The Kanaly Foundation makes a small number of moderately sized, unrestricted gifts that support local Houston institutions and causes tied to health access, homelessness, higher-education scholarships, and performing arts. Grants are targeted and practical — often general operating support or an endowed scholarship — suggesting a preference for helping organizations sustain core services rather than funding narrow projects. The foundation appears to prioritize Greater Houston beneficiaries and established nonprofits with clear community impact.
Concentrated giving with a very small portfolio (four grants) of mid-size gifts; favors unrestricted/general support and an endowed scholarship, with emphasis on established local organizations rather than many small, experimental grants.
The Kanaly Foundation’s recent giving is marked by a pair of $25,000 general-fund grants in 2023, one to Medical Bridges and one to Journey Home Houston. That pattern sets the tone for a foundation that uses unrestricted support to help organizations keep core services moving, rather than funding narrow projects. Across the recent grant list, the foundation backs a mix of health access, homelessness response, higher-education support, and community institutions, with recurring emphasis on Houston-based organizations and Texas beneficiaries. Baylor University appears in the record through the Kanaly Family Endowed Scholarship Fund, showing that the foundation also supports education through named scholarship giving. The grant list also includes support for performing arts through Alley Theatre, reinforcing that the foundation’s interests extend beyond human services into civic and cultural life. The profile suggests a grantmaker that favors practical, institution-level support for established nonprofits and scholarship vehicles with clear community benefit. Its giving is concentrated in a small number of grants, but the individual awards are often large enough to matter for operating budgets, endowed funds, or program continuity.
Health access is a visible part of the foundation’s portfolio. In 2023, The Kanaly Foundation gave $25,000 to Medical Bridges for general fund support, and in 2025 it added another $2,500 to the same organization. Homelessness services are another clear theme: Journey Home Houston received a $25,000 general-fund grant in 2023, aligning with housing-first and local response efforts in Houston. Education appears through the Kanaly Family Endowed Scholarship Fund at Baylor University, which received $20,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2023. The foundation also supports arts and civic institutions; Alley Theatre received $10,500 in 2025. These grants point to a portfolio centered on practical support for organizations serving Houston and broader Texas communities.
Typical awards sit at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $7,500 at the median, and $21,250 at the 75th percentile, which places the foundation in a moderate-grant range with a few larger outliers. The recent record shows repeat support for some recipients across multiple years, including Baylor University, Medical Bridges, and Folds of Honor Foundation, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation gives to nonprofits and scholarship vehicles, and several grants are unrestricted general-fund awards or endowed scholarship support. The pattern is selective, with a relatively small number of grants compared with annual giving of $186,000.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $21K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$21K
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Notable grantees: Medical Bridges, Journey Home Houston, Baylor University, Alley Theatre
The Kanaly Foundation’s grants are overwhelmingly Texas-based, with 67% of grants going to recipients in its HQ state. Houston is the clearest hub, with gifts to Medical Bridges, Journey Home Houston, Alley Theatre, Memorial Drive Pta, Victor Rivera Foundation, Institute for Spirituality and Health, Sky High, and Impact a Hero. Outside Houston, the foundation’s Texas giving also reached Waco, San Antonio, and Lubbock. The record includes a smaller set of out-of-state recipients in New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Washington, but every recent grant listed went to a U.S. organization.
The recent record shows support for medical relief and global medical equipment distribution, homelessness services and housing-first efforts in Houston, higher-education scholarships tied to Baylor University, and regional performing arts and cultural institutions. It also makes general-purpose grants to local nonprofits and scholarship support through an endowed fund.
Yes. The recent grants list includes repeated gifts to Baylor University in 2023 and 2025, Medical Bridges in 2023 and 2025, and Folds of Honor Foundation in 2023 and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than only one-time awards.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $7,500 at the median, and $21,250 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also show larger awards, including $25,000 gifts in 2023 and a $20,000 scholarship grant in 2025.
Most grants go to Texas recipients: 67% of grants were given to organizations in the HQ state. Houston is the main city in the record, with additional Texas grants going to Waco, San Antonio, and Lubbock.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | WACO, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | KANALY FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ALLEY THEATRE | HOUSTON, TX | $10,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATIONS | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MEMORIAL DRIVE PTA | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| VICTOR RIVERA FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION | TULSA, OK | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC | LUBBOCK, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ALAMO HEIGHTS SCHOOL FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| IMPACT A HERO | HOUSTON, TX | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MEDICAL BRIDGES | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE CHILDREN'S FUND | HOUSTON, TX | $26,700 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH | HOUSTON, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | WACO, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | KANALY FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| JOURNEY HOME HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| MEMORIAL DRIVE PTA | HOUSTON, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION | TULSA, OK | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| WORLD VISION | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| GIRLS INC OF SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| SKY HIGH | HOUSTON, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE GLADNEY FUND | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| MIND SCIENCE FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $4,375 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| AUTISM COMMUNITY NETWORK | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $3,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| BALLET SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| IMPACT A HERO | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| MEDICAL BRIDGES | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| JOURNEY HOME HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | WACO, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | KANALY FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| WORLD VISION | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION | OWASSO, OK | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| SKY HIGH | HOUSTON, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH
$10,000GENERAL FUND
MEMORIAL DRIVE PTA
GENERAL FUND
VICTOR RIVERA FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL FUND
TEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM
$10,000GENERAL FUND
FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL FUND
IMPACT A HERO
$3,000GENERAL FUND
THE CHILDREN'S FUND
$26,700GENERAL FUND
JOURNEY HOME HOUSTON
$15,000GENERAL FUND
SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN
$10,000GENERAL FUND
MEMORIAL DRIVE PTA
$5,000GENERAL FUND
FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL FUND
MIND SCIENCE FOUNDATION
$4,375GENERAL FUND
TEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM
$3,500GENERAL FUND
BALLET SAN ANTONIO
$3,000GENERAL FUND
THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT
$2,500GENERAL FUND
IMPACT A HERO
$2,500GENERAL FUND
JOURNEY HOME HOUSTON
$25,000GENERAL FUND
FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL FUND