Saunders Foundation

EIN 760574880 Private Foundation

Houston, TX 77024 |(713) 914-9778

Total Given 2017–2024
$1.8M
167 grants · $225K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $625–$5K
grant size
25%
balanced · 28/112 multi-year
repeat
$8.0M
Assets (2024)
112
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Religion

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person CATHY YBARRA
Phone (713) 914-9778
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

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YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $92K $7.1M $159K 34
2019 N/A $7.6M $314K N/A
2020 $277K $6.2M $10K 41
2021 $340K $8.3M $650K 22
2022 $364K $7.3M $581K 35
2023 $362K $7.2M $647K 13
2024 $363K $8.0M $461K 22

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 167 grants on record

Minimum
$85
25th Pctl
$625
Median
$1K
Average
$11K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$288K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

80.8% of US grants · Rank #1 of 16 states $1.6M across 135 grants 14 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Harris 102 grants · $1.5M
  2. 2 Travis 12 grants · $62K
  3. 3 Smith 5 grants · $58K
  4. 4 Hidalgo 6 grants · $11K
  5. 5 Starr 1 grant · $3K
  6. 6 Dallas 1 grant · $1K
  7. 7 Tarrant 1 grant · $1K
  8. 8 Comal 1 grant · $1K
  9. 9 Brewster 1 grant · $1K
  10. 10 Atascosa 1 grant · $500
+4 more counties · 4 grants · $550

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (167 total)

Purpose
Heritage Ed Houston, TX $287,500 EDUCATION 2023
Heritage Ed Houston, TX $257,000 EDUCATION 2021
Heritage Ed Houston, TX $241,000 EDUCATION 2024
Heritage Ed Houston, TX $230,000 EDUCATION 2022
Heritage Ed Houston, TX $200,000 EDUCATION 2020
CHI Omega Foudnaton Memphis, TN $27,000 EDUCATION 2024
Prager University Sherman OAKS, CA $25,500 EDUCATION 2022
Christ the King Church Houston, TX $20,000 RELIGIOUS 2023
Prager University Sherman OAKS, CA $20,000 EDUCATION 2023
Christ the King Church Houston, TX $20,000 RELIGIOUS 2024
Pinecove Tyler, TX $15,500 RELIGIOUS 2022
Prager University Sherman OAKS, CA $15,000 EDUCATION 2021
Prager University Sherman OAKS, CA $15,000 EDUCATION 2024
Pine COVE Camp Tyler, TX $15,000 EDUCATION 2017
Christ the King Church Houston, TX $12,000 RELIGIOUS 2022
CHI Omega Foundation Memphis, TN $11,000 EDUCATION 2020
Lighthouse of Houston Houston, TX $11,000 HEALTH CARE 2021
Lisseth Garcia Houston, TX $10,765 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP 2017
Cathy Ybarra Houston, TX $10,389 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP 2017
Pinecove Tyler, TX $10,000 RELIGIOUS 2020
The University of Texas Austin, TX $10,000 EDUCATION 2021
Prison Entrepreneurship Program Houston, TX $10,000 EDUCATION 2022
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI $10,000 EDUCATION 2023
Alzheimers Association Houston CHAP Houston, TX $10,000 MEDICAL 2024
Pine COVE Tyler, TX $10,000 RELIGIOUS 2024

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