Private foundation (trust)EIN 746104592Est. 1999-12
The Powell Foundation
Houston, TX 77019
Accepts unsolicited proposalsTotal Assets
$421.2M
FY 2023
Annual Giving
$17.5M
FY 2023
Grants Made
269
FY 2023
Avg Grant
$65K
FY 2023
Grant Range
$500–$867K
Typical
Deadlines
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Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
$3KGibbs-Powell House: Preserving a local historic landmark, providing opportunities for education regarding Walker County's history, and making the landmark open to the public. The Gibbs-Powell House is leased to Walker County and is managed and operated by the Walker County Historical Commission as the Gibbs-Powell House and Walker County Museum.
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2023 filing
Total Revenue
$22.8M
Total Expenses
$20.2M
Qualifying Distributions
$19.0M
Distributable Amount
$19.2M
Min. Investment Return
$19.6M
Undistributed Income
$18.8M
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
269 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
2 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
500 grants
Grant Size Distribution
500 grants
Geographic Focus
21 states
+11 more states
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