The William & Marie Wise Family Foundation concentrates its giving on private K–12 education (often faith-based schools) and arts institutions, frequently funding capital campaigns and general operating support. Grants are relatively large and directed to a small set of repeat grantees, with additional support for civic/other nonprofit priorities. Their pattern suggests a preference for sustaining established institutions—especially school communities and cultural organizations—over broad, grassroots funding.
A defining feature of The William & Marie Wise Family Foundation’s recent giving is its repeated support for established private schools and faith-based institutions in Houston. The foundation gave $65,000 to St Anne Catholic Community in 2024 for the Generations of Faith capital campaign, matched that amount to St Francis Episcopal School the same year for education, and had already funded St Anne Catholic School Foundation in 2023 for the same campaign. Those awards sit alongside smaller recurring gifts to arts, health, and civic organizations, showing a pattern of sustained support rather than one-time experimentation. The foundation’s grants also reach beyond K–12 education into cultural and nonprofit infrastructure. It supported Sire with $40,000 in 2024 and $33,500 in 2025 for general mission and capital campaign needs, while Anderson Ranch Arts Center received $35,000 in 2024 for the National Council and the recognition dinner paddle raise. Figgie Art Museum, Texas Childrens Hospital, and Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation each appear in the recent-grants list as recipients of support tied to education, behavioral health, and patient care. The overall picture is of a family foundation that backs institutions with clear operating or capital priorities, often over multiple years.
Private education is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $65,000 to St Francis Episcopal School in 2024 for education and $15,000 to The Joy School in 2023 for education and a drive-in movie night. Faith-based schooling also appears through St Anne Catholic Community and St Anne Catholic School Foundation, both tied to the Generations of Faith capital campaign. Arts organizations are another recurring priority. Anderson Ranch Arts Center received $35,000 in 2024 for the National Council and a recognition dinner paddle raise, and Figgie Art Museum received $25,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025 for education programs and the arts. Public arts and cultural programming show up as well through Texas Cultural Trust and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Health-related giving is narrower but present, with Texas Childrens Hospital supported for its Center for Behavioral Health and Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation supported for patient care.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $18K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$18K
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Concentrated, mid-to-large grants to a small portfolio of repeat grantees; emphasis on capital campaigns and general mission support rather than many small, one-off awards.
Notable grantees: SIRE, St. Anne Catholic School Foundation / St. Anne Catholic Community, St. Francis Episcopal School, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Figge Art Museum
The foundation’s recent grants cluster around a median gift of $5,000, with a lower quartile of $1,875 and an upper quartile of $17,500. That spread shows a mix of smaller discretionary awards and much larger commitments to selected institutions. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including St Anne Catholic Community, St Francis Episcopal School, Sire, Figgie Art Museum, Texas Childrens Hospital, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Colorado Foundation, which points to recurring relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is a private family foundation, and the recent record includes operating support, capital campaign support, and event-linked fundraising such as a recognition dinner paddle raise.
The foundation gives mostly in Texas, where 69% of grants go, but its recent awards also reach Colorado, Iowa, Tennessee, and Austin-based cultural work. Houston is the dominant recipient city, with multiple grants to St Anne Catholic Community, St Francis Episcopal School, Sire, Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, and Hermann Park Conservancy. Outside Texas, Snowmass Village appears through Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Davenport through Figgie Art Museum, Nashville through Vanderbilt University, and Denver through the University of Colorado Foundation.
Recent grants show a strong emphasis on private K–12 education, especially Catholic and Episcopal schools, alongside arts institutions and a smaller set of health and civic nonprofits. Examples include St Anne Catholic Community, St Francis Episcopal School, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and Texas Childrens Hospital.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including St Anne Catholic Community, St Francis Episcopal School, Sire, Figgie Art Museum, Texas Childrens Hospital, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Colorado Foundation. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts.
The grant-size distribution centers on a median of $5,000. The lower quartile is $1,875 and the upper quartile is $17,500, with some larger grants reaching $65,000 in the recent record.
Texas receives the majority of grants, with 69% of awards going to recipients in the HQ state. Houston is the main recipient city in the recent-grants list, while smaller portions go to Colorado, Iowa, and Tennessee.
The recent grants include education support, capital campaign support, general mission support, behavioral health support, patient care support, and event-linked fundraising such as a recognition dinner paddle raise. This mix suggests the foundation funds both operating needs and specific project or campaign priorities.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIRE | HOUSTON, TX | $65,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT GENERAL MISSION AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER | SNOWMASS VILLAGE, CO | $30,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE MISSION OF ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER |
| THE ART BASE | BASALT, CO | $26,500 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ART PROGRAMS |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE EDUCATION |
| FIGGIE ART MUSEUM | DAVENPORT, IA | $25,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PROMOTE THE ARTS |
| ST ANNE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY | HOUSTON, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GENERATIONS OF FAITH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| LUPUS RESEARCH ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE MISSION OF THE LUPUS RESEARCH ALLIANCE |
| TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATI | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR THE PATIENT CARE |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT COLORADO LAW DEAN'S FUND |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $2,280 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE GLASSELL SCHOOL OF ART |
| ROARING FORK CONSERVANCY | BASALT, CO | $2,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL COUNCIL AND THE RIVER CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| NEEMA INTERNATIONAL FUND | HOUSTON, TX | $1,500 | 2026 | FUND FOR ONE PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILD FOR ONE YEAR. |
| THE MENIL COLLECTION | HOUSTON, TX | $1,380 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS OF THE MUSEUM |
| HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRA | HOUSTON, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT ART PROGRAMS |
| UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | AUSTIN, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART |
| THE JOY SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THE DRIVE-IN MOVIE NIGHT |
| GHCF - BRITTANY ANN HILDEBRAND FUND | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE BRITTANY ANN HILDEBRAND FUND FOR ADHD PRESCRIPTION REFORM |
| RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2026 | SUPPORT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES |
| SIRE | HOUSTON, TX | $33,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT GENERAL MISSION AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE EDUCATION |
| FIGGIE ART MUSEUM | DAVENPORT, IA | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PROMOTE THE ARTS |
| ST ANNE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY | HOUSTON, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GENERATIONS OF FAITH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATI | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THE PATIENT CARE |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT COLORADO LAW DEAN'S FUND |
| TEXAS CULTURAL TRUST | AUSTIN, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | PROMOTE PUBLIC ARTS |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE GLASSELL SCHOOL OF ART |
| ROARING FORK CONSERVANCY | BASALT, CO | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL COUNCIL AND THE RIVER CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| NEEMA INTERNATIONAL FUND | HOUSTON, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | FUND FOR ONE PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILD FOR ONE YEAR. |
| ROCK ISLAND - MILAN EDUCATION FOUND | Rock Island, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | TO ENHANCE ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT SUCCESS |
| HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PROMOTE THE ARTS |
| ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ASPEN, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL'S HIGHEST PRIORITIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $500 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART |
| HOPE HEALING CENTER INSTITUTE | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2025 | SUUPORT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED |
| ST ANNE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY | HOUSTON, TX | $65,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GENERATIONS OF FAITH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $65,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EDUCATION |
| SIRE | HOUSTON, TX | $40,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT GENERAL MISSION AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER | SNOWMASS VILLAGE, CO | $35,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AND THE RECOGNITION DINNER PADDLE RAISE |
| FIGGIE ART MUSEUM | DAVENPORT, IA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PROMOTE THE ARTS |
| TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT COLORADO LAW DEAN'S FUND |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE GLASSELL SCHOOL OF ART |
| HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PROMOTE THE ARTS |
| TEXAS CULTURAL TRUST | AUSTIN, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | PROMOTE PUBLIC ARTS |
| ROARING FORK CONSERVANCY | BASALT, CO | $2,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL COUNCIL AND THE RIVER CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIO | HOUSTON, TX | $1,500 | 2024 | SPONSOR A CHILD"S PRIMARY EDUCATION FOR ONE YEAR |
ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER
$30,000TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE MISSION OF ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$25,000PROMOTE EDUCATION
ST ANNE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
PROMOTE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GENERATIONS OF FAITH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE MISSION OF THE LUPUS RESEARCH ALLIANCE
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATI
$10,000SUPPORT FOR THE PATIENT CARE
SUPPORT THE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL COUNCIL AND THE RIVER CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
NEEMA INTERNATIONAL FUND
$1,500FUND FOR ONE PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILD FOR ONE YEAR.
THE MENIL COLLECTION
$1,380TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS OF THE MUSEUM
HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRA
$1,000TO SUPPORT ART PROGRAMS
UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$1,000SUPPORT THE BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART
GHCF - BRITTANY ANN HILDEBRAND FUND
$500SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE BRITTANY ANN HILDEBRAND FUND FOR ADHD PRESCRIPTION REFORM
RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB
$500SUPPORT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
SIRE
$33,500SUPPORT GENERAL MISSION AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$20,000PROMOTE EDUCATION
FIGGIE ART MUSEUM
$20,000SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PROMOTE THE ARTS
ST ANNE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
$20,000PROMOTE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GENERATIONS OF FAITH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$10,000SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATI
$10,000SUPPORT FOR THE PATIENT CARE
TEXAS CULTURAL TRUST
$2,500PROMOTE PUBLIC ARTS
SUPPORT THE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL COUNCIL AND THE RIVER CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
NEEMA INTERNATIONAL FUND
$1,500FUND FOR ONE PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILD FOR ONE YEAR.
ROCK ISLAND - MILAN EDUCATION FOUND
$1,000TO ENHANCE ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
SUPPORT ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL'S HIGHEST PRIORITIES
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
$500SUPPORT THE BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART
ST ANNE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
$65,000PROMOTE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GENERATIONS OF FAITH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$65,000PROMOTE EDUCATION
SIRE
$40,000SUPPORT GENERAL MISSION AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
SUPPORT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AND THE RECOGNITION DINNER PADDLE RAISE
TEXAS CULTURAL TRUST
$2,500PROMOTE PUBLIC ARTS
SUPPORT THE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL COUNCIL AND THE RIVER CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIO
$1,500SPONSOR A CHILD"S PRIMARY EDUCATION FOR ONE YEAR