The Shive Foundation

EIN 746144330 Private Foundation

Houston, TX 77046 |(713) 254-2084

Total Given 2016–2022
$6.1M
37 grants · $873K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$36K
typical mid grants · $12K–$73K
grant size
11%
transactional · 1/9 multi-year
repeat
$4.3M
Assets (2021)
9
Distinct Recipients

About

THE FOUNDATION HAS DISTIBUTED ALL ITS ASSETS TO PUBLIC CHARITIES. THE ASSETS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING CHARITIES: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS ENDOWMENT WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THE FINAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF ASSETS, WHICH INCLUDED CASH AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES, WERE MADE ON 11/18/2022, 11/23/2022, 12/22/2022, AND 12/31/2022.

Focus Areas

Arts & Culture Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (713) 254-2084
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $373K $3.4M $309K 5
2018 $263K $3.2M $202K 9
2020 $143K $3.8M $102K 9
2021 $221K $4.3M $191K 6
2022 $5.1M $0 $1.1M 8

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 37 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$12K
Median
$36K
Average
$165K
75th Pctl
$73K
Maximum
$1.5M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

97.3% of US grants · Rank #1 of 2 states $6.1M across 36 grants 3 of 254 counties

Top 3 counties

  1. 1 Travis 32 grants · $3.3M
  2. 2 Harris 3 grants · $2.7M
  3. 3 Brazoria 1 grant · $150K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (37 total)

Purpose
Rice University Houston, TX $1,507,132 ENDOWED TEACHING PROF-BIOSCIENCES 2022
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $1,104,319 DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES 2022
Rice University Houston, TX $992,900 ENDOWED TEACHING PROF-BIOSCIENCES 2022
Austin Community Foundation Austin, TX $878,723 GWS FUND 2022
Austin Community Foundation Austin, TX $427,535 GWS FUND 2022
Rice University Houston, TX $162,309 ENDOWED TEACHING PFOF-BIOSCIENCES 2022
Da Vinci Laboratory Alvin, TX $150,000 SUPPORT CREATION OF THIS FACILITY TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF TOOLS THAT SUPPORT ACCESS FOR THE CREATIVE PROCESSES... 2016
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $97,616 TO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN THE CENTER FOR SYNTHETIC AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY IN THE SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES 2016
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $75,000 TO CREATE AN ENDOWMENT FOR THE CENTER FOR SYNTHETIC AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY IN THE SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES (A PLEDGE... 2016
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $73,098 DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES 2021
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $57,253 DEPARMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES 2021
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $54,836 CTR FOR SYSTEMS & SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY 2018
University of Texas Board of Austin, TX $50,000 STUDENT EMERGENCY FUND 2020
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $45,279 DEPT OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES 2018
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $45,000 TO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN THE CENTER FOR SYNTHETIC AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY IN THE SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES 2016
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $40,898 CTR FOR SYSTEMS & SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY 2018
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $37,850 DEPARMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES 2021
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $37,168 DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES 2021
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $36,000 UNDERGRADUATE INNOVATION FUND 2018
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $28,565 DEPARMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES 2020
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $28,312 CTR FOR SYSTEMS & SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY 2018
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $26,160 DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES 2020
University of Kansas Endowment Lawrence, KS $25,000 ENDOWMENT-BIOCHEMISTRY 2022
University OT Texas at Austin Austin, TX $20,162 CTR FOR SYSTEMS & SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY 2018
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $16,521 CTR FOR SYSTMES & SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY 2018

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