About Houston in Action Network
A platform and network that fosters collaboration between content creators, journalists, artists, and community subject-matter experts to produce engaging, informative content that empowers communities and promotes civic participation in Houston.
Focus Areas
Civic media and communicationsVoting and voter engagementImmigrant and refugee servicesCriminal justice reformYouth justiceCommunity healthLatinx and multilingual outreachArts and culture
Who They Fund
local community organizations/initiativescivic groups/nonprofitseligible voters/general community residents
Funding Style
About Houston in Action Network
Houston in Action Network centers community-based civic participation work in Houston, with grants that often support local organizations advancing nonpartisan voter education, community organizing, and multilingual outreach. The recent record shows a large grant of $750,483 to West Street Recovery for community initiatives, alongside $375,157 to Org of Chinese Americans Greater Hstn for the same broad purpose. That combination points to a funder that backs both neighborhood-based response efforts and culturally specific civic infrastructure. Their grant list also includes groups working at the intersection of justice, immigrant services, and public information, such as People’s Legal Clinic Of Houston, Pure Justice, Houston Area Urban League, and Chinese Community Center Inc. Several awards go to organizations that connect residents to civic education and participation, while others support arts-linked community work, reflecting the network’s stated role as a platform for creators, journalists, artists, and subject-matter experts. The 2025 filing year shows a substantial flow of grants, with most recipients located in Texas and especially Houston. The funder’s pattern is local, recurring, and strongly tied to community-facing initiatives rather than individual support or program-related investments.
What Houston in Action Network Funds
A major theme is civic participation. Houston in Action Network gave $89,000 to Gulf Coast Leadership Council in 2023 for nonpartisan voter education and engagement, and later awarded the same organization $90,000 in 2024 and $90,557 in 2025 for community initiatives. They also fund immigrant and refugee-related work. The network gave $85,096 to Migrants & Refugees Leadership Academy in 2024 for support community initiatives, and $89,702 to Mi Familia Vota Education Fund in 2025 for the same broad purpose. Arts and culture appear in the grant list as part of community outreach. In 2025, Riyaaz Qawwali LLC received $180,357 for support community initiatives, and Multicultural Education & Counseling Through The Arts received $98,557 for the same purpose. Health shows up as a separate line of giving, including a $100,000 grant to Mahogany Project in 2023 for health.
How Houston in Action Network Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly around a mid-five-figure level: p25 is $30,000, median is $40,000, and p75 is $52,971. The recent list also includes larger awards, so the network uses a broad range within a local funding strategy. The grants are not limited to one-off support; Gulf Coast Leadership Council appears in three different years, including one award explicitly labeled for nonpartisan voter education and engagement. Houston in Action Network is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.1M
Total Assets
$9.8M
Total Revenue
$8.6M
Total Expenses
$10.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $53K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$53K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
About 89% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Frances E Valdez
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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