of Financial Economics Fund | 2018 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $500,000 | Capital Campaign | 2022 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $500,000 | Capital Campaign | 2023 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $500,000 | John R. Eckel, Jr. Professorship of Financial Economics Fund | 2016 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $500,000 | John R. Eckel, Jr. Professorship of Financial Economics Fund | 2017 |
| 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 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $300,000 | Capital and Endowment Campaign | 2022 |
| 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 | $150,000 | Exhibition support/ David Hammons Project | 2019 |
| 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 Inc | Houston, TX | $100,000 | Operating support for the Menil Collection | 2022 |
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