TX 501(c)(3)

HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN

HOUSTON, TX Founded 2002 EIN 043695294
C41: Environment $8,292,721 budget Filed 2024 Verified profile

Enriching life through discovery, education, and conservation of the natural environment.

Total received from foundations
$9.8M
269 grants from 108 funders · 2016–2025
Annual revenue
$5,081,553
Annual expenses
$8,292,721
Total assets
$36,387,962
Months of operating reserves
52.7
assets / monthly burn
Funding history · IRS 990-PF public records

Who funds HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN

$9.8M
Total received
108
Distinct funders
269
Grants on record
2016–2025
Span of records

Top funders by cumulative giving

  1. 1
    Houston, TX · 8 grants · last 2024
    $1.89M
    cumulative
  2. 2
    Houston, TX · 22 grants · last 2022
    $1.52M
    cumulative
  3. 3
    Houston, TX · 4 grants · last 2023
    $1.22M
    cumulative
  4. 4
    Houston, TX · 26 grants · last 2025
    $806K
    cumulative
  5. 5
    Jenkintown, PA · 3 grants · last 2022
    $530K
    cumulative
  6. 6
    Oklahoma City, OK · 5 grants · last 2024
    $325K
    cumulative
  7. 7
    Houston, TX · 7 grants · last 2024
    $280K
    cumulative
  8. 8
    Houston, TX · 4 grants · last 2023
    $214K
    cumulative
  9. 9
    Houston, TX · 2 grants · last 2023
    $200K
    cumulative
  10. 10
    Evansville, IN · 3 grants · last 2023
    $175K
    cumulative
  11. 11
    Houston, TX · 4 grants · last 2024
    $165K
    cumulative
  12. 12
    Boston, MA · 6 grants · last 2023
    $148K
    cumulative

Where the money came from (United States)

Texas counties the money came from

10 TX counties with funders on record
  1. 1 Harris 176 grants · $7.7M
  2. 2 Travis 2 grants · $105K
  3. 3 Dallas 8 grants · $64K
  4. 4 Bexar 5 grants · $35K
  5. 5 Nueces 1 grant · $25K
  6. 6 Smith 5 grants · $22K
  7. 7 Galveston 7 grants · $22K
  8. 8 Montgomery 1 grant · $8K
  9. 9 Jefferson 2 grants · $1K
  10. 10 Fort Bend 1 grant · $100
For grant reviewers

Filing and contact details Data quality: 80%

Officer
Alberto P Cardenas Jr
Chair
Contact email
Last 990 filed
2024
most recent IRS filing
Year founded
2002
IRS ruling year
EIN
043695294
NTEE classification
C41
Environment
Data provenance

About this profile

Built from the IRS Business Master File, Form 990 and 990-EZ filings, and public website enrichment. Funding history is derived from IRS Form 990-PF Schedule I grant records for private foundations. Data accuracy depends on how recently the organization filed. The data-quality score reflects how many fields are populated.

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