The Houston Family Foundation concentrates its giving on a small set of local and faith‑oriented beneficiaries, with large, targeted grants for leadership and motivational programming as well as direct support for Presbyterian congregations. Grants also fund youth residential care and occasional individual assistance, suggesting a mix of religious mission support and community services concentrated in the Tulsa area.
Houston Family Foundation Inc has a clear pattern of underwriting leadership and motivational speaking, highlighted by a $106,500 grant to John Lynch Speaks in 2024. That large award sits alongside steady support for faith-based institutions and youth-serving organizations, showing a mix of speaker-led programming, church mission support, and direct service funding. The foundation also backed River Oaks Presbyterian Church with a $40,500 mission-support grant in 2024, and it has funded Tulsa Boys Home, The Demand Project, and Young Life in recent years. The foundation’s giving is closely tied to Tulsa-area organizations and to Presbyterian or student-ministry settings. Several grants support leadership training rather than broad institutional funding, including recurring awards to Your One Degree and First Presbyterian Church. It also makes selective grants for practical needs such as educational supplies and family support, and it has provided medical-expense assistance to an individual recipient. The result is a grantmaking profile that blends religious mission support, leadership development, and targeted community aid within a local scope.
Leadership development is the strongest thread in the foundation’s recent grants. Houston Family Foundation Inc gave $10,000 to First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, MS for leadership training in 2025, and it supported Your One Degree in Broken Arrow, OK with $3,600 in 2024 and 2025, plus $3,300 in 2023, also for leadership training. That pattern suggests repeated investment in training-oriented programming rather than one-time sponsorships. Faith-based youth work is another visible area. Young Life in Tulsa received $2,400 in 2024 for support for student ministries and $2,200 in 2023 for the same purpose. In direct service, Tulsa Boys Home received $10,000 in 2024 for operational funds, and Domestic Violence Intervention Services Inc. received $1,583 in 2024 for supplies for families. The foundation also backed Holland Hall School with $5,000 in 2024 for educational supplies.
Typical grants are modest, with a p25 of $2,400, a median of $4,300, and a p75 of $10,000. That distribution reflects a small number of larger awards alongside many grants in the low-thousands. The foundation also shows repeat support across years for several recipients, including Your One Degree, Young Life, River Oaks Presbyterian Church, and First Presbyterian Church. It is not a program-related-investment funder, and it funds individuals as well as organizations. The recent record points to direct, targeted grants rather than broad-open application funding.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated, small portfolio: a few relatively large awards dominate total giving (notably one large payment for speaking services) with repeat grants to local churches; mix of program/operational support and some one-off individual grants.
Notable grantees: JOHN LYNCH SPEAKS, RIVER OAKS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, TULSA BOYS HOME, THE DEMAND PROJECT
Giving is concentrated in Oklahoma, which receives 81% of grants, but the top state by grant count is Mississippi. Tulsa, OK appears repeatedly, including grants to John Lynch Speaks, River Oaks Presbyterian Church, The Demand Project, Tulsa Boys Home, Holland Hall School, and Young Life. Broken Arrow, OK is another recurring recipient city through Your One Degree. Outside Oklahoma, grants in Mississippi went to First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland. All recorded recent grants were to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants center on leadership and motivational speaking, Presbyterian mission support, and student ministry. Recipients include churches, youth-serving groups, and organizations tied to leadership training, plus a smaller number of grants for educational supplies, family support, and medical expenses.
Yes. The recent grant list includes a $7,000 medical-expense grant to Marcus Shields in The Woodlands, TX. The foundation also supports organizations, but individual assistance is part of its grantmaking pattern.
Typical awards are in the low-thousands: the p25 is $2,400, the median is $4,300, and the p75 is $10,000. The distribution includes a few much larger grants, including a $106,500 award in 2024.
Yes. Oklahoma receives 81% of grants, with Tulsa appearing repeatedly among recipients. Mississippi is the top state by grant count, driven by grants to First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, MS.
Yes. Your One Degree appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for leadership training. Young Life appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 as well, and River Oaks Presbyterian Church appears in both 2023 and 2024.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN LYNCH SPEAKS | TULSA, OK | $105,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FRIENDS OF AMERICAN SONG ARCHIVES | TULSA, OK | $20,140 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA LIBRARY TRUST | TULSA, OK | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SANCTUARY CHURCH | TULSA, OK | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| REFORMED UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP | CHARLOTTE, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RIVER OAKS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | TULSA, OK | $5,200 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| JOHN 15 ACADEMY | THE WOODLANDS, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YOUR ONE DEGREE | BROKEN ARROW, OK | $3,600 | 2026 | LEADERSHIP TRAINING |
| DAY OF HOPE INC | TULSA, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YOUNG LIFE | TULSA, OK | $2,400 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE DEMAND PROJECT | TULSA, OK | $13,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | CLEVELAND, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | LEADERSHIP TRAINING |
| MARCUS SHIELDS | THE WOODLANDS, TX | $7,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL EXPENSES |
| YOUR ONE DEGREE | BROKEN ARROW, OK | $3,600 | 2025 | LEADERSHIP TRAINING |
| YOUNG LIFE | TULSA, OK | $2,400 | 2025 | GENERAL OPEATIONS |
| JOHN LYNCH SPEAKS | TULSA, OK | $106,500 | 2024 | LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING |
| RIVER OAKS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | TULSA, OK | $40,500 | 2024 | MISSION SUPPORT |
| TULSA BOYS HOME | TULSA, OK | $10,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONAL FUNDS |
| HOLLAND HALL SCHOOL | TULSA, OK | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES |
| YOUR ONE DEGREE | BROKEN ARROW, OK | $3,600 | 2024 | LEADERSHIP TRAINING |
| YOUNG LIFE | TULSA, OK | $2,400 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR STUDENT MINISTRIES |
| DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION SERVICES INC | TULSA, OK | $1,583 | 2024 | SUPPLIES FOR FAMILIES |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | CLEVELAND, MS | $1,500 | 2024 | LEADERSHIP TRAINING |
| RIVER OAKS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | TULSA, OK | $10,000 | 2023 | MISSION SUPPORT |
| YOUR ONE DEGREE | BROKEN ARROW, OK | $3,300 | 2023 | LEADERSHIP TRAINING |
| YOUNG LIFE | TULSA, OK | $2,200 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR STUDENT MINISTRIES |
JOHN LYNCH SPEAKS
$105,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TULSA LIBRARY TRUST
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
SANCTUARY CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
REFORMED UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
RIVER OAKS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$5,200GENERAL OPERATIONS
JOHN 15 ACADEMY
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
YOUR ONE DEGREE
$3,600LEADERSHIP TRAINING
DAY OF HOPE INC
$3,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
YOUNG LIFE
$2,400GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE DEMAND PROJECT
$13,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$10,000LEADERSHIP TRAINING
MARCUS SHIELDS
$7,000MEDICAL EXPENSES
YOUR ONE DEGREE
$3,600LEADERSHIP TRAINING
YOUNG LIFE
$2,400GENERAL OPEATIONS
JOHN LYNCH SPEAKS
$106,500LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING
RIVER OAKS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$40,500MISSION SUPPORT
HOLLAND HALL SCHOOL
$5,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES
YOUR ONE DEGREE
$3,600LEADERSHIP TRAINING
YOUNG LIFE
$2,400SUPPORT FOR STUDENT MINISTRIES
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$1,500LEADERSHIP TRAINING
RIVER OAKS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$10,000MISSION SUPPORT
YOUR ONE DEGREE
$3,300LEADERSHIP TRAINING
YOUNG LIFE
$2,200SUPPORT FOR STUDENT MINISTRIES