The Edaren Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 45-5450757

Foundation Overview

Based in Houston, TX, The Edaren Foundation has awarded 170 grants totaling $4,043,750 to organizations in Mississippi, Texas and 5 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $108,971, with a median award of $15,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$4,043,750
Total Assets
$3,672,838
Median Grant (all grants)
$15,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
42
Median Grant
$15,000
% Median Grant Growth
+50% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 14%

6 of 42 recipients (14%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Texas

91% of all grants are concentrated in Texas, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Texas, funding concentrates in Beaumont (44%), Houston (18%), San Antonio (8%).

Funding Trajectory
+140%

Strong 140% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Community Projects + 3 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (46%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Edaren Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Afa American Family Association $15,000 Tupelo, MS, US Support 2023-2024 Season 2023
Arc Of Greater Beaumont $40,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support The Art With Arc Prg 2023
Armand Bayou Nature Center $10,000 Pasadena, TX, US Support Ongoing Conserv & Ed Activit 2023
Art League Houston $15,000 Houston, TX, US Support Exhibit San Antonio Artist 2023
Art Museum Of Se Texas $35,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support 2 Exhibitions & Ed Prog 2023
Art Studio Inc $7,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Annual Gumbo Clayfest Jul 23 2023
Beaumont Botanical Gardens $10,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Perf Of Symphony Of Setx 2023
Beaumont Community Players $40,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Hiring Of Resource Dev Assoc 2023
Big Thicket Association $20,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Neches River Adv & Ed Prog 2023
Botanical Research Institute $5,000 Fort Worth, TX, US Support General Operating Budget 2023
Da Camera Society Of Texas $25,000 Houston, TX, US Renewal Of Music Encounters Prog 2023
Franklinton Farms $5,000 Columbus, OH, US Support General Operations 2023
Green Dot Public Schools Se Tx $43,200 Beaumont, TX, US Ptr W/bisd-initiatives At Mlk Middle 2023
Green Spaces Alliance $10,000 San Antonio, TX, US Youth Photography Program 2023
Lone Star Coastal Alliance $5,000 Houston, TX, US General Operating Support 2023
National Parks Conservation $65,000 Round Rock, TX, US 2023 Pledge Payment 2023
Science Mill $15,000 Johnson City, TX, US Support Expansion Of Stem Careers 2023
Symphony Of Southeast Texas $10,000 Beaumont, TX, US 2023 Sponsorship Spring Concert 2023
Texas Conservation Alliance $30,000 Dallas, TX, US Support Txcat Program 2023
University Of North Texas $30,000 Denton, TX, US Support Music Lessons To Foster Care 2023
Young Audiences Of Houston $10,000 Houston, TX, US Support Tx Rural Arts Initiative 2023
Afa American Family Association $15,000 Tupelo, MS, US Support 2023-2024 Season 2023
Arc Of Greater Beaumont $40,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support The Art With Arc Prg 2023
Armand Bayou Nature Center $10,000 Pasadena, TX, US Support Ongoing Conserv & Ed Activit 2023
Art League Houston $15,000 Houston, TX, US Support Exhibit San Antonio Artist 2023
Art Museum Of Se Texas $35,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support 2 Exhibitions & Ed Prog 2023
Art Studio Inc $7,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Annual Gumbo Clayfest Jul 23 2023
Beaumont Botanical Gardens $10,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Perf Of Symphony Of Setx 2023
Beaumont Community Players $40,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Hiring Of Resource Dev Assoc 2023
Big Thicket Association $20,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Neches River Adv & Ed Prog 2023
Botanical Research Institute $5,000 Fort Worth, TX, US Support General Operating Budget 2023
Da Camera Society Of Texas $25,000 Houston, TX, US Renewal Of Music Encounters Prog 2023
Franklinton Farms $5,000 Columbus, OH, US Support General Operations 2023
Green Dot Public Schools Se Tx $43,200 Beaumont, TX, US Ptr W/bisd-initiatives At Mlk Middle 2023
Green Spaces Alliance $10,000 San Antonio, TX, US Youth Photography Program 2023
Lone Star Coastal Alliance $5,000 Houston, TX, US General Operating Support 2023
National Parks Conservation $65,000 Round Rock, TX, US 2023 Pledge Payment 2023
Science Mill $15,000 Johnson City, TX, US Support Expansion Of Stem Careers 2023
Symphony Of Southeast Texas $10,000 Beaumont, TX, US 2023 Sponsorship Spring Concert 2023
Texas Conservation Alliance $30,000 Dallas, TX, US Support Txcat Program 2023
University Of North Texas $30,000 Denton, TX, US Support Music Lessons To Foster Care 2023
Young Audiences Of Houston $10,000 Houston, TX, US Support Tx Rural Arts Initiative 2023
Afa American Family Association $15,000 Tupelo, MS, US Support 2021-2022 Season 2022
Armand Bayou Nature Center $10,000 Pasadena, TX, US Support Ongoing Conserv & Ed Activit 2022
Art League Houston $15,000 Houston, TX, US Support 2 Exhibitions & Liftetime Aw 2022
Art Museum Of Se Texas $35,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Exhibitions & Ed Programming 2022
Art Studio Inc $10,000 Beaumont, TX, US New Roof 2022
Audubon Texas $10,000 Austin, TX, US Texas Women In Conservation 2022
Beaumont Community Players $8,500 Beaumont, TX, US Orchestra Production Protocols 2022
Big Thicket Association $20,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Neches River Adv & Ed Prog 2022
Botanical Research Institute $10,000 Fort Worth, TX, US Support Master Plan Fw Botanic Garde 2022
Conscious Capitalism Inc $10,000 Warren, MI, US Beyond Zero Sponsorship 2022
Green Dot Public Schools Se Tx $50,000 Beaumont, TX, US Ptr W/bisd-initiatives At Mlk Middle 2022
Green Spaces Alliance $10,000 San Antonio, TX, US Youth Photography Program 2022
Longview Museum Of Fine Arts $10,000 Longview, TX, US Supoort Arts In Rural Texas 2022
Magik Theatre $15,000 San Antonio, TX, US Support Charlottes Web Production 2022
Nabor House $10,000 Houston, TX, US 2022 Classroom & Curriculum Supplies 2022
National Parks Conservation $108,971 Round Rock, TX, US 2022 Pledge Payment 2022
Rachels Network $7,500 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2022
Science Mill $25,000 Johnson City, TX, US Equitable Access-future Stem Care Pg 2022
Texas Christian University $13,200 Fort Worth, TX, US Expand 2022-2023 Initiatives & Ed Op 2022
Writers In The Schools $15,000 Houston, TX, US Support The Wits For Students Prog 2022
Young Audiences Of Houston $10,000 Houston, TX, US Support Arts Ed In Pa & West Orange 2022
Afa American Family Association $15,000 Tupelo, MS, US Support 2021-2022 Season 2022
Armand Bayou Nature Center $10,000 Pasadena, TX, US Support Ongoing Conserv & Ed Activit 2022
Art League Houston $15,000 Houston, TX, US Support 2 Exhibitions & Liftetime Aw 2022
Art Museum Of Se Texas $35,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Exhibitions & Ed Programming 2022
Art Studio Inc $10,000 Beaumont, TX, US New Roof 2022
Audubon Texas $10,000 Austin, TX, US Texas Women In Conservation 2022
Beaumont Community Players $8,500 Beaumont, TX, US Orchestra Production Protocols 2022
Big Thicket Association $20,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Neches River Adv & Ed Prog 2022
Botanical Research Institute $10,000 Fort Worth, TX, US Support Master Plan Fw Botanic Garde 2022
Conscious Capitalism Inc $10,000 Warren, MI, US Beyond Zero Sponsorship 2022
Green Dot Public Schools Se Tx $50,000 Beaumont, TX, US Ptr W/bisd-initiatives At Mlk Middle 2022
Green Spaces Alliance $10,000 San Antonio, TX, US Youth Photography Program 2022
Longview Museum Of Fine Arts $10,000 Longview, TX, US Supoort Arts In Rural Texas 2022
Magik Theatre $15,000 San Antonio, TX, US Support Charlottes Web Production 2022
Nabor House $10,000 Houston, TX, US 2022 Classroom & Curriculum Supplies 2022
National Parks Conservation $108,971 Round Rock, TX, US 2022 Pledge Payment 2022
Rachels Network $7,500 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2022
Science Mill $25,000 Johnson City, TX, US Equitable Access-future Stem Care Pg 2022
Texas Christian University $13,200 Fort Worth, TX, US Expand 2022-2023 Initiatives & Ed Op 2022
Writers In The Schools $15,000 Houston, TX, US Support The Wits For Students Prog 2022
Young Audiences Of Houston $10,000 Houston, TX, US Support Arts Ed In Pa & West Orange 2022
Afa American Family Association $15,000 Tupelo, MS, US Support 2021-2022 Season 2022
Armand Bayou Nature Center $10,000 Pasadena, TX, US Support Ongoing Conserv & Ed Activit 2022
Art League Houston $15,000 Houston, TX, US Support 2 Exhibitions & Liftetime Aw 2022
Art Museum Of Se Texas $35,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Exhibitions & Ed Programming 2022
Art Studio Inc $10,000 Beaumont, TX, US New Roof 2022
Audubon Texas $10,000 Austin, TX, US Texas Women In Conservation 2022
Beaumont Community Players $8,500 Beaumont, TX, US Orchestra Production Protocols 2022
Big Thicket Association $20,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Neches River Adv & Ed Prog 2022
Botanical Research Institute $10,000 Fort Worth, TX, US Support Master Plan Fw Botanic Garde 2022
Conscious Capitalism Inc $10,000 Warren, MI, US Beyond Zero Sponsorship 2022
Green Dot Public Schools Se Tx $50,000 Beaumont, TX, US Ptr W/bisd-initiatives At Mlk Middle 2022
Green Spaces Alliance $10,000 San Antonio, TX, US Youth Photography Program 2022
Longview Museum Of Fine Arts $10,000 Longview, TX, US Supoort Arts In Rural Texas 2022
Magik Theatre $15,000 San Antonio, TX, US Support Charlottes Web Production 2022
Nabor House $10,000 Houston, TX, US 2022 Classroom & Curriculum Supplies 2022
National Parks Conservation $108,971 Round Rock, TX, US 2022 Pledge Payment 2022
Rachels Network $7,500 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2022
Science Mill $25,000 Johnson City, TX, US Equitable Access-future Stem Care Pg 2022
Texas Christian University $13,200 Fort Worth, TX, US Expand 2022-2023 Initiatives & Ed Op 2022
Writers In The Schools $15,000 Houston, TX, US Support The Wits For Students Prog 2022
Young Audiences Of Houston $10,000 Houston, TX, US Support Arts Ed In Pa & West Orange 2022
Art Museum Of Se Texas $30,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Exhibitions & Ed Programming 2021
Beaumont Community Players $23,800 Beaumont, TX, US Orchestra Production Protocols 2021
Big Thicket Association $10,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Neches River Adv Pymt 4/4 2021
Buckner Children And Family $35,000 Beaumont, TX, US Educational Aftercare Scholarships 2021
Christus Se Texas Foundation $75,000 Beaumont, TX, US Ineractive Play Project - Pediatric 2021
Da Camera Society Of Texas $25,000 Houston, TX, US 2021-2022 Initiatives Prog Music Enc 2021
Green Dot Public Schools Se Tx $50,000 Beaumont, TX, US Ptr W/bisd-initiatives At Mlk Middle 2021
Jack Brooks Foundation $10,000 Houston, TX, US Digital Archive Project- Briscoe Ctr 2021
Lone Star Coastal Alliance $25,000 Houston, TX, US Recreation Area & Network Pymt 2/2 2021
Magik Theatre $10,000 San Antonio, TX, US Support Charlottes Web Production 2021
National Parks Conservation $90,000 Round Rock, TX, US 2021 Pledge Payment 2021
Science Mill $25,000 Johnson City, TX, US Equitable Access-future Stem Care Pg 2021
Southwest School Of Art $10,000 San Antonio, TX, US Kids Initiating Designsolutions Prog 2021
Symphony Of Southeast Texas $10,000 Beaumont, TX, US Sponsorship Shangri La Concert 2021
Symphony Of Southeast Texas $20,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Symphony Of Our World Prod 2021
Texas Conservation Alliance $20,000 Dallas, TX, US Launch-tx Conservation Action Team 2021
The Nature Conservancy $50,000 Arlington, VA, US Blue Carbon Initiative Pymt 2/2 2021
Young Audiences Of Houston $7,500 Houston, TX, US Support Arts Ed In Pa & West Orange 2021
Beaumont Community Players $67,700 Beaumont, TX, US Orchestra Production Protocols 2020
Big Thicket Association $30,372 Beaumont, TX, US Field Research Station & Learning Ct 2020
Big Thicket Association $10,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Neches River Adv Pymt 3/4 2020
Big Thicket Association $30,000 Beaumont, TX, US Preservation Of Dogwood Trail 2020
Buckner Children And Family $35,000 Beaumont, TX, US General Operations 2020
Da Camera Society Of Texas $20,000 Houston, TX, US Newly Expanded Arts At 2 Schools 2020
Earthjustice $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Operations 2020
Lone Star Coastal Alliance $25,000 Houston, TX, US Recreation Area & Network Pymt 1/2 2020
National Parks Conservation $50,000 Round Rock, TX, US Support Texas Regional Council Mbr 2020
Some Other Place $30,000 Beaumont, TX, US General Operations 2020
Southeast Texas Food Bank $25,000 Beaumont, TX, US General Operations 2020
The Nature Conservancy $50,000 Arlington, VA, US Blue Carbon Initiative Pymt 1/2 2020
Young Audiences Of Houston $7,500 Houston, TX, US Support Arts Ed In Pa & West Orange 2020
Arc Of Greater Beaumont $30,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support The Art With Arc Prg 2018
Art Museum Of Se Texas $30,000 Beaumont, TX, US Fund 3 Upcoming Gallery Exhibition 2018
Beaumont Community Players $17,600 Beaumont, TX, US Orchestra Musicians For 2018-2019 2018
Beaumont Community Players $6,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Bd Govern Training Stipends 2018
Big Thicket Association $20,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Neches River Adventure Prg 2018
Blue Star Contemporary $25,000 San Antonio, TX, US Support Creative Youth Development 2018
Buckner Children And Family $35,000 Beaumont, TX, US 13 Educational Scholarship 2018
Hill Country Science Mill $45,000 Johnson City, TX, US Expansion 2018 Stem Enrichment Prg 2018
Houston Grand Opera Association $15,000 Houston, TX, US Support Educational Prg 2017-2018 2018
Lamar University $23,333 Beaumont, TX, US Support Koda'ly Certification Prg 2018
National Parks Conservation $50,000 Round Rock, TX, US Support Texas Regional Council Mbr 2018
The Magik Theatre $10,000 San Antonio, TX, US Support Production & Education Cost 2018
Young Audiences Inc $5,200 Beaumont, TX, US Comprehensive Arts Integration Serv 2018
Arc Of Greater Beaumont $40,055 Beaumont, TX, US Provide Funding For Art With Arc Prg 2017
Art Museum Of Se Texas $30,000 Beaumont, TX, US Fund 3 Major Main Gallery Exhibition 2017
Art Studio Inc $19,355 Beaumont, TX, US Purch & Install Ada Wheelchair Lift 2017
Beaumont Community Players $37,500 Beaumont, TX, US New Executive Director Program 2017
Boys And Girls Country Of Houston $40,000 Hockley, TX, US Educational Support & Out Of Sch Prg 2017
Buckner Children And Family $27,859 Beaumont, TX, US Educational Aftercare Scholarship 39 2017
Hill Country Science Mill $40,000 Johnson City, TX, US Continue Field Trip Program 2017
Lamar University $11,666 Beaumont, TX, US Support Koda'ly Certification Prg 2017
Magnolia Garden Club $50,000 Beaumont, TX, US Wetlands Education Center 2017
Magnolia Garden Club $50,000 Beaumont, TX, US Wetlands Education Center 2017
Monsignor Kelly Catholic High Sch $10,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Campus Master Plan 2017
National Parks Conservation $100,000 Round Rock, TX, US Support Texas Centennial Campaign 2017
Nature Conservancy Of Texas $10,000 Nacogdoches, TX, US Protection Work In East Texas 2017
Symphony Of Southeast Texas $18,000 Beaumont, TX, US Support Concert Programs 2017
Buckner Children And Family $28,397 Beaumont, TX, US Donation 2016
Symphony Of Southeast Texas $28,500 Beaumont, TX, US Donation 2016
Hill Country Science Mill $40,000 Johnson City, TX, US Donation 2016
Lamar University $1,000 Beaumont, TX, US Donation 2016
Boys And Girls Country $40,000 Hockley, TX, US Donation 2016
Witte Museum $10,000 San Antonio, TX, US Donation 2016
Beaumont Community Players $37,500 Beaumont, TX, US Donation 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 45-5450757
Website N/A
Address 800 CAPITOL ST STE 1700 Houston, TX 77002-2930

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Edaren Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Director Russell A Waddill
Director Elizabeth C Waddill

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.