The Cullen Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 76-0647361
Foundation Overview
Based in Houston, TX, The Cullen Foundation has awarded 262 grants totaling $192,747,000 to organizations in Texas. Individual grants range from $40,000 to $14,520,000, with a median award of $150,000.
Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$192,747,000
Total Assets
$389,933,515
Median Grant (all grants)
$150,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
33
Median Grant
$250,000
% Median Grant Growth
+67%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
March 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 21%
7 of 33 recipients (21%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
Texas
100% 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 (95%), Bellaire (3%), For Efiling (2%).
Funding Trajectory
+45%
Moderate 45% growth trend over 8 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
General Purposes + 4 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (58%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
Where is The Money Going?
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Cullen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alley Theatre | $175,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Armand Bayou Nature Center | $1,500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Upper Armand Bayou Protection Project | 2024 |
| Baylor College Of Medicine | $3,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Baylor College Of Medicines Health Sciences Tower | 2024 |
| Beta Foundation Dba Beta Academy | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Joy Campaign Phase Ii | 2024 |
| Bridgeyear | $750,000 | Houston, TX, US | Bridgeyear 3-year Growth And Innovation Fund | 2024 |
| Children's Museum Inc | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Completion Of Campaign To Purchase A New Bus Fleet | 2024 |
| Council On Recovery | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Da Camera Society Of Texas | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Depelchin Children's Center | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Toward Transitioning Texas Department Of Family And Protective Services Region 6 To Community Based Care | 2024 |
| Emerge Fellowship | $750,000 | Houston, TX, US | Transition Emerge Hisd Program To The Emerge Non-profit | 2024 |
| Friends Of Pumpkin Park | $100,000 | Houston, TX, US | Opening The Doors To Children's Dreams - Capital Campaign | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts Of San Jacinto Council | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Campher: Empowering Girls In Nature -- Camp Agnes Arnold Improvements | 2024 |
| Good Reason Houston Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hisd Supports For External Engagement | 2024 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Houston Charter Seed Fund Ii - Start-up And Accelerator Grant Funding | 2024 |
| Harris Health Strategic Fund | $1,000,000 | Bellaire, TX, US | Investing In A Healthier Houston - A Campaign For Harris Health | 2024 |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | $175,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | $175,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Houston Habitat For Humanity Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Robins Landing Housing Development: Phase 1b | 2024 |
| Houston Museum Of Natural Science | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Houston Public Media Foundation | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Houston Symphony Society | $175,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Kinkaid School Inc | $70,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $125,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts Houston | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| My Connect Community | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Connect Community's Textile Lab & Entrepreneurship Center - Capital Campaign | 2024 |
| Prounitas Inc | $450,000 | Houston, TX, US | Building A Shared Student Support Infrastructure For Smaller Charter Schools In Houston | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Together Houston | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Hurricane Beryl Disaster Home Repair For Low-income Families | 2024 |
| Teach For America Inc - Houston | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Expanding The Houston Corps As Part Of Strategic Plan | 2024 |
| United Way Of Greater Houston | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| University Of Houston System | $2,500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Centennial Project: Transforming Houston's Campus - Centennial Plaza Naming | 2024 |
| W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2024 |
| Children's Museum Inc | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Council On Recovery | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Covenant House | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Building For Life Campaign | 2023 |
| Da Camera Society Of Texas | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Dress For Success Houston | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Dress For Success Houston Salesforce Database Upgrade | 2023 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | $300,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charting The Course For Galveston Bay | 2023 |
| Good Reason Houston Inc | $400,000 | Houston, TX, US | Houston Isd's Launch And Implementation Of Ourco (Two-way Parent Communication Technology) | 2023 |
| Harris Health Strategic Fund | $4,000,000 | Bellaire, TX, US | Investing In A Healthier Houston - A Campaign For Harris Health | 2023 |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Houston Classical Inc | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Fundraising Campaign For Phase 1 Of Growth | 2023 |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Houston Museum Of Natural Science | $5,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Cullen Hall Of Gems And Minerals Renovation | 2023 |
| Houston Museum Of Natural Science | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Houston Public Media Foundation | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Houston Symphony Society | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Kinkaid School Inc | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Memorial Assistance Ministries Inc | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Growing Our Impact...together! Capital Campaign | 2023 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $125,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts Houston | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Nature Discovery Center Inc | $100,000 | Bellaire, TX, US | Enchanted Woods Nature Play Area | 2023 |
| New Hope Housing Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Nhh Berry And Nhh Gray - Affordable Housing For The Generations | 2023 |
| Prounitas Inc | $400,000 | Houston, TX, US | Sustainability And Capacity-building Campaign | 2023 |
| Rice University | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Toward A Houston Park Advocacy Initiative | 2023 |
| Small Places | $200,000 | Houston, TX, US | The First Of Many: A Campaign For Small Places | 2023 |
| Society Of St Vincent De Paul | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Underserved Communities Initiative | 2023 |
| Spark | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Spark Park Desert Phase 3 | 2023 |
| Target Hunger | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Rooting For The Future Capital Campaign | 2023 |
| United Way Of Greater Houston | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Wesley Community Center Inc | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Workforce And Adult Education Expansion | 2023 |
| Alley Theatre | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Avenue Community Development Corporation | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Capital Improvements For Affordable Multi-family Homes | 2023 |
| Center For African American Military History Inc | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Buffalo Soldiers National Museum Ready & Forward Capital Campaign | 2023 |
| University Of Houston System | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Energy Transition Institute | 2023 |
| Children's Museum Inc | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Council On Recovery | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Covenant House | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Building For Life Campaign | 2023 |
| Da Camera Society Of Texas | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Dress For Success Houston | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Dress For Success Houston Salesforce Database Upgrade | 2023 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | $300,000 | Houston, TX, US | Charting The Course For Galveston Bay | 2023 |
| Good Reason Houston Inc | $400,000 | Houston, TX, US | Houston Isd's Launch And Implementation Of Ourco (Two-way Parent Communication Technology) | 2023 |
| Harris Health Strategic Fund | $4,000,000 | Bellaire, TX, US | Investing In A Healthier Houston - A Campaign For Harris Health | 2023 |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Houston Classical Inc | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Fundraising Campaign For Phase 1 Of Growth | 2023 |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Houston Museum Of Natural Science | $5,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Cullen Hall Of Gems And Minerals Renovation | 2023 |
| Houston Museum Of Natural Science | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Houston Public Media Foundation | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Houston Symphony Society | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Kinkaid School Inc | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Memorial Assistance Ministries Inc | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Growing Our Impact...together! Capital Campaign | 2023 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $125,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts Houston | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Nature Discovery Center Inc | $100,000 | Bellaire, TX, US | Enchanted Woods Nature Play Area | 2023 |
| New Hope Housing Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Nhh Berry And Nhh Gray - Affordable Housing For The Generations | 2023 |
| Prounitas Inc | $400,000 | Houston, TX, US | Sustainability And Capacity-building Campaign | 2023 |
| Rice University | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Toward A Houston Park Advocacy Initiative | 2023 |
| Small Places | $200,000 | Houston, TX, US | The First Of Many: A Campaign For Small Places | 2023 |
| Society Of St Vincent De Paul | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Underserved Communities Initiative | 2023 |
| Spark | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Spark Park Desert Phase 3 | 2023 |
| Target Hunger | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Rooting For The Future Capital Campaign | 2023 |
| United Way Of Greater Houston | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Wesley Community Center Inc | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Workforce And Adult Education Expansion | 2023 |
| Alley Theatre | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2023 |
| Avenue Community Development Corporation | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Capital Improvements For Affordable Multi-family Homes | 2023 |
| Center For African American Military History Inc | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Buffalo Soldiers National Museum Ready & Forward Capital Campaign | 2023 |
| University Of Houston System | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Energy Transition Institute | 2023 |
| Alley Theatre | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Baylor College Of Medicine | $6,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Baylor College Of Medicines Health Sciences Tower | 2022 |
| The Beta Foundation Dba Beta Academy | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Joy Campaign Phase Ii | 2022 |
| Children's Museum Inc | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| The Council On Recovery | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Da Camera Society Of Texas | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| The Foundation For Jones Hall | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Overture To The Future | 2022 |
| Good Reason Houston Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Good Reason Houston's Phase Ii | 2022 |
| Harmony Public Schools | $750,000 | Houston, TX, US | Harmony Public Schools - Houston Capital Campaign | 2022 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | $80,000 | Houston, TX, US | Strengthening Hmh Field Trips | 2022 |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Food Bank | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Food For Better Lives Expansion Campaign | 2022 |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Hospice | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Marketing Initiative | 2022 |
| Houston Museum Of Natural Science | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Public Media Foundation | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Symphony Society | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Kids' Meals Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Building Hope Capital Campaign | 2022 |
| The Kinkaid School Inc | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant - The 2022 Kinkaid Engineering, Math And Science Institute | 2022 |
| The Kinkaid School Inc | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Comprehensive Campaign | 2022 |
| Lawndale Art Center | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | 4900 Main Street Lot Acquisition | 2022 |
| Making It Better Dba Literacy Now | $125,000 | Houston, TX, US | Literacy Now Reading Intervention Expansion | 2022 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $125,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| The Museum Of Fine Arts Houston | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Project Row Houses | $300,000 | Houston, TX, US | The Road To Eldorado - A Capital Campaign For The Eldorado Ballroom | 2022 |
| Rothko Chapel | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Phase Ii Of Rothko Chapel's Opening Spaces Campaign | 2022 |
| Small Steps Nurturing Center | $200,000 | Houston, TX, US | Fifth Ward Campus Expansion Campaign | 2022 |
| Teach For America Inc - Houston | $400,000 | Houston, TX, US | Igniting The Potential Of Houstons Next Generation Of Education Leaders | 2022 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $600,000 | Houston, TX, US | Support For The Jan And Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute | 2022 |
| Transform Houston Foundation | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Building A Community Center In Gulfton | 2022 |
| United Way Of Greater Houston | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| University Of Houston System | $110,000 | Houston, TX, US | Houston Housing Action Plan | 2022 |
| W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Discover Your Greenway: A Campaign For Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy | 2022 |
| Wonderland Educational Estate Association Inc Dba Beatrice Mayes Institute | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | The Wonderworks Campaign | 2022 |
| Alley Theatre | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Baylor College Of Medicine | $6,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Baylor College Of Medicines Health Sciences Tower | 2022 |
| The Beta Foundation Dba Beta Academy | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Joy Campaign Phase Ii | 2022 |
| Children's Museum Inc | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| The Council On Recovery | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Da Camera Society Of Texas | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| The Foundation For Jones Hall | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Overture To The Future | 2022 |
| Good Reason Houston Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Good Reason Houston's Phase Ii | 2022 |
| Harmony Public Schools | $750,000 | Houston, TX, US | Harmony Public Schools - Houston Capital Campaign | 2022 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | $80,000 | Houston, TX, US | Strengthening Hmh Field Trips | 2022 |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Food Bank | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Food For Better Lives Expansion Campaign | 2022 |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Hospice | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Marketing Initiative | 2022 |
| Houston Museum Of Natural Science | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Public Media Foundation | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Symphony Society | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Kids' Meals Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Building Hope Capital Campaign | 2022 |
| The Kinkaid School Inc | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant - The 2022 Kinkaid Engineering, Math And Science Institute | 2022 |
| The Kinkaid School Inc | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Comprehensive Campaign | 2022 |
| Lawndale Art Center | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | 4900 Main Street Lot Acquisition | 2022 |
| Making It Better Dba Literacy Now | $125,000 | Houston, TX, US | Literacy Now Reading Intervention Expansion | 2022 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $125,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| The Museum Of Fine Arts Houston | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Project Row Houses | $300,000 | Houston, TX, US | The Road To Eldorado - A Capital Campaign For The Eldorado Ballroom | 2022 |
| Rothko Chapel | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Phase Ii Of Rothko Chapel's Opening Spaces Campaign | 2022 |
| Small Steps Nurturing Center | $200,000 | Houston, TX, US | Fifth Ward Campus Expansion Campaign | 2022 |
| Teach For America Inc - Houston | $400,000 | Houston, TX, US | Igniting The Potential Of Houstons Next Generation Of Education Leaders | 2022 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $600,000 | Houston, TX, US | Support For The Jan And Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute | 2022 |
| Transform Houston Foundation | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Building A Community Center In Gulfton | 2022 |
| United Way Of Greater Houston | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| University Of Houston System | $110,000 | Houston, TX, US | Houston Housing Action Plan | 2022 |
| W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Discover Your Greenway: A Campaign For Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy | 2022 |
| Wonderland Educational Estate Association Inc Dba Beatrice Mayes Institute | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | The Wonderworks Campaign | 2022 |
| Alley Theatre | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Baylor College Of Medicine | $6,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Baylor College Of Medicines Health Sciences Tower | 2022 |
| The Beta Foundation Dba Beta Academy | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Joy Campaign Phase Ii | 2022 |
| Children's Museum Inc | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| The Council On Recovery | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Da Camera Society Of Texas | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| The Foundation For Jones Hall | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Overture To The Future | 2022 |
| Good Reason Houston Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Good Reason Houston's Phase Ii | 2022 |
| Harmony Public Schools | $750,000 | Houston, TX, US | Harmony Public Schools - Houston Capital Campaign | 2022 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | $80,000 | Houston, TX, US | Strengthening Hmh Field Trips | 2022 |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Food Bank | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Food For Better Lives Expansion Campaign | 2022 |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Hospice | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Marketing Initiative | 2022 |
| Houston Museum Of Natural Science | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Public Media Foundation | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Houston Symphony Society | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Kids' Meals Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Building Hope Capital Campaign | 2022 |
| The Kinkaid School Inc | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant - The 2022 Kinkaid Engineering, Math And Science Institute | 2022 |
| The Kinkaid School Inc | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Comprehensive Campaign | 2022 |
| Lawndale Art Center | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | 4900 Main Street Lot Acquisition | 2022 |
| Making It Better Dba Literacy Now | $125,000 | Houston, TX, US | Literacy Now Reading Intervention Expansion | 2022 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $125,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| The Museum Of Fine Arts Houston | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Project Row Houses | $300,000 | Houston, TX, US | The Road To Eldorado - A Capital Campaign For The Eldorado Ballroom | 2022 |
| Rothko Chapel | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Phase Ii Of Rothko Chapel's Opening Spaces Campaign | 2022 |
| Small Steps Nurturing Center | $200,000 | Houston, TX, US | Fifth Ward Campus Expansion Campaign | 2022 |
| Teach For America Inc - Houston | $400,000 | Houston, TX, US | Igniting The Potential Of Houstons Next Generation Of Education Leaders | 2022 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $600,000 | Houston, TX, US | Support For The Jan And Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute | 2022 |
| Transform Houston Foundation | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Building A Community Center In Gulfton | 2022 |
| United Way Of Greater Houston | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| University Of Houston System | $110,000 | Houston, TX, US | Houston Housing Action Plan | 2022 |
| W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2022 |
| Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy Inc | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Discover Your Greenway: A Campaign For Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy | 2022 |
| Wonderland Educational Estate Association Inc Dba Beatrice Mayes Institute | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | The Wonderworks Campaign | 2022 |
| A D Players | $100,000 | Houston, TX, US | Covid-19 Relief Support | 2021 |
| Asia Society | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Education Project | 2021 |
| Alley Theatre | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Alley Theatre | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | A Christmas Carol Adaptation By Rob Melrose | 2021 |
| The Children's Museum Of Houston | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Da Camera Society Of Texas | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Emancipation Park Conservancy | $300,000 | Houston, TX, US | Cultural Heritage Welcome Center | 2021 |
| Houston Arts Alliance | $200,000 | Houston, TX, US | Houston Bipoc Arts Network & Fund (banf) | 2021 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | $100,000 | Houston, TX, US | Covid-19 Relief Support | 2021 |
| Houston Museum Of Natural Science | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Houston Public Media Foundation | $75,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Houston Symphony Society | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Houston Symphony Society | $100,000 | Houston, TX, US | Covid-19 Relief Support | 2021 |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | $100,000 | Houston, TX, US | Stem Education Program | 2021 |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $125,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| The Museum Of Fine Arts Houston | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Society For The Performing Arts | $100,000 | Houston, TX, US | Houston Artist Commissioning Project | 2021 |
| The Beta Foundation Dba Beta Academy | $175,000 | Houston, TX, US | Covid-19 Related Summer School | 2021 |
| Breakthrough Houston | $100,000 | Houston, TX, US | Covid-19 Relief Support | 2021 |
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Covid-19 Relief Support | 2021 |
| Emerge Fellowship | $400,000 | Houston, TX, US | Emerge College Success Program | 2021 |
| The Kinkaid School | $60,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant Engineering, Math And Science Institute | 2021 |
| University Of Houston System | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Uh Cougar Tutor Instructional Recovery Partnership | 2021 |
| W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation | $60,000 | Bellaire, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Wonderland Educational Estate Association Inc | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Covid-19 Related Summer School | 2021 |
| Yellowstone Academy Inc | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Capital Campaign - Yellowstone. Forever. | 2021 |
| Baylor College Of Medicine | $8,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Capital Campaign - Health Sciences Tower | 2021 |
| The Council On Recovery | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $600,000 | Houston, TX, US | The Cullen Fdn Distinguished Endowed Chair At The Jan & Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute | 2021 |
| Bridgeyear | $200,000 | Houston, TX, US | Bridgeyear Advising Expansion: Career Pathways Website + Ambassador Program | 2021 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | $1,500,000 | Houston, TX, US | Lockwood South Housing Development In Buffalo Bayou East | 2021 |
| Evelyn's Park Conservancy | $100,000 | Bellaire, TX, US | Capital Campaign - Evelyns Park Phase Ii: Give To Grow | 2021 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | $200,000 | Houston, TX, US | Texas Equitable Uptake Vaccine Fund | 2021 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | $1,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | Capital Campaign - Play Your Park | 2021 |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | $40,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Houston Area Women's Center Inc | $750,000 | Houston, TX, US | Capital Campaign - Campaign For Courage | 2021 |
| Houston Botanic Garden | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Emergency Funding For Recovery From Winter Storm Uri | 2021 |
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| Spark | $100,000 | Houston, TX, US | Four Spark Parks | 2021 |
| The United Way Of Greater Houston | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | Annual Giving Grant | 2021 |
| Westchase District Community Fund | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Wilcrest Park | 2021 |
| The Workfaith Connection | $50,000 | Houston, TX, US | Workfaith Expansion 2021 | 2021 |
| See Attachment | $14,145,000 | For Efiling, TX, US | See Attachment | 2020 |
| See Attachment | $14,520,000 | For Efiling, TX, US | See Attachment | 2017 |
| See Attachment | $14,520,000 | For Efiling, TX, US | See Attachment | 2017 |
| See Attachment | $12,311,000 | For Efiling, TX, US | See Attachment | 2016 |
| See Attachment | $12,311,000 | For Efiling, TX, US | See Attachment | 2016 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for The Cullen Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 76-0647361 |
| Website | http://www.cullenfdn.org |
| Address | 2727 ALLEN PARKWAY 1050 Houston, TX 77019-2115 |
Key People (9)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Cullen Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Chairman/dir | Wilhelmina E Robertson |
|---|---|
| Vice Chairman/dir | Carla Knobloch |
| Secretary/dir | Meredith T Cullen |
| Director | Isaac Arnold Iii |
| Director | Marvin E Odum |
Forms 990-PF
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- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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