The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation

EIN 742170127

Houston, TX 77027 |(713) 377-5060

https://www.cgmf.org
Total Given 2016–2024
$92.1M
2,281 grants · $10.2M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$30K
grant size
55%
supporter · 488/883 multi-year
repeat
$434.8M
Assets (2024)
883
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Contact Person The Cynthia George Mitchell Foundat
Phone (713) 377-5060
Deadlines N/A
How to Apply Grant inquiries and grant funding requests are made through the Foundation's website, www.cgmf.org.
Restrictions The Foundation accepts grant requests that focus on the following initiatives: water, clean energy, sustainability science, shale sustainability, and land conservation.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $11.5M $159.8M $59.2M 2
2017 $8.2M $252.9M $105.5M 2
2018 $6.6M $311.9M $154.3M 210
2019 $11.5M $362.8M $5.5M 313
2020 $6.8M $317.4M $-162.8M 260
2021 $7.9M $422.5M $375K 290
2022 $14.3M $362.0M $19.0M 392
2023 $13.3M $392.3M $28.4M 413
2024 $12.1M $434.8M $50.0M 399

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 2281 grants on record

Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$40K
75th Pctl
$30K
Maximum
$9.5M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

35.0% of US grants · Rank #1 of 39 states $57.4M across 798 grants 35 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Montgomery 24 grants · $18.9M
  2. 2 Travis 321 grants · $16.1M
  3. 3 Harris 154 grants · $7.4M
  4. 4 Galveston 82 grants · $5.5M
  5. 5 Brazos 47 grants · $3.5M
  6. 6 Bexar 17 grants · $1.1M
  7. 7 Hays 15 grants · $1.0M
  8. 8 Brewster 16 grants · $970K
  9. 9 Waller 2 grants · $367K
  10. 10 Dallas 9 grants · $302K
+25 more counties · 111 grants · $2.2M

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (2,281 total)

Purpose
See attachment purposes, TX $9,507,362 See attached 2016
See attachment purposes, TX $7,736,896 See attached 2017
Texas AM University College Station, TX $2,000,000 The George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy 2016
Environmental Defense Fund Incorpor New York, NY $660,000 To balance energy, environmental, and public health considerations, advocacy roadmap, electric vehicle efforts,... 2019
Vision Galveston Inc Galveston, TX $500,000 For a Vision Galveston capacity building support 2021
Vision Galveston Inc Galveston, TX $500,000 For Vision Galveston capacity building support 2022
Save Our Springs Alliance Inc Austin, TX $457,042 For environmental protection projects within the Colorado River basin and in support of litigation 2022
Build Galveston Galveston, TX $445,000 Build Galveston Operations 2022
See attachment purposes, TX $425,500 See attachment 2017
Environmental Defense Fund Incorpor New York, NY $425,000 Advancing Texas deployment of clean distributed energy resources, reducing risks from energy development in the... 2020
Vision Galveston Inc Galveston, TX $425,000 To support the implementation of Vision Galveston's initiatives 2023
Greater Houston Community Foundation Houston, TX $412,792 For Save Our Springs Alliance to protect the Edwards Aquifer 2024
Water Foundation Sacramento, CA $400,000 To Advance a Resilient Water Future through the Water Table and Texas Wellspring 2023
Vision Galveston Inc Galveston, TX $400,000 To support the implementation of Vision Galveston's initiatives, including PhilanthroVision, MORTAR Galveston... 2024
Water Foundation Sacramento, CA $400,000 To Advance a Resilient Water Future through the Water Table and Texas Wellspring 2024
Save Our Springs Alliance Inc Austin, TX $393,511 To protect the Edwards Aquifer 2023
Save Our Springs Alliance Inc Austin, TX $393,015 To protect the Edwards Aquifer 2019
Texas Health and Environment Alliance Inc Houston, TX $375,000 For the successful effort to enforce cleanup of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site 2023
Texas Tribune Inc Austin, TX $350,000 To provide coverage of water and energy issues in Texas 2020
Texas Clean Energy Coalition Austin, TX $350,000 To amplify the 'Texas Story' of a market-driven transition to clean energy 2018
The Nature Conservancy VA Arlington, VA $340,247 Conservation of the Greater Big Bend Region 2019
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated New York, NY $330,000 Tackling emerging environmental and policy challenges in CCS and Hydrogen in Texas 2022
US Water Alliance Oakland, CA $315,000 One Water, One Texas 2024
Texas State University Development San Marcos, TX $305,000 Science, Policy, and Economics to Advance the Sustainable Management of Water and Ecosystems and the Wittliff Collection 2019
Texas Agricultural Land Trust San Antonio, TX $300,000 To Secure and Share Land Legacies and Advocate for Private Lands Through the Texas Land Policy Center 2024