Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation

EIN 760491186

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 |(713) 652-6601

https://WWW.ALKEK.ORG
Total Given 2020–2024
$75.8M
258 grants · $15.2M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$50K
typical mid grants · $25K–$150K
grant size
51%
supporter · 60/118 multi-year
repeat
$304.3M
Assets (2024)
118
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person CHARLES WILLIAMS
Phone (713) 652-6601
Deadlines NONE
How to Apply SEE GUIDELINES AT WWW.ALKEK.ORG
Restrictions LIMITED TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $15.8M $262.1M $15.3M 49
2021 $15.0M $300.4M $24.4M 47
2022 $17.0M $273.6M $20.6M 51
2023 $14.0M $295.3M $15.3M 53
2024 $14.0M $304.3M $27.1M 58

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 258 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$50K
Average
$294K
75th Pctl
$150K
Maximum
$8.1M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

92.6% of US grants · Rank #1 of 6 states $74.4M across 239 grants 14 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Harris 152 grants · $64.9M
  2. 2 Bexar 20 grants · $4.5M
  3. 3 Hays 7 grants · $2.0M
  4. 4 Bandera 25 grants · $952K
  5. 5 Brazos 4 grants · $600K
  6. 6 Williamson 5 grants · $575K
  7. 7 Comal 4 grants · $240K
  8. 8 Dallas 6 grants · $168K
  9. 9 Kleberg 5 grants · $155K
  10. 10 Kerr 3 grants · $135K
+4 more counties · 8 grants · $186K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (258 total)

Purpose
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $8,093,300 MEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PATIENT CARE 2024
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $6,250,000 MEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PATIENT CARE 2023
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $6,002,500 MEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PATIENT CARE 2022
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $4,020,100 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS 2021
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX $3,600,000 ENDOWMENT FOR THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR 2020
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $3,000,000 CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES TOWER 2021
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $3,000,000 MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 2021
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $2,477,400 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 2020
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $2,000,000 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES TOWER 2022
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $1,900,000 DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR VIROLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY 2020
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $1,435,500 CONSTRUCTION OF THE LILLIE AND ROY CULLEN TOWER 2023
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX $1,200,000 ENDOWMENT FOR THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR 2020
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX $1,200,000 ENDOWMENT FOR THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR 2021
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX $1,200,000 ENDOWMENT FOR THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR 2022
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX $1,200,000 ENDOWMENT FOR THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR 2022
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX $1,200,000 ENDOWMENT FOR THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR 2023
The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $1,000,000 METASTASIS RESEARCH 2020
The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $1,000,000 TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH 2021
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $1,000,000 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES TOWER 2022
The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $1,000,000 MEDICAL RESEARCH 2022
The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $1,000,000 MEDICAL RESEARCH 2023
The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $1,000,000 MEDICAL RESEARCH 2024
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $845,000 THERAPEUTIC INNOVATION CENTER 2020
St Mary'S University San Antonio, TX $800,000 BUILDING RENOVATIONS TO THE ALBERT B. ALKEK BUILDING 2022
Texas State University San Marcos, TX $800,000 TECHNOLOGY AND PROGRAMS FOR THE ALKEK LIBRARY 2022