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Private foundation (trust)EIN 746104592Est. 1999-12

The Powell Foundation

Houston, TX 77019

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total 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

$3K

Gibbs-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

Private Grantmaking Foundations

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 99%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.99%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

269 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $30K to maximum $867K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2023. Peak $19.4M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

Collaborative for Children
$1.0M
1 grant
AVANCE Inc
$974K
1 grant
Equal Opportunity Schools
$867K
1 grant
SPARK
$852K
2 grants
UTeach Institute co University of Texas Foundation
$802K
1 grant
Breakthrough
$693K
2 grants
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
$600K
3 grants
The University of Texas Foundation - Charles A Dana Center
$598K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
135
grants
$10–50K
193
grants
$50–250K
147
grants
$250K–1M
24
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

21 states

Texas
$32.9M
89% of total
Washington
$868K
2% of total
California
$679K
2% of total
New York
$420K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$406K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$319K
1% of total
Maryland
$300K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$257K
1% of total
Indiana
$250K
1% of total
Illinois
$100K
0% of total

+11 more states

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