About Strake Foundation
The Strake Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on local Catholic secondary education, demonstrated by a single large grant to Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston. Their giving appears focused on strengthening a specific private, faith-based college preparatory institution rather than broad-based or diversified funding. This suggests priorities of supporting Catholic education quality, campus/enhancement projects, and local Houston institutions.
Focus Areas
Catholic Jesuit college-preparatory high school support (Houston)Private secondary school enhancement and capital/strategic improvementLocal Greater Houston education philanthropy
Who They Fund
uninsured and medically underserved Greater Houston residentsunderserved and low-income students (K-12 and college)youth and scouts in underserved communitiesfaith communities and prospective faith leadersfoster care youthtrauma survivors
About Strake Foundation
A $600,000 grant to Strake Jesuit College Preparatory Inc for “Our way of Proceeding Enhancement” is the clearest marker of Strake Foundation’s priorities. Their recent giving centers on Catholic secondary education and related campus improvements, with Houston schools and faith-based institutions appearing again and again. The foundation also supported St Pius X High School, another Houston Catholic school, with funding tied to a football field upgrade and pledge payments, reinforcing the pattern of backing private-school enhancement rather than broad public education programming. The same pattern extends beyond one campus. Strake Foundation has made grants to other Houston-area Catholic and faith-centered organizations, including St Thomas High School, Western Academy, and the Dominican Sisters Mary Immaculate Province. It has also funded formation and leadership efforts through the Fellowship of Catholic University Students and the Pontifical North American College. Alongside education and faith formation, the foundation has supported Houston health and community institutions such as San Jose Clinic, Houston Methodist Foundation, and Covenant House Texas, showing a local portfolio that combines Catholic identity, school support, and targeted community-serving projects.
What Strake Foundation Funds
Catholic education is the most visible theme. Strake Foundation gave $120,000 to St Piux X High School for an “Upgrade Football Field” project and $50,000 to Western Academy for a Scholarship Fund, alongside support for St Thomas High School’s “Eagles Everlasting Endowment.” Health-related grants are also present in Houston. The foundation awarded $100,000 to San Jose Clinic for “Ensuring continuity of care for Houston Uninsured and Underserved” and another $80,000 for “Improving Health to the uninsured and medically underserved of Greater Houston.” It also gave $50,000 to Houston Methodist Foundation for “Heart Institute” and $50,000 to Methodist Hospital Foundation for “Afibulation Research.” Faith formation and outreach show up in multiple grants as well. Strake Foundation supported the Fellowship of Catholic University Students with $50,000 for “Building a Generation of Moral and Faithful Leaders,” and funded the Pontifical North American College for “Corso Auditorium Renovation.”
How Strake Foundation Gives
Typical grants are in the low five figures, with a p25 of $5,000, median of $10,000, and p75 of $12,500. The recent record also shows repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years, including Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, St Pius X High School, San Jose Clinic, and the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. That pattern points to ongoing relationship-based giving rather than isolated awards. Strake Foundation gives as a private foundation and also funds individuals, while making no program-related investments in the data provided.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.4M
Total Assets
$47.3M
Total Revenue
$6.4M
Total Expenses
$4.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $13K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$13K
Geographic Reach
Local24 states funded
About 83% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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