Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation
EIN 465037878 Public CharityAnnual Giving
$4.4M
116 grants · avg $887K/yr
public charity (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$18K
typical small grants · $10K–$39K
grant size
44%
supporter · 22/50 multi-year
repeat
50
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 116 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$18K
Average
$38K
75th Pctl
$39K
Maximum
$353K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
92.2% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 5 states
$3.9M across
107 grants
5 of 254 counties
Top 5 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Brazoria
- 3 Fort Bend
- 4 Jefferson
- 5 Galveston
Grants Awarded (116 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Public Library Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $352,950 | GRANT PURPOSE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BARBARA BUSH LITERACY PLAZA | 2021 |
| Harris County Public Library | Houston, TX | $200,000 | This grant is for the Memorandum of Understanding between Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation and Harris County... | 2018 |
| Harris County Public Library | Houston, TX | $186,300 | TO CREATE 5 FAMILY PLACE LIBRARIES AND PAY FOR BOOKS AND MATERIALS FOR CURIOSITY CRUISER MOBILE LIBRARIES | 2022 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $170,835 | TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF COUGAR LITERACY CORPS MEMBERS UNDER THE THIRD WARD SCHOOLS INITIATIVE. | 2021 |
| Harris County Public Library | Houston, TX | $169,009 | CURIOSITY CRUISER MOBILE LIBRARY UPFITTED AND BRANDED VAN | 2022 |
| The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy | Tallahassee, FL | $145,302 | This grant is the due share of the proceeds from the 2018 'A Celebration of Reading' event held in Houston. | 2018 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $137,835 | TO PROVIDE UH COUGAR READING TUTORS FOR 5 THIRD WARD SCHOOLS | 2022 |
| Children's Museum Inc | Houston, TX | $135,688 | To design and oversee the 2019 Camp Adventure! at three (3) designated Houston ISD elementary schools | 2018 |
| Childrens Museum Inc | Houston, TX | $135,000 | TO PROVIDE 4-WEEK SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN FIFTH AND THIRD WARDS OF HOUSTON. | 2021 |
| Harris County Public Library | Houston, TX | $110,991 | To donate a second Curiosity Cruiser mobile library vehicle to Harris County Public Library to provide hands-on STEM... | 2019 |
| Children's Museum Inc | Houston, TX | $110,000 | To provide Camp Adventure! summer learning program for elementary school children in Third and Fifth Wards | 2020 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $100,000 | This grant agreement is between Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation and University of Houston College of... | 2020 |
| Harris County Public Library | Houston, TX | $100,000 | GRANT FOR 4 FAMILY PLACE LIBRARIES AT EVELYN MEADOR, GALENA PARK, NORTH CHANNEL, & CY-FAIR BRANCHES | 2021 |
| The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy | Tallahassee, FL | $91,388 | To transfer a portion of 2019 A Celebration of Reading proceeds for national literacy efforts. | 2019 |
| Children's Museum Inc | Houston, TX | $91,087 | This grant is an agreement between BBHLF and Children's Museum of Houston to support Camp Adventure! | 2018 |
| The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy | Washington, DC | $90,996 | THE BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY LITERACY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE 2021 CELEBRATION OF READING | 2021 |
| The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy | Washington, DC | $87,500 | Educational | 2020 |
| Childrens Museum Inc | Houston, TX | $81,553 | PROVIDE CAMP ADVENTURE! SUMMER PROGRAM FOR 400 UNDERSERVED STUDENTS | 2022 |
| Harris County Public Library | Houston, TX | $75,000 | This is a grant agreement between the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation and Harris County Public Library to... | 2020 |
| Higher Impact Ministries (HIM) | Houston, TX | $74,000 | To support Footsteps2Brilliance Pilot project in early childhood centers and elementary schools in the Independence... | 2019 |
| Houston Area Urban League Inc | Houston, TX | $65,000 | To provide Read and Rise family literacy programs to low-income families whose children are enrolled in designated... | 2019 |
| Houston Public Library Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $65,000 | This grant is a Janaury 2018 agreement between BBHLF and Houston Public Library Foundation to be distributed as... | 2018 |
| First Book | Washington, DC | $54,784 | To provide books to economically disadvantaged Houston children | 2019 |
| Children's Museum Inc | Houston, TX | $50,000 | This agreement is between the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation and the Children's Museum, dated April 3,... | 2020 |
| Harris County Public Library | Houston, TX | $50,000 | To support the building of George and Barbara Bush Family Places and specialized staff development at two designated... | 2019 |
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