Private foundation (trust)EIN 760138744Est. 1985-07
HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION
HOUSTON, TX 770792922
Accepts unsolicited proposalsTotal Assets
$712K
FY 2024
Annual Giving
$27K
FY 2024
Grants Made
6
FY 2024
Avg Grant
$5K
FY 2024
Grant Range
$4K–$6K
Typical
Deadlines
October 31st
Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
$27KThe hgs undergraduate fund gives scholarships to students studying for a bachelor's degree in geoscience. Seven universities currently participate in the foundation's scholarship program. These include rice university, the university of houston, texas a&m university, the university of texas, sam houston state university, stephen f. Austin state university, and lamar university. Scholarship recipients are nominated by each university and selected by the foundation's board. Six scholarships were awarded during the 2024-2025 year.
Financial Snapshot
2024 filing
Total Revenue
$56K
Total Expenses
$35K
Qualifying Distributions
$29K
Distributable Amount
$30K
Min. Investment Return
$30K
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
6 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
5 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
36 grants
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants
Geographic Focus
1 states
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