Saunders Foundation
EIN 760574880 Private FoundationTotal 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
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
CATHY YBARRA
Phone
(713) 914-9778
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Harris
- 2 Travis
- 3 Smith
- 4 Hidalgo
- 5 Starr
- 6 Dallas
- 7 Tarrant
- 8 Comal
- 9 Brewster
- 10 Atascosa
+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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