The Hood-Barrow Foundation supports a mix of faith-based education and local community institutions alongside medical research, conservation, and basic needs organizations. They fund both religiously affiliated schools/church ministries and hospitals/research centers, while also making grants to environmental conservation, youth development, and housing/hunger relief groups across multiple states. Grants tend to be program- and capital-oriented (scholarships, campaigns, facilities, and research) rather than highly restricted project pilots. The foundation gives to repeat local grantees but maintains a geographically dispersed portfolio including California, Colorado, Texas and national institutions.
A $50,000 grant to San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance for elephant habitat at the Safari Park is one of the clearest signs of Hood-barrow Foundation’s approach: the foundation supports sizable, targeted awards across education, research, conservation, and basic-needs work. In the same recent-giving set, it backed St Francis Episcopal School with another $50,000 for an endowed tuition-assistance fund, showing a parallel commitment to faith-linked schooling and student access. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches hospitals, universities, churches, and community organizations, with awards that support research departments, capital campaigns, and ongoing operating needs. Recent grants include support for National Jewish Health’s Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley’s capital campaign, and several Houston-area institutions. The pattern points to a funder that mixes institutional support with program-specific gifts, rather than concentrating on a single issue or one type of recipient. Hood-barrow Foundation’s giving extends across Texas, California, Colorado, and other states, while keeping a strong presence in Houston and its surrounding community. The recent record also includes scholarship support, athletics and water-safety programming, and conservation projects tied to both urban and wildlife settings.
Education is a recurring thread. Hood-barrow Foundation gave $50,000 to St Francis Episcopal School for the Father Wismer People for Others endowed fund-tuition assistance, and it also made a $25,000 grant to The Junior League of Houston for its centennial anniversary campaign. In health research, the foundation supported National Jewish Health with $50,000 for the Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine. It also gave $16,000 to the University of Colorado Foundation for the Potter Alzheimer Research Fund and $13,500 to The Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation for cancer research. Basic-needs and community support appear in awards such as $25,000 to New Hope Housing for general support and $10,000 to Rocky Mountain Welcome Center for basic needs and rent assistance if possible. Conservation is another visible area, including $50,000 to San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Philanthropy Department for elephant habitat at the Safari Park.
Typical awards cluster in the low five figures: p25 is $2,500, median is $5,500, and p75 is $11,625. That said, the recent record includes several $50,000 grants, so the foundation uses both smaller operating-style gifts and larger strategic awards. The portfolio also shows repeat support over time, including multiple grants to organizations such as New Hope Housing, Park Horse Project, and The Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation across different years. The foundation is a private foundation, and it funds individuals as well as organizations.
$940K
$17.8M
$6.5M
$783K
Most grants fall between $3K and $12K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$12K
About 53% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Moderately diversified, mid-size grants (typically $10k–$75k) with a mix of repeat multi-year recipients and one-off gifts; funding emphasizes capital campaigns, institutional general support, scholarship funds and research departments rather than many small grassroots awards. Geographic reach is broad but with a clear cluster of faith-based and medical beneficiaries.
Notable grantees: St. Francis Episcopal School / St. Francis Episcopal Church, National Jewish Health, The Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
Hood-barrow Foundation gives nationally, but its recent grants are concentrated in the United States. Texas receives the largest share by count, with many gifts landing in Houston, including awards to St Francis Episcopal School, St Francis Episcopal Church, New Hope Housing, and The Menninger Clinic. California is also prominent, with grants to San Diego, San Jose, Stanford, Los Angeles, and Lakeside. Colorado appears repeatedly as well, especially Aurora and Denver, alongside grants in Centennial and Lakewood-area contexts.
Its recent grants show a mix of faith-based education, medical and neuroscience research, conservation, and basic-needs support. Examples include tuition assistance for St Francis Episcopal School, immunology and genomic medicine at National Jewish Health, elephant habitat work at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, and rent-assistance support for Rocky Mountain Welcome Center.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is relatively modest in the middle: p25 is $2,500, median is $5,500, and p75 is $11,625. Recent awards also include several $50,000 grants, so the distribution includes both smaller and larger gifts.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat grants to several organizations across multiple years, including New Hope Housing, Park Horse Project, and The Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation. That suggests ongoing relationships alongside one-time awards.
By grant count, California is the top state, while Texas still receives a large share of awards tied to Houston and nearby communities. Recent California recipients include organizations in San Diego, San Jose, Stanford, Los Angeles, and Lakeside.
Yes. The foundation’s profile indicates that it funds individuals as well as organizations, alongside its institutional grants to schools, hospitals, and community groups.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY-HOOVER INSTITUTION | STANFORD, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | STANFORD CIVICS INITIATIVE |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | THE FATHER WISMER PEOPLE FOR OTHERS ENDOWED FUND-TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY ATTN DONATION DEPT | SAN JOSE, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY AND GENOMIC MEDICINE |
| SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE PHILANTHROPY DEPARTMENT | SAN DIEGO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | ELEPHANT HABITAT AT THE SAFARI PARK |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT | AURORA, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | POTTER AD FUND |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY ATTN JENNIFER SCHILLIG | LOS ANGELES, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | DR. SABATINO'S RESEARCH |
| NEW HOPE HOUSING | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HOUSTON INC | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN |
| HIGH LINE CANAL CONSERVANCY | CENTENNIAL, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| YMCA OF SILICON VALLEY PATTY RALLY CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | SAN JOSE, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | EAST VALLEY YMCA SAFETY AROUND WATER |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT TO HIRE NEW ORGANIST |
| SAN JACINTO MONUMENT AND BATTLEFIELD ASSOCIATION | LA PORTE, TX | $14,000 | 2025 | TITLE 1 SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| MILE HIGH BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE | AURORA, CO | $12,500 | 2025 | TRANSGENDER CENTER OF THE ROCKIES |
| LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS CO MELANIE HAUSMAN DIRECTOR | NEW YORK, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PRINT MATTERS | HOUSTON, TX | $12,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $11,500 | 2025 | BONE AND JOINT FUND/CONCUSSION CENTER |
| UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON OFFICE OF ANNUAL GIVING | DAYTON, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | FLYER PROMISE GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | MUSIC MINISTRY |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | ST. FRANCIS FUND |
| THE MENNINGER CLINIC | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WEST HOUSTON YOUNG LIFE | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON OFFICE OF ANNUAL GIVING | DAYTON, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES FUND |
| BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC | HOCKLEY, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN WELCOME CENTER | AURORA, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | BASIC NEEDS (RENT ASSISTANCE IF POSSIBLE) |
| HILL COUNTRY MONTESSORI SCHOOL | BOERNE, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| BROKEN SHOVELS | HENDERSON, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| GIRLS ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP SCHOOL | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON OFFICE OF ANNUAL GIVING | DAYTON, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | ENGINEERING FUND |
| LONGHORN FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | LONGHORN EXCELLENCE |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $9,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ANNUNCIATION ORTHODOX SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $9,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN COCKRELL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING | AUSTIN, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | CAEE CHAIRMAN'S DISCRETIONARY FUND |
| WARREN VILLAGE | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CIBOLO CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH | FAIR OAKS RANCH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY | HOUSTON, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HOUSTON SYMPHONY | HOUSTON, TX | $4,500 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT FUND |
| STRONGER THAN BOX | DENVER, CO | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PARK HORSE PROJECT | LAKESIDE, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | AURORA, CO | $16,000 | 2024 | POTTER ALZHEIMER RESEARCH FUND |
| THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $12,000 | 2024 | CANCER RESEARCHCONCUSSION CENTERORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTSMEDICINE DEPARTMENT |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $8,000 | 2024 | MUSIC PROGRAM |
| URBAN PEAK | DENVER, CO | $7,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| JACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST | JACKSON, WY | $6,000 | 2024 | STEWARDSHIP FUND |
| GIRLS ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP SCHOOL | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | EXTERNAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ENDOWED EXCELLENCE FUND |
| THE MENNINGER CLINIC | HOUSTON, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SAN JACINTO MUSEUM OF HISTORY | LA PORTE, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| TREES FOR HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $3,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $3,500 | 2024 | ST. FRANCIS FUND |
STANFORD UNIVERSITY-HOOVER INSTITUTION
$50,000STANFORD CIVICS INITIATIVE
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$50,000THE FATHER WISMER PEOPLE FOR OTHERS ENDOWED FUND-TUITION ASSISTANCE
SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY ATTN DONATION DEPT
$50,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH
$50,000DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY AND GENOMIC MEDICINE
SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE PHILANTHROPY DEPARTMENT
$50,000ELEPHANT HABITAT AT THE SAFARI PARK
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT
$50,000POTTER AD FUND
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY ATTN JENNIFER SCHILLIG
$35,000DR. SABATINO'S RESEARCH
NEW HOPE HOUSING
$25,000GENERAL
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HOUSTON INC
$25,000CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN
HIGH LINE CANAL CONSERVANCY
$25,000GENERAL
YMCA OF SILICON VALLEY PATTY RALLY CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
$25,000EAST VALLEY YMCA SAFETY AROUND WATER
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$25,000SUPPORT TO HIRE NEW ORGANIST
SAN JACINTO MONUMENT AND BATTLEFIELD ASSOCIATION
$14,000TITLE 1 SCHOOL PROGRAM
MILE HIGH BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE
$12,500TRANSGENDER CENTER OF THE ROCKIES
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS CO MELANIE HAUSMAN DIRECTOR
$12,500STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
PRINT MATTERS
$12,000GENERAL
THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$11,500BONE AND JOINT FUND/CONCUSSION CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON OFFICE OF ANNUAL GIVING
$10,000FLYER PROMISE GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$10,000MUSIC MINISTRY
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$10,000ST. FRANCIS FUND
THE MENNINGER CLINIC
$10,000GENERAL
WEST HOUSTON YOUNG LIFE
$10,000GENERAL
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON OFFICE OF ANNUAL GIVING
$10,000EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES FUND
BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC
$10,000GENERAL
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WELCOME CENTER
$10,000BASIC NEEDS (RENT ASSISTANCE IF POSSIBLE)
HILL COUNTRY MONTESSORI SCHOOL
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
BROKEN SHOVELS
$10,000GENERAL
GIRLS ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON OFFICE OF ANNUAL GIVING
$10,000ENGINEERING FUND
LONGHORN FOUNDATION
$10,000LONGHORN EXCELLENCE
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$9,000GENERAL
ANNUNCIATION ORTHODOX SCHOOL
$9,000GENERAL
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN COCKRELL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
$7,500CAEE CHAIRMAN'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
WARREN VILLAGE
$5,000GENERAL
CIBOLO CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH
$5,000GENERAL
HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY
$5,000GENERAL
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
$4,500ENDOWMENT FUND
STRONGER THAN BOX
$2,500GENERAL
PARK HORSE PROJECT
$20,000GENERAL
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
$16,000POTTER ALZHEIMER RESEARCH FUND
THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$12,000CANCER RESEARCHCONCUSSION CENTERORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTSMEDICINE DEPARTMENT
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$8,000MUSIC PROGRAM
URBAN PEAK
$7,000GENERAL
JACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST
$6,000STEWARDSHIP FUND
GIRLS ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
$5,000EXTERNAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ENDOWED EXCELLENCE FUND
THE MENNINGER CLINIC
$4,000GENERAL
SAN JACINTO MUSEUM OF HISTORY
$4,000GENERAL
TREES FOR HOUSTON
$3,500GENERAL
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$3,500ST. FRANCIS FUND