The Baroness Kandy Kaye Horn Foundation concentrates its giving on faith-based institutions and local Greater Houston civic and relief organizations, with recurring large investments in religious education and community-service nonprofits. Grants range from a major multi-hundred-thousand-dollar commitment to TCU's Brite Divinity School to repeated support for Houston food security, historic/cultural groups, and youth programs, alongside smaller one-off gifts to international humanitarian organizations.
A $1,050,000 grant to Texas Christian University Brite Divinity School stands out in the Baroness Kandy Kaye Horn Foundation’s recent giving and signals a strong commitment to religious education. The foundation also backed the Rotary Club of Houston Foundation with $295,090, showing that its largest awards can reach civic institutions as well as faith-based work. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is consistent: support for seminaries, Catholic leadership, parish-linked entities, and Houston-area nonprofits involved in relief, youth development, and local civic life. The foundation’s grantmaking includes repeated awards to the same organizations, including Houston Food Bank, Salvation Army of Greater Houston, Catholic Charities of Galvestonhouston, Houston Historical Foundation, and St John the Devine Guild Shop. Smaller grants extend to public-policy, military-service, education, and humanitarian organizations, but the center of gravity remains institutions tied to religion and community service. With annual grants of $2,810,590, the foundation operates at a meaningful local and regional scale while maintaining a portfolio that mixes very large exempt-function grants with many smaller gifts.
Religious education is a central theme. The foundation gave $1,050,000 to Texas Christian University Brite Divinity School for exempt function support and $10,000 to Catholic Leadership Institute, reinforcing a pattern of backing faith formation and leadership. In basic needs and relief, it gave $107,500 to Houston Food Bank and $56,000 to Salvation Army of Greater Houston, alongside $127,000 and $53,000 to Catholic Charities of Galvestonhouston in separate years. Youth and civic development appear as well. The foundation granted $200,000 to Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America and $50,000 to The Junior League of Houston, while a $25,000 gift to Texas Nfl Flag Football Inc shows support for organized youth activity. Its cultural giving includes $125,000 to Houston Historical Foundation and $10,000 to John Wayne Birthplace & Museum.
Typical grant size is modest relative to the largest awards: p25 is $2,875, the median is $10,000, and p75 is $75,000. That distribution sits alongside occasional six- and seven-figure grants, which makes the foundation look like a regular funder with a wide spread in check size. The recent list also shows repeat support across years for several recipients, including Houston Food Bank, Salvation Army of Greater Houston, Catholic Charities of Galvestonhouston, St John the Devine Guild Shop, Houston Historical Foundation, and The National World War II Museum. The foundation is a regular DAF-classified funder, and the grants shown are exempt-function awards.
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$1.5M
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$7K
Most grants fall between $3K and $75K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$75K
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A concentrated-local giving style: a few very large, repeat or multi-year gifts to core faith-based and Houston civic grantees, supplemented by numerous smaller, often one-off grants to national and international relief and cultural organizations.
Notable grantees: Texas Christian University, Brite Divinity School, Houston Food Bank, Catholic Charities of Galveston-Houston, Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, St John the Devine Guild Shop
Giving is concentrated in Texas, with 60% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Houston is the most common recipient city in the recent list, including Rotary Club of Houston Foundation, Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Houston Food Bank, Salvation Army of Greater Houston, and Houston Historical Foundation. Beyond Texas, recipients appear in Washington, DC; Charleston, SC; Jacksonville, FL; Malvern, PA; New Orleans, LA; and New York, NY. All grants in the provided recent list go to US organizations.
The recent grants show a strong emphasis on religious education and faith-linked institutions, plus Houston-area relief, youth, and civic organizations. Examples include Texas Christian University Brite Divinity School, Catholic Leadership Institute, Houston Food Bank, Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America, and Houston Historical Foundation.
Its grant sizes are varied, with p25 at $2,875, a median of $10,000, and p75 at $75,000. That pattern suggests many smaller awards, with occasional larger commitments well above the median.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once in the recent list, including Houston Food Bank, Salvation Army of Greater Houston, Catholic Charities of Galvestonhouston, St John the Devine Guild Shop, Houston Historical Foundation, and The National World War II Museum.
Most grants go to recipients in Texas, which accounts for 60% of grants in the provided data. Houston is the most frequent recipient city, while other grant destinations include Fort Worth, Rockwall, Dallas, Arlington, and Stafford.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY BRITE DIVINITY SCHOOL | FORT WORTH, TX | $1,050,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| ROTARY CLUB OF HOUSTON FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $295,090 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| HOUSTON FOOD BANK | HOUSTON, TX | $107,500 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| ST JOHN THE DEVINE GUILD SHOP | HOUSTON, TX | $92,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $56,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF GALVESTONHOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $53,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| HOUSTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| TEXAS NFL FLAG FOOTBALL INC | ARLINGTON, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE | MALVERN, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| I AM ONE OF 8 INC | ARLINGTON, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| LIFE LIGHT MINISTRIES INC | HIRAM, GA | $5,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $3,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND | DENVER, CO | $2,500 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| ACLU FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC | HOUSTON, TX | $2,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE - NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| OXFAM-AMERICA INC | BOSTON, MA | $1,500 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| JOHN WAYNE BIRTHPLACE & MUSEUM | WINTERSET, IA | $1,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| MENIL FOUNDATION INC | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2024 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| SAM HOUSTON AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | HOUSTON, TX | $200,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| ST JOHN THE DEVINE GUILD SHOP | HOUSTON, TX | $175,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF GALVESTONHOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $127,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| HOUSTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $125,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| MEALS ON WHEELS OF ROCKWALL TX | ROCKWALL, TX | $100,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $75,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| HOUSTON FOOD BANK | HOUSTON, TX | $75,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| THE DICTIONARY PROJECT | CHARLESTON, SC | $47,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| RICE UNIVERSITY BAKER INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC POLICY | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL | STAFFORD, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| JOHN WAYNE BIRTHPLACE & MUSEUM | WINTERSET, IA | $10,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $8,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC | MONTGOMERY, AL | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| FINCA INTERNATIONAL INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| HOUSTON COALITION FOR LIFE | HOUSTON, TX | $1,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| OXFAM-AMERICA INC | BOSTON, MA | $1,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
| HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2023 | EXEMPT FUNCTION |
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY BRITE DIVINITY SCHOOL
$1,050,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
ST JOHN THE DEVINE GUILD SHOP
$92,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER HOUSTON
$56,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF GALVESTONHOUSTON
$53,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
HOUSTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
$25,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
TEXAS NFL FLAG FOOTBALL INC
$25,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC
$5,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$5,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
I AM ONE OF 8 INC
$5,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
LIFE LIGHT MINISTRIES INC
$5,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM
$3,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE - NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
$1,500EXEMPT FUNCTION
JOHN WAYNE BIRTHPLACE & MUSEUM
$1,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
MENIL FOUNDATION INC
$500EXEMPT FUNCTION
SAM HOUSTON AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$200,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
ST JOHN THE DEVINE GUILD SHOP
$175,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF GALVESTONHOUSTON
$127,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
HOUSTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
$125,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
MEALS ON WHEELS OF ROCKWALL TX
$100,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER HOUSTON
$75,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
THE DICTIONARY PROJECT
$47,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
JOHN WAYNE BIRTHPLACE & MUSEUM
$10,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM
$8,000EXEMPT FUNCTION
HOUSTON COALITION FOR LIFE
$1,500EXEMPT FUNCTION
HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
$500EXEMPT FUNCTION