Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation
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About Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation
Grant Me The Wisdom Foundation concentrates on mission-driven social impact organizations, with sizable gifts to child welfare, criminal justice reform, and community health initiatives alongside a notable interest in arts and faith-based education. Their giving spans local Houston nonprofits and national organizations, supporting both programmatic impact and cultural institutions. Grants tend to be mid-to-large amounts directed to a relatively small set of organizations rather than many token gifts.
Focus Areas
Child welfare and family-placement services (e.g., Heart Gallery Houston)Criminal justice reform and services for justice-involved populations (e.g., Texas Center for Justice and Equity, Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice)Independent film, media, and cultural programming (e.g., Utah Film Center)Community and rural healthcare access (e.g., Rural Health Collaborative, Eco-Soap Bank)Faith-linked education and seminary support (e.g., Auburn Seminary, Baylor University)
Who They Fund
artists and filmmakersstudents and researchers
About Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation
Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation’s recent giving shows a clear interest in social-impact organizations that work with justice-involved people, children, and communities facing health or education barriers. The foundation backed Thorn with $100,000 in 2023 for social impact and also gave Utah Film Center $100,000 that same year for arts, media, and film. Those two grants point to a funder that supports both direct-service work and media or culture-based programming. Another large award went to Blinknow Foundation for education and research, while Texas Center for Justice and Equity, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Heart Gallery Houston also received significant support. The pattern is not limited to one issue area. Grants also reached Baylor University, Auburn Seminary, Pew Research Center, Rural Health Collaborative, and Eco-soap Bank, which suggests interest in education, faith-linked institutions, public-facing research, and healthcare access. Repeated support to some recipients, including Heart Gallery Houston and Eco-soap Bank, indicates the foundation sometimes returns to organizations over multiple years. Overall, Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation appears to favor programmatic grants to a relatively small set of organizations rather than broad, low-dollar philanthropy.
What Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation Funds
In justice-related work, Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation supported Thorn with $100,000 for social impact and Texas Center for Justice and Equity with $60,234 for social impact. It also gave Texas Department of Criminal Justice $50,317 in 2024 and another $4,268 in 2023, showing continued attention to correctional systems and related services. In education and research, the foundation gave Blinknow Foundation $77,960 and Baylor University $49,200. Yale University and Yale Divinity School also appear in the recent grants list, alongside Auburn Seminary, which signals a separate interest in faith-linked education and theological study. Healthcare-related grants include Rural Health Collaborative at $40,000 and $15,000, plus Eco-soap Bank at $28,000, $5,000, and $5,000. The foundation also gave $45,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to Heart Gallery Houston, connecting its giving to child welfare and family-placement services.
How Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation Gives
Typical grants sit at $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $32,376 at the 75th percentile. That spread shows a mix of smaller support and larger project gifts, with some awards reaching six figures. The recipient list also shows repeat grants to the same organizations across years, including Heart Gallery Houston, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Eco-soap Bank, Thorn, and Yale University. Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it also makes program-related investments. The grant pattern is therefore hands-on and selective rather than widely distributed.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$31K
Total Assets
$1.6M
Total Revenue
-$64K
Total Expenses
$263K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $32K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$32K
Geographic Reach
National16 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation Funds
Top 5 recipient countries by grant volume for Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 89 | $2.3M | 90.8% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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