About Blue Bird Circle
A circle of volunteers providing hope, love, and healing to children with neurological disorders.
Focus Areas
pediatric neurologyepilepsy researchneurogeneticsRett syndromeclinical researchclinic support and patient care
Who They Fund
people with Rett syndrome and related neurodevelopmental disordersneurology patients (general)clinical researchers and laboratory scientists
Funding Style
research infrastructure / capacity buildingclinical research supportdisease-specific center funding
About Blue Bird Circle
The Blue Bird Circle’s most distinctive recent commitment is an $8,833,968 grant to Texas Children’s Hospital for the Duncan Neurological Research Institute, a signal that the funder backs large, institution-level work in pediatric neurology and translational neuroscience. Across its recent grants, the circle supports a tightly focused set of Houston-based programs tied to childhood neurological disorders, including research, clinic operations, and specialized centers for Rett syndrome and neurogenetics. The foundation’s portfolio shows sustained support for Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, with recurring funding for the Blue Bird Circle Rett Center, the Blue Bird Circle Neurogenetics Laboratory, and the Blue Bird Circle Clinical Research Center. Those grants point to a funder that combines patient care, laboratory science, and clinical research infrastructure rather than distributing small, isolated awards. Its stated focus areas include pediatric neurology, epilepsy research, neurogenetics, Rett syndrome, clinical research, clinic support, and patient care. The beneficiary groups named in the data include people with Rett syndrome and related neurodevelopmental disorders, neurology patients, clinical researchers, and laboratory scientists.
What Blue Bird Circle Funds
In neurogenetics, The Blue Bird Circle backs the Blue Bird Circle Developmental Neurogenetics Laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine, with support for genetics research in pediatric epilepsy and investigator training. The lab also appears in recent grants as a Baylor College of Medicine Neurogenetics Laboratory award of $420,000 in 2023 and $370,000 in 2024. For Rett syndrome, the foundation funds the Blue Bird Circle Rett Center at Baylor College of Medicine, a center focused on diagnosis, multidisciplinary care, and research. That support is reflected in recent grants to Baylor College of Medicine’s Rett Center of $480,375 in 2025 and $355,744 in 2024. Clinical research is another clear priority. The Blue Bird Circle Clinical Research Center at Texas Children’s Hospital supports clinical therapeutic trials, patient registries, rare disease research, biomarker and genetic studies, and NIH research collaborations in pediatric neurology.
How Blue Bird Circle Gives
The Blue Bird Circle’s typical grant size sits in a narrow range: p25 is $362,872, the median is $403,290, and p75 is $466,853. That pattern fits a funder that makes substantial institutional awards rather than many small grants. The recent record also shows repetition over time: Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine appear year after year in connected program areas, indicating ongoing support instead of one-off giving. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals, and its grantmaking is structured around designated program support and ongoing operating-style support for specific centers and laboratories. The available records show no unsolicited application pathway.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.7M
Total Assets
$16.5M
Total Revenue
$2.2M
Total Expenses
$2.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $363K and $467K, with a median of $403K.
25th Percentile
$363K
Median
$403K
75th Percentile
$467K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Annette Griffith
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