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Private foundation (trust)EIN 272818091Est. 2010-12

John R Eckel Jr Foundation

Houston, TX 77027

Total Assets

$25.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

29

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$42K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.4M

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.2M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

29 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $25K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.9M in 2018. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

110 grants

The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
$2.5M
12 grants
Menil Foundation Inc
$2.0M
13 grants
Whitney Museum of American Art
$825K
9 grants
Columbia University
$500K
1 grant
Lawndale Art and Performance Center
$300K
7 grants
Genesys Works
$290K
5 grants
Orange Show Foundation
$215K
6 grants
Project Row Houses
$200K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

110 grants

<$10K
22
grants
$10–50K
62
grants
$50–250K
18
grants
$250K–1M
8
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Texas
$6.3M
79% of total
New York
$1.6M
21% of total
New Jersey
$30K
0% of total
California
$30K
0% of total
Mississippi
$15K
0% of total

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