The Edith and Bernard Stolbun Family Foundation concentrates its giving in the Greater Houston area, directing most of its funds to a small number of local institutions. The foundation shows a clear preference for higher education and Jewish campus life—through repeated, sizable gifts to Rice University and Houston Hillel—while also making occasional donations to local direct-service charities such as food rescue. Grants are described generically as donations, suggesting flexible or unrestricted support rather than tightly restricted program funding.
Repeated $25,000 gifts to Rice University and Houston Hillel define the Edith and Bernard Stolbun Family Foundation’s public grantmaking. The foundation’s recent record shows a compact portfolio built around Houston institutions, with those two recipients appearing in multiple years at the largest amount in the file. That pattern points to long-running support for higher education and Jewish campus life rather than a broad portfolio of many small awards. Other grants reinforce the same local, institution-centered profile. The foundation has backed Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, Jewish Ethics Institute, Temple Beth Torah, Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care, and Jewish Family Service, all in Houston-area communities. Outside the Jewish institutional network, it has also supported local food rescue through Second Servings Houston and made grants to Shape Community Center and Houston Audobon Society. Across the file, the giving stays within Texas and concentrates on organizations serving Greater Houston.
Higher education support is a major thread in the Edith and Bernard Stolbun Family Foundation’s recent giving. Rice University received $25,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all described as donations, showing repeated support for the same university. Jewish campus life is another visible area. Houston Hillel also received $25,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating sustained backing for Jewish student life in Houston. The foundation also funds Jewish communal institutions beyond campus settings. It gave $2,500 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, and $2,500 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to Jewish Ethics Institute. Community-serving and direct-service work appears as well. Second Servings Houston received $10,000 in 2023 and $5,000 in 2025 for food rescue-related support, placing hunger relief within the foundation’s local portfolio.
Grant sizes cluster at the upper end of a small distribution: p25 is $1,000, median is $2,500, and p75 is $2,500. The file shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests recurring support rather than one-time giving. Most entries are described simply as donations, and the foundation does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is local and entirely in Texas, with every recorded grant going to recipients in the state.
$77K
$783K
$25K
$92K
Most grants fall between $1K and $3K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$3K
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Highly concentrated, with large, repeat donations to a very small set of grantees (notably Rice University and Houston Hillel); giving appears to be occasional but substantial and typically labeled as general donations.
Notable grantees: Rice University, Houston Hillel, Second Servings Houston
All recorded grants go to recipients in Texas, and the foundation’s giving is centered in Houston. Houston appears repeatedly across the grant list through Rice University, Houston Hillel, Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, Jewish Ethics Institute, Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care, Jewish Family Service, Meyerland Minyan Inc, and others. Outside Houston, smaller grants reached Humble and Schulenburg. The distribution is fully local, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state, Texas.
It gives most often to Houston-based institutions, especially Rice University and Houston Hillel, both of which received $25,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The broader pattern includes Jewish communal organizations, a local hunger-relief group, and a few other Greater Houston nonprofits.
The grant-size profile is compact: p25 is $1,000, median is $2,500, and p75 is $2,500. That means many awards fall at $2,500, while a smaller number are larger recurring grants such as $25,000 and $10,000.
No. Every recorded grant in the file went to a recipient in Texas, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely US-based. The geographic scope of giving is local, centered on Greater Houston and nearby Texas communities.
Yes. Rice University and Houston Hillel each received $25,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, Jewish Ethics Institute, Temple Beth Torah, Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care, Jewish Family Service, and Temple Israel Schulenberg also appear across multiple years.
Its giving centers on general support for Rice University, Jewish campus life through Houston Hillel, Jewish communal institutions in Greater Houston, and local direct-service work such as food rescue through Second Servings Houston.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICE UNIVERSITY | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| Houston Hillel | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| Shape Community Center | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | Donation |
| Second Servings Houston | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | Donation |
| TEMPLE BETH TORAH | HUMBLE, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| Jewish Ethics Institute | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| Houston Audobon Society | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | Donation |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE | HOUSTON, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| SEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE | HOUSTON, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MEYERLAND MINYAN INC | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL SCHULENBERG | SCHULENBERG, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ADL | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| RICE UNIVERSITY | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| Houston Hillel | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| TEMPLE BETH TORAH | HUMBLE, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| Jewish Ethics Institute | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE | HOUSTON, TX | $2,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| SEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE | HOUSTON, TX | $2,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| MEYERLAND MINYAN INC | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL SCHULENBERG | SCHULENBERG, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| ADL | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| Houston Hillel | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| RICE UNIVERSITY | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| Second Servings Houston | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| TEMPLE BETH TORAH | HUMBLE, TX | $2,500 | 2023 | DONATION |
| Jewish Ethics Institute | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2023 | DONATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2023 | DONATION |
| SEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE | HOUSTON, TX | $2,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE | HOUSTON, TX | $2,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL SCHULENBERG | SCHULENBERG, TX | $1,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| MEYERLAND MINYAN INC | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| ADL | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2023 | DONATION |
RICE UNIVERSITY
$25,000DONATION
Shape Community Center
$5,000Donation
TEMPLE BETH TORAH
$2,500DONATION
Jewish Ethics Institute
$2,500DONATION
Houston Audobon Society
$2,500Donation
MEYERLAND MINYAN INC
$1,000DONATION
TEMPLE ISRAEL SCHULENBERG
$1,000DONATION
ADL
$500DONATION
RICE UNIVERSITY
$25,000DONATION
TEMPLE BETH TORAH
$2,500DONATION
Jewish Ethics Institute
$2,500DONATION
MEYERLAND MINYAN INC
$1,000DONATION
TEMPLE ISRAEL SCHULENBERG
$1,000DONATION
ADL
$500DONATION
RICE UNIVERSITY
$25,000DONATION
TEMPLE BETH TORAH
$2,500DONATION
Jewish Ethics Institute
$2,500DONATION
TEMPLE ISRAEL SCHULENBERG
$1,000DONATION
MEYERLAND MINYAN INC
$1,000DONATION
ADL
$500DONATION