About Centerpoint Energy Foundation
CenterPoint Energy Foundation makes large, local philanthropic investments focused on Greater Houston. Its giving is concentrated into a very small number of high-value awards that support regional community services (via United Way) and corporate partners or affiliates. The foundation appears to prioritize broad, general-purpose funding rather than many small program-specific grants.
Focus Areas
Community basic needs and disaster/community services in Greater Houston (via United Way of Greater Houston)Corporate partner/affiliate support and general-purpose grants to corporate entitiesRegionally concentrated philanthropy tied to the company’s Houston footprint
Who They Fund
unspecified
Giving Approach
Very concentrated giving: only two large, general-purpose grants totaling the foundation’s reported giving. Preference for high-dollar, unrestricted donations to established community intermediaries and corporate partners rather than many small or program-restricted grants.
Funding Style
unrestricted supportgeneral operating support
About Centerpoint Energy Foundation
Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc’s recent giving is anchored by a $2,102,930 general donation to United Way of Greater Houston, alongside other large awards to Texas Children’s Hospital and the Houston-area nonprofit network. That pattern fits a funder that uses high-value, flexible grants to support community services and institutions in places tied to CenterPoint Energy’s footprint. The foundation’s reported grant history shows a mix of corporate or affiliate support and broader community investments, rather than a long tail of small awards. Houston appears repeatedly in the recipient list, including United Way of Greater Houston, Texas Children’s Hospital, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Inc, Salvation Army of Greater Houston, and Houston Area Urban League. Outside Texas, the foundation also funds organizations in Indiana, Minnesota, Louisiana, Nebraska, and other states, but the awards that appear in the recent-grants data are often substantial and general-purpose. The overall profile is one of concentrated philanthropic support delivered through unrestricted or broadly defined donations.
What Centerpoint Energy Foundation Funds
In community basic needs, the foundation gave $2,102,930 to United Way of Greater Houston for a general donation, showing support for regional service delivery through an established intermediary. It also awarded $300,000 to Salvation Army of Greater Houston for a general donation. Education is another visible theme. Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc gave $315,000 to Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Inc and $283,000 to Junior Achievement of Southwestern In, both as general donations. The recent-grants list also includes $270,000 to the Louis J Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville, which suggests support for youth-serving community institutions. Community redevelopment and civic life appear in Indiana-focused grants, including $525,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Evansville, $500,000 to Evansville Parks Foundation, and $250,000 to Dubois-pike-warrick Economic Opportunity Committee Inc Dba Tri-cap.
How Centerpoint Energy Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent-grants file shows a much larger upper tier of awards reaching into the hundreds of thousands and above. The foundation gives as a regular corporate funder, and its 990 data show no program-related investments and no individual giving. Recipients do appear across multiple years: United Way of Greater Houston, Evansville Parks Foundation, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Inc, and Arbor Day Foundation each received more than one grant in the recent list. The active programs indicate a mix of strategic grants and employee-linked philanthropy, including matching gifts and volunteer/board service grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$18.3M
Total Assets
$52.6M
Total Revenue
$8.9M
Total Expenses
$19.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $30K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
National28 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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