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Private foundation (trust)EIN 746053822Est. 1962-11

The DeBakey Medical Foundation

Houston, TX 77030

Total Assets

$86.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

9

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$438K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$40K–$2.0M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.0M

Total Expenses

$4.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.1M

Distributable Amount

$4.5M

Min. Investment Return

$4.5M

Undistributed Income

$4.3M

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $40K through median $300K to maximum $2.0M, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2024. Peak $3.9M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

40 grants

Baylor College of Medicine
$12.5M
25 grants
Houston Methodist Hospital
$1.8M
2 grants
Baylor University
$1.4M
4 grants
The Methodist Hospital
$1M
1 grant
The John P McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science
$550K
3 grants
John P McGovern Museum
$450K
3 grants
National Library of Medicine
$250K
1 grant
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation
$150K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
11
grants
$250K–1M
18
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Texas
$17.8M
99% of total
Maryland
$250K
1% of total

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