Grant funders

The Powell Foundation

Private foundation, Texas

United States
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Given in 2024 $18.4m
Typical grant $50k Middle half $10k to $100k
New grantees in 2024 25% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

25% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Texas 590 grants · typical $50k
District of Columbia 21 grants · typical $10k
Massachusetts 16 grants · typical $20k
New York 15 grants · typical $10k
California 11 grants · typical $100k
Tennessee 11 grants · typical $10k
New Hampshire 9 grants · typical $10k
Virginia 8 grants · typical $8,484

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Boy Scouts of America - Circle Ten Council Grant to Boy Scouts of America - Circle Ten Council $20k 31 Dec 2024
University of North Carolina at Wilmington Grant to University of North Carolina at Wilmington $30k 31 Dec 2024
Manned Space Flight Education Foundation Grant to Manned Space Flight Education Foundation $5,000 31 Dec 2024
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Glassell School of Art Grant to Museum of Fine Arts Houston Glassell School of Art $30k 31 Dec 2024
Families Empowered Grant to Families Empowered $5,000 31 Dec 2024
ACLU Foundation of Texas Grant to ACLU Foundation of Texas $15k 31 Dec 2024
Menil Foundation Inc Grant to Menil Foundation Inc $100k 31 Dec 2024
Southern methodist university Grant to Southern Methodist University $5,000 31 Dec 2024
North American Association for Environmental Education Grant to North American Association for Environmental Education $5,000 31 Dec 2024
First3Years Grant to First3Years $50k 31 Dec 2024

How to apply

How to apply
Organizations interested in applying for a Powell Foundation grant must submit an online pre-application form. If the pre-application is advanced, the organization will be invited to submit a full application via the Powell Foundation's online Grant Portal. The Powell Foundation Board of Directors makes all final decisions about grant requests during the Spring (May) and Fall (November) Board Meetings. Organizations approved for funding must sign and return a grant agreement for disbursement. Refer to the website for grant guidelines.
Deadlines
Refer to the website for the application process and deadlines.
Restrictions
The Powell Foundation is dedicated to catalyzing progress in public education, the arts, conservation, and human services. Funding is focused on the Foundation's geographic areas of interest in Harris, Travis, or Walker Counties, Texas. Requesting organizations must be tax-exempt under IRC 501(c)(3). This includes public charities, government organizations, and eligible supporting organizations. No grants are made to individuals, endowments, scholarship funds, private foundations, fundraising/marketing events, debt retirement/past operating deficits, candidates for political office or to influence specific legislation, or for realizing religious or doctrinal purpose. 2025 Giving: Education $12.3M (65%) and Supportive Communities: the Arts $2.2M (11%), Conservation $3M (16%), and Human Services $1.6M (8%).
Contact
Httpspowellfoundationorgapplication
Address
2001 Kirby Drive Suite 1011, Houston, TX 77019
Phone
7135237557
Email
grants@powellfoundation.org

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)