About Harris County Hospital District Foundation
The mission of the Harris County Hospital District Foundation is to enhance the broad healthcare mission of the Harris Health System by soliciting and raising funds for programs, and increasing the community’s awareness of the Harris Health System.
Focus Areas
HealthChildren's healthPatient services and pilot projectsEmployee support and workplace programsNutrition programs (Food Farmacy)Mental health
Who They Fund
childrenschool districtslocal communitiesfamilies (caregivers of children)
Funding Style
capacity building
About Harris County Hospital District Foundation
The Harris County Hospital District Foundation’s largest recent grant was $48,936,923 to Harris Health System for District Support & Community Outreach, and that scale sets the tone for how it operates. The foundation’s giving is tied closely to the Harris Health System mission, with recurring support for district-level programs and community-facing services. Recent grants also show a second track of smaller awards that extend the system’s reach into children’s health and related family support services across Houston. Among those community grants, the foundation gave $95,250 to Search Homeless Services for Children’s Health and $92,197 to Houston Area Women’s Center Inc for the same area in 2025. In 2024, it also supported HealthCorps Inc and Communities in Schools of Houston for children’s health work, indicating a pattern of funding organizations that connect health services with school, family, and community settings. The foundation’s stated mission is to enhance the broad healthcare mission of the Harris Health System by raising funds for programs and increasing community awareness of the system.
What Harris County Hospital District Foundation Funds
Children’s health is the most visible non-system area in the recent grants list. The foundation gave $50,000 to Center for Hearing & Speech Fndn for Children’s Health and $35,000 to Young Audiences Inc of Houston for the same category, showing support for services that reach children through health-related and developmental channels. School-linked outreach also appears in the grants record. Communities in Schools of Houston received $25,000 in 2025 for Children’s Health, and the organization also received $89,600 in 2023 and $81,021 in 2024. That repeated support suggests an ongoing partnership around school-connected services. Family and community support organizations are present as well. The foundation awarded $50,000 to The Women’s Home and $30,000 to Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, both for Children’s Health, along with $35,000 to IBN Sina Foundation Inc for the same area.
How Harris County Hospital District Foundation Gives
Typical grants are in the $20,000 to $50,000 range, with a median of $25,000, a 25th percentile of $20,000, and a 75th percentile of $50,000. The recent record also includes very large district-support awards to Harris Health System, alongside many smaller program grants. Recipients appear across multiple years: Communities in Schools of Houston, Houston Area Women’s Center Inc, HealthCorps Inc, Search Homeless Services, Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Center for Hearing and Speech, Child Builders, and The Women’s Home all recur in the list. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.7M
Total Assets
$31.8M
Total Revenue
$4.5M
Total Expenses
$4.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Jeffrey Baker
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