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Private foundation (trust)EIN 836765443Est. 2019-07

The Cross Foundation

Houston, TX 77270

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$139K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

45

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$25K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$173–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$739K

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.3M

Distributable Amount

$10K

Min. Investment Return

$10K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

45 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $173 through median $6K to maximum $200K, 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 2024. Peak $1.6M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

170 grants

Reach The Rest
$559K
3 grants
Sports Catalyst
$328K
2 grants
Marine Reach
$250K
3 grants
HOME
$230K
5 grants
Second Baptist Church
$229K
3 grants
Glorieta Adventure Camps
$225K
3 grants
International Generosity Foundation
$165K
1 grant
The Source
$164K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

170 grants

<$10K
108
grants
$10–50K
35
grants
$50–250K
26
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

Texas
$2.8M
65% of total
California
$394K
9% of total
Tennessee
$375K
9% of total
New Mexico
$225K
5% of total
Florida
$187K
4% of total
Idaho
$50K
1% of total
North Carolina
$45K
1% of total
Missouri
$41K
1% of total
Michigan
$33K
1% of total
Hawaii
$29K
1% of total

+10 more states

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