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Private foundation (trust)EIN 760574194Est. 1998-08

WALTER M & MARY MISCHER FOUNDATION

HOUSTON, TX 77019

Total Assets

$3.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$136K

FY 2024

Grants Made

7

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$19K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$65K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

The foundation has no direct charitable activity.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$103K

Total Expenses

$162K

Qualifying Distributions

$141K

Distributable Amount

$149K

Min. Investment Return

$150K

Undistributed Income

$143K

Payout rate 95%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.95%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

7 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $6K to maximum $65K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $136K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

26 grants

UT HEALTH OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT
$95K
2 grants
MEMORIAL HERMANN FOUNDATION
$75K
3 grants
TEEN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$25K
1 grant
TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE
$25K
1 grant
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
$20K
1 grant
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
$20K
2 grants
GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$11K
2 grants
SPRINGSPIRIT BREAKFAST FOR CHAMPIONS
$10K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants

<$10K
18
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Texas
$332K
98% of total
Virginia
$5K
1% of total
Colorado
$1K
0% of total

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