For more than a century, Houston Methodist has stood as a beacon of healing, hope and innovation. As one of the nation's top academic medical centers, we are committed to delivering on a promise of unparalleled safety, pioneering research and compassionate care to every patient, every day. At the heart of this mission are our donors — people just like you.
The Methodist Hospital’s recent giving is anchored in Houston-area community health systems and safety-net providers, with multiyear support for Legacy Community Health Services, Vecino Health Centers, and Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston. Those recurring awards show a pattern of sustained program support rather than isolated gifts, and they sit alongside grants to organizations serving food access, housing stability, and primary care. The largest recent grant in the dataset is $2,413,950 to Legacy Community Health Services in 2024, followed by $914,151 in 2025 and $868,606 in 2023, indicating a continued relationship over time. The foundation also backed Northwest Assistance Ministries, Houston Food Bank, and The Women’s Home, which broadens its profile beyond direct clinical care into related community supports. Other recent awards reached Medical Bridges Inc, Capital Idea Houston, and Christ Clinic, reinforcing a grantmaking pattern tied to health access and local service delivery. The Methodist Hospital’s funding is closely connected to its institutional mission in medicine, but the grants themselves show practical support for organizations that serve patients and residents across the Houston area.
Medical access is the clearest theme in the recent grants. The Methodist Hospital gave $475,000 in 2025 to Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston for program support, and it also funded Christ Clinic in Katy with $361,600 in 2025. Community health centers appear repeatedly as well: Vecino Health Centers received $715,830 in 2025, and Access Health (formerly Fort Bend Family Health) received $363,633 in 2025. The foundation also supports social and material stability around health. Northwest Assistance Ministries received $416,667 in 2025, while Houston Food Bank received $400,000 in 2023. In education and workforce-related support, Capital Idea Houston received $375,000 in 2025 and Cristo Rey Jesuit College Prepartory received $315,096 in 2025 as a sponsorship.
Typical grants cluster around a median of $34,839, with a lower quartile of $16,667 and an upper quartile of $91,733. That spread suggests many moderate-sized awards, alongside a smaller set of much larger program-support grants. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Legacy Community Health Services, Vecino Health Centers, Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston, Northwest Assistance Ministries, Capital Idea Houston, and Access Health. The Methodist Hospital is a public charity and a pure DAF provider, and the grant types in the data are primarily program support, with some sponsorship activity. The dataset does not show an application process.
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$3.3B
Most grants fall between $17K and $92K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$92K
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Giving is overwhelmingly local: 97% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the top state by grant count is TX. Houston is the center of the map, with multiple awards to organizations there, including Legacy Community Health Services, Vecino Health Centers, and Houston Food Bank. Other Texas recipient cities include Richmond, Katy, and Conroe, showing a broader but still regional footprint. Outside Texas, one of the larger recent awards went to Project Cure in Centennial, Colorado.
The recent grants point to health access, community care, and related support services. Named recipients include Legacy Community Health Services, Vecino Health Centers, Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston, Northwest Assistance Ministries, Houston Food Bank, The Women’s Home, and Christ Clinic. Program support is the dominant grant type in the data.
Typical grants are moderate in size: the p25 is $16,667, the median is $34,839, and the p75 is $91,733. The recent record also includes larger recurring program-support grants, such as $2,413,950 to Legacy Community Health Services in 2024.
Yes. The grant list shows multi-year support for several recipients, including Legacy Community Health Services in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Vecino Health Centers in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Northwest Assistance Ministries in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Very concentrated. 97% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and Texas is the top state by grant count. Houston appears frequently among recipient cities, with additional Texas awards in Richmond, Katy, and Conroe.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Deadline: The 2027 Letter of Intent portal opens November 19, 2026; no closing deadline is stated.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES | HOUSTON, TX | $914,151 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VECINO HEALTH CENTERS | HOUSTON, TX | $715,830 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS - HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $475,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES | HOUSTON, TX | $416,667 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE WOMEN'S HOME | HOUSTON, TX | $393,562 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CAPITAL IDEA HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $375,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ACCESS HEALTH (FORMERLY FORT BEND FAMILY HEALTH) | RICHMOND, TX | $363,633 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE ROSE | HOUSTON, TX | $363,575 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHRIST CLINIC | KATY, TX | $361,600 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON HARRIS COUNTY PSYCH CTR | DALLAS, TX | $320,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CRISTO REY JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARTORY | HOUSTON, TX | $315,096 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP |
| REBUILDING TOGETHER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $301,295 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EL CENTRO DE CORAZONEASTWOOD HEALTH CLINIC | HOUSTON, TX | $268,790 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $267,013 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SANTA MARIA HOSTEL INC | HOUSTON, TX | $235,280 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SER-JOB FOR PROGRESS OF THE TEXAS GULF | HOUSTON, TX | $225,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $202,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LONE STAR FAMILY HEALTH CENTER | CONROE, TX | $194,945 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC | HOUSTON, TX | $188,667 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $175,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMP-U-DOPT | HOUSTON, TX | $175,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES | HOUSTON, TX | $175,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| STEPHEN F AUSTIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | PEARLAND, TX | $169,250 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AVENUE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | HOUSTON, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $148,333 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | CONROE, TX | $126,333 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE WOMENS RESOURCE OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $122,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER HOUSTON INC | HOUSTON, TX | $120,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA TEXAS INC | HOUSTON, TX | $115,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE MONTROSE CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $115,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EASTER SEALS GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $115,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER INC | HOUSTON, TX | $112,800 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SPRING BRANCH COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE | HOUSTON, TX | $106,496 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAN JOSE CLINIC | HOUSTON, TX | $102,100 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AIDS FOUNDATION HOUSTON INC | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ARMS WIDE ADOPTION SERVICES | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TARGET HUNGER | HOUSTON, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FAMILY HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON - HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $87,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES | HOUSTON, TX | $72,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC | HOCKLEY, TX | $70,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON INC | HOUSTON, TX | $66,667 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE CENTER | CONROE, TX | $66,667 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS INC | BOSTON, MA | $65,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOUJOURN LANDING DBA THE LANDING | HOUSTON, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| REIGNING STRENGTH THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP | HOUSTON, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AVONDALE HOUSE | HOUSTON, TX | $58,333 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMBINED ARMS | HOUSTON, TX | $58,333 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION-DBA HOPE CLINIC | HOUSTON, TX | $52,600 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| INTERFAITH COMMUNITY CLINIC | OAK RIDGE NORTH, TX | $50,100 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE ROSE
$363,575PROGRAM SUPPORT
UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON HARRIS COUNTY PSYCH CTR
$320,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CRISTO REY JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARTORY
$315,096SPONSORSHIP
EL CENTRO DE CORAZONEASTWOOD HEALTH CLINIC
$268,790PROGRAM SUPPORT
STEPHEN F AUSTIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$169,250PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE WOMENS RESOURCE OF GREATER HOUSTON
$122,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA TEXAS INC
$115,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAN JOSE CLINIC
$102,100PROGRAM SUPPORT
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON - HOUSTON
$87,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES
$72,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
REIGNING STRENGTH THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP
$60,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION-DBA HOPE CLINIC
$52,600PROGRAM SUPPORT
