About Houston Health Foundation
The Houston Health Foundation creates private-public partnerships for sustainable health and wellness initiatives and programs in our community, providing critical resources to children and families to build healthier, fuller lives.
Focus Areas
See to Succeed (vision services)Project Saving Smiles (dental)The Basics Houston (early childhood development)My Brother's Keeper / RISE (youth mentorship & scholarships)Community Gardens (food security)Houston Recovery Initiative (substance misuse recovery)
Who They Fund
survivors of human traffickingracially/ethnically marginalized communities (communities of color)youth and young men of colorclients of community-based health agencies / program participants
About Houston Health Foundation
A defining feature of Houston Health Foundation’s grantmaking is its portfolio of public health programs delivered with the Houston Health Department, especially Brilliant Futures, which brings together vision care, dental health, early childhood development, youth mentoring, and food security for Houston children. That partnership model sits alongside direct support for community-based organizations working on health equity, recovery, and safety. In the recent grant list, the foundation’s largest award went to Rice University for health equity, while the City of Houston received support for anti-human trafficking work and air quality monitoring. Other grants point to a practical, service-oriented funder that backs both public agencies and local nonprofits. It also supports workforce stability and program delivery, including a counselor-salary grant to the Houston Health Department and payroll stipends to Houston Independent School District. Across its active programs, the foundation is tied to efforts such as Project Saving Smiles, The Basics Houston, My Brother’s Keeper / RISE, and Community Family Gardens, showing a consistent interest in health access, child development, and neighborhood-level support.
What Houston Health Foundation Funds
Houston Health Foundation gives across several linked health and wellbeing areas. In health equity, it awarded $73,885 to Center for Recovery and Wellness Resources and $64,449 to Twelve 11 Partners Inc., both in Houston. In anti-human-trafficking work, the foundation supported the City of Houston with $110,824 and Southwest Houston Redevelopment with $26,000. Its environmental health giving includes a $100,000 grant to City of Houston- Health Department for air quality monitoring. The foundation also funds early childhood and family support through programs such as The Basics Houston, which provides training and free educational resources to parents and caregivers using evidence-based principles, and Community Family Gardens, which supports raised beds and garden programs across neighborhoods to address food insecurity and promote healthy eating.
How Houston Health Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $13,608 at the 25th percentile, $41,115 at the median, and $49,486 at the 75th percentile. That middle range suggests a mix of mid-sized operating and programmatic awards, with some larger public-partnership grants layered on top. The grant list shows repeated support for certain public agencies and initiative partners across multiple years, including the City of Houston and the Houston Health Department, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off funding. The foundation is not an individual-giving or program-related-investment funder. Its recent record also includes grants for staff costs, such as counselor salary support and payroll stipends, indicating a willingness to fund capacity and service delivery, not only direct program expenses.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$109K
Total Assets
$3.1M
Total Revenue
$1.4M
Total Expenses
$1.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $49K, with a median of $41K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$41K
75th Percentile
$49K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ROBIN MANSUR
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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