Pursuing change through place-based philanthropy by promoting positive community change through support of nonprofits located in the Greater Houston area, with a current focus on a Community Development Docket.
Rockwell Fund Inc directs most of its grantmaking into Super Neighborhood 52 in Greater Houston, with a Community Development Docket built around housing, health, flood resilience, leadership, food access, mobility, and education. The foundation’s recent grants show a strong pattern of support for Houston-based nonprofits working on neighborhood stability and resident services, including repeated awards to Communities in Schools of Houston for dropout prevention and to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for health-related demonstration work. That mix suggests a funder that combines direct service, capacity building, and issue-specific pilots within a single place-based strategy. The foundation also backs legal and social-service infrastructure tied to community needs. Recent awards include support for South Texas College of Law Houston’s civil clinic program, Search Homeless Services, and Houston Habitat for Humanity, alongside grants to organizations working in behavioral health, domestic violence rehousing, and school persistence. Its public grant programs show an explicit emphasis on housing stability, flood resilience, and community leadership in SN52, with open application opportunities in some docket areas and targeted issue-area funding in others. Rockwell Fund Inc’s giving is tightly local and organized around a defined neighborhood geography rather than a broad regional portfolio.
Housing is one of the clearest themes in the recent grants. Rockwell Fund Inc gave $175,000 to Search Homeless Services for general operating support and $150,000 to Houston Habitat for Humanity for general operating support, alongside another $161,067 to William Marsh Rice University to develop a tool to map housing quality. Those awards align with its housing docket, which centers affordable owner-occupied and rental housing, tenant support, and homeowner education in SN52. Education support appears in several forms. The foundation gave $235,000 and $230,000 to Communities in Schools of Houston for dropout prevention, and $125,000 to Houston Revision for the Keeping Kids in School Program. It also awarded $150,000 to Teach for America for the Ignite Fellowship Program to tutor and $125,000 to Tejano Center for Community Concerns for its middle school to college pipeline work. Health-related funding includes $200,000 and $175,000 to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for the We Can Do More Expansion and the HIE/CIE Demonstration Project, as well as $150,000 to Alliance for Multicultural Community Services for a wellness clinic.
Current and upcoming funding from Rockwell Fund that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open applications are accepted for Health and Wellness during the stated window; work must benefit SN52 residents and align with the current docket.
Deadline: Open applications accepted June 18, 2026 through July 20, 2026.
$4.2M
$90.7M
$7.5M
$6.1M
Most grants fall between $50K and $125K, with a median of $85K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$85K
75th Percentile
$125K
About 97% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Rockwell Fund Inc’s typical grant size sits at $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $85,000 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also shows larger awards at the top end, including multiple gifts at $150,000 and above. This points to a mix of mid-sized operating support and larger project or program awards. The pattern is strongly recurring rather than one-off: several organizations appear in multiple years, including Communities in Schools of Houston, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Houston-based housing and legal-service grantees. The foundation funds individuals, makes no program-related investments, and uses both open application pathways and targeted issue-area funding within its Community Development Docket. Its public programs include unsolicited application options in some areas.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local. Ninety-seven percent of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the recent-grants table shows all listed awards staying within the United States. Houston dominates the recipient map, with many grants going to organizations in Houston proper, plus some nearby recipients such as Pearland and Austin. The foundation’s active docket structure is centered on Super Neighborhood 52 and Greater Houston, so the geography of giving is tightly tied to a single metro area rather than a statewide or national footprint.
Its docket centers community development in Super Neighborhood 52 and Greater Houston, with named focus areas that include housing, flood resilience, community leadership, capacity building, food access, health and wellness, parks and mobility, and education. Recent grants also show support for dropout prevention, legal clinics, behavioral health, homelessness services, and housing quality research.
The typical grant size is $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $85,000 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards in the grant list range from six-figure operating support to larger project grants above $200,000.
Yes. The recent-grants list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across years, including Communities in Schools of Houston, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Houston-based housing and legal-service organizations. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-time gifts.
Yes, some active programs accept unsolicited applications. The Community Development Docket — Health & Wellness, Community Development Docket — Housing, Housing (Community Development Docket — Open Applications), Education, and Community Development Docket — Community Leadership are marked as accepting unsolicited requests.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $235,000 | 2025 | DROPOUT PREVENTION |
| HOUSTON HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC | HOUSTON, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC | HOUSTON, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS COLL |
| FIFTH WARD COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT | HOUSTON, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES | AUSTIN, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TEEN AND FAMILY SERVICES | HOUSTON, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | URBAN CORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM |
| AGAPE DEVELOPMENT MINISTRIES | HOUSTON, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HYPE FREEDOM SCHOOL INC | PEARLAND, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIV OF TX HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON (PUBLIC HLTH SCH) | HOUSTON, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | HIE/CIE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT |
| HOUSTON REVISION | HOUSTON, TX | $120,000 | 2025 | KEEPING KIDS IN SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $115,000 | 2025 | PROJECT INSIGHT |
| PAIR | HOUSTON, TX | $115,000 | 2025 | REFUGEE MENTORING/TUTORING PROGRAM |
| BREAKTHROUGH HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AVENUE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HARMONY HOUSE INC | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | UH COUGAR TUTORS SCHOOL PROJECT |
| HEALTHY FUTURES OF TEXAS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | WOMEN'S HEALTH ADVOCACY |
| HARRIS COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL | HOUSTON, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REHOUSING PROJECT |
| SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES | HOUSTON, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S HOME | HOUSTON, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COMP-U-DOPT | HOUSTON, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | STEAM TEAM |
| PUSH BIRTH PARTNERS | HOUSTON, TX | $80,000 | 2025 | BLOSSOMING BEYOND BIRTH |
| EIGHT MILLION STORIES INC | HOUSTON, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | GRAD LAB PROGRAMMING AHEAD ACADEMY |
| UNIV OF TX HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON (PUBLIC HLTH SCH) | HOUSTON, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | IMPLEMENT EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION |
| CONNECTIVE | HOUSTON, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | BLDG CAPACITY IN HARRIS CNTY COURTS |
| THE MONTROSE CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | HATCH YOUTH HOUSING PROGRAM |
| WEST STREET RECOVERY | HOUSTON, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | NE HOUSTON HOME REPAIR PROGRAM |
| HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS | HOUSTON, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | CARE FOR WORKING FAMILIES |
| UNIV OF TX HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON (PUBLIC HLTH SCH) | HOUSTON, TX | $70,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY COLLABORATION & AWARENESS |
| COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF HOUSTON/HARRIS COUNTY | HOUSTON, TX | $65,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOAT PEOPLE SOS HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | HEALTH AWARENESS & PROMOTION PROGRAM |
| AVOW FOUNDATION FOR ABORTION ACCESS | AUSTIN, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | CONTENDING FOR ABORTION POWER IN TX |
| URBAN ENRICHMENT INSTITUTE | HOUSTON, TX | $55,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NAMI GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | BRIDGES TO CARE TEXAS |
| SAM HOUSTON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | HUNTSVILLE, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | SHARON&LAWRENCE EDWARDS SCHOLARSHIP |
| MEADOWS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE FOR TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TRAUMA AND GRIEF IN SCHOOL |
| SANTA MARIA HOSTEL INC | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | CARING FOR TWO |
| FIT HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | WALKING COMMUNITIES |
| FIRST3 YEARS | ADDISON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | EARLY RELATIONAL HEALTH AWARENESS |
| SMALL PLACES | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY PROGRAM |
| YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACTION INC | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | LEVEL-UP MENTORING PROGRAM |
| INTERTWINED | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER INC | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW HOPE HOUSING INC | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AIDS FOUNDATION HOUSTON INC | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS |
| ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | SERVICES FOR HOPE CLINIC PATIENTS |
| SPRING BRANCH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | WELL WOMAN EXAMS PROGRAM |
| MISSION SQUASH OF HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $45,000 | 2025 | ACADEMICS PROGRAM |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA | HOUSTON, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | IGNITE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM |
| CHILDREN AT RISK INC | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON
$235,000DROPOUT PREVENTION
HOUSTON HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC
$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC
$125,000SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS COLL
FIFTH WARD COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES
$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TEEN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$125,000URBAN CORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM
AGAPE DEVELOPMENT MINISTRIES
$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HYPE FREEDOM SCHOOL INC
$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNIV OF TX HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON (PUBLIC HLTH SCH)
$125,000HIE/CIE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
HOUSTON REVISION
$120,000KEEPING KIDS IN SCHOOL PROGRAM
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER HOUSTON
$115,000PROJECT INSIGHT
PAIR
$115,000REFUGEE MENTORING/TUTORING PROGRAM
BREAKTHROUGH HOUSTON
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AVENUE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HARMONY HOUSE INC
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOUNDATION
$100,000UH COUGAR TUTORS SCHOOL PROJECT
HEALTHY FUTURES OF TEXAS
$100,000WOMEN'S HEALTH ADVOCACY
HARRIS COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL
$90,000DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REHOUSING PROJECT
SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES
$90,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMEN'S HOME
$90,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COMP-U-DOPT
$90,000STEAM TEAM
PUSH BIRTH PARTNERS
$80,000BLOSSOMING BEYOND BIRTH
EIGHT MILLION STORIES INC
$75,000GRAD LAB PROGRAMMING AHEAD ACADEMY
UNIV OF TX HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON (PUBLIC HLTH SCH)
$75,000IMPLEMENT EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION
CONNECTIVE
$75,000BLDG CAPACITY IN HARRIS CNTY COURTS
THE MONTROSE CENTER
$75,000HATCH YOUTH HOUSING PROGRAM
WEST STREET RECOVERY
$75,000NE HOUSTON HOME REPAIR PROGRAM
HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS
$75,000CARE FOR WORKING FAMILIES
UNIV OF TX HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON (PUBLIC HLTH SCH)
$70,000COMMUNITY COLLABORATION & AWARENESS
COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF HOUSTON/HARRIS COUNTY
$65,000GENERAL OPERATING
BOAT PEOPLE SOS HOUSTON
$60,000HEALTH AWARENESS & PROMOTION PROGRAM
AVOW FOUNDATION FOR ABORTION ACCESS
$60,000CONTENDING FOR ABORTION POWER IN TX
URBAN ENRICHMENT INSTITUTE
$55,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NAMI GREATER HOUSTON
$50,000BRIDGES TO CARE TEXAS
SAM HOUSTON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$50,000SHARON&LAWRENCE EDWARDS SCHOLARSHIP
MEADOWS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE FOR TEXAS
$50,000TRAUMA AND GRIEF IN SCHOOL
SANTA MARIA HOSTEL INC
$50,000CARING FOR TWO
FIT HOUSTON
$50,000WALKING COMMUNITIES
FIRST3 YEARS
$50,000EARLY RELATIONAL HEALTH AWARENESS
SMALL PLACES
$50,000NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY PROGRAM
YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACTION INC
$50,000LEVEL-UP MENTORING PROGRAM
INTERTWINED
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NEW HOPE HOUSING INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AIDS FOUNDATION HOUSTON INC
$50,000SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS
ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION OF GREATER HOUSTON
$50,000SERVICES FOR HOPE CLINIC PATIENTS
SPRING BRANCH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$50,000WELL WOMAN EXAMS PROGRAM
MISSION SQUASH OF HOUSTON
$45,000ACADEMICS PROGRAM
TEACH FOR AMERICA
$30,000IGNITE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
CHILDREN AT RISK INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
