Md Anderson Foundation

About Md Anderson Foundation

MD Anderson Foundation’s recent grantmaking is anchored by large capital support for Houston medical institutions, including a $600,000 grant to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for a clinical building on the LBJ Hospital campus. That pattern extends beyond one grant: the foundation has also backed Baylor College of Medicine’s health sciences tower and commons building with several sizable awards in 2025, alongside earlier support for an endowed professorship in medicine at the University of Houston. The portfolio shows a foundation that favors institution-level investments tied to health care capacity, medical education, and campus development. The same approach appears across other grants in Houston and nearby communities. It has funded operating support for nonprofits serving housing, homeless services, youth, and community needs, while also supporting cultural organizations and community facilities. Named grantees in the recent list include Methodist Hospital Foundation, Houston Area Women’s Center, and Camp For All Foundation, each reflecting a different way the foundation uses grants: research, counseling and advocacy, and access to camps and outdoor programming. The overall profile is one of place-based philanthropy concentrated in Houston and Harris County, with a strong connection to medical and educational infrastructure.

What Md Anderson Foundation Funds

Medical and health work is a core part of the foundation’s giving. In 2023, it gave $315,000 to Methodist Hospital Foundation for research support, and it also awarded $250,000 to Baylor College of Medicine to develop and build a Phase I Clinical Trial Unit for the new Experimental Therapeutics Program. Education appears in both higher education and school support. The foundation gave $500,000 to University of Houston for an endowed professorship in medicine, and it awarded $225,000 to Teach for America for general operating support. Its culture and arts grants include $275,000 to Theatre Under The Stars for musical theatre academy productions and $235,000 to Houston Grand Opera Association for the 2024-2025 season. The foundation also supports human services and housing-related work, including $300,000 to Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County for operating support.

How Md Anderson Foundation Gives