BHP Foundation

EIN 611714573

Houston, TX 77027 |(202) 383-4443

https://www.bhp-foundation.org/en
Total Given 2017–2025
$396.6M
215 grants · $44.1M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$944K
typical big bets · $223K–$1.9M
grant size
40%
supporter · 43/107 multi-year
repeat
$185.4M
Assets (2025)
107
Distinct Recipients

About

DURING 2024, THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THAT THE FOUNDATION WOULD BE VOLUNTARILY DISSOLVED BY JUNE 30, 2028. IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, THE FOUNDATION HAS MADE DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF 25% OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF IT'S NET ASSETS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TAX YEAR, WHICH IS DEEMED A "SUBSTANTIAL CONTRACTION" AS PER FORM 990-PF INSTRUCTIONS.

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Contact Person See attachment
Phone (202) 383-4443

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $16.6M $312.5M $10.6M 14
2018 $24.5M $345.9M $67.0M 1
2020 $40.0M $314.9M $22.0M 1
2021 $50.4M $314.1M $58.6M 1
2022 $87.6M $309.1M $68.1M 42
2023 $45.4M $297.1M $36.5M 50
2024 $56.6M $250.1M $3.8M 55
2025 $75.6M $185.4M $7.3M 51

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 215 grants on record

Minimum
$15K
25th Pctl
$223K
Median
$944K
Average
$1.8M
75th Pctl
$1.9M
Maximum
$50.4M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

3.6% of US grants · Rank #7 of 8 states $114.9M across 3 grants 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Harris 3 grants · $114.9M

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (215 total)

Purpose
See attachment purposes, TX $50,383,980 See attachment 2021
See attachment purposes, TX $40,023,789 See attachment 2020
See attachment purposes, TX $24,463,975 See attachment 2018
The Nature Conservancy (Tnc) Arlington, VA $11,483,513 VALDIVIAN COASTAL RESERVE - ANNUAL DISBURSEMENT AND TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT 2025
Great Barrier Reef Foundation Brisbane, None $7,119,258 RESILIENT REEFS INITIATIVE - PHASE 2 SCALING 2025
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Canberra, None $7,038,707 Support and increase the diversity of young participants in STEM across Australia, particularly from... 2022
Reconciliation Australia Parkest, None $6,496,343 For Australian schools and early learning services to foster a higher level of knowledge and pride in Aboriginal and... 2022
Makeway Foundation Vancouver, None $6,451,477 NWT ON THE LAND YOUTH COLLABORATIVE (DONOR COLLABORATIVE FUND) 2025
Conservation International Foundation Arlington, VA $5,500,000 ALTO MAYO PROJECT SEEKS TO PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE MODEL WHERE LIVELIHOODS ARE IMPROVED THROUGH... 2023
Conservation International Foundation Arlington, VA $5,000,000 To promote a sustainable landscape model where livelihoods are improved through simultaneously promoting... 2022
Conservation International Foundation Arlington, VA $4,836,372 ALTO MAYO PROJECT SEEKS TO PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE MODEL WHERE LIVELIHOODS ARE IMPROVED THROUGH... 2024
C'wlth Scientific Industrial Resch Kenmore, None $4,655,521 To implement the Science Awards from 2015 through to 2020 which are considered Australia's most prestigious... 2017
Pacific Institute Oakland, CA $4,328,167 The Pacific Institute has played a lead role in analyzing and communicating the connections between water, energy,... 2022
Education Endowment Foundation London, None $4,263,952 Developing the Teaching and Learning Toolkit which identifies across countries what works, for which students, in... 2022
University of Chile Santiago, None $4,174,502 Develop and support renewable energy solutions, human capital development and the development of Solar Energy... 2017
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women New York, NY $3,933,854 Breaking barriers and negative social norms preventing girls and young women from equal access to learning... 2022
Duke University Durham, NC $3,910,603 To advance the transformation and modernization of water data infrastructure in the United States to improve the... 2022
Csiro Canberra, None $3,678,822 STEM CHAMPIONS PROJECT (2022 - 2026) 2025
The Melbourne University AMSI Parkville, None $3,656,020 "Choose Maths" Programme. To Increase the number of girls studying maths; improve achievement in STEM... 2017
University of Sydney Brain and Mind Centre (Bmc) Camperdown, None $3,553,928 RIGHT CARE, FIRST TIME, WHERE YOU LIVE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH 2025
Indigenous Desert Alliance (Ida) Perth, None $3,398,820 KEEPING THE DESERTS CONNECTED - PHASE 2 2025
Teach for All (TFA) New York, NY $3,375,457 Growing the impact of locally rooted, globally informed community leaders who are catalyzing community and... 2022
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER) Maryland, None $3,324,094 Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER): Transformative Governance: Creating the conditions for... 2022
University of Sydney (The Matilda Centre) Camperdown, None $3,137,246 MENTALLY HEALTHY FUTURE 2025
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD Winnipeg, None $3,026,999 Enhance understanding and use of Natural Infrastructure in the Canadian Prairies to meet long-term water needs and... 2022