The Mize Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy almost entirely on a single local congregation, directing significant unrestricted or program support to Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston. Their giving suggests a focus on sustaining a specific faith community and its local ministries rather than a diversified portfolio across causes or geographies.
Highly concentrated: two grants totaling the foundation's entire reported giving to one longtime local faith institution, indicating repeat, focused support rather than broad or diversified grantmaking.
The Mize Family Foundation’s largest recent grants go to Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston, with $80,000 awarded in both 2023 and 2024 for general support. That two-year pattern points to a grantmaker centered on sustaining one local faith institution rather than spreading funding across many unrelated priorities. The foundation also appears in a small set of other Houston-area gifts, including support for the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Salvation Army, and local garden and family-service organizations. Most of the foundation’s recent awards are modest in size, but the church grants stand far above the rest and frame the funder’s overall profile. The giving record suggests an emphasis on ongoing operational support, with several grants labeled general support or general purpose. Beyond the church, the Mize Family Foundation has funded community and cultural organizations tied to Houston, as well as a few outside the city in Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, New York, Maryland, and Austin.
Faith-based support is the clearest theme in the recent record. The Mize Family Foundation gave $80,000 in 2023 and another $80,000 in 2024 to Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church for general support, showing repeated backing for a single congregation. Cultural and garden-related giving also appears in the data. In 2024, the foundation gave $250 to The Museum of Fine Arts - Houston for the Rienzi Garden Endowment Fund, and it also supported The Garden Club of Houston and River Oaks Garden Club with general support. A third cluster is human services. The foundation gave $500 to The Salvation Army in 2024, $200 to Star of Hope Mission in 2024, and $800 to Nick Finnegan Counseling Center Foundation in 2023, indicating support for shelter, counseling, and broader community services.
Typical grant sizes are small: the 25th percentile is $250, the median is $500, and the 75th percentile is $585. The distribution is therefore anchored by modest gifts, with one very large outlier to Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church. The record shows recurrence rather than one-off support in a few places. Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church received major grants in both 2023 and 2024, and The Garden Club of Houston also appears in consecutive years. Most other recipients show up once. The foundation is a private family foundation, not a fund that makes program-related investments or gifts to individuals. No application process is indicated in the data.
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Most grants fall between $250 and $585, with a median of $500.
25th Percentile
$250
Median
$500
75th Percentile
$585
About 75% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Notable grantees: Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
Giving is heavily concentrated in Texas: 75% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state, and Houston appears repeatedly across the recent record. Other Texas recipients include Austin, Hockley, and several Houston-based organizations such as The Salvation Army, Star of Hope Mission, and Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Outside Texas, the foundation made smaller grants to organizations in Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, New York, and Maryland. All recent grants in the file were to U.S. recipients.
The recent record is centered on Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston, which received $80,000 in 2023 and $80,000 in 2024 for general support. Smaller gifts also go to Houston cultural, garden, and human-service organizations, but the church is the clearest anchor in the data.
Both patterns appear, but recurring support is visible for a few recipients. Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church received major grants in two consecutive years, and The Garden Club of Houston also appears in both 2023 and 2024. Most other grantees appear only once in the recent list.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is small: the 25th percentile is $250, the median is $500, and the 75th percentile is $585. Those figures show that most grants are modest, even though one church grant is much larger than the rest.
Texas is the top state by grant count, and 75% of grants go to recipients in Texas. Houston dominates the recent list, with additional Texas grants to Austin and Hockley.
The recent grants go to a mix of faith-based, cultural, garden, and human-service organizations. Examples in the file include Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, The Museum of Fine Arts - Houston, The Garden Club of Houston, The Salvation Army, Star of Hope Mission, and Nick Finnegan Counseling Center Foundation.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEMORIAL DRIVE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $80,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAGIC BUS USA | HOUSTON, TX | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NICK FINNEGAN COUNSELING CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $513 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GARDEN CLUB OF HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB | HOUSTON, TX | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE GUNNISON VALLEY | GUNNISON, CO | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | RYE BROOK, NY | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FOUNDATION | EVANSTON, IL | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB | HOUSTON, TX | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $250 | 2024 | RIENZI GARDEN ENDOWMENT FUND |
| HOUSTON PI BETA PHI FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STAR OF HOPE MISSION | HOUSTON, TX | $200 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TANGLEWOOD FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $200 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEMORIAL DRIVE Presbyterian Church | HOUSTON, TX | $80,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $2,800 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORA'S GIFT FOUNDATION INC | HOUSTON, TX | $1,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CRESTED BUTTE LAND TRUST | CRESTED BUTTE, CO | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Nick Finnegan Counseling Center Foundation | HOUSTON, TX | $800 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE GARDEN CLUB OF HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PI BETA PHI FOUNDATION | TOWN COUNTRY, MO | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN | AUSTIN, TX | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS and GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC | HOCKLEY, TX | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HAY CENTER FOUNDATION | Houston, TX | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| JEREMIAH PROGRAM | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TANGLEWOOD FDN | HOUSTON, TX | $250 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION | BETHESDA, MD | $250 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | HOUSTON, TX | $200 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
MEMORIAL DRIVE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$80,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MAGIC BUS USA
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NICK FINNEGAN COUNSELING CENTER
$513GENERAL SUPPORT
GARDEN CLUB OF HOUSTON
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
THE SALVATION ARMY
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE GUNNISON VALLEY
GENERAL SUPPORT
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FOUNDATION
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - HOUSTON
$250RIENZI GARDEN ENDOWMENT FUND
HOUSTON PI BETA PHI FOUNDATION
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
STAR OF HOPE MISSION
$200GENERAL SUPPORT
TANGLEWOOD FOUNDATION
$200GENERAL SUPPORT
MEMORIAL DRIVE Presbyterian Church
$80,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON
$2,800GENERAL SUPPORT
NORA'S GIFT FOUNDATION INC
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CRESTED BUTTE LAND TRUST
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Nick Finnegan Counseling Center Foundation
$800GENERAL SUPPORT
THE GARDEN CLUB OF HOUSTON
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
PI BETA PHI FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
HELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS and GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
HAY CENTER FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL PURPOSE
JEREMIAH PROGRAM
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
TANGLEWOOD FDN
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
HOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
$200GENERAL SUPPORT