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Private foundation (trust)EIN 208483773Est. 2007-10

GORDON A CAIN FOUNDATION

HOUSTON, TX 77046

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$66.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.5M

FY 2023

Grants Made

46

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$54K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$1.1M

Typical

Deadlines

The first day of the month prior to th…

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$3.2M

Total Expenses

$2.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.5M

Distributable Amount

$3.1M

Min. Investment Return

$3.1M

Undistributed Income

$223K

Payout rate 81%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.81%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

46 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $15K to maximum $1.1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.5M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

173 grants

NATIONAL INFANTRY FOUNDATION
$1.4M
4 grants
HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
$996K
4 grants
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON
$599K
4 grants
ALLEY THEATRE
$395K
3 grants
HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN
$258K
4 grants
MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER INC
$225K
4 grants
GOODMAN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
$145K
4 grants
GOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC
$130K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

173 grants

<$10K
96
grants
$10–50K
59
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Texas
$3.6M
61% of total
Georgia
$1.4M
24% of total
Virginia
$420K
7% of total
California
$200K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$113K
2% of total
New York
$90K
2% of total
Kentucky
$25K
0% of total
North Carolina
$5K
0% of total

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