Carl & Phyllis Detering Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 76-0284834
Foundation Overview
Based in Houston, TX, Carl & Phyllis Detering Foundation has awarded 154 grants totaling $623,639 to organizations in Texas, Tennessee and 3 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $55,000, with a median award of $1,500.
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New Applicant Friendliness
3 of 14 recipients (21%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
96% 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 Houston (63%), Hempstead (10%), Austin (8%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 673% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Carl & Phyllis Detering 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Bend Collections & Gardens | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Elisabet Ney Museum | $1,000 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Mercury Chamber Orchestra | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts - Houston | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Orange Show Center Visionary Art | $2,073 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $4,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| The Heritage Society | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Waller County Fair Association | $1,000 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Communities In Schools Of Houston | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Focusing Families | $1,000 | Brenham, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Int'l Stockman's Educational Founda | $2,500 | Corsicana, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| River Oaks Garden Club | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Junior League Of Houston | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Kincaid School | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Bayou Bend Collections & Gardens | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Elisabet Ney Museum | $1,000 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Hlsr Education Fund | $3,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Kincaid School | $55,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Mercury Chamber Orchestra | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts - Houston | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Orange Show Center Visionary Art | $2,603 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Praire View A&m University | $1,500 | Prairie View, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Search Homeless Services | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $4,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| The Heritage Society | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Waller County Fair Association | $500 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Washington Cemetary Historic Trust | $500 | Pipe Creek, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Communities In Schools Of Houston | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Houston Botanic Garden | $20,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Bayou Bend Collections & Gardens | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Elisabet Ney Museum | $1,000 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Texas | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Hlsr Education Fund | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Houston Food Bank | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Kincaid School | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Mercury Chamber Orchestra | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts - Houston | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Orange Show Center Visionary Art | $10,350 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Praire View A&m University | $1,500 | Prairie View, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Search Homeless Services | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $4,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| The Heritage Society | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| The University Of Texas At Austin | $10,000 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Waller County Fair Association | $500 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Washington Cemetary Historic Trust | $500 | Pipe Creek, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| World Brahman Congress | $10,000 | Bryan, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Bayou Bend Collections & Gardens | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Elisabet Ney Museum | $1,000 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Texas | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Hlsr Education Fund | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Houston Food Bank | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Kincaid School | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Mercury Chamber Orchestra | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts - Houston | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Orange Show Center Visionary Art | $10,350 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Praire View A&m University | $1,500 | Prairie View, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Search Homeless Services | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $4,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| The Heritage Society | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| The University Of Texas At Austin | $10,000 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Waller County Fair Association | $500 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Washington Cemetary Historic Trust | $500 | Pipe Creek, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| World Brahman Congress | $10,000 | Bryan, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Bayou Bend Collections & Gardens | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Elisabet Ney Museum | $1,000 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Texas | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Hlsr Education Fund | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Houston Food Bank | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Kincaid School | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Mercury Chamber Orchestra | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts - Houston | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Orange Show Center Visionary Art | $10,350 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Praire View A&m University | $1,500 | Prairie View, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Search Homeless Services | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $4,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| The Heritage Society | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| The University Of Texas At Austin | $10,000 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Waller County Fair Association | $500 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Washington Cemetary Historic Trust | $500 | Pipe Creek, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| World Brahman Congress | $10,000 | Bryan, TX, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Bayou Bend Collections & Gardens | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Coastal Bend Food Bank | $2,080 | Corpus Christi, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Communities In Schools Of Houston | $4,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Elisabet Ney Museum | $1,500 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Texas | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Houston Food Bank | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Kincaid School | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Mercury Chamber Orchestra | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts - Houston | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Orange Show Center Visionary Art | $7,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Praire View A&m University | $1,500 | Prairie View, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Search Homeless Services | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Sewanee University | $5,000 | Sewanee, TN, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Southern Methodist University | $1,000 | Dallas, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Sweet Briar College | $1,000 | Sweet Briar, VA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $4,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| The Heritage Society | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| The Kelly Lynn Foundation | $1,000 | Spring, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| The University Of Texas At Austin | $10,000 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Waller County Fair Association | $500 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Waller County Historical Society | $1,000 | Brookshire, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Washington Cemetary Historic Trust | $500 | Pipe Creek, TX, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Communities In Schools Of Houston | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Elisabet Ney Museum | $1,500 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Houston Botanic Garden | $8,333 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Kincaid School | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts - Houston | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| The Orange Show | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| The Heritage Society | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| The University Of Texas At Austin | $10,000 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Waller County Fair Association | $500 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Waller County Historical Society | $1,000 | Brookshire, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Washington Cemetary Historic Trust | $500 | Pipe Creek, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Texas | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Focusing Families | $3,000 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Bayou Bend Collections & Gardens | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Coastal Bend Food Bank | $2,000 | Corpus Christi, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Houston Food Bank | $3,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Interfaith Ministries | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Mercury Chamber Orchestra | $2,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Search Homeless Services | $2,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Culver Academies | $5,000 | Culver, IN, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Waller County Historical Society | $1,000 | Waller, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| The Kincaid School | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Wildlife Rehab & Educatio | $0 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Citizens For Animal Protection | $0 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Sweet Briar College | $0 | Sweet Briar, VA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Waller County Hist Museum | $1,000 | Brookshire, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| The Amercian Red Cross Western Branch | $0 | Brookshire, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Focusing Families | $0 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Hempstead Volunteer Fire Dpt | $1,000 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Washington Cemetery | $0 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Memorial Park Consevancy | $2,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Citizens Aginst The Landfill | $0 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Waller County Library | $1,000 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Heifer International | $1,000 | Little Rock, AR, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $1,500 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Texas | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Waller County Historical Society | $0 | Waller, TX, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| The Kincaid School | $1,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Wildlife Rehab & Educatio | $0 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Citizens For Animal Protection | $0 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Sweet Briar College | $0 | Sweet Briar, VA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Waller County Hist Museum | $0 | Brookshire, TX, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| The Amercian Red Cross Western Branch | $0 | Brookshire, TX, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Focusing Families | $0 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Hempstead Volunteer Fire Dpt | $0 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Washington Cemetery | $0 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Memorial Park Consevancy | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Citizens Aginst The Landfill | $0 | Hempstead, TX, US | Charitable | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 76-0284834 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 6800 HELMERS ST Houston, TX 77022-0000 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Carl & Phyllis Detering Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Carl A Detering Jr |
|---|---|
| Vp/sec | William C Detering |
Forms 990-PF
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