Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc
Galveston, TX · EIN 76-0680130. Reported 744 grants totalling $9,653,498 to 439 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,000median grant
$9,653,498granted, 2021-2024
439organizations funded
47%of grantees funded again the next year
$65.1Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $508 and $10,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $353,818. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 439 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston, TX | $1,318,703 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vision Galveston | Galveston, TX | $521,750 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Galveston Historical Foundation | Galveston, TX | $497,752 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Service Center of Galveston County | Galveston, TX | $363,100 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teen Health Center Inc | Galveston, TX | $360,878 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vincent's House | Galveston, TX | $277,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nia Cultural Center | Galveston, TX | $254,998 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reedy Chapel AME Church | Galveston, TX | $238,953 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Artist Boat Inc | Galveston, TX | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Grand 1894 Opera House | Galveston, TX | $207,529 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Galveston Arts Center | Galveston, TX | $195,250 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army of Galveston | Galveston, TX | $168,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moody Early Childhood Center | Galveston, TX | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ser-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc | Houston, TX | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sunshine Center Inc | Galveston, TX | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Galveston | Galveston, TX | $127,750 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Galveston's Own Farmers Market | Galveston, TX | $122,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gulf Coast Big Brothers Big Sisters | Galveston, TX | $122,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Comp-U-Dopt | Houston, TX | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project | Galveston, TX | $118,125 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Houston, TX | $117,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smart Family Literacy Inc | Galveston, TX | $116,250 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Galveston Diaper Bank | Galveston, TX | $115,250 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Iconoclast Artists | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Serjobs | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Galveston Isd Educational Foundation | Galveston, TX | $98,691 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $98,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Kemah, TX | $93,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Congregation B'nai Israel | Galveston, TX | $92,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seeding Galveston | Galveston, TX | $87,250 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Galveston County Food Bank | Texas City, TX | $84,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate of Galveston County Inc | Texas City, TX | $82,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christus Foundation for Healthcare - Our Daily Bread | Houston, TX | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Advocacy Center for Children of Galveston County | Galveston, TX | $79,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council | Galveston, TX | $73,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Galveston County | Galveston, TX | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Galveston College Foundation | Galveston, TX | $62,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute | Dallas, TX | $60,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA of Galveston County | Texas City, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Literacy San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fanfare Lutheran Music Academy of Galveston | Galveston, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Vincent's Hope Clinic | Galveston, TX | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Satori Inc | Galveston, TX | $48,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downtown Revitalization Committee | Galveston, TX | $46,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alcohol Drug Abuse Women's Center | Galveston, TX | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Turtle Island Restoration Network | Galveston, TX | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Music Academy of Galveston | Galveston, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston | Various, TX | $44,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prevent Blindness Texas | Houston, TX | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ambassador Preparatory Academy | Galveston, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Galveston Children's Museum | Galveston, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Historic Downtown Partnership | Galveston, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jc League House Inc | Galveston, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bryan Museum | Galveston, TX | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Galveston County Teen Parenting Coalition | Texas City, TX | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resource and Crisis Center | Various, TX | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington | Washington, DC | $30,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Audubon Texas | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Peter's Catholic Church | Greeley, CO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute (tepri) | Austin, TX | $28,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast | Houston, TX | $26,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Freedom Network Education Fund | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Houston, TX | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Better Parks for Galveston | Galveston, TX | $20,154 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Galveston County Health District | Texas City, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness Gulf Coast | Alvin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood South Texas | San, TX | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Downtown Partnership | Galveston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy in Texas | Various, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Jewish Historical Society | Austin, TX | $19,108 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $18,050 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Galveston Symphony Orchestra | Galveston, TX | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rosenberg Library | Galveston, TX | $17,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Texas Inc | Houston, TX | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Galveston Island Meals on Wheels Inc | Galveston, TX | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Integral Transformative Practice | Corte Madera, CA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Galveston Ballet | Galveston, TX | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Rose | Houston, TX | $15,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | Various, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Artpace San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Galveston Heritage Chorale | Galveston, TX | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sammy's House | Various, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sea Star Base Galveston | Various, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Students Rising Above | Various, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Dynamics | Various, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Hospice | Houston, TX | $14,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fidf | New York, NY | $13,513 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association | Bellingham, WA | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Old Central Cultural Center | Galveston, TX | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kickstart Kids | Houston, TX | $12,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kick Drugs Out of America Dba Kickstart Kids | Houston, TX | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Monoamine Oxidase Deficiency Foundation | Galveston, TX | $11,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Exchange Club of Sugar Land-Charitable Fund | Stafford, TX | $10,875 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kids 4 Kids With Cancer | Various, TX | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Humane Technology | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Development Dept | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eb Research Partnership | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food for Thought Denver | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Galveston Club Inc | Various, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Scouts of San Jacinto Council | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Integral Transformative Practice | Various, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Wildlife Trust | Bedford, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Juneteenth Legacy Project | Various, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Justice Forward | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| School in the Woods Montessori School | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Society for the Advancement of Judaism | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The John Fairey Garden Conservation Foundation Inc | Hempstead, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Lesotho | Oakwood, OH | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Graduation Inc | Galveston, TX | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation | Dallas, TX | $9,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vida Valiente Foundation | San Clamente, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jane's Due Process Inc | Austin, TX | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The International Wildlife Trust | Santa Monica, CA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Upward Hope Academy | Various, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eagle Oak Retreat Foundation | Various, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Galveston Sculpture Org | Various, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Love This Horse - Equine Rescue | Mojave, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Houston Audubon Society | Houston, TX | $7,047 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| African Children's Haven | Anacortes, WA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $6,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goodenough College | London | $6,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African Children's Haven | Galveston, TX | $6,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Levitt Pavilion Houston | Houston, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Galveston County Recovery Fund | Various, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mary's Center | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Medecins Sans Frontiers | New York, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Fort Worth Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (maps) | Pasadena, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning | Lexington, KY | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA of Lexington | Lexington, KY | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Galveston Island State Park | Galveston, TX | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mill Creek Choral Alliance | Hoschton, GA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| DC Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley | Billings, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Lutheran Church Feedgalveston | Various, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano Counties Gift Processing | Concord, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Galveston Island Swim Team | Galveston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillside School | Longmont, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| KIDS4KIDS | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maps | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mill Creek High School | Various, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Bernard's School | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Students Rising Above | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Humane League | Rockville, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Monuments Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Faith in Practice | Houston, TX | $4,950 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arena Stage | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Skagit Land Trust | Mount Vernon, WA | $4,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Animal Haven | New York, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Biochar Initiative | Princeton Junction, NJ | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Servings of Houston | Houston, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The International Wildlife Trust | Santa Monica, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The International Wildlife Trust | Various, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jesse Tree | Galveston, TX | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (maps) | Various, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The University of Texas Medical Branch - School of Nursing | Galveston, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| West Street Recovery | Houston, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley | Various, TX | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hope Housing Inc | Houston, TX | $3,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association | Various, TX | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christus Foundation for Health Care | Various, TX | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Haven for Hope Bexar County | San Antonio, TX | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Against Malaria Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chapel & York Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Tumor Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano Counties | Concord, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St George's School Advancement Office | New Port, RI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foundation | Mcallen, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Woodley House Inc | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Norfolk Ornithological Society | Hunstanton | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bexar County Family Justice Center | San Antonio, TX | $2,575 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Wider Circle | Kensington, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Gateways | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Billings Family YMCA | Billings, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Company Onstage Inc | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nimbus Arts | St Helena, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of South Texas | San Antonio, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Servicenet Inc | Galveston, TX | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Campaign for the Mary Rose | Various, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Foundation for the Council on Recovery | Various, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Dynamics | Billings, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | Various, TX | $2,460 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Soupe | Cincinnati, OH | $2,396 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Various, TX | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | Various, TX | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Island Etc | Galveston, TX | $2,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medecins Sans Frontiers | Various, TX | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen | Various, TX | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Burning Man Project | San Francisco, CA | $2,168 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shalom Austin | Austin, TX | $2,050 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Angel Horses | Billings, MT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Mama Community Collective | Various, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridge House | Boulder, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Humane Technology | Various, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citizens Fire Academy Alumni of Sugar Land | Sugar Land, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Has Haiti | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Izquierda Fest Inc | Galveston, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lane Community College Foundation | Eugene, OR | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Milo Foundation | Albany, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rosenberg Elementary PTO | Galveston, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Antonio Food Bank | San Antonio, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Servings | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Servicenet Inc | Northampton, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | Laguna Hills, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Beth Shalom | Austin, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m Foundation | Various, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Undue Medical Debt | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central United Methodist Church | Galveston, TX | $1,992 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $1,773 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Welcoming Home | Richmond, CA | $1,762 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Galveston Urban Ministries | Galveston, TX | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Various, TX | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Polkaworks | Austin, TX | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 1894 Inc | Various, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities Agency of the Diocese of Springfield | Various, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clean Air Task Force | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coastal Village PTO | Various, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Houston Area Women's Center | Various, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Zoo Inc | Houston, TX | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Khan Academy Inc | Mountain View, CA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kidpower DC | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Malaria Consortium US | Hermitage, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy Inc | Houston, TX | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Students for Justice | New York, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the Forbes Library | Northampton, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Various, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vecina | Austin, TX | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Galveston Independent School District | Galveston, TX | $1,409 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, TX | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
157 of 439 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 47%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The University of Texas Medical Branch
ASSIST 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION - Vision Galveston
TO ASSIST LOCAL 501(C)(3) ENTITIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 406 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 203 | $2,344,207 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 219 | $2,432,118 | $1,750 |
| 2023 | 155 | $2,110,538 | $2,575 |
| 2024 | 167 | $2,766,635 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 95% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2228 Mechanic Street 220, Galveston, TX, 77550. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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