Ney Foundation
Houston, TX · EIN 71-6053594. Reported 129 grants totalling $196,440 to 93 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Ney Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $1,500; the smallest was $95 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U S Marshalls Museum | Fort Smith, AR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $20,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Razorback Foundation | Fayetteville, AR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Holocaust Museum | Houston, TX | $11,150 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism | Houston, TX | $7,883 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arkansas Children's Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yale Alumni Fund | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rice University Baker Institute | Houston, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Jones Center | Mansfield, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houston Congregation for Reform of Judaism | Houston, TX | $2,565 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp for All | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunrise Cafe New Haven | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation | Houston, TX | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Star of Hope | Houston, TX | $2,140 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partners School of Nursing | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridges to Life | Houston, TX | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Camp of All | Houston, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation | Wallingford, CT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hobby Center Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jet Setters Ball | Houston, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| US Marshals Museum | Fort Smith, AR | $1,450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rice Univ Baker Institute for Public Policy | Houston, TX | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ben Rogers I Have a Dream Program | Beaumont, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Maritime Center | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Professiona Firefighters Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Professional Fire Fighters' Association | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houston Professional Firefighters Assn | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Symphony | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Symphony Society | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Ministries of Housont | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Italian Cultural & Community Ctr | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids Meals | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Johns School | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| U of Texas Health School of Nursing | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yellowstone Academy | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yellowstone Schools | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bo's Place | Houston, TX | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | Dallas, TX | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Mory's Association | New Haven, CT | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Theater Workshop of Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neches River Festival | Beaumont, TX | $715 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Community Hospital | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Andy's Challenge | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dyke Brain Imaging Center | Little Rock, AR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emegy Weiner School | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Little Rock, AR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation of Angelman Symdrome | Aurora, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospice of the Valley | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program | Beaumont, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Levine Family Tennis Academy Program | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| MD Anderson Hospital | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Slifka Center | New Haven, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sloan Kettering Hospital | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Symphony of Se Texas | Beaumont, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Temple Binay Zion | Shreveport, LA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Covenant House of Texas | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Rise School | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Rise School of Houston | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| White's Chapel Methodist Church | Southlake, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA Camp Coleman | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Houston, TX | $485 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Mind Body & Spirit | Houston, TX | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care | Houston, TX | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seven Acres Jewish SR Care Services | Houston, TX | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Hebrew Congregation | Fort Smith, AR | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Luke's Methodist Church | Houston, TX | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yale University Class of 1959 | New Haven, CT | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Best Friends | Houston, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colonnel Club Scholarship Rice University | Houston, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| H John & Diane Riley Dual Engmba Scholarship Fund | Syracuse, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jb Davis Family Scholarship Ashdown Alumni Assn | Ashdown, AR | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family Service | Houston, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Judes Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Houston, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Smith Historical Society | Fort Smith, AR | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Dreamland Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tustion Area Council for Fine Arts | Tustion, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Villanova University | Villonova, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Houston, TX | $152 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bear Child Protective Services | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Country Club Scholarship Fund | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
22 of 93 (24%) 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 26%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 45 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | $71,842 | $500 |
| 2022 | 30 | $41,985 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $39,857 | $500 |
| 2024 | 24 | $42,756 | $1,000 |
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. 55% 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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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ney Foundation'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: 1717 St James Place Apt 310, Houston, TX, 77056. 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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