United Way of Greater Houston

EIN 741167964 Public Charity

Houston, TX 77007

https://unitedwayhouston.org
Annual Giving
$300.2M
987 grants · avg $60.0M/yr
public charity (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$125K
typical big bets · $50K–$296K
grant size
60%
deep partner · 158/262 multi-year
repeat
262
Distinct Recipients

About

United Way of Greater Houston brings together people and resources to help our community thrive. Serving Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, and Waller counties, UWGH funds partners focused on financial stability, education, and health, plus disaster response.

Focus Areas

Financial stability Education Health Disaster response Greater Houston

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Yes
How to Apply UWGH runs competitive grant cycles for nonprofits serving Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, and Waller counties. Focus areas align with THRIVE framework. Application cycles at unitedwayhouston.org/our-partners.

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 987 grants on record

Minimum
$846
25th Pctl
$50K
Median
$125K
Average
$304K
75th Pctl
$296K
Maximum
$22.8M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

97.9% of US grants · Rank #1 of 8 states $296.1M across 966 grants 11 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Harris 783 grants · $264.4M
  2. 2 Fort Bend 53 grants · $14.8M
  3. 3 Montgomery 74 grants · $10.2M
  4. 4 Dallas 7 grants · $2.4M
  5. 5 Walker 8 grants · $1.1M
  6. 6 Galveston 11 grants · $1.0M
  7. 7 Travis 8 grants · $883K
  8. 8 Waller 8 grants · $504K
  9. 9 Colorado 4 grants · $439K
  10. 10 Brazoria 7 grants · $318K
+1 more county · 3 grants · $104K

Grants Awarded (987 total)

Purpose
BakerRipley Bellaire, TX $22,765,032 Disaster 2019
BakerRipley Houston, TX $5,585,137 THRIVE 2020
BakerRipley Houston, TX $4,397,460 THRIVE & General Support 2021
BakerRipley Houston, TX $4,222,872 Disaster 2020
Baker Ripley Houston, TX $4,151,388 General Support 2022
BakerRipley Houston, TX $3,367,600 COVID & Disaster Relief 2021
Attack Poverty Stafford, TX $3,300,000 Disaster 2019
Family Houston Houston, TX $3,145,480 Strong Families 2019
Family Houston Houston, TX $3,134,733 THRIVE / Strong Families 2020
Ymca Houston, TX $3,003,973 Developing Children 2019
LISC Rural Fowler, CO $2,700,000 Disaster 2019
Family Houston Houston, TX $2,591,488 THRIVE & General Support 2021
YMCA Of The Grtr Houston Houston, TX $2,481,342 Education Initiative 2020
YMCA Greater Houston Area Houston, TX $2,413,614 General Support 2021
Family Houston Houston, TX $2,286,526 General Support 2022
Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Houston, TX $2,250,000 Disaster 2022
YMCA of the Greater Houston Area Houston, TX $2,229,059 General Support 2022
BakerRipley Bellaire, TX $2,121,527 Developing Children 2019
Northwest Assistance Ministries Houston, TX $2,075,000 COVID & Disaster Relief 2021
Memorial Assistance Ministries Houston, TX $1,950,000 COVID & Disaster Relief 2021
BakerRipley Bellaire, TX $1,921,175 Senior Independence 2019
BakerRipley Bellaire, TX $1,840,908 Strong Families 2019
Attack Poverty Stafford, TX $1,812,394 Disaster 2020
DePelchin Childrens Center Houston, TX $1,801,139 Developing Children 2019
Houston Habitat For Humanity Houston, TX $1,800,000 Disaster 2020

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