The Underwood Foundation

EIN 760528032 Private Foundation

Houston, TX 77057 |(713) 655-7800

Total Given 2016–2023
$4.8M
10 grants · $600K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$375K
typical big bets · $206K–$888K
grant size
50%
supporter · 3/6 multi-year
repeat
$18.6M
Assets (2023)
6
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (713) 655-7800

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $1.0M $15.8M $13.9M 1
2017 $1.0M $17.1M $986K 1
2018 $1.0M $14.8M $927K 1
2019 N/A $16.8M $578K N/A
2020 N/A $19.3M $430K N/A
2021 N/A $21.5M $1.4M N/A
2022 $925K $17.3M $681K 3
2023 $875K $18.6M $616K 4

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 10 grants on record

Minimum
$25K
25th Pctl
$206K
Median
$375K
Average
$480K
75th Pctl
$888K
Maximum
$1.0M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

70.0% of US grants · Rank #1 of 2 states $1.8M across 7 grants 3 of 254 counties

Top 3 counties

  1. 1 Harris 5 grants · $1.3M
  2. 2 Austin 1 grant · $250K
  3. 3 Dallas 1 grant · $225K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (10 total)

Purpose
Phillips Academy Andover, MA $1,000,000 UNRESTRICTED DONATION 2018
Phillips Academy Andover, MA $1,000,000 UNRESTRICTED DONATION 2016
Phillips Academy Andover, MA $1,000,000 UNRESTRICTED DONATION 2017
Episcopal High School Bellaire, TX $550,000 Scholarship 2023
Episcopal High School Bellaire, TX $500,000 Scholarship 2022
Faith Academy Bellville Bellville, TX $250,000 OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION PLAN 2023
Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas, TX $225,000 Scholarship 2022
American Leadership Forum Houston, TX $200,000 Scholarship 2022
American Leadership Forum Houston, TX $50,000 Scholarship 2023
Crosswalk Center Houston, TX $25,000 OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION PLAN 2023

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